The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-28
NO. 2o3

on the Roumapian bank Of the
Danube, and Radujevais e. the
Servian, q chain Of sentinsls 70 Turus-
verein and KladorA, within call Of each
other, TO watch and give notice Of The
movements sf the TURKS. The RassiAa
or koumanjan dstachments also occupy
Kerb and Cigsusti. The system OF the
Russian advances seems TO b that the
points 6rst occupied BY one corps AfS
cedea 10 another as it marches up when
the first continues to:march 70 the real
destination, thus the men are spared the
fatigues Of the continuous march. whilst
the line remains unbrokea. TIE Turks
have in Widdin, about sixty thou
sand men and thirteen batteries,
in Adlie 5,400 men and 1 batteries, In
Bregovs 1000 men and 2 batteries, and
IL bsttalions ct Soda, With bsttsriss and
1900 Bsshi Bszouks iurther down the
Danube. The Russians will probably
cross in force between OrsovA and Nix
opslis and again between Systorf and
Rustchuk. To oppose this the Turh
have st Orsova 8 battalions and BAT
terry, at Nikopaiis 8 bsitalions, 2 batteries
and about 1000 cavalry, besides . garri.
son OF 1000 men; at Systors are bat
talions and battery, NJ Rustchuk teld
army OF $1,000 with 81 guns, at Silestria
$1,000 men, at Schumls 81 battalion and
10 batteries, and at Varna about 10 bat.
talions. The left wing Of the aeld army
is $1,000 to $1,000 strong, aud rests on
Weddin; $1,000 men garrison the tor
trass; the centre rests on Rustchuk, where
the garrison n also 10000. The right
wing, in DobrudschA will consist OF As
600 men, to be made up OF the forces
from Sl!estfiA aud Warns, each OF which
will retain . garrison Of $4,000. A re-
serve Of 81 battalions 10 TO DO formed
at Schumls, which would bring
the TuI ki.h field army up TO 10000
men. But these $4,000 reserves are as
yet in the future.
The Danube 10 still too high and rapid
10 attempt the construc. ion OF ori1Re
but the destruction OF another Turkish
monitor in the Matshin channel will
tend to parslize the efforts Of the Turks
To obstruct Russian operations BY means
OF the Danube a3iila.
Since the Car returned 20 81 Peters.
burg no has shown such excitement and
uneasiness AZ ~ cause great fears FOR bic
health. He constantly expresses dlssst-
isfaclion at the mcagerness OF the news.
This has induced his physicians TO rooom-
mend his return 10 the army till some
decisive victories are obtained. IL 10 not
yet decided whether he will undertake
the supreme command. His physicians
oppcte this idea
The Russian General. Prince Tshelo-
koief, who was wounded At Ardshan, 10
dead.
Moscow, May 2s.-lntolligence from
Eupstoris announces that most OF the
families belonging TO the wenlthier class
have fed 10 Simteropol and other towrs
IN the interior. All the shops are closed.
The rosdstead 10 deserted, SIl the mer-
chant ships having left and all the smaller
vessels having been sunk or hauled ashore.
In the town there ha Pcrceptible want
OF provisions. ---..-...-
A Vienna correspondent says that tho
Turkish Ministers Of War and Finance
have rendered their designations. The
SUtsn's decision is pending. The Grand
Vizier wishes 10 mediate the Chamber,
and hiss conferred with somo OF the load
ing Nom bers on tho formation Of now
Cabinet. Mshsmond Dsmsd Pssha do
clsres in favor of opposition 70 the Cham
Der.
TIFLIs, May 26.-The Russian boad-
quarters train has proceeded 10 Alexan-
d'opol, whittier the Genersllssimo will
follow In O few days.
ATHENS, May pa new Greek
army corps is forming in Thessaly.