The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-24

Of coal for The Turkish feet aud other necessaes for
al active tut defensive warfare against the armies
and navy Of the Gar. The English fleet VIII immensely
increase the naval strength rhc Turks and perhaps
control IN large degree the inter crcucc OF other
in the quarrel. The English army drawn from the
British Islands would not alter The conditions
Of tho war very much, because y WI
represent only the addition NJ us number
10 TINT Of tho Turkish forces and VIII only weigh so
much and no more ~ the scale against Russia ihc
old and patriotic idea IN England that one EngshmaL
Is as good a ton Frcncbnen twenty russians is
now pretty well exploded rac breecEload has re-
duced all European troops TO a common level so tnat
u, instead OF 90 600 English soldiers the number
OF Turks brought into tho field tho condition Of
things would remain tho same Tor Turkey, aud In
other the balance would 10 preserved u is at
present. by the addition Of an equal number 10 tho
Russ an armies from tho immense reserve forces Of
that Power
as TO The manner in which England eau direct her
European forcos, naval aud military, against Russia,
there be but littc room for speculation. Baltic
fleet watch the Russian ports during the open
son would probably limit tho operations OF the naval
forces OF tho Gar 70 tho defence Of the habors out
impression now be made Russia that tlircc
ton by hostile deet The s5l and $40 have
proved how little can DO accomplished py the nest iron
clads against torpedo guarded coast Very much tho
same conditions prevail on the shares OF the Rack
sea, the important Russian ports being we'll
secured against foreign fleets by torpedocs,
botn Gxod aud locomotive. indeed II a
question with such experienced naval con-
struc.or as Dir. Reed. ~ r.. o Enslnnd,
whether the marine torpedo has not rendered tho
building of great lrOn-clads expense There
Is no doubt hat Englands ect Of fast cruisers called
purpose Tor which they arc intended Their great
speed the best against the heavier but
slower iron.cac ships aud thcir monster guns, "hlie
aivcs them absolute control OF the Tar tho
merchant marine II an enemy 10 concerned. Bat
Russia Das 40 commerce 10 DC destroyed ~ such yes
seis. LOOKING, therefore, al hngnnds naval strength
an element OF force IN Case sue nereres ia Turkey
quarrel u must DO regarded more formidable IN APP
pearance than ~ tact, and viii prove n used against
Russia as inefficient a. would be expensive to Eng
iann. Russia has before aeed tue almost efforts
Of tho comuIucd acels OF England ana France Thc
n lin q wrrp r.
than ridiculous. The arnamcnts OF the allies ccr-
tainly ourned ew VILLAGES along the coast anu bat
tered detached forts such those oi Bomarsunh
and Svcoborg, but ~ the effort they were kept at
bav when they attempted 70 strike blow at Russits
stronghold at CrOnstadt where the ships OF that Power
we're lying securely behind the orhcatons aad the
lines Of toriedocs. II - possible That towns Ike
Odessa ana sebastopoi might suffer again from bonn
barncat but such destruction VI cyen The cites Of
encm! woud be a. barbaross as II would prove rs !,
less y would not stay the udc Of Russian victory IN
Bulgaria anc Armenia. Its effects would be entirGly
.oc,ii, aud would inevitably result such demon
strauon against india as to make Tor England tho
ndic infinitely more costly Than the game.
rHE VALUE % ~ ENGLISH CORPS DAgMEr.
When war IS wased on graud scale sucb as that
now 10 progress the Interference OF physically weak
ally Tor one or other OF the bclligcrens does not dis
tufb tue conditions OF the contest any apprccaolo
degree Engand's navy beng Of little service TO lur
Key, her army, stated before, would not weigh
much IN the scale Let " DC supposed, however, That
ali English army corps Is landed on the coast ~ Eu
ropean Turkey, say at Narua, u would probably be
employed solely Tor the defence OF schouma anu Narna
agains. Russian advance from the Dobrudscha
With English guns on mo iorlilcations and English
Runuers 10 work them defence oil such position
Schoumia ingnt be prolonged, but II would DO absurd
to say that the ultimate result OF the con.
test would other than a Russian victory. Mum.
bcrs would teal against valor, especially when
the numbers would exhibit equal courage aud
an abihtv 10 sustain The fattgucs OF war Eng.
land has tried campaigning IN European Turkey before
aud The hospitals OF Narna and elsewhere told he
tale Oh her fortunes An army corps drafted from
The home army, which rs usually comfortably sheltered
and well fed and ciothcJ placed 10 active service 10
country where the extremes Of temperature comblued
with other disepscproducipg conditions are daily OK
per,cnccd would soon decmate such force 1t
was lifted pLysicny to sustain all The ftigues aud
privatlons oi Ordinary active service. The British
commissarat department. was success; strictly
speaking there Is such department organized IN
cordauco with tho true military idea nstntznin
army well aud evenly supplied IL Is always a case OF
roasl peeI and Ulum pudding m0udy perk end araak