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Show THE WAK. Kcvlew ol Hie Slliuilion Tlie . Nitrfc Man's Speedy Uiasoiu-tiqu Uiasoiu-tiqu l'redleletl. . j L3ndon, 23. Eight Weeks of cam- paign have left the main body of the1 Russian force still on the north. hank; ot tho Danube, but the decisive move-1 ment has begun. Already a euQi-cient euQi-cient Russian lorce haa crossed at' Ibrail to start tho Turkish retreat from Dobrudseha. Il is not supposed that the main body or 'the" Itusaians will cross in this neighborhood, but that the Russian- purpose is demon strated that they have sufficient force to cut East in je and Tecornavodu railroad. -This accomplished, it is expected that Russian gunboats will! advance up the river, ,eo operat-l ing with the land forceson both sides of the stream, to .drive ofi Turkish gunboats, and thus obtain abundant room lor a safe and sudden 'crossing ol the entire -Russian " army. It le suspected, also, that another column will be dispatched to drive the Turks from Isactcha and Tultcha, 'which, j! succfsslul, would enable the Russians to close Sulina pas?; the only channel by which large vessels can ascend, the Danube from the Black sea. Thai Brilidh officers' opinions anticipate the entire early success ot the Rnsatau strategy is conclusively shown, hy its renewed alarm lor its Indian interests aud tlie steps taking to protect them. There are some who believe that the ministry is only shamming' alarm, wnile iu fact having a sor rot understanding under-standing with RuFina that England 1b to take her shuro ol tho spoils by making a descent on Egypt unh-r pretence ol necessity for protecting lhe Suez oanal. If the British corps of observation publicly understood to be destined for G illipolis, at the North extremity of the Dardanelles, should be diverted to Egypt England could not .coiisdslenily oppose Russia's seizure of Constantinople. .Austria's continued inactivity in the midst ot these grave complications contiims the general conviction that she has a thorough understanding with both Germany and Russia. France, in tensely occupied by her interna! a flairs, is counted out of the ring, and - all tho other powers evidently do not concur that the "sick mau's" death is near and that it is arranged substantially how his estate shall bo distributed. Among the probable rumors is one that the sultan has hoped to moke pace aa soon as Ruasia'a successes ehnuld sufficiently dispirit his people to enable government govern-ment to sustain itself in such a treaty. Tne terms talked of are moderate, embracing the cession of Batoum aud part ot Arm. ni.i, with free passage of lhe btrdant!ls (or Russia the surrender of prt or all ot the Tnrtish Heel to the payment of a reasonable indemnity "jtl money jimtadments, but that these terms j wul eventually be obtained bv Russia I IB generally believed, since ft ii ap I parent that no European combiaa-j combiaa-j t:on UL-a r.sl her is uuw probable, i( ipo-ribie. She becomes daily more 'secure trom outside iuiervemiQu, |