The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25
Tho Turcs- Russian War.

commenced aniongtae Russian troops on the OPP
posite banle at Giurgevs. Eight battalions Rus
sian infartry, several batteries artillery and
squadrons of cavalry passed through Giurgevo
following the road to Zimntza. which is up the
river and southwest of Guirgeyo. They have u
considerable force at Komona. Desutory firing
is going on. The Russians arc apparently at
tempting to force the Danube or, by a manGuvre,
to draw away Turks from other points. Up
TO last night, however, they were not success
full.
The TIungarians have begun forming vt Pora.
Nicsics has been revictuallcd
There is great excitement at Jcddah from an
apprehension of the appearance of the Russian
fleet in the Red Sea. The German and Austrian
representatives at Constantinoplc have been in
structed to protest against the formation Of Po-
lsh legions in the Turkish service.
The reception of the Grand Duke Nicholas at
Bucharest was cold not u single cheer.
a Russian war vessel escaped from Sebasto-
pol and reached Batoum Sunday night
When seven miles from The shore she sent four
boats with torpcdocs TO att ack the Turkish frigate
in the rJadstcad. The oats were cdriven off; two
reached Poti and the fate of Il G others is un-
known. The steamer also disappeared. The
Russians attach great Importance to the escape
of this steamer rs showing the incficIcncy Of
the Sebastopol blockade.
The Turks have dispatched 10000 men from
the garrison at wddin to the Dobrudscha, in all
haste.
The Roumanians officially report 1000 wound
cd in kalafat during the bombardmcut. The
Eoumaninn party which demands active coop
influence which Gvors a tc:nporizing policy
Scrvian volunteers are constantly passing the
frontiers to join the the Bosnian insurgents
The Circassians who have risen in Trans-Cau-
casian Russia have destroyed all the tclcgraphs.
The defeat of the Russians near Batoum. with
1000 killed, is generally believed. The imrrc'-
sion appears general at Widdin that no quarter
is allowed ROumanians wao cross the Danube.
The Milridites drove the Turks from Oroschi.
The Liverpool Couriers London correspondent
says: "Thc India office has information that the
Russian vessels at San Francisco have been
dcrcd 10 the Persian Gulf"
The Bucharest campaign will now proceed ac
cording to the original programme the Rouma-
nan army remaining on the defensive within its
own territory, the Russians crossing the Danube
ut eight points simultaneously and pressing for
ward toward the Balkan Mountains with all
possible rapidity, leaving behind in Bulgaria
the civil officials charged with the organization
of provisional governments.
The Roumanian Chamber Of Deputies have
voted credit of 1000, 900 for the maintenance
Of the army.
The greatest possible secrecy is observed rs to
the movement of Russian troops. Still from
various indications it would appear that the
troops on the left wing, which had at first
tended all along the Lower Danube, have gradu-
lbrail. According to estimate not more than half
can be said to he already in position with all
their accomplishments, without which, Of course,
NO campaigning is possible in Bulgaria.
The Jassy correspondent Of the News discus
sing the efficiency of the Roumanian army,
writes that there was II Roumanian corps Of OBJ
Servation stationed ut Giurgcvo to watch tho
Turks. and il occurred to the minister of
that it would be II good thing to exercise these
troops and nccuStum them TO the sound Of
So one night he ordered an alarm sounded but
he has been heard to say lie bitterly rcpentcd
having taken SO bold measure, for 1t took him
n week to get the detachment together again
The soldiers have not yet all been found, and
they arc supposed to be still running.
Sr. rrrrHsnrnG, May lG.--lt is officially an
nounccd that the Turks homhardcd Sookgoom
Kale on Monday. The town was somewhat dam
aged, but an "',."r. I. lapd troops and GUNS
aaas, JGratM.uthe Turks leav'n"
I.oNnoS, May 2l.--Thc Russian commissaries
nrc working rather enthusiastically. The Rus
slams occupied kraj Ora Friday night and o.
lcntza on saturday. They will occupy Turn
scvcrin and kalaiut the 10Th. The Circas-
slams who landed at Scnkuan Kalch have arrive
at the capitol OF the Abchasian country. The
.\bchasians are afraid To Join them. The Dan
ubc is too high for ponooning 1t is esima-
ted the Turks have 2O0, 600 men north of Balkan
to resist 80 900 Russians.
The Ticyroph'S special from Erzcroum on Sat
urday, describing the first attack on Ar,lahan
says the efforts Of the Russians commenced with
heavy artillery fire which was sharply return
cl. This was followed by vigorous infantry at
taekS, which were rcpulScd every time with great
slaughter. Under orders apparently to obtain
success somewhere or the other. Mt any cost, the
troops were led back to the assault after each
failure, until night stopped the carnage From
kars we have intelligence that yesterday the
Russian attacked the other lines with n furious