, 1877-08-06

AFEHFHAHEEH iH4l taiH 1ts1HskIl1 iilhH-
of.war Constantine appeared Friiay nirit OF
KIlta, some two hnurs' sail from tho Bospllorus,
anil departed again after firing fifteen alois.
Rcdif f'asl,a l,as been sent 10 f'rincea leland.
In the Ben of $tarmora.
MONTENEGRO.
KA0usA. Aug. 5.-Thc Insurgents hold the
road between Trcl'tnio and Raeusa.
AMMUN1ftoN roH malta.
LONDON, Aug. "a Woo1wich dispatch says
IN order WA received At the Royal Arsenal
for s'5o0 tons Of shells to bc sent to
Malta by private ships. The whole will ho ctn-
baskctl Monday and Tuesday.
1}RILLIANTs sT1sATEGT.
TEN DAYS uErOHE TIE RUSSIAN DEFEAT-
EEUf.1sM AsTOSistfNExT At TCnk1sH sur1Nx-
NKss. ...
k17aon 77nss. Jsiy 1t.
This las been tho n,usk cycntfut week aimee
the wnr began. 4 great blow }lah been struck;
tho military position Ia entirely changed: there
has beeu q Ministerial revolution at ConstaHtI-
noplc, and the atr is full ut rusuors. Thcsr
arise no onc knows how, anI e,mc no orc
knows whence; tut they arc the topics Of the
day In every Capital Vi Eurorc, nud thousands
giyo thcnl implicit faith. rtt the most rcason-
nb1e explanation OF their existence Is, that they
urtsc spontaneously ntnong tho public through
forecast Of probabilities. Thu Cxar IL
supposed TO purpose this, or ths Sui.
tnti ito be Resigned TO that, because tl,.fr
respective circumstances eecft, " make s1ci,
dispositions appropriate. II cauaot be Jencl
tint Turkey IL III Erent danger. Tho Empire
hau two lincs uf defense, on tho Importance Of
which stsntegists, professional or amateur, had
dllated. Both t1lcsc lines hare been forred, aud
there IL every reason to believe that the Vcrt
iyc passages: wilt Dc held permanently ly the
Russians. Tic invader Ia now virtually master
ot tho Danube bctwcen W!dtn and lsllst. .luk;
the former p!asn may fall into his .satHls any
day, willis Kustcl,uk Is rat oir fron cum
ulunicatton with tho other furtrcssex, anil
iuraucc Ut It's garrison au,t the atrength
Of liz works. Thu Balkan has pccn for..csi
by tic wonderful tIilrrh Of lien. iunrkn, AMI
troops nro passing with n rapidtty which -lyats
the inoM famous achievements et Sapt,1cun'-
soldiers, Or ot the tier,nans III the war i, Is H.
1t Is expected, boil, by friend aud ue, tint the
Russians will tTeat arc or more VI the fortified
passcs a. tllcS trentcd N:o2ults On tue Danube:
md putsiuy bs this t.me the celebrated sllipkn
Pass, which II ! fairly gunl military ,oal, may
b. hi their power. tinss:ly-gathrrr.t trs,op$ are
lcing sent up from Con>tantiiinplc. and tsart uf
the army which fought the slohtencErlns Is
hurrysnE To tuln them: hut the ltusstatl rrlt-
forvt,ncuts aru bultIy pushed on fr.,tn thu Dan
ubc, and the chatces arc much aSanss rcpli1ec
vi thu invader.
The result Of alt this Is extraordinary asita-
ton at coltstantnopfc> We DO not quite knew
agitation; we only rec thu effects. It may IN
dictate courage aud rising fanat'etsm; II is con"
etrucl tu signify discuurage!ncnt n11 despair.
There has bccn 2 c',snplste cltange IN The Hnr:.
Minister Il a revolution. Saivet P4stIn, who
maintained the causr t,f tho Porte At ths Cn1ls
ference with soru ability, AMI with n,nre copI.
ness an4 os,ss'tasy, ssstEe. A. ts s.;esessd . b.
81, pn'' tho i incxpcaency IT wat t. or 'i. pcasc.
Rctlf rastp, The ssra;klerI snqres H.,
tl,at every calamity Is tlup tn him, asll cvcry
success to those who dtsohcy his orders. .l'ds
fas come. not tronl any Intelligent examination
Of his acts, but BECAUSE t,c wns thc must con-
was supposed tu rule b5 tlccetvlng aud pcrvcrt!ng
tic Suitan'a mtiul. Keif pa,l,a, llo.ycrcs, flas
been undou!,tc'tly vigorous War Minister, anl
as patrlotts IN co,',hattys sense ns s1y nnn in
Turks could have ruscL two sucll arn4tea As
tlluso at Europe md Asia, n, forrnldab1s in
numbers, efficiency, md equipments, II lool4 - Or
t5stoTs ,na h1 GSs Ks r as s kat encc a
that required OF executed hs ill., 1.rs'lesvssors.
The blow wns fc,tiy tO fal cyt before tho ltlIs-
| sana fureed tho BaIkan; the ssrask!er Has sent
to tho camp III company With Saalyk Fana, ~
Us the cnenslva vt tie Mltsster believed, to u-
nore him frutn the pa1aee anil to facilitate hts
overthrow. Tho tnost Important clts!,gc. how.
ever, Is that pfoauccd ty tia transfrr 81 tho
| kcrlm rasha to Mchtnel All faaaa, u Gcr,nan
| by BIRTH, ami rcpnieA canahse o!llter.
| THIS puts an end at ouer 70 t?lA e.'s1itsturc
respecting n profound mil mysterious strategy
Ia As!a, the palicy 1t awaiting tho eue.ny III
strong positions, of drawing lin on. and At.
lacking lllln wl,rn divided nnl exllaustcl,. las
| bccn III great fayor anlong tho critics ol thu
supposed he .acdtta.cd the !,orc. III Was the
Fnitus Cunctator Vt tho Threatened Ottoman
| 5tate. The Russians rrosscti the truth nna
snoyel pa!nfully tu tho nanue, atnul ctt1cAs
deficiencies of transport. ,Thc Tu.kts'. ru'n'
F,at.ler mtght hA7e 1ccM In Haehascst!n III week,
anl tho bas,I-l}azouka would have been
prot'tably employed In pulling up thu
slana 10 lasstlIaably. llc did not ,uoy.,. and
lion. The Russians crossed iuao tho Dnbru.l
| sea; Abdul kcsnl hnAt abandoned II III atratc'
Their ycnturcso1ns passage 1t slmnttza, aud fo.
week nr loitgrr their nlost confident ofll:crs
nlust havB becn In 1lo little anxiety; f"r All Ut
tack BY tho Turks III forc would tave lecn 1
bfyoud % HanatSD hs i, e t n4utx ses THfxs
Its tietigns wuuil bo seen when le shouli. "
length resolve 20 hegsu. THE sequel Is too vel
known: Tho lslsstans naye seized Sisopolis
they have tsolated Rustcl!uk, aud they
ies-Ensiish aad co"tinrntal- iii
hold TO their faith III tho defensive MIRO mi,
simple; but Il Is evident that their We've aEt
not shared 81 Cossstant!nopse: 'gsssse she DOM.
Inant auth0rity haA c0llte 10 tho conclusion HAT
tho commander 1t sl.anlla is simply incapable
md ho has beeu renewed. II seems bcyoMl q
slolbt that 10 tho last ho believed thns tho uppe