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NOTES ON THE EASTERN WAR,
Gen. shernfan's yIews-The Line of I'm.
vasion Russia VIII Pursue.
cincinnati Enquirer. ]

Gen. &heFmfan's F1eWs-The Line of In
vasion Russia VIII Pursue.
[Cincinnati Enquirer.l
Gen Sherman thinks that the Turko-
Russian war will eventually culminate
in the greatest outbreak which has oc-
Cured for centuries past; that Austria
will soon be In 1t, and that before Con-
stantinople is taken England will prob
badly interfere, and thus become in
volved. He says that large army Of
Russians will cross the Danube some
where between Rustchuk and Varna,
and that both of these cities, with Silis-
tria, will be the scenes Of great lighting.
The Russians will push on to Moldavia,
and down to Galatz, IL they can get
there. At that place, he thinks, ter
rife battle will be fought; but In his
opinion the great field battle of the
campaign will be fought at Schumia,
the immense fortified camp of the
Turks. He thinks the Russians are
moving with an army Of about three
hundred thousand men in that direction.
He is of opinion that the Russians are
paying gold for what they use in the
Moldavian and Wallachian provinces,
the farmers will continue to 60 on and
raise their crops : but Ii they take by
force. and devastate the country, then
the farmers business in that great pro-
ducing country will entirely suspend.
He says the Turks will make a more de-
termined resistance than they have ever
made before, and that their navy now in
the Black Sea is far superior to the Rus
sian, and that it would not surprise him
il the Turks perpetrated bold flank
movement and captured Odessa in the
Black Sea, the chief depot of supplies,
ETC., for the marching armies OF the
Gar. He believes that before the war
is over the map Of the Continent and Of
Eastern Europe will be very much
changed. Gen. Sherman says all Off
GERS of the American army who get
leave of absence to 20 across the sea
must do SO at half pay, and that it Ia de-
cided that they cannot be on the staff of
any General OF either side, and that they
in any manner.
WHAT IT MEANS.
The Reason way Russia Has sent Her
Fleet Into American wafer.
cincinnati Euquirer.l
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The presence
of the six Russian men. Of war in Amer
lean waters at this time is now regarded
to have more significance than the mere
escort Of the two Russian Dukes, Alexis
and Constantine. 1t Is believed that
the Gar. when he ordered the feet to
this country, had in his minds eye that
war between his empire and Turkey was
inevitable. aud that 1t would be wise
stroke OF policy to have cruising in the
Atlantic six fleet ships Of his navy in
case England should in any contingency
become involved in the complication
In that event it is believed that Rus
sia would commence system Of
predatory acts on the commerce
of England in the waters Of the Allan
tic. Such stroke would compel Eng
land to keep her North Atlantic fleet in
a condition to protect. its commercial
marine. and at the same time look after
the movements OF the Russian men Of
war. 1t would also lead, undoubtedly,
to the passage Of q free shipping law In
the United States-the repeal of the
present navigation, in order to give the
commerce OF England the protection
which would be accorded it by lying the
American colors. Naval officers say
that the Russian ships now in the waters
of the Atlantic are the fastest Of the
Cars naval establishment, and by rea-
son Of their thorough sailing capacity
as to speed could do incalculable dam
age, and elude the vigilance OF O whole
fleet Of vessels of less speed, though
more formidable in armament.
| THE ENGLISH ARMY.
Its ppmpaus EaaBeciItty and Worthless
Mr.. Jennings, formerly editor OF the
New York Times, now living in London
and writing for the New York World.
gives the following striking sketch Of
The pompous imbecility at the head OF
the English army:
"As for her army, am sorry to say it
Is almost d farce TO speak OF it, The
Duke OF Cambridge pretty nearly stran-
giles it. His own personal friends are
foisted into every position OF conse-
quence. and an officer who has shown
any signs OF marked ability instantly
provokes his jealousy and displeasure.
He is for keeping down able men, as
likely to get In his way. The British
than Sir Garnet Wellesley, and Sir Gar
net, on that very account, has no more
implacable foe in England than the
Duke of Cambridge. This sounds very
improbable, and / am aware of it. have
thought so when one officer after an
other has assured me Of it. But it Is
a fact; of that there can not be the
slightest question. The Duke is him
self a most incompetent man to be at
the head of an army, and he knows it,
and he hates competent men as GER
| tttlA pCA5OAdSC 10 odlu W Hdt5 uOly Wh-
ter. The army will never be in an eff
cient state while it is deemed necessary
that a royal Duke should be at the head
Of it, no matter whether he has any
thing in his head or not. An army to
be properly officered should be COM
manded by some man who has shown
fitness for the post, and not placed un-
der the control Of a gentleman who has
no other claim to stand at the head of
the service than that he is the cousin of
the Queen. and showed tremendous
desire to run away from the only battle
in which he was ever accidentally
caught. IL you could hear the common
talk of men who have seen real service
in the army you would perhaps come to
the conclusion that the present figure
head style of business is destined to
that royal Dukes will have to get back
to royal palaces, and leave the hard
work of nation to be done by men who