, 1877-05-28

u" WhVC VI VIE nBuup1 uS1uEC = 9HAlLlEHk IuECN
ronld have been collected. 1t Is now too 14ts, snd
TIT dnaf resnlt may 10 usfcly anticipated"
TURKEY.
rTa AHMr AND NAVE.
cbfrt&pendtnee Seb FORK .sdtton~
coas7ArriHoFiE, April "a. Without attempting
critcsl statement, will k!.a you my opinion Of
the Turkish army and nsvy, formed from oheesva.
tfon, and my Impressions Of Turkish Affairs re.
ce.red from good authorities. There Ia TO doubt
whatever that the Sultan earnestly e1ertcd him.
self to prevent war, but, finding himaei obliged 10
choose between revelation With ps,bsble loss Of
power. and measures which wers sure 10 make
Rusa!A dcc1sre war. he chose the Inter reluctantly
and With serious forebod!nRx. The character OF
this man mar b. cstinssed from tho following iu-
cldcnt: he suffers from deesyed tooth, and,
having been sdriacd to consult dantiat, summoned
one. THIS dentlat advised tito extraction Of tho
tooth, and at the request Of the Sultan explatned
the modus opcrandt. The 8ultan summoned Il
eare, and directed the dentist to show him how Il
WAS done. The sl4re LOST h!s tooth. but
the Sultan IVES uunerstd BY lhe sight Of blood, and
deferred tic operation Oh hinlself It Is stntod on
tho best authority that tbs dentist hns already
been summoned eight times, aid that eight stareA
havo fost one or more teeth zach, but that tho Sal
tan htilf suffers from toothachc. This incident
might we'll eerve ~ parable 70 illustrate the why
In which Western Europe has dealt With tue rotten
As 10 thu army, Tufkfsh soldiers are ignorant and
fanattea1, but of magnificent physique and very
tzscsAb!e. The officer. arc little less ignorant,
much more fanaticat, vesy d.sipated, and mani
fettly weak rhyslcaly and rrctolntc mentally. It
is mistake to suppose that Nufeutn,ans do not
partske Of intoxicating drinks bceau,s prohibited
b5 The Koran. Asihn present time there IL hasl1y
stll chiefly dane In secret kTd out Of heaihensh
io1e for tho effect secia! temptation to excess Is
eat discipline and poorly drilled. C!esal,ness a.
st s q ,, ss aSs kG1 o rot s Fps
lack Of uniformity and neatncss in d1css IN any
considerable number Of troops ia striking. TIC &.
Turks. fet there d no doubt that tho Turk vii
eonque1 ancss ths gas.ns defeas them Ia ID .hs BE-
nrst hattla and annihtlate The fragments before
they can be reformed and led 70 raecessful re+tst
ianaticism and fafalism which il alnost itresis!:
s,sns. and l. much n,a,e eers,a 10 dsyeop ,tseif
II Turkey ID left To her own resources than II any
christisu powst becomes ~ hc5 asly. Indeed, there
the Christian world may cre long atand aehaat al
the siroesles whlch must surely follow the SUCCESS
The key to Consianinople from the Medltcrra-
mean IL at tho nsrsowest part Of the Dardanellos,
and NOT fas from the afght Of ancient Abydos,
comprise llmoat III kInda Of fott6cations, ffom
ths efamblcd walls many centuries old TO tho
monster brass cannon, arne tn one Direction only.
marb:s md granite balls twenty-nss tnche. In
% Ssas % ss %ssk kspSS sPS Ssga x.
laree ealtber ars mounted il the esrthMotKs. and
about lss smeotn. bore si1sy:eiEht and ,hlts5.two
si.ts Il j. soo peied men. commanded u sea. s
efa' onleet who i regarded. - much abo!o tia
I areeage. having bccn educated In France,
| md who really In Ia infR1t6.
cent GENT nan T Tha a.y af.sr the dee'.rssion a of
w. ,.,. r. otder WI gissp to losd ths gnrs:
operation. Not more than e.thsrd aso supplied
with tbs necessary implement. fos loading and
ability Of the Turks to are many Of The guns once,
ths in; s.e5
iosainS md planting. bnt thete |. no ono soia,e
tent % DO the work. An, English officer IN the
no ons In he turkish army " Or navy - viii iii ihe .
kno"lcags necos.ary for taking charge Of the tor.
Ss ~ of ,hs a
The DEPTH Of water IL between forty and atty faith
esn.. and tho auritcs earEfns sets out With ve.
we e sAs hfar Tsos
Aboso Chanak thesr Is = reach Of tht~s mad one
mss ,as st9t 'hsn .xe. ~ .tup rasn
!ian u ignored for At the present lime not xua
Indeed. tks poalt!ons OF Tho new sarthworks seen,
10 hare been selected By soms ono ignorant OF
nGt s TaA; y ss cep9tTns tst
oaiy ihs Ka:.!.a aess .sse Il hand sad ready i t,
aitefwards Con.tantinoplo would be II tas mercy
I; tn4 H. u 'ts q sha a,
personnel i.st. nt.lc.s tIatsrefrs d'E.eaIre. ali !.
sdmtt.siy aa.rted 10; Offensive warfare. III
| All that Euclish and Scutch ingenuity mud
skiil could accomplish, hss beea com:
% IL oee.. % hs1s no 10 aa,Siston. % III sn 10 a,.si
slaost unknown: 1hs aset Il sileIsst ,a u'anntna
ths battery. drsaied; ia word, these wonderful
liz indolenes md iSnorsnes of thelr e;cws. rhss
rccsat feet dill In the ssA q Aarnora wu sares
which axcI!eA tho F.d!ca!s OF iorsigness and tht
| jtaoasy Of the natlvo pt!cets. ..
thy. Of shs mea he commands lie waa engaged
ads; slisrwarls 10 beean,e involved n some dts.
reputable ensae'.l Transactions 10 Rusa!a. IT,
@ sss!sa s's's's ssas:si .p IT, IT, rs;s':t ~; =:
ths C1etsns which etashed Jul thutf III hopr. oi
success. For this be WAS psunotrd 10 high rank tn
ae st1s nnyJ ont ~ ss 1a, *.
| lleutenaat He haA srccat1y been rsstoFst ~ d
iahfs;.s ase e T.. ssss1 ey sd ges5
coasonant with tais y the taet that H. bFsttet
l.. sas
manning the Turkish Isuuelads IN The evcns ot va
xth la.s.a I'd !: po:ss'y " r stssttss th3t
sst:a by Ia Tsit IL 0ases; III. lucy Do not sssi
Tu.esy eaitFs Into II. ~ With an available mil
,tssJ fules aut te1eredsny 800. COO fanatics, arues