New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-19
TUE STATE OF THE TURKISH WAR.

When the news first reached this country that the
Russians had abandoned the siege Of sstra, and were
engaged in a general retreat, We supposed and ex-
rlsi,ed the movement as nothing else than with
Jrsvsl from Wsllachia upon the line of the Sereth,
leaving the Russian left wing still resting on nos
tepdie. and retaining the forts of Matshin and
Isaktsha on the Lower Danube. But the next steamer
compeed us TO change that opinion. il being stated
on no less an authority than the French MoHe"r tha'
the Imperial armies were already marching ai'ogether
out of the Principates and even that at certain
fixed day. they would be entirely beyond the Pruth.
II turns out however. that this is erroneous and
that the new position taken up by the Russians Is not
even on the Sereth but on the Jalomitza, small
stream running about fifteen miles back of Bucharest,
and debouching in the Danube opposite Hrsova
Thus their line nov extends from kostendje by so-
bodia. Pojesti and Kimpolung to the frontier OF
Trspsylyana. where the advanced posts OF their
right wing are stationed at the very entrance OF the
famous Rothenthurm Pass, through which Ldders
entered in lsl9 TO aid the Austrians, and through
which be not long after marched out again in confu-
sion before the impetuous onslaught of Benz, who
surprised him at midnight in Hermannsadt-a short
lived aud bitterly requited triumph 1t does not ap-
pear however that this Pass is now menaced by any
considerable Russian force or that this long line Is
held with any view TO Immediately decisive opera
tons Indeed there is reason TO suppose rather that
the retreat will continue and the next serious stand
be made behind the Sereth, much shorter and bet
ter defensive line in every respect than that OF the
JalOmitza.
Meanwhile great fuss is made about the accession
of Austria to the western alliance and the approach
.bo in
it remains, as il apparently will, in Moldayia. On
this head the climax was reached in leading article
from The London Times. which copied yesterday,
but which owing TO the latsness of the hour when it
was received, we were unable to accompany with any
observations of our osn. That article pretty well
exhausts the vocabulary Of boasng and emboiies no
small amount of mpOsture and bad faith There is
10 doubt that Austria wishes for pesee does every
body else except tho reyoutonsts, and that she may
allow the war to 90 on till the other powers are
ready TO make peace; but no evidence what
ever that she intends herself to make war on
Russia, even to that inefficient degree hitherto
illustr tied by France and England. There is no evil
dence of any other purpose on her part than to pre-
vent the permanent annexation OF the Prlnclpatles
to the dominioIs Of the Car and the entire control
by him of the navigation OF the Dauube and the Black
Sea That is all that Austria desires, and all that
she can desire; and her present Interpolation can
have no other real object than to prevent any vital
injuries Ind sny harder terms being indicted on her
rorthern friend and neighbor. This, too, is quite
evidently the object OF Lord Aberdeen still the head
of the British Governments and the fact that he has
caused the Porte to give Austria right to enter the
Principelties without declaring war on Russia, and
indeed has set up Austrian Protectora.e for those
unlucky provinces, goes to prove IT, But this ls by
no means the purpose of the British people. They
desire in return for the immense expenditures they
compelled to make in the some better assurance
than an Austrian diplomatic guarantee that no new
attempt will be made hereafter by Russia TO
seize ON Turkey and gain the supremacy in Europe
The Times attempts to humbug them into the belief
that everything SAFE because Austria has got free
swing for her treacherous policy and that now the
war on Russia will be carried TO prompt and over
wlelmiDg conclusion. This say is iuposture. be-
cause the true state Of the must be known to the
conductors of The Times, who cannot but be aware
that the occupation of the Prncpalities by the Aus
trans looks purely and simply to the reestabshment
of the status quo, with greater variation, al any
rate than the substitution of Austria for Russia the
Protector of the Principalities. Whoever doubts
this point will do well to study the exposition of the
treaties relating to the Principaites furnished by
London correspondent in this paper.
There other ground to believe that earnest host
tiles will take place between the Austrian and Russian
forces than the fact that there is great personal
rather corporate animosty between the two armies;
but this will now, in all probability, be overruled by
political considerations. The sympathy between the
two monarchs is complete, aud their necessity to
each other great that may well believe that no
profound scbsm will take place between them, and that
whatever arrangements Austria may make with the
10 her next friend at st. Petersburg
This does not, however. imply that Russia is now
in position that be agreeable to the ambition of
her ruler or people. She is utterly defeated in her
aggressive schemes, and must now employ all her re-
sources to defend her own territory. She is equally
defeated in her attempts 10 make foreign loan after
il WAS supposed that the money, S37 OOO, ,OO9, had
even been paid over. This will compel forced loan
at home, under form or another aud must add
greatly TO the current national embarrassments
Still peace is not 10 be expected the obstnacy
of the Emperor forbids him to yield until compelled
and il may well be doubted whether he would consent
to submit even were Cronstadt taken and Seyastopol
battered down. For aggression, as we have SEEN his
power is feeble, the Turks alone though inferior in
numbers having repused his armies; but for defense,
he is mighty Some persons may crafty themselves
with the belief that the war s near an end; but
we can see no good reasons for any such confidence
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