, 1877-06-06

An EXPLANATION or HIS RECENT CoXMUNlcA
TON TO col. DLANTON DUNCAN,

AN EXPLANATION " 14lb HEEkhE C0A&UN4tA"
r1oS TO COL pLANToN DUNCAN.
Nxw OnLxAxs, May "a, ls77.-To fhs Editor ef
tht Hcdyuns: notes thAt IN Jonr isape Of yos.
seEday you reproduce from tho Louisville Cotn-
msreias letter wsote hu1fled1y on tho 10th ins1
to Col. Dlauton Duncan, Of thai city, In reply 10
ous from him relating 10 the present wAs between
nuss'A md Turksy, AMI In which Gavs him. Ia !
few words, the synopsls OF \ p!an Of defensive
campaig1, for tho latter Power. Ny latter, which
Wa not intended for publication. was preceded bya
fcw complimentary remarks on tho part Of ths
editor Of the Commercial, In which ha statcs:
"In 1860 tho sovereign Prince OF noun'anIA
tenderod 10 Ger. Dcaureeasd, shsn Ia Paris. tbs
command of his a1ua.ss+ Ito oGesba him Tho rank
OF Field Marshal. With liberal outat aud 500. 900
year pay. 1au. HeautegAra WA to hc At ltl<FsY
to sciect bis own staa and The army was to be kept
at $50, coo mpn," etc. Thla statement il susssaa-
Tally eorrcet, except that ~aa offered my own
terms,-tt being Understood that my rank aud
erlolument1 should mol ba fess than those o! =
Mas.hal OF France; % oi the dsnesal'ln'Chtef Of
the Army OF the United States.
Tha negotiations WeFc Conducted on the part o1
the I!oumsnfan Government bY II sRentia France,
and on my rast by the late Hon. 1eutsa Eaaus *;
Ir. llrnh vlgnaul. ons 81 ~ sd!tors q Tho
ltnoa and tttashs 2. ii: Ams5;
IT, sssish sih VI: sth rnitsy "a Il
it. selection Of Pr,nee Charles Of Hohen1olctn -
lto.I4':lat without the .appsosal Of ths Bultau
given ia tAe Loui.slls ton.a.tretdt: That cunsi.
csed uyself Ia duty pound 10 teturu " the United
Statcs, to share lhs tate OF those whose tor.
funo hid sharcd during four yoats of. .wsr, md
~ 10 serylecabte them 1t practicable. This was.
doubtless. fatal error On my Fart, tor hare teen
Of tt assistance to them, xna have been rn2ulfsd
III istlef 10 Cul. Duncan. covering op1y two
pa:cs Of manuscript, could eot, Of course contain
a tsrY elaloFzts plsa of canPaIKn, on ~ impof..
tan. ths.t5s of VA, for srmle. numbering about
here. howasss, that. before Inv beginning Of hos.
t.!t,iea. tbs T0zks had In .Eesops {ete!adlnR tho
Danube line propeE} four dsfsaxtvs ules such ~
fsS countries po&Aess, to.Wit:
! Along lhn n0EtAea4tsEu frontier Of 1lo0m1nta.
3rom The CSrpnthln4 Mu4nAlus. nsaf fCEfnjtsll, to
inn fcre,h itfser; behind tho lattaf 10 Eala1 %
the Danube; thence. tn ftaf OF this river. 10 tho
ulucx sea.-a tutal distance of about l6o miles.
psotected almost eut.fuly By moantata-sknRe and
two riFcfs.
=. In rsat Of the broad Danube to chsruovalt: !:
thence slapK ths saltsuad 70 on thu black
'sca, Acaf lns lnS Ut The old Tg4tsl wall whoxs
iehxhs WIS unly aoout fofty mtles.
). lhs ustutAtlJ strong and almost tnpaasAhIs
ia}kan Mountains, ~ eelea1atsd IN thu Rosaan
+. Aceoss the narrow and moantatooas pen
tHsula from The sea oi Astmofa, ~ 4f near ell-
vim t. las Black bra at kasatak}, distancs less
could b 4efendsd With les4 than l00, Quo iasa
s:4Iasl I'll tas Available forees Ut liussIa SO long
~ shs " MT u4i4t1eax VI tas Black ScA. Indeed.
venture tip prediction that sh9 will never Krt per.
u.nent busstxalou Of C01xLautlnop!e until heF 1cee
shali haxo <ntfe control u lha Black SEA aud of
thu Dosphosus. Tor could Hok othszwass psotect
&eF daaks and boz uux& Of sota4asaaoatlo1a Which