Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-13
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

The news still continues to come that
Turkey. unaidsd. 10 whipping Russia.
This is good news for America, for IL
Turkey continues to resist the advance
of the Car on her aenains. the val
will 30 prolonged. and the produce Of
the land and the arms and ammunition
manufactured In the United States can
10 sold at a high price. That Turkey
10 nov gaining the vantage ground can
not bs doubted. Our dispatches for the
last two weeks. coming from 81. Pstsrs-
burg and Constantinopls. confirm this
tact. In Asia the Russians are practi-
cally beaten. and In Europe. though
they have crossed the Danube. and
gained some small and uaiuportant
victories. they are held in check in their
advance upon the Balkans. and dare
not attempt the crossing Of the passes.
Al every point the Russian arms are
wavering : at svsry point the Turkish
Crescent IL triumphant. The enemy Of
the Sultan has more men at his back
than the Sublime Porte. He has .
money to support his men /; but money
avail.J not at T~hsrmopyl's and money
ayailsL not In the Crimsa. IL the Turks
have the military genius for which We
give them credit. the trospa of the Car
will never reach Adrisnopls.
And should they reach Adrisnopie
aud thu. secure a straight road to Con-
..antinopis. the British fisst is waiting to
receive them in Besika Bay. The crisis
10 now at hand. One great victory by
the Russians would plunge all Europe
iuto war. II has bseu decided by fate
and by the diplomatic relations OF the
Great Powers. that the control Of the
Bosphorus shall not be taken from
Turkey. The existence Of that nation
is q matter Of necessity to England.
She must be protected and she will DO
protected. Tho great highway to India
iasst be held by England or abe lssss
her prestige "a a nation. and sacrifices
her subjects in H~indoostsn. She does
not propose ~ sacrifice either the one
or the other.
In this connection the meeting OF the
Ministry at Windsor Castle yesterday Is
significant. The Queen presided at the
meeting. and tho object Of it Was. 10
consider the resignation Of one Of the
ministers. We all know who that min
ister 10. He IL the man who has stead
lily opposed any policy looking toward
war with Russia. II. is the great leader
Of the Conservative party. The dis
patches say that the council which met
yesterday detsrnined 10 accept his re-
sisnation. The moment Gladstone is
taken from the British Ministry. Eng
Land joins in the war. He il the only
man who has ksp, her neutral in the
past. lie is the only man who can keep
her neutral IN the future.
Everything 10Y points to the fact that
England will soon join with Turkey to
wipe out Russia. Her interests demand
that she shall do so. The rumorsd ALI.
aneo between the Queen and the Car ID
all moonshins. II il said that England
10 to have Egypt As her share Of the
spoils. Egypt would. in her hands. con-
troll the Susz canal. Rnt II Russia holds
the Mediterranean by the possession OF
Constantinople. Of what use Is the canal
to Esglaadi Let Us make no mistake
on this point. Great Britain does not
propose to allow the Car to enter the
Turkish capital. To allow him TO do il
would BE- to place herself at the mercy
Of the Northern Bear. just now she
has no need Of his mercy.