Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-16
LEWIS O. JILLsoN
WAR NOTES.

into Bulgaria. The Russians are deploy.
ing with their left flank resting on the
Danube to face the Turkish line from
Rustchuk to Shumla. When this move
ment is completed general battle is
expected unless the Turks fall back to
the Balkans or the Russians mask the
whole quadrilateral and turn it by pass
ing the Balkans. The Russian forces 1
coming through the Dobrudscha are APP
preaching the rear of the Turkish, Rust
chuk and Shumla line. This column is
too strong to be opposed by any force
detached from the Turkish main body,
while the main body itself cannot turn
upon it without exposing its rear to the
Russian main force above seems entirely
to ignore the existence of Silistria, Vara
and Kustendje. The latest information
fixes the garrlsons at these places respect
lively at $4,000. 10000 and 10000,
while operating on the tanks or rear of
the Russian Dobrudscha force would par
alyze its efforts to cooperate with the
army in Central Bulgaria. Besides the
garrisons of these fortified places Sulei-
man Pasha's army which is now embark
ing at Antivari could be landed at Varna
which would make the number of Turks
on the Russian left flank alone over 3d.
600. The Russian Dobrudscha corps is
stated to number only thirty thousand.
SHUMLA, July 8. The Russians have
advanced as far as Monastir, in the d.
rection of and about % miles southwest
of Rustchuk. A battle is believed to be
imminent. A Russian detachment is
marching upon Selvi Plevana, which was
unfortifed, and burned four villages.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. July 10. Complete
anarchy prevails beyond the lines of the
contending armies. Bulgarians, Circas-
slams and Tartars are numbering each
other indiscriminately. Excel. Valen-
tine Baker accompanies Raouf Pacha to
Adrianople.
ERzERoUM, July 10. 1t is officially
announced that the Russian left wing
has been driven across the Russian front
Ter and pursued by Ismail Pasha. A
deputation of citizens of Kars has visit
ed Mukhar Pasha.
VIENNA, July 10. The Tagsblatl
publishes shocking accounts of atrocities
committed by Circassians and Bashi- Ba
zouks after the regulars evacuated the
DObru6scha. At Koresti every Christian
hSHss was aiHgsd s6 aRa
another place the Mayor of a German
colony named Balzar was killed befo-,
his wife and child. Several other Ger
man Protestants were killed, and tn
murders sacked a Protestant church
Three colonies are entirely deserted.
LONDON, July 10. The Times CORE
spondent at Paris telegraphs that intelli
gence is received that twenty Turks
steamers had arrived at the mouth of tn
Danube to hamper communication wit
the troops in the Dobrudscha and pre-
vent their advancing.
LONDON, July 10. The Mancheste
Guardians Vienna correspondent say
that specials from Asia state that in tn
Ardanudsch District on the 18th of Jun
the Russians pillaged eleven village
and killed fifty people, on the pretez
that they fought against them. On Fri
day last General Tergukassoff returne
to Russian territory. His force marche
, forty kilometres daily, and is believed I
have lost all its war materials.
BERLIN. July 10. At the last intel
view Lord Odo Russell informed Primo
: Bismarck that England would under 4
condition whatever suffer the Russia
: occupation of Constantinople. Primo
, Bismarck replied that he considered til
occupation of Constantinople the be-
way to obtain the object for which tt
war was commenced.
LONDON, July IL. A Russian ofici'
dispatch dated Alexandropol, July
e virtually admits that the siege of Kal
! has been raised.
VIENNA, July IL. The Polite,
: Correspondencaa's Bucharest special say
that according to information from rel
able military circle the Roumanian arm
e will cross the Danube tomorrow abov
: and below Kalafat. The Prince wi
8 personally assume command.
f LONDON, July IL. The Daily Nesc
special from Biela, dated July s, col
firms the report that the 18th and 13t
i army corps have been constituted Il
:, Army of Rustchuk, and are destined fl
a the siege of that fortress, with Czarovitc
. as commander-in-chief. Gen. Carncoy
: sky, hitherto chief of the 18th corps.
chief of staff to the Czarowitch. I'll
n Grand Duke Vladimir succeeds to ii
v command of the 18th corps, now leadir
the advance on Rustchuk. Its caVall
: division is already in the vicinity of ii
y fortress, and are driving in the outlyir
g Turks, but the absence of supportil
,e force of infantry, which is at Biela, +
80 tards the investment of the fortress.
70 A telegram from Roman, town
Moldavia, states that 10000 troops p
e day pass there by rail besides those W
IL march to the Danube by road.
OF The Army of the Danube is divid
into two forces. The first was allott
III the task OF crossing at Slmnitza a.
10 forcing the Shipka Pass. The seco
: will reduce Rustchuk, afterward coop,
Nc ating in the siege of Shumla. The Ora
y, Duke Nicholas wants another bridge oy
or the Danube. The Turks now await t
ct Russian onslaught at Rustchuk a
: Shumly in order of battle.
= The Times leading article belle,
~ the Russians cannot advance in fol
AZ upon the Balkans unless they have
". cured their communications by constru
ks ing position on the Danube as stro
av as any in possession of the Turks. IT
:. will require month at least.
on The new government loan at 4