The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-19
The Result of the War.

Nothing now seems to be more certain than
that there Is close alliance between Italy,
Germany and Russia, for the purpose of re-
stricting the war within its present limits
of preventing England from interfering to
postpone the fate of Turkey In presence of
such a combination Austria is powerles5, even
If she be not party to it in the hope to share
the spois. What IS to be Italy's share of the
plumber is not yet disclosed. Germany, there
Is abundant evidence, means to annex Hol-
land and control the mouths of the Rhine in
exchange for permitting Russia to control the
mouths Of the Danube The two great EN-
pires are practically dividing the Eastern Con-
tlnent between them. Germany saws to Rms
sia: Take you the East and will take the
West. Push to the Mediterranean and the
Indian Ocean, while push to the Atlantic. -
Not until they have swallowed up all there is
to divide will the two Empires turn to rend
one another.
The DEFEAT or SULEINAN PAcHA.-Another
Russian victory comes in time to influence the
terms of the treaty of peace. Suleiman Pa
cha has been beaten between Tatar Bazardiik
and Philippopolis, and has retreated toward
the latter place. 1t may be said that Sulei
man is the companion piece of 0sman of
Plevna. They are the two commanders who
have figured in the war with most success
In that general tumbling to pieces of the Turk
ish defence, of which the failure at Shipka
and the surrender of 0sman Pacha we're the
first facts, 1t was instnctively felt that further
resistance was desperate, and that if there
was hope IN any commander it must be in
Suleiman Paeha. He was therefore recalled
from Shumla, where he had superseded Me-
hemet Ali, and was put in command of such
forces as could be gathered in Roumelia for
the defence of Constantiuople. Part of the
force now in his command came with him
from Shumla, having been brought 10 Com
stantlnople from Varna by sea, Except what
Is yet at Shumla this is the last remnant of
the excellent army with which the Turks be-
gan the war. In Mondays battle, therefore.
the Russians severely hurt the last hope of the
Ottoman Empire, and as the operations are
incomplete they are likely to hurt it still more.
Indeed, the present appearance is that Sulei.
man Pacha is cut off and will be compelled
to surrender. Whatever force was in front
OF him on Monday was evidently strong enough
alone TO handle him, since it drove him from
his lines toward Philippopolis and induced
HIM TO endeavor to support himself on that
town. The force will follow him and fight
him again, but IT will perhaps not have all to
itself the glory of the latest brilliant success
that the war can afford. Another Russian
army is in his rear. Coming down from the
Skipka Pass in line that cuts Suleiman's
line of retreat about half way between Phil
lppopolis and Adrianope is Russian column
perhaps stronger than the one that has already
beaten him in one battle Between these two
he will be pulverized. 1t does not seem pos.
sible that with the enemy on his hands near
Philippopolis he can run for Coustantinople
fast enough to cut bis way through the advance
guard of the force coming down from the
mountain before the main body arrives, and
if he cannot there is no hope for him. Out
numbered, outtought and driven into the last
ditch, he must surrender. Such an event
would, of course, end the war, even if there
was any hope that without it the Ouomans
could make another campaign. The Russian
Grand Duke Nicholas, it found by the Turk
ish peace commissioners from Constantinople
will be in no haste to give an ultimate decis.
lon with this important operation incomplete.
II in da.s or two he is able to show that the
last Ottoman army on which the Porte could
count in Europe is in his hands he may name
his own terms and the Porte will accept them;
for what else can il do?