The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-09

Alter from sstria of the 18th ult states Isaael
Pacha had his troops the approaching
ing Of campaign in Bessarabia Turkish reinforcement
continue to be sent to the fortified places the Lower
Danube and the force quartered from shumla t.
Babadagh called As 900 The Russians do not ap
pear fear any attack in the Dobrudscha Preparations
making at yarna for the expected arrival o. =
French and English force early in August me English
are collecting large supplies at sinope..
THE WAR IN ASIA.
from the London Times, July E.]
OF the three roads or lines Of operation by which the
Russians may have hoped to advance for the overthrow
Of the Ottoman empire, two for the present eectua
~ closed against them The time Is already long past
when Russian army occupied the Danubian Prncipai
ties and appeared to threaten the lines Of the Balkan
sian eets which used to along the Turkish coasts
and might have thrown an army into Roumela or Ana
toa. The eastern frontier Asia Minor alone remains
comparatively unprotected and there it must be confess
ed that more powerful energetic enemy might
prospect Of advantage. The Turkish army collect
on the frontier of the Pashalic Of Kars has been
throughout the war IN very p,t az condition
and courage in the engagements which took place
in the last campaign and they were most reluctantly
compelled to submit the moral asccndency superior
activity Of the Europeans who had joined their camp al
most volunteers her0Ops lost all confidence In their
NEGLECTED. hy those who ought at least to have watched
their interests Colonel Williams who had acquired
considerable Typographical knowledge Of the country
while employed the survey of the Persian frontier
was appointed by the influence of Lord Stratord de Red
ce to attempt reorganization of this force but it
has been found almost impossible to obtain from the
Porte those reinforcements stores and supplies which
indispensable to the prosecution OF the war; The
chief cause of the establishment feel in look
ing to this remote part Of the theatre Of war is
that the Turkish army has not suffered any more
decided reverses: At the outbreak Of hostiiities
Prince WoronzoF proposed to the Emperor Nicho.
las to march at once upon Erzcroum. which might
at that time have been practcable but the Court Of St
Petersburg refused to sanction this enterprise since
then the events of the have materially weakened the
of Russia in the Transcancasan provinces
The loss OF the sea and OF all the anu roas
along the Crcassan coast renders 1t difficult Tor her 70
maintain military communication with georgia except
by way of Derbend and the Caspian Sea- The pressure
applied to every other part OF the empire has OF course
rendered it far difficult and dangerous to throw an
important corps darmee into an outlying province where
it wholly unable cooperate with the other forces
of the Car Indeed although it is still asserted that
General Mouravie commands an army OF 30 Ooo men, we
suspect the larger portion oil this force CONSISTS o. me
Georgian militia, capable, perhaps OF defending its
own territory against an undisciplined enemy put
wholly unable TO undertake SO great an expedition
in Georgia are moreover, necessarily menaced by the
highland tribes their northeastern frontier who have
neighborhood of the Tefs This diversion has proved
highly advantageous to the Turks, for more than once
would hane en chnmy or his followers had not
called off the attention Of the enemy According to a
recent report General MouraveG has thus been again
ment be correct must infer that although the Turk
h army Asia has been grossly neglected the Russians
have not strength enough to take advantage Of its
ieebled condition. If this be the case, it might be d.
pected that if the Turkish forces raised TO state OF
folerable efficiency either by employing the AngoTurk
sh Contingent there, by supplying the primary wants
Of this army it might even assume the Offensive and
shake the hold which Russia still retains these coun
tries.
