Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-25
EVENING STAR.
hoNDAE sumo 2a, 1877.
The War I'm che FR.s

4 - THE CRDSStNG or THE DANUBE
! he russians, swing crossed the Danube
nom t'Slatz, Cariur,d The heights aud t,ccu-
80 ne town 81 Nstchin. TIE farSs pro-
80 20 nave been iuiy asare OF lie move
Ihent, and are also advised OF the crossing OF
Notntr party OF Russians below HirEOVa-
Multsry observers look for the movement IN
10y iofce higher mp tise Danube. All au-
noritles continue 10 assert thst the crossing
SpINNie lbrsil il intended as diversion.
because the pestiientiai climate and nooief
CONDITION OF the DObrudscha forbid o;sera-
. .ions on an extensive scale. In this conne~-
dangei from the Turkish rotilla or army o.,
ne OaalK and REM line has in the opinion
ol me russian commander, Now passed
aW~.Ssy, Nhe majority OF troops have been
wlthdrawn thence 20 Giurgevo 20 replace Tie
forces who proceeded TO the Node and Aiuta
49, ~ 49, than seven or eight trains a day have
Dech esfing bucharest with troops. artfl-
isIy and Ponioons, to replace ~ Giurgevo
me troops who marched down 10 Islasc6 aud
IuTnu MsguTelh.
BATTLE or BUDJUK HEIGHTS.
y Russian offic al account OF The engase-
ment fought by the troops who cro>sel fr,pn
uaiaE snd occupied the BGdjuk lie. ghts
sayS the Russian force consisted OF ten com
psnles OF infantry. who crossed i'm boats aad
were rec, tvcd by a heavy fire. They. how
Ever, Nalsnty attacked the heights AID
oIoNe hsck the enemy. The Turkish force
consisted OF 5000 infantry aud sal cavalry
ana two guns. The Russians having no cav.
55is or arllIt.ry were Obliged 10 resist the
TURKISH cavalry with the bayunei. TIE
Turks withdrew on the arrival OF Russian re-
Inducements and artillery. Tue Russian
loses were forty killed aud ninety WOUNDED
General Zimmerman telegraphs that the
clergy snd christian inhabitants Of Matcltn
received the Russians with great corsiaony
one regiment II already in the town. aud
" ~ he reinforced by a brigade under Gen
tral Iakoff.
TIRE WAR IN MONTrNFGR o.
Montenc grin Official accounts admit that
Snleman Pssha's and All Ssib's forces hav.
erected Junction, and say IL was after SIX
GAYS cont uouS nghting, IN which the
Turks lost 1900. They are now marching
npon Cettinge. The combined Turkish
forces are g timated al 5000. while those OF
Prince Nicholas number only about son.
Ihe convent OF Ostrok was burned Satur-
day morning. Austria has formally refused
10 intervene in behalf of Montenegro unless
the latter acknowledge herself hopeleSSly
PROSTATE and makes direct application for
assistance. An Official dispatch iron Pod
goritZa announces that the united diyiSiors
Oh Suleiman Pasha and Ali Satb are success
iuIly advancing In Montenegro. Tire Mon
tenegrins have evacuated Cettinge. 1nree
Thousand wounded have been removed
thence TO Cat;sro.
THE FIGHTING IN ASIA.
The latest from Asia IL as follows In Asia
the most important strategical event has
been the re-estsblishment OF the Connection
between the Russian LEFT and center, as
proved 10y the fact that In the previous battle
the Ziedekan left was strongly reinforced
from the center. All known OF subsequent
operatlonshas been contained IN our previous
kilograms. Further accounts from Turkish
sources relative TO the recapture of Bayszid
state that the Russian garrisons have en-
trenched themselves near the town Reuters
dispatch from Bayazid. June l., saws the
Russlans I'm an engagement between BAY aid
and lndresen were defeated, with the loss OF
i5o cavalry and 100 infantry.
MOVEMENTS OF RUSSIAN STEAMERS.
The steamers Constantine and Vladimir
have sailed from Sebastopol and Odessa re-
speciively. The former sunk four Turkish
merchantmen on the Anotalian coast after
putting their crews ashore. The vladimir
captured a brig of Narina- Both steamers
returned TO port safely.