The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-17

; ~ nj the enemy blow that will felt. By
change in the position Of the Russian
was the main point upon which the operations OF that
army must turn Win riesc to thS Jdc me "eios % We
Jam~, Groaa on Monday evening does not come
TOO soon report that Russian troops from Odessa had
time a. t hs honor
fish Admiral Al all events with regard to the future the
Russians longer be allowed TO make Black Sea
their highway for conveying to their army
ON the Danube On the 21st of January the Fury was
from approaching Odessa by the ice but the
advance of the has removed that obstacle.
Odessa is not strongly fortified it might easily be cap
tured by the combined fleets; and If occupied by the
troops the allies would place the Russian army
bed in the Dobrudscha and the adjoining Moldavan and
Wallachian territories, in truly perous position This
would eectualy place the Russians between two fres
and leave them only narrow and, (at this season.
tremely difficult strip Of territory through which to
ceve their supplies Odessa, too it must be kept in
mentioned by recent traveer-tha at the of
all the streets italian TRANSACTIONS Of the Russian
fact The allied troops would not and themselves alto
gether among hostile population In Odessa.
THE POSITION OF THE GERMAN POWERS
| AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE RUSSIANS
| ON THE DANUBE.
From the London Times, April 81
The chief interest in the present situation OF affairs
abroad is divided between two subjects OF equal mpor
lance to the general interests of Europe and to the
duct Of the war-the is the policy of the German
Powers so far be ascerained from the nforma
ton transmitted to from Berlin and the other the
bank Of the Danube To these subjects shall
sivey direct attention
The aspect Of affairs in Germany, and even at the
court OF Prussia, is somewhat more favorable to the
pectations of the Western Powers and the gene
raj interests Of Europe. The committee of the
Chamber to which the demand of the Prussian
government for loan of thirty millions of dollars had
been REFERRED agrees to report unanimously in favor
expressly states that to meet the imminent danger Of
the Chamber cannot refuse to vote the supplies
quired to defend the honor independence of the
~ To-
cared that intends to persevere for the future in the
Of policy followed up to this time in conjunction
with the Cabinets of Vienna Paris and London but more
especially with Austria and the German States-namely
for the restoration of peace the basis Of right
and reserving to itself the power of deciding
in favor Of an active intervention" On these
bling the State to contract this loan for extra
ordinary military purposes. would have been pre-
erable if this declaration had originated with the Cabi
net rather than the Chamber; for the Crown and its
Ministers hardly be said to be bound by the resou
ton of a Committee of Supply, and Baron Manteudel
confined himself statement that the Prussian Cabinet
would continue to its efforts for the restoration Of
peace in conjunction with France, England and Austria
the desire Of the Prussan Legislature to support the po
ston Of the kingdom in Europe, and expression Of
public opinion which even the court would not find safe
to oppose. At the time Baron Hess has arrived
in Berlin special mission Of great importance
from Vienna and it is said that his Instructions have
of the Prussian government The that separate
treaty convention had been negotiated between Aus
gether unfounded, though probably these Powers may
take to the convention of 0mutx which
was concluded in 1851, and expires in May next but
the Prussan government seems rather favorable
to the adoption OF another protocol to at Wen
by the four Powers for the purpose Of uniting them
with greater precision in the course they have to
The effect Of such protocol would be to constitute
positive engagement the part of the German powers
not to active adverse the the
Western States, and it would lay the basis of
alliance to which subsequent events might give
activity and Importance In dealing with the German
/ m of and En- loDdQ IN
to have shown great skill and discretion in allowing
them to advance at their slow and faltering pace
without retardng on that account more vigor
preparations. Sooner later trust that by the
growing public opinion OF Europe, by the fresh dsclo
the Russian armies the German Powers will be compelled
to join and only hope that they will not wait to do
earlier with safety and with honor The production Of
the Secret and Confidential Correspondence has had
an immense effect in every part Of the Continent
and more especially at Vienna for it turns out that
at the very time achen the Emperor Of Russia
making these communications to Sir Hamilton Sey-
nsour, his minister at Vienna sds holding language
Of totally different character 70 the Imperial
4 Indeed, the documents published by the British
government have enabled than one of the CONT
cabinets to correct estimate of the sincerity
and good faith Of Russian diplomacy in its intercourse
with the rest of Europe With reference to the last
peror Of Russia to the court Of Prussia only
that ap enna a mssa bsTe
contributed to the restoration of peace but taken in
conjunction with the events now occurring in the East
II only be regarded fresh attempt to impose
\ the credulity Of the King of Prussia.
Another which gives still stronger and more
pressing impulse to the policy of the German Cabinets
is the decided advance of the Russian forces the
Lower Danube. 1t is now beyond all doubt that the
mouths OF that great European river completely held
by the Russians the St. Georges mouth has been
dered mpassabe; the Sulina mouth is barrcaded by
in 10 ane ear Oh the
of the forts the right bank is evidently intended to
to Russia absolute command of the river The
angle delta of the Danube from Czernawoda to Gaaz
and along the shore OF Bessaraba to the de-
Tended the river side by the forts of Hrova Matschin
Iaktcha and Tultscha and all these points to have
taken invested by the Russians between the Esd
and the 2Sth Of March. They crossed the Danube in
three or four divisions at or opposite bralow Gaia
upon RATS moored in the stream the whole operation
being under the immediate command Of General Luders
General Schilder. At Matschin the Russians suffered
loss by the fire from the Turkish batteries but the
in the ensuing night At Gaatz General Luders crossed
4 in person, without opposition, at the head
of thirteen 6otsaGns General 0utschak h en-
sage from Ismail to 1utscha, where the troops
had TO land under FIRE, and the Turkish ntrcnchments
on the right bank were taken BY assault with consider
able loss. Tuscha is not in condition to offer long
resistance for the fort which existed there till 1920
destroyed by the Russians at the close Of the last war
and the works which have been reconstructed less
favoraby situated towards the river. Matschin and
Isaktcha might have required more regular
but they, too, to have fallen, and they too
small and unimportan to offer serious obstacle to the
advance of large army The loss of Hrsova has yet
4 10 De Dut IL stcHs ClcuT tHat the WHOie
| OF the Dobrudscha, including the post of Bahia
Dagh, is in possession Of the Russians, who have
probably before this assailed the Dyke Wall OF
Trajan, and may proceed, If successful there to lay
siege to Sistra itself The distance from the passage
the Danube to Karasu at the centre of Taans lines Is
only seventy-two miles, and from Karasu to Slistra
about fifty If the left wing of the Russian army
succeeds in turning Slistra they will materially facli
tate the crossing OF the river by the centre Of the
at Turtuka because the Turkish position may be assa
ed from two sides at For several reasons, how
the occupation of this district is OF doubtful ad-
4 vantage. IL Is intersected by pools and
and its few wretched tracks rendered impss.
sable at this season by the thaw. To retain fifty
thousand men in such country Is impossible, for
they hemmed in by the side, the
Danube the other, and the enemy in front. Any
serious check to the Russian army in such position
might have incalculable consequences; yet we can
not in the opinion that the Russian commanders
have caused this important operation to be made only
for the purpose of advancing their front and
defensye attitude: and at any rate. 1t Is highly inn