The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-02
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
OPERATIONS OF THE RUSSIANS IN THE
DOBRUDSCHA.
From the London Times, May le:l

from the London Times, May 1911
When the Russian army under General Luders entered
the Dobrudscha, about weeks ago, different
opinions formed in Europe Of the nature and object
OF that operation BY some was believed to be the
tons Of the Turkish army intended to take advantage
Of the earliest moment adapted for military
and to anticipate by bold and advance the heats
of summer, the pestlential ehluva Of the Danuban
marshes, and the arrival OF formidable enemy.
purely defensive character for the purpose of prevent
ing the Turkish forces from outfanking the Russians
in Walachia, and from threatening their base of
operations while 1t strengthened the Russian command
of the river by the possession Of the forts Of Maschn
and Isakstcha, to render the Lower Danube
difficult of access to the steamers and gunboats
opinions may have been contrAdcted confirmed by
subsequent events no one thought It possible that the
Russian generals should propose to themselves to remain
stationary in such position which has all the defects
military station possess 1t is at once insalubrous
and unsafe inaccessible except to the enemy who
mands the coast, and communicating by or two
points only with the main body Of the army the oppo
site shore of the river All supplies of food ammunition
and achievements must be sent by bullock carts for
upwards Of sixty mes from the bridges Galaz and
Braow TO the scene of operations. The country pro-
duces nothing and hardly furnishes any water that Is
not brackish infected The Turks, the contrary,
remain within comparatively easy reach Of their heal
quarters the deficiencies OF their advanced guard may
easily supplied; and In Of defeat, they
would only have TO fall back the best part OF Omer
facha's army.
position the Russians have remained the oath
Of March, delay only comparable to the biuners AID
the fatal consequences OF the Wacheen expedition and
tegin receive of the particulars 10 which
such state Of things has given rise. letter of the
30th of April addressed TO the Te,na Neiicdi Gdsee,
by Of The medical officers serving the spot, will
be found in another part of columns and well de
attentive perusal IL furnishes the most
thentic information that be obtained OF the hard
ships TO which the Russian troops subjected OF the
pestlenal nature Of the district, and II the extra.
ordinary energy with which the Turkish outposts have
defended their lines The ambuances in the Dobrdd
scba I'll With such rapidity that consgnments Of sick
and wounded must be made twice day to Hirsova
and Ma,schin, and from those places to the
left bank II the river" Even there, how
ever II is impossible they shouli hni proper accom-.
modaton oi hospitals in the miserable adjacent
towns already ercrowded and further, bed accom-
mediation has ordered for 1000 patients The
number Of wounded in the pobrudscha since the
killed and wounded OF double that number In the month
of April 81 per cent of the wounded died in hospital
publ she'd by the Russian medical staff. Although,
therefore, know little OF the details Of those opera
ticps IL may b, considered certain that ncesant attacks
have been made by the Russians the Turkish lines
that they have been generally repuscd and that the
Russian losses have been most We have also in
formation Of later date than this letter, which
states that early in May the symptoms of the
spring fever, well known TO Muscoyite armies
by its terrific rayages in former wars had
begun show Themselves among the troops, and had
produced g ate CONSERVATION than the resistance Of
tie enemy Reports OF the ravagcs Of this peculiar
Epidemic In the agns Of 1898 and 1929 have been
published by r Seiitz and others, who were attacnc
10 lie medical stall at that time. They draw frgntal
picture OF the vruence Of this disease which migt In
some cases be compared TO the plgue itself; and there
j. no doubt that II annhlatcd very large proportion oil
tic Russian army in those years The fact that II no
seems have REQUIRED precisely the same season IS
wi. Deserving Of attention; ard seems almost incredt
be that general should have deliberately kept division
Of bis in the very position where they are most
R,s.sn. are ia The ~ the Danube the they
vii suffer hy thee escrs while She troops stationed on
llh,r ground ms, sscage them Altogether.