Peninsular news and advertiser. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1872-1904, 1877-06-29
IHE EASTERN war.

There appear no real signs or peace
between Russia and Turkey, notwith-
standing all the rumors that have been
put in circulation to this effect. On the
contrary, everything indicates deter
mination on thepart of both the bellig-
erents to carry ON the war to the bitter
end. The Russians have made enor-
nous preparations and now have nearly
or quite million of men in the field or
preparing to entsT t, aud they manifest
nothing but the 4h5st determined tesoiu-
ton to fight on until Constantinople is
captured and the Turkish power broken
in Europe; while the Turks on the other
side, are as logged, determined reselute
and ferocious as savages, in behalf of
their. country, their homes, their insti-
buttons and their religion. The delay of
the Russians at the Danube has given
them time to collect their resources and
when the two armies meet in Bulgaria,
ON the south side of the Danube, the
probability is that the most ferociOus
and bloody battles of modern times will
be fought. The passions of both sides
are wrought up to the highest pitch, land
the immense armies will murder each
other with. savage and almost devilish
ferocity.
The obstinate defence of the Turks in
Asia, south of the Black Sea in the dis
trict of Armenia, indicates the stubborn
tenacity with which they will meet
1.-THE Russ" Now for six weeks they
have held the great Russian army in
check all along the lines and at every
encounter they have shown their cour-
age and manifested their old fighting
spirit. at Bateum the Russians have
bombarded and assaulted day after day
and night after night without success,
while at every favorable opportunity the
Turkish garrison dashes out of their
works in ferocious assault upon them.
At Kars the same state of facts exist,
and even at Bayazid, captured by the
Russians, the Turks have retaken the
place and hold it. These facts indicate
the disposition of the enemy the Rus
slams will encounter everywhere on Turk
ish soil. and show that the war will not
only be bloody one, but that even the
enormous preparations made by the Rus
SLAMS will not enable them to march TO
Constantinople except after series of
terrible battles and after surrounding
every obstacle that powerful and cour-
ageous enemy Can use to bar their path
way. 1t is evidently to be a great war
and one that will probably settle the
Eastern question for many years to come
and probably change the boundaries
of several of the nations of Continental
Europe and Asia.
The Russians are now crossing the
Danube but at the farthest point from
Constantinople and the nearest to the
Russian frontiers. They have already
effected Judgment on the south side
and captured some of the chief towns
But here it is not the policy of the Turks
to contest the matter. Their army is
higher up the river, on the great battle
line which its generals have selected land
WulCu, tnOuBn III lies uuCu uedTer Tilt
heart of their own country, offers then
more favorable line of defence. Herr
will soon come the tug of war and herr
is the line of battle which will try thu
metal of both parties. So far the Rus
SLAMS have gained no advantage on thi
line, and but little anywhere. VIVA
they will be able to do the near futur,
will develop. All accounts agree tina
their preparations are far superior t,
those Of the Turks, but we prophec,
that the latter will make up for it in
courage and obstinacy that will put tn
two armies nearer on an equality thai
now appears. They have tremendou
resources in the fanaticism of their pee
pie and when this is excited and arouse,
by the flag of the Prophet and the fer
, rhetoric of their leaders, they will launcl
themselves upon their enemies with al
the fiery ard fiendish impulse whic
+ annihilated the Crusaders on their wa
to the holy city. Thes end of this wa
does not yet appear.