The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-16

wake the echoes the place seems to sleep out It's
istence far away from the scenes Of bloodshed and
tumult In the ofing lie two or three ships OF war,
sometimes none at ali there are not more than
couple of hundred gunners here. We cannot be said
TO be in a state OF siege, has never been pro
claimed. Save for the fact that every and again
troops up in ships and landed and passed
the town, We should not DO able to suppose
for moment that the objective point OF per-
haps the whole Russian attack in Asia. Or
derlies, galiopers, aides-de- camps cattcr
sionally through the badly paved streets; the
dogs which lie all the roads, lazily rouse them
selves aud then turning over to sleep again. the
nargnehs ana begin for short while to chatter over
the possible reason Of the gallopers advent and then
all Is still once more We should guns,
alarms. were We In ConsaDtlnople than here In the
very heart OF the struggle. Then yon have being
drilled on the Grand Champ, AS know by painful ex-
perience day by day. On Fridays, when HIS Imperial
Majesty goes pray, great masses OF troops linz the
streets. This Bosphorus village delights in cads.
sublime. you may the sound OF the trumpet aud
drum. But here, never. And were you TO stay in Ba
toum to the day OF doom you would probably never
see any more oil the terrors OF war than now.
The shops are open, aud tho inhabitants trade
lazy, as has ever been their wont. Slowly the
peasants drive their teams OF buocks through
the streets Rolling along, tho people pass from one
house to another exactly they did hundred years
ago, and exactly they will a hundred years hence.
Baoum rs saved she will continue to be peacefully
gloomy as at this very interesting moment. In fact,
II any ono came 10 Batoum 10 see the war; he would
be inevitably disappointed.
RussIA's DISADVANTAGES
To see the fighting you would have to 90 by 10
Tchuruksou ana thence hnd your way along the in
trenchments, which run almost down the waters
edge up 10 the centre OF the Turkish posnon Here
you would find hlils; you wouli also hnd, am sorry
to say that the hills are not all ours, and that the
Russians are IN possession Of cminences sufficiently
imposing also; and, probably, while you were look
Ing, you would also see little Jets OF smoke, hear al
most directly aiterward the report OF an explosion,
aud tnen the sound OF missile US 1t comes Into the
trenches aimed at tho DatterleS III
very fortunate you would little knots OF gray
coated Hat pped working the hills with PEEK
and shovel, trying 10 push tner lines closer the
wood which covers our right-and then all Oh II sudden
tho Turkish lorts blaze out; there IS u thunder OF
artillery; the graycoated men run away ana all ID
over Not all. fhcy return presently, ana begin
again 10 work, always getting nearer and as
the days go OF. Down ~ Batoum you might have
thought We were very quiet; not any way near tho
war. See those works oil The enemy, ana then learn
how ereatiy superficial appearances may mislead In
good TRUTH the Russians are too us, We are
lar 100 near them Tor our neghb0rho0d To DO at all
pleasant The day Will come when these WORKS, unless
something happens 10 stop them, VIII come TO an end;
when they Will be nnshed, mountcd with heavy guns,
and nlled with the gray coated Then there viii
begin quicker firing. to which We shall reply; the gray
are standing, and then the wearers OF the
i isz WILL have 70 beware Every hour brings
more certan IS coming and VINO can say what Will
be the resulty | think our commanders are pretty
confident They want moro rcinlorccmcnts. ana they
often say what they could do II they had them, but
they still hold 10 the opinion that Turk quito
match IOr any Two. huSSl9uS. s'lIet the MuScOva
come" SAID one OF them to mo the other day; 1--WE
Will fight wherever they find US, SHALL not be
beaten quickly, can tell you' Similarly tho naval
men here mold to the opuion tha althousn the Rus
SLAMS may get all the hills near Batouni, they
never take The town itself I'll the fleet lets them.
''You see" they say, 1--WE all that With
our guns, ana If the Russians do get into the
place We will make II great deal 100 warm for them
20 stay in H." For my pa.t am greatly inclined
artillery which tho suips carry would indeed be
very serious objections; and II not taken at irst
mischief. They could certainly prevent the Russians
from getting Batoum proper and they could more
the shore The TACT Is that Russia by not hav-
ing command OF the scs, Is at serious disadvantage
FOR THE RETREAT
II strongly reinforced tho Turks might indeed
achieve very considerable good Imagine Tor mo-
mont the Russian army ~ Batoum being defeated.
light not the Turks advance from the Caucasus ~
Poii, and then move those at present in Batoum
on 10 Tho Ardahan roadY We shall see; but II
is by no means SO impossible that IN any
way the Turks succeeded ia beating the Rus
SLAMS here they might take the Muscovs who
are now trying to penetrate Asia Minor IN the
flank and iniict upon them very considerable iossos
Ol 1t may be said to he all conjecture, but
meanwhile sundry little facts reach US which not
known to themselves, arc falling back every day.
About kars they appear TO be gradually collecting
very large force, though they designed attempt
its capture by assault. But can this DO achieveaY
and, II no. ut once, viii the Russians wait there til
the place is reducedY 1--WE shall sce" say the Turks
land while We seeing must bring up many
fresh men 10 the front as we can" Here there
seems to DO again considerable ground tor
hope, for the telegraph has informed that
reiniorcemcns are on tue way both IRON Constantine
pie and Salouca, and may ere long hear that they
navc actually landed and are Oh their why to the
cor OF Mukh,ar's army and ours Al such u junct.ro
this 80 700 men, well led, might effect wonders.
The Russians do not find conquering Asiatc Turkey
the easy and agreeable work which they had repre-
sonted II TO themselves TO be- Keeping open lines OF
communication, maintaining also relations With their
parallel columns; continually timing the marches
never 10 be 100 and never too late and,
over, always keeping a sufficient iorcc together 10
strike a heavy blow wnen The evcr-retreatng Turks
might DO found-all this they have discovered TO be
particularly difficult and dangerous work.
CIRCAssIAN SLAUGHTER DETAILED ACCOUNT
OF THE DEFEAT OF THE TURKISH IRREG-
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