, 1877-06-06
CENTS.
would b iu1tneaat - long aud vulnerable 1t ~
1873 q. T. DEAunxoAap.
ALONE 8 mp DANUBE.

A1oNs j M DANUBE. !:
THE 71ais-i RiuK AND grIE -.
From Orr 0tcn Chrrespond<nf
ErKorott, Nay 1l.-ff an5 one stln fmAg1ues
thatthe Turks arc poof'spttlted race. aud that
the Turkish troops wanting In military quali-
ties, Jet him 1t ouce dispel sha vain idea haze
tsken great pains to study Tbs character Of tbs
in osnnn rasha'a coumand and An confident that
tier will light we'll. Al rule thay aro muscular,
active fellows, far from the popular conception
of the clYem'nate and tndotent harem.keeper a.
can bo. They arc Of tho peasaut class mostly.
snoEed 70 to!! snd outdoor life. tnd. Il ignorant,
are certainly Intelligent In inspecting carefully
the camps hare ncrcr seen any drunkenness or.
ii-conduct and Am informed BY ons Of Osnan
PAshas atA6 that not Aingfa OF desertton hAs
Jet happened in ths Upper Danube army. although
tho headquarters arc 1t Wlddln, onlr foH hours
dbtans from the confines of Scrvta.
II Wa fortunate for me that selected tho aesv.
ian route, otherwise might hare been to-day
wandering d1aconaolato along tho Russian 1lues.
unable to setsAca my Steps, md certainly power.
less " cross thc Danube, s!nes tho siras from
Kn!afat downwAsd "a
THOROUGHLY GUARDED BX TUE RuBstAa
1Ro0ra-
Arriving At Belgrade sbout weak AGO. met 1t
The Grand Hotel an English newspaper corrcsponl+
ent who wAs his wss u ts!n tho Tusk'ah foscos,
bot bad come to al enforced halt, not knowing how
to reeeht tka lines. Va 3osutd hAnds 1t onee and
decided to proceed together. How Ho Jared It ID
not necessary to rnlats IN dctait sufficient il It to
state that br tho ltocra of Englah gutd NC en-
listed the seEvfces OF The Danubisn tftons, and,
partly eaf1lng, partly rowing, we managed to gan
the Waliachisn frontier Thence NC advanced bY
land, the principal means Of sportatIon belngouf
own legs, and thus. st1ll keeping always soath of
tho river, hnally entered tho Turkish lines At Wid-
din, tootsore. wcary. but fully repaid by tho eon-
selousuess that VIC had
ACCOMPLISHED OUR OBJECT.
Oar entrance Inlo camp. ~ may 10 Supposed
was m event Of no small importance to the Turka
who hsd heard no news from the outside world for
| many weeks. We were kindly received, and were
Invited to arpear At headquarters at our earliest
convenience, an Invitation which We were rot slow
In accepting Contrary to our expectations, there
wero few ceremonies to bo gonc through -fess
than in obtaining acccss to American General In
ttmc Of wat. We we're politely conducted 10 Osman
rasha4 quarters by IN orderly through aour Of tho
narrowest and that has evef been my
Imp to encounter. Widdin. I should ssy, must be
| foathsomo town IN peace; In war 1t II dstest-
| abla and althy. Passing under low archway wa
found ourselves In = muddy courtyard. around tho
sides Of which we're scseral bcnehes, occupied at
that moment by few soldiers on guard, their
principle duty seeming to conatat In smoking long
! pipes. Mounting staircase wa vefe shown Into
| TIE GENERALS HEADQUARTERS.
| Tho room wherein VIC fonnd ourselves wns scan-
tt1y futntshsd, only few chaIrs, and sofa, and
small writing table being vistble. On the aofa
/ VIA seated 0smAn rashl, hls legs crossed In ORR
| eutsl style. end ono end Of N enormous cAitouk
| tn bis mouth. lie Wa converting With several Of
his a,ad ofllcers when no entered, snt noticed our
presencs by a Ksaye bor, without breaking tho
| convessatton. 1etufnng tho sa1utation wo ssat-
| cd ourselves, md wntcd for the General to begin
| the Interview,
In appearances ho was about 20 years Of s9o,
and. liks many other Turkish ot6c,a1s, wns in
clined to obesity. lie woru pIaIa gray clothing Of
English pattern, tho only token Of hls nationality
being tho sul fe< upon biz head. When tho re-
marks Of his osacef waso hn1shed, osnan Pasha~
/ nodded 10 an attendant who disappeared through
doorway honF With curtain Of coarse saeking.
| ana stfat4ht~ay feappehfed. bearing Tray eon-
hlnlng the sndisional eo4eo which It Is customary
70 pressnt TO afi rtsitors in Turkey. Our eouse7a-
ton "aa catFed on through an intsrpsetas and Ets1
iatle nofo tnAn formal 1nteschanse OF conp'i:' :
nenn. Ae WA anxious 10 learn, - hase BEEN Ill
quFf'h oa'esfs whom nave nat. regarding
THE INTENTIONS or ENGLAND.
It waa plain that tho information derived through
oficis1 channels VIA not considered orsFtruIt-
worthy b. the Pasha. who has had long experience
In the bureaus OF conftaatlnople. lie did not ap-
pear surprised when told him that tho Engl,sh
Government had not 5es declared war asa'n't Rus.
sa, but cTaTclJ lncltned As head and unmarked
that the latest dispatch received from hcadquaE-
te's had spoken Of Enslanda move In that dlsec.
t!en - certainty.
ny conFado rchs1fed 10 ask tue General why
ne dia not cross tna 1Set ana 'nseft kalafat, ~
~et done oy tno Io{k& IN taa wasa Of 1a2a aud
1b54.
'sThs present war." 7ep'itd he, 'h. ~ IA. -
we afs concerned. = war Of defenso." This taks
to bo ths key to all ths operations OF ths Turks
along tho Danube. ..
Vneio ate eneampea IN anu asoonu Wtdon o. ooo
tfoops. which number Il being swtlled br tho A."
rival of two or three oasta'ous daily,
AZ Widd'o was Treated 70 my nras slight Of tha
! now widely 'celebfhtcd
ciRcAssIAN CAVALRY,
several bodies having Joined the camp only few
dsys previously. They are most1y tall aud broad
| shouiufed. with nercs expression In thelF eyes,
| giving them mote tho appearance OF sAyages than
eaStlizsa nen. ThstE dress u long. foasso fsoek
ardled 1t tho walst, aad fur raps. They arc to be
] uscd. 1suppose - skrm!ahsi1, Of what NJ cal!