, 1877-05-09
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
REVIEW or EVENTS SINCE Tnn Buss1AN
TARaAdE or TIN rl.rfn

He5AuE OF THE FltC1H.
DtpafcA 10 .yetp Tori Alsocfof<d P4xss.
Loxnos. May o.-Thirteeu dars bare elapsed
since the leading columns Of the Russian army Of
Dessarabis crossed The Prulh. Within this time
| had tha same energy been shown ~ was mani.
festcd in Tho dash on Galatx, heavy Russian
masses would certainly be in tho elose vicinity Of,
inatsad Of being only expected At = station
eighty miles d,ssAnt from, bucharest (Buseo}.
The extraordinary wetucss Of tho weather
may partly account for this. RAijwaY
transport ut troopa and stores down Tho
valley Of tho rrnth hns been stopped, and bridges
Ut many points along tho line OF railway havc been
broken by Hoods. On country roads, Of course.
there must havo been many delays In tho passage Of
artillery and stores; yet. With even these DIM
eu1t!es, tho nussian army, II properly prepared
aud equipped for tho campaign and furnished
With Abfdgo.aEam, -such - must hays been caIcu.
lated upon for the passage Of The Danube.
might fairly havo been expected to have
made more prog1ess In . thoroughly
/ friendly. county. During tho pAss. week
tho progress Of the Ruas,ant has disappointed
the expectations to which the dsst rapid dash Of he
Eleventh Corps into tho Prne1palitics gave sse d..
fcct,y Altar tho declaration Of war. The command.
erof tho Eleventh Cofps. breaking out from tho
Dcssarablsu frontier near Bulgrad, pushed rapidly
forwasi. seized ha important bstdgc Of liarboschi
BY which railroad communication between Jaasy
and B1eharrst crosses tho Sereth, and occupied
0alatz and Ibrall. neyond theso points In either
direction tho Russian commanders do not
seem 10 havo penetrated, and appear 10
hsvo eonteated themselves with tho ex.
change of : canuonado between the batter.
ics on thu bauks uf tho Danube and the Turkish
Eunboats. Further down the river tho Thirty.
sixth flusslan pirtston, which does not form
portion Of the force of The Dnko Nicholas, hut II
aetsshmsnt k. VI thc stmX intended 70 guard tug
ianlal and klta, and IL reported to have
70 construct bridge near Nunt for 4 passage into
oy s o ':xo raes ;ae e es:
hoats. lteports have been received that ltuss,an
Eunbo.a, hsse been broaxh. t piece: 10 t.atz.
Later fnteltlgence makes 1t appear probablo that
these sssscis are not gunboats. But tosptdo.
bosts. TIC Nut:tsns aro extensively calling sno:
he TE.a o. sosn .hs "ass :ise.n me- Fhs sssiea
Of this hottla has not been marked by either en-:
Of ihe TarA.a navy hss seeia ine dsshna esespe Of
Hobart la:ha down the Danube. 1t l. difficult to
understand bow thc Turkish iron. snd gun-
have allowed The iiasssns ia oeeupy quietly ths
important points on tho lsi. bank Of ihe pana5s
The Black Sea south of Akesnan. and hare done
no more damage to tho Invaders than u throw 4
iew .hea sn!o one Of tho i"wn: +, they occupied Il
tho nlaek Sea. II Il % true th.i Tho Rus,iaas ha1s
pedoee f. pss.:ss saa essa
neutral yeaaes bound for 6.lat. eauno. 10 SLOWED
to asecnd The siter wc.twasd Of Gatatx and lbFal.
,tette!}isenes IL, ffoa. 1ueh.te.t + that tho
ha'alsn column! columns ato expected At buseo,
sest, about slsltY miles nattheast Of ths Istter
place. 1hsy are afterwards IN march clnae up u
the Capital but not enses tho city merely remain
Hut tho movements Of tho Turks appear TO I'sso
been supIna aud n'ote prompted by upreason'ng
pamls tasa y r., .'ssss principle Of accurate
Ct los4,lltMss M tts Turkish army hold considerable
force IT. wfddta. aud tha remainder Of Its troops
stsram ~ III II Yarns. When iho Ha.slsn ID.
vance look place the Tutklsn sss1 appear to hays
asts% It sss' sss s:Asa g. ,na D. %e. . Il. ~ IL
form. ths northern portion q bsoorud.ssss ss
that direction. Aa acesn Ia hare su1rtc4 consider
ably frona sickness, contracted IN the uuhealchY
march. march '.ad upon w'ie. tasy wers thrown wt!noat
Wlsef and ea,nsr feelings seem now 10 prevail and
he bulk Of The 'ru!kIsh lvtces appear u BE- nsaa-
direction In which the ltnss,ans bv thetr movements
would appear 10 lndicata 4cstFo u pass the river.
w. she Turks :eem stltl e1ntens 10 remain pass.
lselI OIL the defenslTv, and make no endeayoFa At
any eol4sststtke o. forward movement which
might a!d them tn form ~ accurate Iudsuept
upona !he' position or By Whist foFea1 they may b
ii Asia tho movement. of Tho week ha.o bctn Of
openlns of tbs campaign plorcd from tho frunltct
III ulsea co1unna; That On thu rf from EfiyGA un
taa centre FROM Alexsudsorol, and On the right |
alons The coast OF tho Black sss towards Hatoala.
The !aAt column MA sepulsed IN front Of this fos-
tEras, and haa since apparently suspended OPEN
tons or u gradually MOVING s0ath~atd to a!d In
concentrated movement whieh SCENE now directed
marched ftom ..te1andropol moved directly IN
kats and fought nifaof action asAlnst SONS
attst the sasasenea Ie.ssd vlahi1 tho sniee: fop::
tscAs. Il aseuls evident that Aoukh,As Pasba haa
lehKass 10 b defended 1y IL garrison and has |
sven hatassed tn his march b. fths cavalry Of Gen
Aelikon. which hM pushed il reconnaissance bs.
yond kass In tbs direction Of Esxurouu aud cut |
taSgFsphlc Communication between tho two pisces
Tho cause Of tbs movement for concentrating mado /
by the Turkish coIunon1es towards Efxcrnunl mar
bo partly aecopnte1 for b. the action u thv kus-
si4n column which moved fsum Ealtau around |
Tho sPnrs Of Mount Ararat. Thl* column on