Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-19
Turkey and Russia.

Ww1a 10 longer be avoided, 1t seems h.Ewsza Turksy and Russia; and, from shm inHsafaeeOunts. 1t Is expected soon to eummenes, nsk by an attack on Europe an TazkzE:bzks from the East. on Tqr- kww Sa.AnsA The direct route from Ras- ssa ts Cuzz&nnkinopIe, over the Danube mm1 tha mmn wUumtmins, iB sea@hasds rumasB Enssa" The1gh Sezy inferior to h@gwznkse adversary in the number and aa.rspaazne of her troops. Turkey has such an ~dvazknxe h her narrow Northern iron sssr and fn the d7Gezlt nature of the cOun- xr. EhnA sAs has rspuIsed the Russian n<.a-ks froa that quarter in repeated wz. ringing over nearly two centu- Essz. sSmee Rassia first became a great ps~sr under Peter the Great. Alison. EAzn deacxTbes the country over which Rzzszz operations have been hither- so esz8nrssd=
 Tkm BaEknn must have been crossed, sn1 CamzkznEznopse taken long before tAis sTme km.d Ir not been for another circum- akmmnm which, for more than half a centu rw. kmz uruS11eSd the existence of the Tnzkszh E=usre. This is the desert and wmsxTHamasml nature of the vast plains form Tuw th@ Rswer part of the basin of the Dxmzha. whsch have always formed the xA~msrn ug wmx between them and the CnrssGTna pswsxx The fiat parts of Wal knzAsA zn3 MozdzvlA. as well as Northern BzEw4xSA. Eve sixths of which, from the .xE~nmgm&lnm of k1nR-confinued war, and FRm esmazsesz expression of the Turks, are ina msz2s ef zzEure. are exceedingly un- h~mRzMv nm she amkmmnal months Their Ruw nlEzmRsoa exposes them to frequent Szzz.sa<Soa aad deInges of vet in the wSnaer and early part of the season. wasrA Ehe wrsmG keaRs and long drought aE Exzmmsx dry gp. and render the source wE z.x<xA mS9gHaG6a of the most fatal kind m xAe close 0f the season. At this time verzkxEsa1 is wIkheUed; the pasture for sAH eMzzzrT disappears; the earth, parched and hmr3emsd. crAcks m several places, and wemaAEzzsnl e8AnyIa spread with the szazkzzsuzs 9zEn gp from the dried pools kw sA@ 6mnmng s4R Upon the German sswam~. an mmxxsczlHE, this malaria gener- uZwE-sws1 se EskAl, that it cut oil more Ez14 hnzE tAezr nzmbeEs in every cam EMxx- mma kA0lgh upon the Russian con- arHxKanm N wHx s0meEhAf less destructive, vx2 a uesex failed tO occasion greater rHxzxua rAzm the sword of the enemy. If sawm. rxwESmce@ were traversed by roads n.usmmAAs Ssw wheea casTzages. 1t would be 1m @w @A<z<x tO reach the foot of the EmMkn@ rzmws from the Rassian frontier wa5ss ne Fszzzs are stall healthy. and the vxE xzszm hexA@ge affords ample pastur-
 E.~ mw- N k.mw& khn @TA7mnI&w 0f FszurSnv xAe artillery and wagons over mrwSszz kzm1red niles of uncultivated wamnm<. where tAege are DO roads. and pro- vsussamH H-~ 90 sczzsy that the army must krszw NH wSssss supplies within itself, le uEuzA. sAmG 1 Ss hardly possible to reach xam msw@hexm face Of the mountains before gax xzezG hrz&x have commenced; and, wAnsx HAm m &1@s, t1e strength of Schum- k and Gkm mmmr@@e of the inhabitants of wM BmAza. have hIEherSO always arrested sa~ mwm3zz~ szM the pestllential gales Oi mmmmmm @AE<wd them to retire. Thus, ir am AmnE xEmwe ~E 3ezepIEnde. Turkey hal &z<Tsa& m4Egv Er0m the effects of its owr .sxmwunn&suuzssr and. secure behind the des wr< wAsEM SaHsI hzs made. h&s found thal smsz<ey sz EAse desoaz1SOn which 1t prOba' kkw @wa@x ua4 h3ge done from the pros Eur@w uf sAz e@Pre
 ]" cs~zEy DOw belongs to Roumanla a Erwxamss U4Av sO@inalIy dependent sm Tz-RzE. a1a ESvernsd by prince of Ax RE~Aza Eug1l family. It is said that Gsermmmv sx w1zIIEing that the neutrality uE sAsx usuxInus sAOald be violated b, Naw Ruumsl.n xxmsex- and tiAa ai-A~t;~~. = -~ 4m~-mz1@ 9Es@ek has very possibly beer urxzzxwE "a auc0EaaDce with an under usuaEzw k<xweea that power and Ger mmw
 TM RmzSza armies are expected t w@s<A Erx@ GeS<glA. probably concen srasanw nG TSzSs between the southeast xzzazxn ezEEemitv of tbe..Black Sea an' SA=CHzw5zz- Rsxxsa IS also expected to in u@8e E2zs<xa Turkey. and the paper naR sE Hn1zsSneTs being in Russian hand Aw EAs nsszbe of tAe summer. No doubt Ezsa a @aary POint of view. Turkey i uuzas vuAmsEzhSe ca the East; and this nev hae q sserzk501s fnIly explains Russia sx<zxme xzxleky to secure the neutralit. gf G~wMk BrI8MIR The superior maritim szs<zwsA s< tAzs Po~er wOOh greatly en 1aawxx a Psasey that looks to prepondei xaus uf maritime power in the Meditel rzzszz. If s0& Ia ths Black Sea, as an i'm psrsAmk sSe@et in IEs success.
 TZkzy sss@S all ablaze with militar and r4AsxSs~s enthusiasm. but her bank r1ps kse@s@ry. and her want of regular tk.s<szRA1v disciplined soldiers. as we'll a tAsFr great infexlOrisy in numbers, giv kszrT odds in favor of her opponent. | sx<s<~ze oE certified towns. and in irregu hMr wurEare. her troops have proved uE @szznzly e&sekive: but the new line C @sk~ek woa1 seem to deprive her to
 kE<xe exaezk of these advantages. and v Issk Ew ke1Sy seld fighting in the con l@g enmPalgR How her navy will con pmre wSsA that of Russias in effectiveness wshnvs n0 means of knowing. 1t lool wsa ea paper. numbering % iron clad zzi @ txz1sPoxts, manned by 34. .eOO sai sssSem awsznzk Rasmia's q iron-clads, an sSSM aml1uEA
 Tke eoaaaes4 of Syria. Armenia an pezkaps ef Asa Minor. tho control of tn Eznsk Sea. she establishment of Russia O EAe Ms1zssxr4nean, would be an uncom @s@ly yunusasoas sight to the EnelisEmar mna wa nss ears0as to ses how he receive kA@ annaameemenk of the Russian plan ( e@zp&w[
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