Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-28
For tie Enquirer
A PROPHECY

FoRTHE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 81, 1852
N psore be no, ,aaa~ or IN ray al GeHg co"c'"dd
bro,r he Isl Of Nag. 1876, Russia stnH BE- dHm'm-
Gc,sI, as a consequence t he present %ar.
Every one thnt has watched the great events IN
rurona since the month of May, 1911, must reckon
omoo these events the war attracting the attention
of almost all the nations of the earth, aud actively
occupying the armies OF six of these nations which
renresent population of about 200Cll,Ouo at souls
IVA shall not dwell upon the object Of the war which
- mr. was when il commenced, the it had been
ud,r Peter tho Great, the two GATHERINGS, AicXHii'lcr
the First, and finally Nicholas, namely ne ro"7n."
II Iurkcy. But, what is importAnt to be noticed H.
the pretext given by Nicholas TO make war when
Is indeed fairly commenced but the end Of w 'cL no
man can forcsee. The pretcxt of Nicholas was re-
liyion, Heavens religion prctcxt of war III Inc
18Th century! A prctext put iorth ny WHOM ny
that monarch WIN, with the uHe OF the Sno"l the
,,Lr, and the rack, rulOs the Muscovian scrts the
Co..ocks the Siberans and the Tartnrs and the
ligious point in question is the preference gwen ny
tile SULTAN to the French over the Russi"r Tor hold,
nr the key of church where the mortal remains "i
the IIoy Virgin nrr supposed to be deposited Were
MT thjs suhrc. so awfully serious it might certainly
he considered as II farce worth occupying place Oh
a tauiocimi &tor, or ike the parody OF DRAMA OF
som. story VI the Arabian Nights.
Strange nay ridiculous az tine prctcncc was, Memo
las thought sufficient for sending IN army ui l30 TO
2OU nUn ineu against Turkey, and invading Molduva
and Nallncia where, during long and truitless cam
paigm, this large army was stopped by the TURKS
that the governments Of France and England reinon-
stracd against the conduct of tue Autucrat, who, by
attacking sovereign inferior to himself III militia
nv power, threatened the peace OF Europe. But
Sicholus pers-tinm hla aggrtSSluns eIgiled 10 ls
ten 10 the observations of the Western Powers while
he was increasing his armies III the South Eas anu "u
| the Black Sen. Then England and France. seeing
thnt they wero the dupcs nf reaclerous policy and
had to deal with most nithless man, entered into
M alliance with Turkey, and thereby tried 10 obtain
| bv arms what could not he obtained by ProtocoiS.
| When the so-called lIsS'ra hHiaMrr was conclu-
died. We heard and read numbcrless speculatons about
the war of Turkey and her Allies against Russia; pre-
di,.tious of all sorts made, announcing the de-
| structiou of the English French and Turkish armies
| nv the mere hren of the Northern Giant which was,
| like the wind ri the desert to dry up and bury IN
the sand tho French soldier, English sailor and Turk
ish horsr,nan the sword of the MnscorIte wns tn
| begin the work of destruction, and tho approaching
winter was TO consummae the ruin of the iinprueni
| Lurbarians of Great Britain aud France, who dared
| to march against Russia. These awful predictions
have been written, read and repeated by people Of all
noitics parties in America for the last twelve or hi-
teen mouths. How inr they were realized, can easily
be established by material iacts.
| The ouiet uu,nnested landing Of the Allies in the
Crimon began somewhat to discomfort the sympa-
thiscrs of Russia but the knowing ores, the wiser
part of our good people, saw nothing IN tins rst step
but de g'ta'T on the part "t tho Russian ten
| eral who had Just caught his enemies III n snare,
where they should all perish or surrender Mt dis
| creon But alas /! this hope nf the Russophilos was
of short duratioD; the battle of the Alma took place
and established beyond the sadny OF n doubt that
the sterncs of the Moscovites cannot resist the i'm
petuosly of the French, supported by the cool gal
iantry OF the Britos. In every battle or engagement
that hns been fought since, the Russians nave expe
renced series of disasters almost unprecedented III
the history Uf wars their two last defeats were. the
one on the 1cheruni, when about l2,OGO French and
1870 Sandman soiicrs, supported hyone single Eng
li-h battery. routcd and put 10 flight the Russian
army, numbering between T',Oln aTd u0GUo men
commanded by liorischaknif aId L:pranii IL"
weeks aftpr Sebastopa fell. Such IL, after clever
months, the result OF tho campaign in the Crilnea.-
The ports taken the principal cities occupied by tn,
Alius the navy destroyed she flower, not TO sny I'll,
whole of the Russian army scattered and dishearten
oil. In this state of things my prediction is: Penr
must br mad" bsioe merit sp7ng Or RHss'6 IS doomed
be diSmfn Lcrrd.
In order to ascertain how far this prediction ma,
be ACCOMPLISHED, it is we'll to examine the presrn
condition Of the parties, and compare 1t with TIM
which they were in twelve months ago. At that time
the Allies Ind in the Crmca al army OF 4O,U00 men
almost without cavalry, just arrived in country un
known 10 tho and represented to their soldiers rs
real wilderness; whilst Russia had q much large
army composed o: men accustomed to the climate
aud who could select their own ground aud establish
the modo uf wurinre brs; sIited to themselves Anl
most burtful to their ensnies. What advantages the
Russians reaped OF their situation the world already
knows Meanwhile, ali thD hardships, prlvations
suiYcrinCs and Diseases which war, clElats and 81
we're winter carry along with themselves, were
the lot Of the Allies before Sebastopol The French
supported it, as they usually do by making joke OF
every disappointment; the English srunOled, and
the grumbllng echoed in the British Parament.-
Nevertheless, the year just elapsed bad exhibited q