New-York tribune., 1877-07-12
account of the lack of roads that heavy artillery
could be taken over
FCYpTTANc AND zFTRrKc

Inc EGYPTIAN contingent arrived IaSi SdtuIudN'
One after another the ten steamers passed up the
Bosphorus the sailors manning the yards and the
soldiers lining the decks as they went by the Sui
tan's palace Three times from each ship rang out
the dismal shout "Yashasin Padshah," which is
the only cheer Turks know. 1t is a roar with no
single tone of spirit or of life, and sounds like wall
The Egyptian soldiers are far neatcr and more SOL
dieT-liko in bearing than their Turkish comrades,
and vastly more gentlemanly. They armed
with Remington rifles, and talk Arabic with great
vOlubility, producing at a short distance upon
hearers ears hc effect of the cries of flock of wild
geese. The sight of these good-looking soldiers
in long array excellent tonic for
the Turks. The common people are
that tho country is safe now They are
confident that Russia can never obtain as many men
as there in those ten steamers. The Egyptians
stayed here over Sunday and then went to Varna
on the Black Sea. Following them went seven
Turkish steamers loaded with volunteers for the
Armenian army. About three thousand Of this last
contingent were Zcibeks from Smyrna-men who
are all grle. with jackets nine inches long above,
and trousers ten inches long below the grdle which
extends itself halfway to their knees. In the girdle
is full-sized sword placed at right angles to the
body, and an assortment of lesser weapons clustered
about 1t. On the head is a red fez cap. some eight
inches high, with a preposterous tassel swinging
halfway down the back. The legs Of these warriors
are bare and their feet repose in shoes whose soes
are SIX inches wide by actual measurement. Every
one of these fellows swaggers like negro drum
major as he goes through the street and naturally
the swinging arms the projecting sword comes
in contact with bystandcrs. Rows innumerable
have followed their coming, and the Government
breathes more freely now that they gone to the
wars. But before these fellows left the city, they
IVpr ct Of heir al
parel and uniforms, and were armed with breech-
leaders. They nearly rebolled at this but
sured that the Sultan wished to them, but could
not think of looking at them unless they were
properly addressed. Accordingly the Sultan re-
viewed these Zebeks just before they en-
barked. There are mutitudes Of other volun-
teers in the city. Every one of them brings a
sword when he comes and the government takes it
from him. There must be an enormous pile Of brio
a-brac somewhere, in the shape of these old weapons
The people cannot understand how war can exist in
dependently of swords and decapitated heads. They
do not like the idea of standing off out of sight
and being defeated before the enemy has heard their
oaths. Like all FTaukish inventions this is calcu
lated TO disparage Turkish powers Brawn has no
chance and of that the Turks have great deal Brain
does all of this, the Turks have none to spare.
crack regiment of the Imperial Guards, armed with
Winchester rifles, viii pass through the streets
and the crowd will hardly say word, but let
crowd of burly cOuntTymen. clad i'll striped cotton
tatters and armed with ancient swords and flint
lock pistols 90 by. and the popular heart is moved
to its depths. 81 hese are the men TO drink Russian
blood" says every old woman in sight; :" God give
you grace! God give you power!"
TIE POPCLACE's LOVE OF ARMENIA.
The people are interested in the question of
the passage Of the Danube; but the Russian
se lao urlfae of
popular anxiety They love those mountains
with Their woods and their SHOWS. They
love Jarick and Trebizond and Choruk Su and their
hearts ache for the lost lands which they fear the
or treacheIy of their Generals may
abandon to the enemy forever! Letters which
come to us from Erzerum report already
"A lack of brcad-stutfs there, and where
food will come from when the siege begins mono
can tell. From Van we hear that vessel bearing
the American flag is established on the Lake as the
abiding place of some American ladies and children.
This is probably the soop belonging to the American
missionaries One Of these missionaries, Mr.. Bar
nun, was chased the other day for his life by a
party of Bashi Bazouks who sure that he was a
Russian scout He arrived at Van few minutes in
advance of them however, and will hereafter avoid
travelling alone. Other Americans IN the region of
the war are at Rthis on the other side of Lake
Van. and their situation Is not aitOgetntr pleas
ant. owing to the attitude of the Kurds. They hold
TO their posts however, because they have not yet
been able to see real danger. The missionaries at
Van were especially invited to remain by
the Pasha as their presence would calm the
minds of the native Christians. He assured
them of protection if they would remain.
Hobart Pasha, the Admiral Of the Turkish navy,
is one of the most ill-treated men of the age. tie
has been dropped from the lists of the English navy,
and now the Turks positively refuse to let him take
the fleet into active service. AT the outbreak of the
war he was very sanguine that the fleet would pre-
vent the Russians from crossing the Danube The
Turks had then promised him the supreme com
mand Ii has not been given to him. however. His
last trip to the Black Sea resulted i'll no greater
achievement than the capture of three Greek mer-
chant ships accused of running the blockade out from
Kertch. Meanwhile, three irOnclads of the Danube
feet have been blown up, and Turkish jealousy is
vet not willing to entrust him with the remainder.
Hence Hobart Pasha is sure that the Turkish navy
is doomed. Eighteen venerable cannon captured in
the Caucasus by the Turks, have been brought here
and exhibited to the admirlng OF the populace
These guns are from twenty to fifty years old, and
several of them were captured from tho Turks at
Kars by the Russians i'll 1854.
WAR SCENES AND TOPICS.
THE RUSSIAN GENERALS IN ARMENIA.
The military careers of the three Russian