The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-28

RUSSIA AND ENGLAND IN
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Prof. Vambery on the Russo English
Question In Central Asia.-Russian
Progress In Turkistan and the Pol.
icy in Regard TO Afghanistan.
Correspondence Of NstC York Tribune.
PEsTH, December 10.
Prof. Vumbery, the celebrated Oriental
traveller, u European authority on matters
connected with Central Asia, has prophe.
sled, ever since his return TO Europe, that
conflict is inevitable between the Rus.
slams and the English in Afghanlstan.
The outposts OF these two Clyilizlng agen'
cies In Asia are now but little more than
five days march apart; and in the event
of n Eastern war breaking out In Europe
It Is In the highest degree probable that
England, In case she Joined the Porte,
would be attacked by Russia in what Is
considered her most vulnerable point,
namely, her Indian Empire. The proba-
bililies Of such u conflict have so lar, how
ever, hardly been noticed In the European
press; and all the more worthy of notice
are, therefore, articles on the subject by
men who know thoroughly what they are
writing about Proi yamDery publishes
in the last number Of UnSee Zei4, a long
and interesting article on Ilussla's position
in Central Asia, and the revision Of the
Paris treaty of 1866, In which Russias
course IN regard 10 the Black Sea qnes.
ton Is considered In It's connection win
recent events In Central Asia, and the
progress Of the Russian troops on
that continent Russia shows o
desire" says Vambery, ITO revise
the stipulations OF tho Paris treaty Of
lS5O-a policy which at once carries us
to the valley districts OF the Hindu-Kush.
What MacNeil said long beioreus; what
has been often repeated since we first
wrote on the subject-that the Russian
operations on the Bosphorus would not
commence at Sebastopol or Slnope, but
In the neighborhood OF lierat I'm Afghan
istan)-is today Il probability founded on
reason. With the exception OF the diplo-
mats on the Bosphorus, and their brethren
on the Thames, very few people to-day
doubt thatthc Russian troops standing on
the Oxus are the outposts which would
begin first and most successfully the con-
tlict for the solution OF the Eastern ques'
ton. The connections which Russia Is
making from the Oxus to the eastern
shores Of the BlAck Sea, the quiet prepara'
tons in Persia, Kurdistan and Armenia,
stand in close connection with that end;
and in spite OF the distance and the dill
cullies OF reaching these neighDorhoods,
In spite OF the skilllul maneuVres OF tne
Russian statesmen, the worlu must not pe
surprised at what may there develop
Facts, not assumptions, have enabled US
to follow, step for step, the course Of
events In Asia; and we have come 10 inc
conclusion, that whenever the irult OF inc
Eastern question Is ripe the russian out
posts in Asia stand ready reventualilies,
and the storm which ms been long gath
ering on the banks of the Oxus will break
over India"
Professor Vamhery has been styled ny
some an alarmist, hut one thing iscertain,
that what he does say Is based upon u
long experience of travel in the countries
ofwhich he speaks, and years Of study on
the Oriental lands. He has very recently
been addressed by high Austrian military
personages, to give his opinion rs to the
probabilities OF o war In Central Asia,
and his answer is embodied in work
now passing through the press, entitled,
Husbands NdchtShCitung IN AaIen; enc
historiSche lOl'tische Studte. Being in Pesth,
where MIR. Nambcry Is Professor OF ORR
entail Languages ut the University, ltook
the opportunity Ofan Introduction, Tor IN
hours conversation on tho subject and
heard from him Ills earnest conviction
that II must finally come to an outbreak
between the two powers In Asia, though
not necessarily now. base the follow
Ing remarks chiefly upon Professor YAM
bCry's interesting conversation, upon I'D
vance sheets Of the work above mention
cd, and the valuable essay In UnSere Zelt.
That Vambcry places himself decidedly
antagonistic to Russia Is plain; but his
facts are in all cases gained from eXtraor'
binary sources, which, however, am not
at liberty to reveal. The power and In
tluGnCe Of Russia in Central Asia are now
immense. Vambery admits that the Rus
SLAMS are the natural mediators between
the two continents, representing, as op'
posed TO harbarism, a decidedly higher
culture; their rule, as contrasted with
that OF the native princes, Is an advan'
tage 10 order, as well as benefit
to trade and science. Wherever they
have once gained a toothold there they
begin 10 make themselves at home; 1t Is
fact that the Mohammedans have in
nany cases received them with open
arms; and even in the Northern districts
Of British India the name o. the Gar las
become synonymous with deliverance
from oppression. Vambery says, "That
Russian sympatliies can easily gain ground
among the revolutionary elements fliin
dostan is seen In the actions againsl
British dominion Of the fanatical sect o.
tho Wahabites, to whom the name kuss
Is oil powerful. A comical revolutionary