New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-13

What will Russia do next Is now the
moUcI.ous question pulling the European Cabinets.
while tna Car keeps lis own counsel, the position OF
h indicate the mi JIsy operations watch he may
attempt TIE force w4Icn invested FleTIl -Ia b.eL
estimated 40 100000 men, with many huud--d guns.
This immense army Ul.lz IN P-cyua and tAc neigh
roria. Villages, is within eighteen miles OK tue
Danube ON the north; f.y-dye ot 1iiuoya.
OH Size ,0uucast eighty of EustcAuk ON the -norc-e15.,
ana ninety SOPHIA tine west. should 10 follow IN tAe
footsteps ~ portion Of the Russian army In 1879, it
VII advance 60 pla, whence IL may without cnc'uH-
crne any formidable dcieuces or natural obstacles, move
3u.ay on Adra4op.c. The road TO Sophia has eldy
been cleared OF Turks as far a. EropoL nly-two miles
from pleyna and although MeAemct ALI mas been con
testing the onward march OF TIE invaders % D. evident
from ms tardy efforts that his force Is insufficient to re-
els. the grc4t army which the Russians are 10" ~
liberty To send iust aim. should tho Mlscov,es uu-
dertaao t4Is lus of attack, they may De- eW-l-Hty
aided Dy Servans who agc impatient Tor t5 Ray
Their oucrI within G. miles of sJpni, 90 " cA there
i "a main road from Belgrade. Being thus convenient
to- the valley leading 90 Alrano2i', 70 lis possible ioi
lc s-ryaus To sssH the OF au Ottoman force de
tending the Balkan dies which give access 10 sophia
from the Pcyul road. stimulated by the Russian We
tory az Plcul. Prince Milan may raise easily
10000 men for tlis enterprise, IN which they
would De materially aided 10y the friendly popula-
ZION in tina, portion OF Bulgaria. Under other clfcum-
stances fortress OF WiddIn might stand IN the way
Oi thu, project 10 has been denuded OF troops o reii
force Osuau Pasha and may be masked by 10000 men.
Irrcspccuvcy Of this movement II Is open 20 the Rus
sane 90 recrOss the Balkans at the smpkI Pass AMI
descend ~ that way on Adranoplc They nave avail
able for this purpose army OF 10000 men at Iir-
nova, which. reinforced by the ylctJrs OF Piey-
na would be well nigh Irresistible. The nan
obstacles 20 this movement would be the pres
cuce OF sucimau Pasla at Elena, and the
great difficulty OF maintaining communication across
steep mountain, crowned with STOW. But
tic dsmay which the reappearauce OF tie
Russians Ia Roumeia, would cause at STEAMBOAT,
as wei rs the joy with which their presence wodld be
hailed 10y the outraged Christians, smaiAs Tor revenge
considerations which may outweigh the dictates ol
military prudence
Two other russian armies also available for active
operations Of more less Importance one Is tuat OF
inc CzarcNItch, probably 10000 sssons, when
has been posted between tue Jautra and the LON,
Tor the double purpose or watching hu7tchua,
aud preventing Suiciludn nom gons to tho ala 81
Ostuai I.sI. The otter De- that oil General l Iiai
10000 strong, folding tic pu14udd where I d. ptch
vigorously inactive throughout the mpalsh III h piac
caDe for tZaIcwch TO prepare for Toe invest
tueut while General Zi.merAau az the opposite angie
TIE Porte 90 keep there large garrison FOR Us de
fence
While the Russians may thus cherish great evpecta-
tIas. sequel 20 the fall Ol FcYnat ~ a. not il"D
able that the, v hold toe ground tncy have won, ana
allow the Wu4k U disntegrdtOn 10 ~ Oh IN thf Ottoman
DC was foolish lose precious lives IN puuiSius u Rus
SLAMS % would be better 20 leave them Go Alan IL may
need Only great victory 90 convince iaia5.7 Lac MN
t4.t absolute submission iA the decree or destiny