The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-10


become too late. Thus both General Aoravief
Omer Pasha seen executing retrograde mo
ments after victory, although it must be confess
that the Russian chief has less reason to dread VII
Is in his front than the Ottoman what was gradua
accommodating in his. This situation Of affairs h,
for the second time, adjourned {and, II peace
peryene, adjourned indefinitely the cxpect
conflict between the two most remarkable ca
history. Should active hostilities be resum
in the spring, q much larger force than Om
Pasha commands will be indispensable in Asia Mini
to cope with the very considerable resources OF whi
the enemy disposes. We trust that, independently
Of any expedition which the Western Powers mig
set on foot, the Muchr will be intrusted with
army worth oOmmanding Fate sa has cruelty T nsuls
worse circumstanced than il no possibility had eve
ppeared to exist for the exercise Of his wariike
acty, for not only he has not had any real oppoU
tuDity, but he has failed OF this while cherishia
very hope that he was on the point OF obtaining
And II he was fit man TO appoint TO the c0mmal
Of the Mingrelian invasion before he landed in Mi
ne nss wbeb IL Hs Is
same Oner Pasha still, only that he has two ne
victories to inscribe the record Of career whic
has been one almost nnbroken series OF admini
trative success and military triumph, under gres
civil disadvantages and against great warlik
odds. General Mouravieff's talents We in the Wes
must take much on trust. the conflict proceed
they will assurediy be put to q test more within TIL
reach of European estimate He has given Russi
her only success worth mentioning, ana, curi0usiv
enough he is the only one Of her generals, since tn
Allies have entered into the struggle, who IS mol
merely associated but identified Gas the ostensibl|
cause) with crushing disaster under arms. Az tn
Alma Prince Menschikof made his dispositions very
skilfully and cannot be held answerabie for the re
to Prince Gortschakof Had the English and
the French troops been the assailants, and il
such numbers. there was nothing In the plar
Of the attack to have frustrated Its success
At Traktir Bridge. again. the enemy displayed
no want Of leading. But in the assault
upon Kars, men enough to constitute one O
the First NaPolecn's monster corp, do'mse perish
which exhibited none Of the arrangements OF chief
80 capable az General MouravieR was reputed. II
he was constrained by superior orders from distance
Gortchakoff to try the forcing Of the Tchernaya at
Traktir yet the measures for this last undertaking.
were full of thought. General Mouravien, in the
effort TO storm ksrs, betrayed desperation only;
to have now retired with the bulk of his army, Isl
about long days march from Kars, almost due
east. i stands in Georgia, just within the very|
Tas is hundred miles to the northeast Of it, and
Erivan prince Paskewtch's conquest) fifty miles
to the s0uth Akhaltzik as much to the north. Att
Goumn the Russian General is ready for anything of
all frontier positions for the purposes of the present.
war in Asia, 1t is will be understood from the obser
vati0ns here made, the most central On the other
hand the allies, for offensive operations in the spring
must look on Omer Pashas rather small army, as|
at present their only existing initiative, and ts
position at Redout Kaeh as probably their most
convenient and most ready future point de depart
region from which the Muchir has withdrawn his
troops an impossible labyrinth; but it viii be pass
able again in very short time. Meanwhile, owing|
to the concsve bend of the shore round the Euxine
as near to Batoum, and even to frebizond as he is
to Kutais. Although on the very edge Of the coast |
he thus backed by maritime resources at the dis
posal OF Powers who command the sea-occupies al
nj md ,fro1 in al
military sense than that Of General Mouravef and|
probably better than General Mouraviers, for itsI
commissariat facilities. The Turk Is ON the inside
Of q circle, and can use the segment Of it either fOr
attack or escape while his enemy must watch the1
circumference a. well as feed its garrisons.
Anairs In Russia.
ALUE or THE FRENCH LETTERS FROM ST. PETERS \
BURG POLICE vI0ILANCE-THE COMMAND IN THE
CBIABA--HEALrH OF PRINCE PAsKIEwIrCH-ExB
CUTIvE REFORM IN POLAND-rRADE IN THE RUSSO
PRUssfAN FRONYIERs-wAR PREPARATIONS IN The
BALTIC.
A letter from Berlin in the Universal German
Gazette Gays that accounts from st. Petersburg an
ounce that orders have been given by the Emperor
Alexander scrupulousy to observe, in the approach
ing election Of the Catholic Archbishop Of wilma,
the terms Of convention made with the Pope. he
has, moreover, ordered that means shall be placed
who participate In the election, in order to permit
them to make the journey. Formerly many bishops
were prevented by want Of means from taking part
looked upon as politically significant.
| Berlin (Jsn ~ Correspondents Of London nmes.]
The news that have to offer you to-day from Rus
unea
Ing all its little interest superseded by the recent
change in the situation. Not word Is to be found
in any letters that have really come BY the Russian
post a. to the recent political changes, for 1t il still
too early; and according 70 the statements Of most
letter writer's the Russian world becomes sooner
| Informed Of what goes on in the Russian Cabinet
than the favored denizens Of the capital on the Neys
do. 1t may be worth the while of newspaper read
ers anxious to acquire Just Judgment % to polti
! cal matters from the columns OF the press, both
English and French, to observe that letters and
lin in less than six days even in the most ayosble
Aummer weather; with such roads NJ the winter pro-
duces it generally takes eight days between the two
| capitals; 70 Paris it takes day and . hah more
past contained very long and interesting letters on
matters Of politics, such as resident In Russia
ever sends by the post and the Russian police never
suffers to arrive at their destination; furthermore
these interesting communications frequently reach
the French capital and get printed there in Eve
days. In Berlin, which lies nearly two days nearer
st. Petersburg, this can hardly Be done In six.
Furthermore, these fortunate journals succeed IN
| getting political information forwarded to them BY
telegraph, although the Russian telegraphs, which
are all in the hands Of the government, are strictly
from forwarding any political news except to Official
] persons. ! regret very much that cannot serve
| you 70 well az the journals above alluded to are
served whose correspondents contrive TO take time
BY the foreLock and get ahead Of history. ! find II
| difficult enough to keep up with her.
have already informed you by telegraph Of the
appointment Of General Luders to the supreme com
mand of the land and sea troops In the Crimea,
with all the powers Of a commander-n-chief in time
of war. This appointment is described to have been
| made with special reference to the fast declining
state Of Prince Paskiewitsch, which urgently re-
quires the nomination of his successor Even should
the Marshal recover-as he himself seems to expect
| he would retire from further service. Prince Gort
! schakoff is the General who has most claim, from
seniority and services TO be transferred to this post
Mourayief, Paniutin, aud Rudiger do not stand
by any means so high in the Army List as be does.
Prince Gortschakofto the high Office hitherto and
still held by Prince Paskiewitsch must be looked