The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-05-20

Ooings on the Danube.

Ever since hostilities commenced on the
Danube, ia October last, the French and En-.
glish journals have been full Of the many bril-.
liant anu decisive victories gained by the Turks
over the Russians. There VAS the victory Of
oitenitza, the victory Of Citate, and n dozen
victories besides. All this was very improb.
able, and by the application Of n little arithmc.
tic was demonstrabiy incredible, for lad all
these reports been true there would have been
no Russians left along the lefl bank Of that
river. But, notwithstanding all these glorious
achievements, Omar Pasha never advanced,
gained no ground, and, indeed, no solid advan.
tagc. and nj last, il has been confessed that
the Russians have crossed tho Danube in con.
siderable strength, and are daily receiving
reiniorcements; aud the .6naie of this will be,
that these very troops will see Constantinople
before they see Russia again, unless the allies
get into position in time, and in numbers
enough to drive them back, and that they will
do this is ny no means certain. There is but
one thing that will render it certain-thc hon.
est adhesion OF Austria TO the alliance, and
her sending q powerful army to attack the
Russians on their right. This would save
Turkey, perhaps. and soon put an end to the
war. but Will Austria do this? The British
Ministers try to persuade themselves that she
but that they have misgivings about il is very
obvious, Notwithstanding tho confidence they
affect. But il she joins Russia, CONSTANT
noplc will fall, in our opinion, in spite of
every thing, and then the war will commence
in Italy and Germany, and it will be n war of
giants. There will be not less than three mill
lions OF combatants in the field.-a greater
number than has ever been engaged IN ono war
in modern times, or in any times, for the four
or five millions we read about in ancient his
tory are, two thirds of them, mt least, conjurcd
up by the Imagination Of tho historians.
If the Turks can keep Kalafat, on the Wal
~lacl,ian side of the Danube, it will be of great
advantage to them. But can thcyP We fear
they cannot 1t is n strong place, and well
garrisoned; but the Russians have scarcely
ever failed to take n Turkish fortress IL they
attacked it earnestly. They once took Kalafat,
and may take it again. We read, two or three
weeks ago, in a"spiritnal" Journal. that the
spirit Of Louis Philippe lad communicated to
some mrfium here, or hercnbouts, that Knlaiht
had not been taken; and the spirit Of General
Taylor gave assurances that il would not be.
This is encouraging, more or less, to those who
wish the Turks to hold il, and who have con-
fidcncc in the manifestations" But, on the
other hand, We read in the English papers that
the Car has given orders that II must be tn.
ken at my cost and such an order, from such
Z" co'''', "'" '"'H " IuIposc, ~ liot 10 Dt
despiscd, the vaccinations of the departed
hero of Bucna Vista Notwithstanding, who, in
his discmbodicd state, seems still to take an
interest in military questions and speculntions.
We wish the integrity Of Turkey to be main
tanned, If it can be; but she is II dccnycd aud
decaying empire, and cannot long last, unless
regcneratcd and reconstructed, and that soon
and radically: and to rcgencraic her will be
extremely difficult. Tho Sultan opposes no
obstacles; but the orthodox party of the Turks
resist all progress, all amcllorations, all conces.
sions to the Greeks, and all changes and that
party is now, and will! remain, in the ascend.
ant, IL is to bc feared. The Car likcns Tur-
key to a dying man, and says there IL no
means of iniusiug vitality into the patient, cx.
cept by applying his own patent mc,iicina,
which is this, MS lie describes it to Sir III. Sc,-
moor: "Lct England take Egypt and Gambia,
] will take the principalitics, will assume the
protectorate of my co-rcligionists in Turkey,
and of the Sultan and his other Subjects
This is plain language, one would think, and
yet the British Ministers say that the Gar has
deceived and humbugged them. Had they
been rs widc-awakc as they ought to have
been, :hey would not say this Wash. Gtobe.