New Orleans Republican., 1877-05-05
REGULAR ARMY.

u.-ARMT OF FIRST RESERVE.
grOep, of the lne,............ so,4s5 1881
| Garrison troops in regiments. s0.455 2l11a
/ Garrison troops in battalioIs. 1880 29s92
| Total.....,...... .......... .lSO,I4O lZIs23
In-ARMY SECOND RESERVE,
/ Troops of all larms............. .207 Sl2 276664
General total...... ,424 l,2l3257
In preparing for the present war the
Russian government called out or 'tmo-
bilized" only part of the reserve. Ac-
cording to trustworthy reports the army
organized for the conflict consisted re-
Gently of 275, 900 men, 10000 cavalry and
900 guns. Prior to the order to enter
Roumania these troops were distributed
as follows in proximity to the seat of war:
The seventh and twelfth corps, number
ing $4,000 men, 1000 cavalry, and 288
guns, were at Odessa and Sebastopol. The
eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh corps
were at and around Kischeneff; they num-
Der 120 600 men, 5000 cavalry, and 432
guns. The army of the Caucasus, in
tended to invade Asiatic Turkey, numbers
1000 men, 5000 cavalry, and 1S0 guns.
This distribution of the army enables Rus
sia to begin hostilities with much greater
force than in the Russo-Turkish war of
1858, when only $4,000 men crossed the
Pruth at the beginning of the campaign.
Under date of April 27, the following
was telegraphed from Vienna:
MOVEMENTS OF THE RUSSIANS.
The correspondent OF the Times says
the left wing of the Russians, which has
| crossed at Belgrade, in the south, and is
taking up position from Galatz down.
ward, will form pivot on which the rest
| Df Aha Frnpa tho north xuil1 xBhaal
changing its position, which has been
along the Moldavian frontier to the
Danube-this, southwark. Two roads
through Moldavia are available for this
movement. The troops who crossed at
Husch and Faltz will doubtless use the
road which is partially converted into
highway running from Jassay, via Vasluia
to Byrlat, where it branches off on one
side to Galatz, and on the other to Tok-
schani, Rimnlk, Ruso and Bucharest. The
right wing, and, no doubt, almost all the
lighter war material will go from Jassy
westward to The valley of Sereth, along
which railway and good high road run
down to Tokschani. Although by follow
ing the railway and these two high roads
through Moldavia the march of the Rus
sian center and right wing to the Danube
will be much facilitated, it must be
some weeks before they can be brought
up, as it must be before serious advance
can be attempted across the Danube. This
would not, of course, prevent the opera
tion on the part of Russia to establish
themselves on some point on the right
bank of the Danube. The most likely
point for such preliminary step would
seem to be the bend of the Danube around
the Dobrudsha. This part ofthe Danube
had not been included by the Turks in
their line of defense, as lying too much
out of the way, so that little or no care
! has been bestowed on strengthening Hir-
sova, Matchin, Isaktohi and Gulchar.
! Suddenly, however, the original plan
seems TO have changed Troops and guns
have been sent and new intrenchments
erected, but 1t may be doubted whether
they are in state to make vigorous de-
fense, unless the Turks have found the
man who will show the Russians wha
may be done with a fotilla on the riyer.J
1 The Russian engineers have arrived al
5 Turnzeverin. The supposition is that they
intend bringing over from the Timok tht
remaining portion Of the Russian volun'
3 teers, and use them in the first instance
4 against the Turks should they CROSS.
The New York Herald of April 80 fur
: nishes the following analysis of the situa
' ton:
: MOVEMENTS OF THE BELLIGERENTS AR8IE
BEFORE THE CONFLICT.
The forced march that brought the Rus
: sian advanced guard and leading corps Il
!, Galatz, Ibrail and Barboschi proves tn
capacity of the troops for rapid and de
: cisive movements. This quality will b
: put to some severe tests during the com
ing campaign on and southwark of tn
\ Danube, because the Russians, beinj
y y operating on what are termed ''exterio
. lines" against an enemy whose lines G
. retreat will be lines of concentration, tn
. numerical Strength OF the invaders mus
=. be augmented until the corps operatin
: in any given direction are separately abl
= to defeat or check any assault made b
81 the united Turkish force. While thes
90 reinforcements are coming into the fel
% over the indifferent roads of Roumsni
% and Bulgaria, the activity of the troop
is fronting the Turks must be redoubled S
I, as to cover every threatened point.
l. will not be forgotten that the threatene
Of invasion of Roumania by the Turks a
% Rustchuk, SilistrIa and possibly Widdi
st seriously complicates the situation bot
se for the Roumauians and Russians. Th
le former would in any event suffer grea
n losses in the destruction of the village
lg along the valley of the Danube, especial
re if the invading force is composed of cay
ID airy and light artillery. The Russian
to would be forced to extend their line
r, parallel with the river so as to cover tt
a. railroad from Barboschi to Bucharest an
ut Krajova, thus presenting an exceedingl
* long and necessarily weak barrier to II
3, advance and operations Of an enterprisin
a. Turkish force. However, events indicai
1t that the Turks lack enterprise and dasl
Q, otherwise they would never have pc
be mitted the seizure Of the Barboschi raj
is road bridge over the Sereth river by q
be Russians, even by such splendid mare
he as has been described.
n- To guard against any surprise, Il
Q Roumanian divisions which held the fro
Is, tier previous to the Russian advance, ha'
tn been withdrawn, and now cover Krajo'
It, on the right and Bucharest on the left
IT. their line of defense. The troops at Kr
a. iowa are especially intended to guard th
he important position from any Turkish 8
tack from the direction Of Widdin, r
hoVa or Nicopolis, three fortified towns {
nv the right bank of the Danube. Any
Nv these points can be reached from Soh
%, where it is likely q Turkish reserve
Oh in course of organization TO operate eth
he against Servia or Roumania, and viii
nR is in railroad communication with Co
~ 4 .tn~ssac,.Io - Eka orytfb The Rouma nj,