The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-28

tho moral effects OF disaster which
plunged all the best families OF Po-
land into mourning. He died not long
after in Paris, n crushed and broken hearted
man. If we have referred to his career here
IL is because his namo Is identified with the
defence Of Chcfkatl.
Whether the Russians have pronted
by their former experience to put that
place into more dccusblc position,
we have no means Of knowing. Apart from
it's strategic Importance IL Is an insig-
nlncant village of few houses; but
its capture by the Turks now would
secure Batoum from danger, excepting,
perhaps, ON the side OF the mountains.
Here the passcs could bc easily defended,
however. There is no harbur at Chcfkatil,
and excepting In very calm weather 1t
would bc impossible to land troops from
the fleet Ihc distance from lIatoum to
Chefkatl IL thirteen or fourteen miles.
Batoun has much Increased in Importance
since the Crincnn war, and it ie one OF the
few harhors In the world which Is constant
~ improving. II Ia protected hya long sand
spit. at the extremity Of which, twenty years
ago. was lighthouse. From recent ac-
counts we learn that this epit has been
added 10 by the influence uI storms and cur
rents. and projects hundred yards beyond
the lighthouse. thus rendering tho harbOr
more secure and commodious.
We shall watch with interest tho proceed
ings Of HuBAWr Pasha aud his ect. This oili-
Ger. who Ia n son of the late Earl Of BuCKiNG-
HAMsHIRE. was originally an officer IN the
English navy, and during our civil war oc-
cupicd his leisure moments in commanding
blockade runner under an aims His
| performances in this irregular capacity,
! while they increased his pecuniary re-
sources injured his professional prospects
NJ the Admiralty. and he was glad to accept
| the Offer Of the Sultan ~ Turkey to take
command ~ the imperial fleet. A most
active and daring officer, he has
been long eagerly anticipating the mo-
ncnt when lac might provo 10y deeds
the high state of efficiency To which he has
brought his command. The modern condi-
tiuns OF naval warfare. however, are such
as 10 cripple the operations OF Il fleet upon
an cnemy's coast, especially when 1t is lined
with torpcdoos. There are no Russian men
of-war in the Black sea which would dare
to issue from their ports. and the heavy
Turkish ironclads will have 10 content them
| selves, probably, with buHnarulhg Noirhc"-
less cities at long range, while the gunboats
will have plenty of work cut cut fUr them IN
the mouths Of the Danube II Is most likely
that the first great naval ADMINISTRATION
will bc made against Odessa.
Meantime. it Is necessary to take the tcle-
graphic Intelligence which reaches US with
considerable reserve. The zeal OF the special
correspondents to impart Information often
exceeds their political intcll scnce or geo
graphical requirements. Thus we observed
IN "a recent telegram to "a contemporary That
the Prlncipalitics of Armenia, Bulgaria
aud Bosnia would contribute their armies :.
those provinces not being Prlncipaltl,,. anC
having no armies to contribute. The tw,
points ON the Danube from either Of whicl
We may expect any day to hear of u battle
are kalalat and Tutcha; while there vii
doubtless bc n succession OF comparatively
unimpurtant cngagcmcnts on the Asiatit
frontier, the accounts Of which will Away
bc furnished directly either from the Turk
ish or Russian headquarters. and will be-
defeat or II victory according to thcii source
OF origin l. II only where newspaper cor
respondents are with the armies. that We cal
At all depend upon the reports We receive q
t. err achievements