The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-04

Petersburg Is untrue.
CAIRO, June 2.-The departure Of the
Egyptian contingent for Turkey 10 post.
ponsd till the arrival of the Turkish wal
ships. The Egyptian feet Is totally un.
fit TO act as an escort.
TIFLIs, June 2-The Russian General
Ksmmerofi, commanding at Ardshan on
the 30th OF May, reconnoitered beyond
Psnik and Olti. The Turkish cavalry
under Moussa Pssha has been defeated
and dispersed near Behrschef. The Rus.
slams captured two mountain guns, four
ammunition wagons and two standards.
The Russian loss was seven killed and
thirty wounded. The Turks left eighty.
three dead on the field.
The Military Situation.
LONDON, June Son the Danube, the
Russians have at last occupied chief po-
sitions, and their lines extend from Galatz
10 Kalslat, but q formidable river bars
their way, and until the stream returns
to its normal summer level, it will be
perilous if not physically impossible TO
take the army across 1t is now hardly
possible that the Russians can execute this
great military operation for the next
three weeks. They may come to clvse
quarters with the Turkish armies about
the beginning o: July, SO that the cam.
paIgn will probably be prosecuted under
the greatest heats of summer. The region
of the lower Danube is terribly un-
healthy for strangers, so It may be pre-.
sumed the Russians will endeavor TO
traverse with all celebrity the more IN
healthy districts. Those troops will fare
worse which have 10 sit down before the
fortress or guard strong places in the
chain of communications. The character
and duration of the struggle in Bulgaria
is the subject of much speculation, par
ticulsrly in Germany and Austria, where
every officer seems 10 have made his own
particular study OF the campaign. The
general tenor OF these criticisms is sd-
verse TO tke Turks, not from any doubt
that they will make good fight and in
Hlct serious repulses on their enemy, but
from prepossession that superiority in
nu m bers, efficiency OF organization and
strategeticsl ability are on the eide OF the
Russians. There are 240, ,OOU Russians in
position on the Danube, without count
ing Roumsnlsns or the reserves that are
being brought forward, who amount to
10000 men. There are $4,000 men east
of Ibrall and 10000 with considerable
reserves at Belgrade, which is the point
of support for this part OF the line. The
strength and position of the works at
Reni and Ibrail indicate that they are
defensive and not offensive. From lbrail
to the lines OF Bucharest
and Altenitza and Bucharest
and Giurgevo there are no troops except
q number requisite 10 guard against pos.
sible surprise, but between Bucharest and
Giurgeveo the concentration is on a
large scale. The forces are in three
camps, each containing 10000 men, ~
which must be added another 10000 at
Giurgevo. Thus there are 100 900 men
now concentrated on the Bucharest and
Glurgevo line along the railroad, who
NAV be directed either against the
line OF Rustcbuk aud Turturkai
or Rustchuk and Sistovi on
the spot. 1t is believed that the latter
will be chosen, and that the demonstrs.
tion at OltenItzs is merely feint. The
second concentration is on both sides OF
the river Aluts East OF the river are
10000 men in two camps, both on the
the high Dad TO Turns Magureli. West
OF the Aluta are four camps, represent
ing about $4,000 men. This may be re.
garded as the centre of the line. Fur
ther west, on the line ot Kslslat and
Turmseyein, the last accounts stated the
mum Der OF Russians to be over 10000
The Turkish army, or the
Asiatic tide, appears TO have been
deplorably neglected. The troops are
worse disciplin cd, worse equipped, and
provided than those on the Danube, but
the nature of the warfare in Asia TO some
degree makes the deficiencies Of the
forces less vital. The campaign will be
one in which strategy will be Of less and
hard fghtiog of more importance. Even
the irregular troops may ue sole to do
service in some position which It b in
the power of Mukhtar Psshs 10 defend
The Russian right wing has advanced
from Ardshsn via Wrut 10 Pennek,
fifteen miles north OF Bsrdez. OF the
centre we have no reliable information,
but it has been reported that they
have taken both Didemush and Getschey-
an. According to another account these
places are being attacked by detsch-
ments. while the main force is iollo win {
the north road, over the Soghanli range
At all events, the night and centre are
we'll down towards position from which
an attack could be made on Muhktsr
Pasha, but the left wing has no, yet ad-
vsnced far enough 10 participate in q
combined movement. This delay
is to great extent in conse.
auence of the troubles Of the country
through which the left wing is marching
all supplies have TO be drawn from Err
van which place the only easy road leads
through Persian territory, the other
routes being mountain passes. II the
battle which is 10 decide the fate OF
Erzeroum Is not fought until the Erivsn
column has forced the Turkish
positions at Toprak ksleh and
Is within supporting distance Of the
other columns their progress is likely 10
be, a. heretofore, very slow. It is not
impossible, however, that the right and
centre, with the aid OF force from Bs
toum operating Oh the Joruk river, may
attack Mukhtsr Psshs from the direc-
tion of OH and Ssghsnli, provided that
Muhktar Pasha waits 70 be attacked.
The latest news Of him by way
Of ConstaDtinope represents that
ne w.s falling back from the Bardez
and Erzeroum positions. 1t is 70 be re-
marked, however, that news from Con.
stsntinsple, whether favorable or unls.
yorsble 10 the Turks, is peculiarly IN
Trustworthy. Thus we bad last week an
noupcemeus that the Russians had o Gu.
pied Van and OH, both Of vhish were
probably the result OF panic, just
as the reiterated story of the recapture
OF Ardshsn was probably the resulisOf q
blundering design on the part OF the
government 10 sppease the populace Of
Constantlnop e. On the other hand, the
war news nsde public by the Russian
govern ment is generally Of no import
spce v Hhateyer or several days behind