Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-01
X &c III vi OND w HIG.

IRON m> Lonl,n Is.e>, L,a 10.
T,uly il may h. said that powerful influence. are =,
WON " t'e East The lovers OF Oriental roinanc, and
n''nH'r' ~ 'ilolied ia tales uu-t hasten At once
"''E "O"u 'ec with the bodily eve any tr.e. of
IN" realities on ~hyh those fiction. ,i, Gonr,iJ ~,
ideal hahomcian NOrlJi not ,,,lv ,,.,.;,, - 49,, ::
being succeeded hy the in-reii,or of IN. W, H. ,L;
m"-i prO,ac form We pu1ii-h,I yes,.ri,, an. ,l,,
OF the Iu k>h Eupirr. IL is the frs .,rn ia, H. S,
and hi- Pasha- have ever given to- th. w,.tJ . -.
OF the funds which 1t their nigh :urctions 10 ,i
Noimay year. have elap-,d since the CapuIan F.~b -
ceiVed the revenues OF Greece aud the Archpeago Nm =
turn Tor the support OF effective fleet Tho shin.
0i course, were rotten while the Pa-hs grrs rich =
ENeh ~ The present hour the peasant pay- his tax "a
srsping revenue farmers Who have boug ght their nornna
ion nha portion oi their prospective spoil Turkey has
bound herself 10y ab.ur capitulatou- -y.tem of ut
"det "mc no trade can flourish, and ha> connved at
evasions which expose all enterprise to fraud T ar
not h" conditions under which order in finance m ,is
or funds be truthtly administered. II cannot D.. laid
That any mar wa wholly dcc,yer or wholly dup., eac
gained something illegally, aud suffered in turn by th.
lTacuces oi hi- associates But the result Tor the
. cuprr confusion. los, aud weakness Will
great re-ource- With Christian population patient of
Iahour and deSirous Of gain, With 4 position IN
the very centre OF the old hemisphere ti. S.ltau'-
empire every day became poorer state and es.
tu,t"ofthy debtor thos, who dealt with IT, The CON
Nl-on oi the present war has Overthron the rotten ~.
ten. Those to whom the Government i. Indebted f,r
times pst may, indeed lose the whole or mart Of wba,
tey CLAIM they made their ngagcments well knoNin,.
lhr badness oi the security, and doubtless the nominal
htl- llicN ubthifel eNtraVaEIutg
"hrh Iufh"N NH- % nct the battle OF Europe aud wou
tail unles funds hand: when money roud onl i
had from abroad, and by the guarantee of foreign, ,ie-
t'en II Na> PLAIN that tie Sttus Council and the Euru.
p'an- who advised II, must agree ia t- sa huieut a.,
more righteous system. Publicity in such case i u.
rer guarantee than the revenues OF a province Tl.
Ano"ege that what advanced is properlsXpended i.
greater geneut 10 the nuteye world ,b,, th
fullest assurances OF dip0mtt>ts and ageut. Not only
hen security to themselves iu the present instance
sut "''h view to permanent ameioration of Turkish
hnce the allied "o'eruuyut- did wisely ia institutuc a
commission 10 supenntend the Loan The natural r,nlt
oi such measure the publication OF budget. and
the payments oi the Turkish Treasury are % rr,pr,r
that any statement necessarily includes the expenses of
the entire many Of the bills incurred for Ol.ertz
and Citate only paid
The extraordinary expenses of the will not sound
alSrmiusly 10 English ears During Is months POO
utut have been expended IL must be Remembered ,,,
the Ottoman armies have fought on their own ground
ind according very simple system Ohniau or B,i,z.t
could not have provisioned their horlrs in more pfln
tive aud effective There exists nothing which
ea' 1c called coihuissarlat ZACH commander of a reg
iu'ii books to the feeding OF hi, men, aud in Rura, or
- flncpa.itic the Process i easy enough The requi-
rd amount Of provisions settled, and a rrguou /. then
miue on The villagers Of ia the Crimea differ
i procedure las been necessary and the chief part OF
the expenses las doubt arisen from the occuuatio of
tupaoria Tor - long time bv more than 50 200 men
IL J.. however wonderful that large force has he,
under arms tor 80 long time 80 te cost Itsa. il,
tie beginning oi $50 t.ii the Sultans call u arms wa
'-po"Gea {" by the Nnssulman population The troops
eloNcd amounted before TIE close Of the a
Ter "l million ui men. Tie document points out with
justice that, though Turkey resist Russia ON the o
ir and Greece the other Obliged to naiotain bi
immense force yet she has successfully maintained tho
war without the addition OF any new taxes and with
OUT any external aid except the 25oo,u tr old
loan and j"'uui of fi. Darns Lra. pot a., a.
