The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-14
In the ART iastaaes By sissrapis asssass iron



xnsses or Russsa Ia the Ca~psasu.
Hxn psFrars osrRE DANUBE AND Hss O. AIN IN ASIA
ltroa 'bs ,esAec 'imes, SEPT so.l
II certainly oaosot be- an IN that kusstA HIS ac
quiIed mach .dvaae e from tast esness sh,Oh wa
provoked b, her esp dstssras asgres~ips aud which
yIide Her armies have been beaten "a Ne Dasube By
the very fees whom she Affected to desp*, hsr mate
rial guSaDtee has been created from her srssp; her
barbors have been btocksdsd, ber gov a hlml.
ia'ed, snd hsr commerce destroyed Meter except In
psitcuisr region has she encouute ei be. mic,
with succss In Asis the confines Il Arraeais and
Georgia, certin deeting ustr~ hs sttsnssa nee srms
but in every other qu&rsr she been doomed to
reverses Vii her own arrog noe dessbsL The par
ticaiars Of he asaac csxpSigus together With
tain copst ersops materially affecting t value Of their
rtsnls have than occasion zen laid before
readers AND 1t has ben tina. 0l exist
for moeiing the copcluaoDs 1t Arst seht suggested
The chief spd s0unsdmss the only accounts Of thsss
trans ,ctions emans'e from Russian sources aud 1t will
be easily understood bow tie ordinary e<sgge atons Of
Russian bulletin would be multiplied Ia the Of
these solitary sc or.ss Tho successes, such they
were CT the imperial troops In Asia al TO which
the zar could port the OF his des
popd subjects In jusu6 saon Of tbs solent
naces with which he commenced the war That certain
advantages really obtaeed by tbs RuAsn generals
the III paid and lLcom napdsd armies II tn, sultan
We have doubt but two ciscumstances combinea %
Hrs. place, Impossible that any ohsioabls
in those couDtri cOu exercise imSsrnt influences
tie course Of the while In the n@xtpace, It wa
acknowledged by the russians themses that the
Turks though destitute Of any mi itaey guiaucs nvA
riably fought with resoluti and coarsgs Nversheess
tn 80 quarters were real small b arus object Of
interest with the ses 10 deprive tb cx4r OF his
soil airy trophies and this result, We ps , now In
fair way o. b,iog accomp ished
As 1t evident that the Ottomans rmatohed
10 Reuerashp alone, IL clearly became d. Fable to sup
good commander and for thst purpose were
tlen to invest with the chief uaEd ouly officer
- tue
provided. Tn ,se Improvements hardy fail Of pro-
ducirg the anticipated effect but 1t il gny ny to Oh
that, apart from such conseq the fr
times Of the Gar in Asia have undergas material
chsrge After successpl, though ssnsunsry engage-
ment the Russian arm, beat sudden istrea aud this
preci. itate retirement due there il doubt I,
powerful diversion In their and to the appear
OF tho scene Of chic tain whose pr had been
schamy the PRIEST warrior ard prophet Of tn, eau.
casu has for years been the guiding spit the noun
Of tho Russians. As this resistance had
fully maintained through long series Ct years b, the
unsided resources Of the niountsineers thessvss it
ws naturally believed at tho commencement OF the
that little epcoursg sment ard few sappies forta
coming from the allied Powers would bring the CrcAs
sian evss into the fcld in for nidabe strsagth Ac-
cordirgs the orts the coast which had ormed the
support of the Russian power ware attached AM de.
moshed BY our Slips, communication WINS opened
with the Crcasslans ana tho co-os ration Of these
determined enemies was uciciousy bespokea Htsert,
no very important result scans to have fSwed fr ,m
these these prootsairs but our . own corielpondeaas
papat,on of tie circumstances The Caucasian
chsin OF m nutsins-the stronghold of schamy and
his Crcassiansois cts tho neck Of Land seswsen the
Eusne ard Caspian oens, aud weud Of tsp form ter
r;torai boundary rot unlike that Of tho rysnees be-
tween France and Stain hussa, no ssvsr, BY her in.
veterate system of aggression has epped this bar
Ihr and has appropriated BY successive
the hole prvincs OF Georgia. lying to the south of tos
stationed and from this position abe carries on
that warfare the Iurkish border n which spoke
at the outsst Of DOR rsnsrs power Of schsmy
the chief OF an r.pid but undscipned bojy #
tsineers, who, although they maintain Their
fssnesse against attack are totally for the
operations Of regular campaign They can intercept
rsinforcements advancng from the interior of Rus.
they ihrea'en the re,r of tina Russian army,
and alarm them FOR the ssfety Of their Geovg an
possessons but they cannot pretend to The
oops of Prince Bebuto in the open 6,ld rhsie opera
the events Of ths campaign, and the Ottola
marders have been left to maintain thei. ground
Of the Russians Recently, however sahamyi sucseed
Cd in eectng diversion Of extrs ordinary importance.
happens that spur Ct the Caucasian chain projects
Of TeAis tie capital Of Georgia On this capital, the
chic seat Of Russian powsr in STA Schanyl spect
with very considerable less II was this exploit which
allied tee russian General nrecipitatey to I-hts
liter his victory over The Ottomans near kars nor did
Ii consequences end horc for the Russians
r BIZ forced marches the Turks seized tbs oppo tur
ty 10 Re sumo the offensive attacked the guSrd Of
the enemy With entire SUCCESS and thus enss. ID
themselves for their recent defest.
lrem theee particulars the reader win easily discern
DOW very hte reason sxisss Tor any aPpreheosion OF
Russan victories in Asia The truth H. That the army
Of Georgia is Of no very great strength, and il almost
eGecfuaiy solased W he Caucasian chain tho passes
CT which watched By Schsmyl. In itself It you'd
badly BE- mat ia sor the Ottoman my Of the
confer iucus province well commanded, and, far
is r. cause Of the alea fro being msnscea with
serious blow 10 these quartsra, that nothing according
to al probability, would BE- easier than TO gain po
sion OF Georgia. aud threaten Russia with further
advances from this point The Georgian population is
Unaffected and VIGOROUSLY avsrse to the rule Of the
Gar. schamyl and his mountaineers always do.
prvs the Rusfian army Of succor and keep it in per-
petual alarm while little assistance skuly to
the asstic Of the Tur would enable them
leve the credit which they have only lost the
ignorance misconduct OF their gsnerals AID t,
qure much distinction for their these regions
~ they have already earned in others.