Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-08

RUSSIA AND TURKEY-We have private Informal
ton from ST. Petersburg Of the most positive
ture, and of incontestible truthulness brought by
the Pacific, which throws some light OF the COM
plicated Eastern drama. The Russian disposable
forces on the Danube at the beginning Of hostlities
amounted TO no more than 30, 1000 men. Only
single army corps, that of Gen. Dannenberg origi-
nally crossed the Pruth. Gen. Luders with anoth-
corps remained in Bessarabia. and near Odessa,
in order to be able to send reenforcements both to
Asia and the Principalites. The corps und.r Osten-
Sacken was cautioned still further north in the
Ukraine. Each arIny-corps numbers $4,000 men,
and seldom more. Deducting the thousands in hos
pital and the detachments occupying the fortified
pacss in the Principates Gorchakoff could scarce
y dispose of as many as $4,000 to oppose the at
lacks of Omer Pasha. Nobody in st. Petersburg
imagined that open hostilities would begin.
The declaration of war by the Sultan, as well as
the almost immediate crossing of the Danube, took
the Russians both in Bucharest and St Petersburg
wholly unawares The Gar and his councillors
believed to the last that bullying Turkey and her
supporters would suffice to bend them to his de-
mands Now, Nicholas is taught better and is ex-
ceedingly dissatisfied with Menchikoff The En-
peror never seriously wished for war; and does not
now wish it though he says that he will never sub
NIT to be dictated to by England and France 1t
is therefore, impossible to foresee what will be the
influence in St Petersburg of the recent military
and diplomatic events. The excitement in Russia,
and above all in Moscow, the heart of the Empire,
whose pulSations act powerfully on the masses of
the people through the whole country-this excite
ment is on the increase and of the most dangerous
character, because it is religious. The weatheSt
merchants of that capital are among the dissenters
from the orthodox Russian church and are general
ly not on good terms with the Government but
now they have offered to furnish millions Of Tubles
to carry the holy war. This example will be
I'll
terror
On the other hand we are informed the Servians
and Montenegrins are kept quiet yet by the
united exertions Of Russia and Austria If how
ever no pacifcation should take place during the
winter, Europe is really on the eve Of terrible
conhagration In such case it is decided in the
Imperiel Councils TO open serious campaign, by
stirring up all the elements Of general discord.-
Pashkewitch will then be put at the head Of the
active army, numbering above 100000 men, and
will march, If he can, directly on Censtantinople.
Other corps d etito such that OF the Grenadiers
and of the Guards, 10000 in all under the per-
sona command of the Grand Duke Alexander, the
heir apparent Will be drawn up in echeons be-
tween the theatre of war and Poland, which will
be occupied by some 10000 men Of the Guards OF
the Interior, all of whom veterans lu Poland
the peasantry take interest in anything, and no
chance exists there for successful instruction.
Preparations on an extensive scale are now be-
ing made in the military colonies of cavalry near
the borders of the princpalities and the signal to
rise will be given to the Montenegrins and Seryians
when their services are wanted. And yet how
ever, the chances about equal With the spring
we may see displayed the white flag OF peace or the
blood-red flag of war. Should the latter be the
case. Europe will be divided into two hostile
camps, no power of the second or third order be-
ing able to remain neutral How they will divide
it is difficult to forsee precisely, but peace will be
nov here. The first hostile acts will be marked
by bockading the Baltic, the Euxine and very like
ly the Mediterranean The American will be the
only neutral flag. Even Holland, Sweden and
the German free cities will soon be obliged to
side with one or the other of the belfgerents But
God grant that they may not have occasion to make
the choice Assuredly general cannot lead
to freedom anywhere-N Y. Tribune.