The whole condition Of Asia Minor however, cannot
fail to press and directly the consideration
Of the allies and friends Of Turkey II is from the Asatc
provinces of the empire that the Suans have continued
to draw the principal elements OF their revenues and
the auhory P Of the ' Porte is most percepb The
country is exceedingly insecure Even the ncghborhood
of Smyrna is infested by robbers, who levy regular
''black mall the inhabitants. The tribute Of the
Pasha is unpaid. The CONSUMPTION has thinned the ranks
of the male population among the Mussumans while the
Gree and Armenian agitated by the conflicting
hopes and excitements which pervade the empire. For
all the ordinary purposes of government we question
whether there is a country in the world unless it
be SPAIN in which more hopeless confusion and
weakness prevail at the present time than in the
Asiatc provinces Of Turkey. Even under our
adventures collected from all parts Of the empire totorm
irregular TROOPS, have recently broken through the re-
nittei acts Of great brutality which our officers
compelled to rcrress by main force j. by means
improbable tina, the continues the state of these
Provinces will become still unsettled unless it be
found practicable to support the authority OF the govern
ment by the and power OF more regular force
But while we urge the Importance OF improving the
military of Turkey in Asia Minor, we BY no
agce in the view Of those persons who have re
commented the employment of European forces the
southern shore of the Euxine. The Russians, we know,
cannot make considerable advance into the interior
Of the country because they would the risk of
ing detachment of the allied armies ntcrcepnc theiI
base Of operations by advance from the coast.
But the pos Utility OF such an event suices TO pre-
vent its occurrence. On every account it Is
most undesirable that any part Of the allied armies should
be diverted from the great object of the enterprise in which
they engaged sent under any circumstances to
make uTon the Koor and the Araxes. Hosities viii
be doubtless carried In that region but we believe they
will continue TO be OF IN undecisivc character war par
takes Of the Of the country in which it is carried
and it becomes wiG irregular, and struggling In
district TO which the arts Of civilization have never yet
penetrated although claims TO be the cradle OF the hu
race. To convey supplies arms, ammunition and
achievements 20 the Turkish army il therefore all that
can lie expected or required We hore the Porte wlnow
have the means Of providing these necessarics that
the British ard French authorities will take care to su
rernend the application Of portion Of the funds to be
where the reroureos Of the turkish army should be
ployed and The abuses which have heretofore prevailed to
an alarming extent should be redressed
We find In the Isd pe1dence Beige the following letter
from venna dated the 10Th of July
whilst the allcs arc discussing the expciiency of
diversion the Love- Danube the Russians execut
ing IA Ala, which appears 10 be much more serious
aud more menacng IN IFS consequences The last ac-
counts from CcnsGutinope confirm my previous state
ment that kas and Erzeroum we're In the greatest dan
ger and hat The Russian troops were gaining ground in
the Ottoman provinces of Asia Minor General Moura-
vief, ct tic head O. 49, 900 men, is bockading Kars,
whilst other deached torps marching upon Erzeroum
and Bassan Baloh. The Turkish army, which should
have rceatcd rrze~oum driven into the fortress
q Kars Invested by General Nirod. should Kars
fall into the hauds Of the RUSSIANS the army OF Anatoa
viii either ley doSn its arms or be anpihaied- The gar
rson Of krzeroum eoes not exceed 1000 men. The Rus
s0r FORCES N asa 3llnouEn not imposing since they
barely amount % 900 men, nevertheless sufficient
inspire serious UCasness. when the inefficient state
q tie ottoman army IA the country i considered
Neither The soiicltude ct the Minister OF War,
The strenuous ozertions Of General Williams,
could succeed u placing II on respectable foot
ing. successful campaign OF the Russians in Asia
Minor would be sadly prcjudcial - the Crimean
expedition since Il would obge the allies 10 send TO the
relief Of III The endorsements indispensable 10 the
amy bssegiug Schastopol Now everybody knows thai
the allies themselves have demanded fresh troops 10
dertake with some chance Of success an enterprise
which would compensate for the failure their attack
the 18th Of june. Fut the Russians, their side
moi idle, and from what has transprcd Of their order
81 battle they have not less than ninetecs divisions OF in
fanIy echeonned from north to SOUTH The lt aud 81
divisions are in Pcnd and the "a In Coufand Nine d.
visions the 9Th sih, 9TH 10Th lih 18TH 18th 10th and
18th in the Crmoa, where they Will shortly be joined
ly the 4th 9th and 7ih. Bessaraba Is defended at this
moment ~ the 10Th division. The 18th and 18th are
operating In Aa, aud the 1oth GOTH and 21st, which no
longer belong 70 the active army hswisc stationed
In Aa and conitute The special corps o The Caucasus