time the Porte had three armies in presence the enen,
hat OF omar fsa Oh the Danube the force operating in
Thessay, aud the force opposed to the Russians in Anne
MIA The troops Of Omar Pasha were well supplied for
the safety OF the empire depended their efforts Thr.
teen Years OF tranquility bad enabled Turkey to discipline
large army aud to provide it with effective arms aud
suitable clothing The best of these were with the Pssha.
who commanded on the Danube and they began the war
10 fertile country after most abundant harvest The
troops IN Ihesay suffered much for weeks together tey
-uh-i,ted entirely biscuit and before the close of The
campaign their clothes and shoes were unfit for
ct they We're led with much ability, and bore their prva
uo> without murtnur. The OF Asia was sacrfc-
ed hy the iucapacity and venalty its chie From the
beginning the hungry cuatles- and sho.l-ss
vet H l. certain that the Porte attached no little impor
ance 10 the operations this frontier and devoted a
'S part OF IT, neaus TO the Asatic army IL does not
appear from the budget how the spent were dstr
butcd but MAY judge from known facts it is pro-
o"lr tat much was wasted, and that with regularity and
economy and effective Turkish force ike that ON die Dan,
ube may he supported at smaller cost than these
figures represent
The necessity for keeping under arms such vast armies
nov exists no more In $50 the Port. had to proyj.
Tor l2s,uoO egular troops exclusive OF the Rejf. and
Basin Bazouks. The pay for soldier in tile line i only
20 pa-irs or about o., amonth and though the pay o
' t-itI excessive, be
obtain tie sfvccS Of is troops too high cost A..
nrsty tile whole army is Turkish ground and will
probably be Tor the present engaged only a. defensive
force, the expenses will b. much lessencd Clothing and
materials OF war viii form large items in the accouu.
owing 10 the Increased price OF all goods throughout the
ti>t ad the rise OF iIcighs caused bv the number of
transports necessary for the operations Of the allies The
estimate Of the total cot OF the regular force tor the pas.
Nelrs 2,32u,ouW The Rcis actually under AIMS nrnou
10 about 900 cavalry and 600 infantry in exact num-
orr>, luSs-1 men, These have been placed a. r. rrd
pay aud nations equality with the line amp the total
cost @! tie force amounts 10 5luoU0L for the year 1855
The finances OF Turkey have, however. been cascd
duug TIE past year by the Institution Of the Turkish
Contingent p to the close of September 25g of the
regulars and f+l of the Reds had been taken into the
pay Of the British Government Since that time We be.
eve more than luup Turk, have been added 10 the new
force The total Turkish in the early part Of Inst
wear may therefore he estimated about sau 900 men
oi "hou, M are regulars. third infantry Militia and the
rest bishi-azouks. lt Is probable that any augmcn
iion viii hc necessary 10 the present year On the eou
trlfy 70 thc Contingent succeed nearly 10000 men will
oc -ahttacted from the force which Turkey will have TO
support The Egyptian Contingent OF over 10000 men
vi" continue 90 oe 40 the service the Porte az the cost
OF The mere maintenance Of the troops which Is estimated
az ll>n'ut for the wear 1850 Although the Turkish
army was sent 90 Eupaioril in British vessels. vet
the expense oi transport tor 1883 j. rccckoncd at 545
uuV We NAV therefore form conclusion ~ 10 the
inturr cost Of the Ottoman army At present the expcn
dturc ON he land forces Doe about 5uOu Ouu A..
year This T., indeed, great for 50 poor country
and, i Turkey 90 bear her part n long war the loan
lately guaranteed gAuuot De- the last