New-York tribune., 1877-05-03

,c,r,fr with very bad hiyairs Itis $50 miles east
southeast of tae Iu ssh fortress 0' Eriiu %" HiI '
from E.f- ul Jsm- from TIE i.Us-Hu town q" ilN 'i
4a,d o.. L L,,1,- .s over tho vast plains of p rsiu
and Ar.. lend. T r good l,r'sav. auo. ,2,.E Ing
where g mountain, auon a.rl.ltc u'.. .'''
latcaus 90. crossed. 20 is adIT... lnr N,Al ."e
country b. wen cultivated auc 'I',-
IL The caltulo o. fhis place ih. .aus th. That ti'
line o. operations s. Asia ia a..'. wm... cody u7i
Gated Do. DO Dos Ia, teac'. ,s . cinI" ANA p'
,I. nam. O. of ro.d. u..cfi,.. ran army. Iae Rus
sian aud Turkish frontiers .re cost Imnlas for
distance Of about 200 miles fIom q po,n, on tie
Black sea "a few miles south OF Fost st.
Nkolla 10 Mount Ar3rat. This frontier is crossed Dy
three main roads. The IIost northern is that when rms
down hy tic shore os the Black sea from Pot the Ter
minus " "a railway fum l5 and distant 20 Ee' nom
Il frontier This Ioal atcr crossing the Turkish ir'n-
tier. forLs II E-.ln ono branch runs along 'he sea
coast direct 90 TrebzoId Tie other mounts the valley OF
the Jorus direct {. Erzcwm The second road crosses
the frontier close 30 Russian fortress ot Akhaltskh
and thence 10 KJrs The thild Il tie direct road from
This {. kars, crossing the frontier at the Russian
fortress of Acxndropo From Kars the road Is open To
Frz.rrp Besides tEesa three roads across the ironcr
there Is the road om Erivan INTO Armenia. This road
crosses Rusan frontier TO the cast Of AraIat and
therefore passes for few miles through Persian terri
tcry hut TIE Pcrss not likely to ofar any very
violent protests upon tho subject Of tho violation OF
their territory and as II Paskcwi chs columns en-
consideration In discussing the probable lnc Of march
Of tie Russians upon the European side Of r Bac Sea,
one has always to consider nstantiuoplo IS the on
iectivo Of .hcr journey. This could hardly be the case
upon the Asiatic side The distance from the Russian
frontier to the Bosphorus is about 1,2OO miles, dis
tauce which could not be trayersed by large army in
one campaign
The object Of the Russian campaign. then will be the
reduction Of the Turkish strong places the defeat Of
the Turkish army in the field, and the subsequent
acquisition Of territory For centuries Russia has
been steadily and surely pressing forward In this
direction. The great natural boundary of the Cau-
casus has been passed. Circassa has disappeared from
among nations, Eriym Wrested from Persia
and Akhalt-kh and Gumri--uow Alexandropol-
from the Turks in the campaign Of 1893 aud Russia is
now ready for long step forward. The lie OF the next
line, instead OF being drawn near due west from Mount
ArGrat he taken southwest but short distance by
the fortress Of Bayazd it will touch the head waters Of
the Eastern Eupmates Follow the river along until,
about the seth degree Of longitude j! meets the Western
Euplra'es. Ascend this river faT Ersigjian
and tncnc, draw a straight line up to Trebzond. great
slice this r one bit too large for the Russian appo
tite II voula 1--WE them the greater portion OF Armenia
it would Dla. them upon the Euphratcs, would give
them lire frontier marked for the greater portion
Of is course ~ two that river and cnardcd
on th- south b. the fOrrrss.s OI Bayazd, MeiaZgcrO
and f.'u; I'D take them over the SaLanlg
Noun, ms, which have hitherto proved almost as
mc0u i,rabo a. the mountains OF 'ifcsSiJ ana Wolli
give luFW kars, i.!/trUm BaiUul, ana IrvbZOnd once
settled ipOn This line tLcy could afford wait. They
would have passed the last natural defc1sgs Of Asa
ever y chose to another rebellion up any
cqually plausible 81 llt for a war