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Show THE EASTERN WAR. Although thoro has not been any declaration of war by Russia, all movements in tho east indicate the almost certainty tint tlio immediate! commencement of hostilities id inevitable. in-evitable. Tho defir.ut reply of Turkey to ttie protocol has nearly closed the months of tho Europcau powers and we hear but faint whisperings of a renewed attempt by Austria to open 1 peace negotiations. Lord Derby, in conference with the Turkish ambas sador at London, expressed his deep regret at tho viuw tho porto had taken, but regarded it unnecessary to cuter on any further discussion of the step which had been taken a 'tor full consideration, and could nrt bo retraced. re-traced. This utterance teems to place England in the attitude simply of a ipectator of the struggle into which her great interosts iu the east may drag her, should the war bo prolonged indefinitely. It is feared tlmt Austria will not be ablo loug to remain a spectator. Her population is largoly made up of Selavic communities, com-munities, and Russia's inflaonce ox tends almost to Austria' frontiers. This fact is considered a permanent peril to Austria, which sho will have to check by military preparations of greater or less extout. It is said that to localize the war she is prepared to occupy Bosnia, which ia on hor southern frontier. Tho Hungarian journals admit that it is impossible (or Austria and Hungary to remain neutral, neu-tral, and they favor au alliance with Eugland against Russia, whose enemies aro stirring up an international interna-tional outbreak in tho Polish provinces prov-inces of that country. Franco desires de-sires to remain neutral, and unless Germany should becomo involved in the struggle, may bo ab'.o to keep out of it. Tho war feeling iu St. Petersburg Peters-burg is intense. There never was such a popular war iu Russia as this against Turkey. Tho czar ib expected ex-pected at tho headquarters ol the army at KischenctTou Thursday, and the crossing of tho river Prcuth by the Russian troops was daily expected. Tho Roumanian troops wilt make no opposition to their passage. The Turkish navy is reported to be iu a splendid condition, fully manned aud armed, and under the best of discipline, disci-pline, and the forts and army are also on a war footing. Turkey U a fighting nation, and the fanatical Mahotn-niedans Mahotn-niedans upon their own soil may win many a battle aid render the conflict for a time- doubtful. K;ypt will furnish fur-nish tho porto a contingent army ot 60,000 or more, and Greece will prepare pre-pare for action against Russia, whom she detests. But the population of the Turkish provinces will be divided, and the Christ iau inhabitants will suffice to keep large forces of Turks employed at home. Kou mania, Herzegovina and Bulgaria will rush to arms, and Servia may again be j dragged into the fight. Kischouefl", the present headquarters headquart-ers of tho Russian army, a, which point the czar is expected sn Tiiurs-day, Tiiurs-day, is on the river Dmicster, about twenty-five miles from the Rouma nian frontier. l:rom this point the army will probably march down through Roumania and Scrvia. , Odessa, a Russian port, on the Black Boa, baa been atrOKp'y fortified, andii 's di-fendtd by an army 200,000 utrouti. It is secured from an attack from the sea by about 700 torpedoes, and an admirable system of fortifications. fortifica-tions. Another Russian army will move down upon Turkey from tho Asiatic side, and the content, when commenced, bids fnir tu rage ik-rcely, and if Ion continued may become general aud bring others of the European Euro-pean powers into it fur their own pro taction. Russia, fighting as she wili 'n hr neighbor's territory, and having hav-ing in a great measure the sympathy of th;i feliri3tian world, with a great superiority in her resources over her antagonists, with an army of 700,000 men ready to take tlio field and an equal number of availablcs to draw from, is likely to make a warm cam puign for the Turks, tho result of wiik h, however, will depend largely upon European complications that cannot now bo lorscen. |