Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-11-13
Russia Marching On.

The dread of Russian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
in the East. which has weighed so oppreS
sively on the minds Of British statesmen
ever since the time of Peter the Great, i.
likely to be renewed and intensified by th,
announcement recently made that kus
sian military expedition is marching OF
Khiva. 1t was the fear of Russian inhu
enco in the East aud not any particular
regard for Turkey or any special reverence
for the obligation of alliances, that led
Great BIitian info the Crimean was aud
the result of that war was mainly reiolceC
over in the belief that it had afforded d
efiectual check to Rus.ia's supposed de.
signs against the permamence of British
domination in India
Dut the traditional policy OF the nus.
sian Government to extend the boundaries
OF It's empire in the direction of the Brit.
ish possessions in Irdia appears to have
undergone no change in consequence of
the unfortunate event Of the struggle in
the Crlmea. On the contrary, the instant
hostllitles were brought to close Russia
hastened to profit by lessons of experience,
to remedy as rapidly as possible the de-
tects in her military establishment, and TO
strengthen in every possible way her mil
ltary resources. Railways extending in
every direction have been laid out and
pushed forward to completion with unaag
glng energy. this network of intercommu.
mcatlon evidently beng intended as a
means for rapidly concentrating troops as
its first and most important object. rather
than for the more peaceful object of af.
turding transportation for trave lers and
the commodities of commerce. In order
to render these roads unavailable to inya.
ders they have built with different gauge
from that used in the rest of Eulope. So
that it conquering enemy desired to use
them as the Prussians used the French
railways IN 1870, the rolling stock from
other countries could not be operated on
them. New canals, ships and ornaments
have also been added, until Russia has
lecome much stronger power than at
any former period of her existence.
Meanwhile the Russian Government mas
been quietly but pertinaciousy pushing
its schemes of territorial aggrandi cement
10 Central Asia, and the expedition to
khva is march on the direct road to Hin.
iostan khiva is country of Independent
Iartary, lying TO the east of the Caspian
sea, with an area otabout $50 ,00U square
niles, and population estimated at two
millions. 1t consists mostly of sandy
leserts, with narrow strip of fertile land
'long the river Oxus, upon which are
great number of small farming establish.
nents. This oasis is well cultivated, and
by indurtrous trading tribes,
Who to the industries Of civilization unite |
he warlike spirit and inclinatIons of bar
,arism. In 17l7 Peter the Great sent
IN army against the Khivans, under Gen.
5ekevitch, who was defeated and again
n 1889 an army of 10000 men, with
1000 camels. was sent against the same
'coplc, with an equally disastrous result.
The present expedition is the result of
purpose long held in view, and care.
ully undertaken with full knowledge
t the difficulties before it, and most
robably it will succeed Khiva once
under Russian sway, in o few
ears the Caucasus and Southern Russia
MI be in secure communication with Cen. |
al Asia. Is