Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-16
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notwithstanding the overwhelming naval suprema-
cy of France and England in thesi'lack SER D"
effort should yet have been made TO wres' Tue
mouth of the Danube from Russia and to fene-
tra,e with an allied fleet into the valley OF that
river. The Danube valley, az our readers are
aware. is one of the greatest gram PROM
c;ns regions in the world, and in times OF
peace exports large quantities Of wheat to
ENGLAND and France. Ba, Russia hold. the Key
10 This prolific territory, and accordingly ever
since the war broke ont It has heen locked up
mud denied all intercourse with the eomineroia'
world. Not a bushel Of wheat cnn England OF
rraaee.obiain from lhis quarter rs long as 'n'
The Car holds lessessina oi the mouth oi Tho
m,n,h of the Danube which is its eamnerci@
outlet. and in case tg "A short GRIP IN these two
coontries. they may sulrr severely from the
cutting ea-of this sanree Of supply.
We observe thai TIE London Tunes Is GAZING
attention to this subject and urging that an at
,em., be made toferee the entrances OF the i'an-
nhe and establish the supremacy ei me A''es
oyer It's waters. The Times argues that the en-
,ernr;sa i entirely practicable, but at NIL events
:, : ,,ar,lv Of a trial 1t iniinates moreover
.ba, the MEASURE would have been attempted
long az. hut for the fear # offending Austria
rbis i a ,nnttern which the people OF llas
country are deeply Interested bearing a. u
does on the great "wheat question: whIeh now
aoou,.ia. 50 large share of puhlic attention. --
g'he calculations of those who contend that tue
,,,;ea If vhea, must be high in this country for
sf9s next twelve months assume itas hNeu '"''
that The mouth Of the Danube will remain closed
and that thero will be ~ export OF whtat 10 ives
tern Europe fran the region drained by thatr'v.
er. fsnt shopid Gee Allies make the attempt
above lplcated aud succeed IN II. thus ''ln"'
inp the embargo which now rests on the Pf"-
,l,,,ion Of the Danube valley and bringing them
into the markets If western Europe, the demand
in those countries far the hrcadstulls 81 the UNI
fed states woull af coarse br materially dimin'
ished II not altegelArf annhated, and The price
of wheat in our markets seriously aifeeied.
But we have no iden that the suggestion o. the
Tnnes win be Needed by those who have the man
agement of the war against Russia They have
,beir hands ca at sebastnpol, aud until the srug.
Gle before thatfsaress Is brought toa eiose' we
imagine that no expedition will he senl I" the
Danube. We subJoin an extract from the Times
article on the subject
,In military poin, of view the ascent OF the
Danube by the eed aptillo and the attack o,
the fortresss it's bank by such forces as oooiu
he spared,to co operate with the Turks, would moi
only hold out a very reasonable prospect OF sue
cess. bat would certainly operate as II very pow
o,fnI diyersioD we have hitherto voluntarily
denied to ourselves fhe advantage winch we
might attain BY attacking Russia on many differ
cnt points. distracting her attention. dividing her
forces and wearing them out 10y constant marches
fl,sf 4 zfrin md
Prussia have relieved ,ur enemy from any appre-
tensions as TO their possible hostility, Ra'sin -
free to concentrate all her forces, except those
reonired to guard the shores of the Baltic from
purely naval attack, ON the defence OF Sehasio-
DOL. We leave Asia Minor TO its fate. the Dan
ube blocked up, Odessa untouched, aud even
onr unexamplcd success in the Sea OF Azoif has
failed AZ yet 10 inspire US with courage torepea'
the operation else where.
If we turn 20 the commercial side oil The ques-
ton, hitherto entirely overlooked, the argument
appeared no less cogent. Thus corn inns smut
up from US is in fact, of the munitions Of
war--one of the things most requisite to enable
us 10 carry il out to a successful conelusion' II
bread be chap we can pay war taxes with resGna
tion. nnd even with patience; il il become dear,
that DEAFNESS alone constitutes burhen OK
tre,nly hard TO be borne We have attracted an
enormous trade TO the Black Sea, but itisa com
Ineroe entirely one sided; the ships 90 out with
stores ana provisions for the use OF the army
hut return in ballast. Surely 10 inconsiderable
object would be gained if, instead OF coming back
empty. they could bring back in their holds the
golden harvest of those sunny climates, and thus
at once assist in feeling our people and relieving
US from the heavy freights that we are now com
PEELED to pay. Wehave in this war looked at
every thing from too exclusive military point OF
view and have been slow to avail ourselves OF
private enterprise in improving our military re-
sources, or of the commercial spirit of the nation
in supplying the necessities of our troops 1t Is
time this should be changed, and no step would
be so likely TO produce that change. as re opening
to western Europe tho trade of the Dauban
prncipalities from which, notwithstanding our
boated possession of the sea, the war has so en-
tirely excluded from u.s. The question deserves
more consideration than it appears to have re-
ccived, and bears very forcibly upon another
which must shortly receive aperemptory solution
the question, how long we shall be disposed to
permit Austria tolnaintain to occupation of these
territories, setting free the Russian army for ser
vice ia the Crimea, embarrassing any offensive
operations in the Prinoipaliies, and facilitating
Russia, by covering the right flank OF any force
she may possess on the left bank of the Danube
the possession Of the allies from the corn trade
from which they ought to derive SO many advan-
,tages.