Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-01

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week were not particularly striking. Pre-
paratory movements are still going on In
Roumania, and to account for their slow
ness it is now stated that the Russian army
there does not exceed l3O, 600 men, and that
three army corps have not yet crossed the
Prnth. The first statement may well be
doubted the second is very indefinite, for
it is not clear whether reference is had to
the army stationed at Kischenev during
the winter or to the new corps formed in
other parts the Empire. There is no doubt
that the weather has impeded active mill
tary operations during the last fortnight
and that the Danube is still high. A CORE
spondent with the Russian army, however,
a military man himself, predicted in the
first week in May that little would be done
till the last week Of the month, speaking,
we presume, from data having nothing TO
do with the weather and the state Of the
roads.
In Asia matters are going on faster, all
the signs pointing to great conveyance Of
the Russian forces upon the position OF
Mukhtnr Pasha at Bardees, nearly midway
between Kars and Erzeroom. The rumor
that this Turkish commander had begun a
movement for the recapture of Arabian
(aken by the Russians a fortnight SINCE is
absurd for he has quite ms much as be can
do to maintain himself on the defensive in
the strongest positions available TO him.
He seems to have lost prestige in Constan-
tinople, and there is also much published
in regard TO the inefliciency Of the Turkish
army in Asia; but it must be len to eXpe-
reuce to silt the truth OF these natural ex-
halations of seething war times.
As for the rest, the signs Of disoreaniza-
ton at Constantinople, the proclamation oI
holy war on the part of Turkey, the dec
laration Of Roumanian independence, the
increase of anti-Turkish feeling in Greece
and of anti-Russian feeling in Hungary
constitute the main facts Of the past week
at the seat of war. The world OF diploma
cy seems to have suspended activity ill
something more important shall have taker
place in the field. Public opinion contin.
ues to range itself on one side or the other
| the tendency in this country being clearly
anti-Turkish. At the Friday evening
meeting in Plymouth church, Revs. Henry
| Ward and Edwin Beecher and Lyman 4 b.
bolt all declared that their sympathies were
for the success of Russia. The former sale
that the more Russia advances herself Tho
more she comes into sympathy with tht
spirit of liberty, progress and morality
among the common people. He added
1.-THE gr eatest European movement OF oui
times was the emancipation of the serfs
Russia's civilization is a thousand times
more promising than that of Turkey. Ii
regard 10 the Turkish people outside th'
cities, where they are not under the drift o
their government, they are noble, indus
trious and progressive. But the people al
a whole are wasted and ruined 10y their in
slitutions, and anything which should over
turn and grind them to powder will be
boon for Turkey and Christianity"
4 well informed correspondent Of tn
New York Times, writing from Trebzond
says that, in the midst Of general uncer
tainty there, three things are certain
Moukhtar Pasha is a wholly incompeten
general, in whom the soldiers have no con
fidence; the Russians are within tie Turk
ish frontier in great fo:ce; aud, while III
Russians are well supplied with trained
cavalry, the Turks have scarcely any horse
man with which TO cope with them. From
this state Of things he inIers that the Rus
slams will ultimately carry all things befor
them in Asia Minor. Having secured ih
territory which it has so long coveted OIL
the south Of the Black Sea, Russia will b
able to treat with Turkey on her own terms
All this is based on tbe supposlion Of II
interference from England.