The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-20
THE RUSSIANS ADVANCING.
AIMING IT THE IMPORTANT P.fssES or
IHE CENTE.fL BILkiNs.

fhE WV IN BffhiNt
The Tu-Ls Hoping 4" Cut on their Retreat
A Turkish Force Moving from Adrinnopic
10 Meet the Invader. Arms for the Turks
IoNDoN, July D.-Dcspatchcs to this
mornings papers show that tho Russians are
cndcayorins. with every prospect Of success. TO
obtain possession Of kasanlik and SliVno.
which would give them control Of the southern
dcbouchment Of the two most important passes
of the central Balkans The statement Of the
Times Alrianople correspondent that the Rus
SLAMS were between kasanlik and Shpka is
manifcstly erroneous. For Shipka the despatch
should probably read Slivpo. Turkish advices
place the principal Russian force at Hankoi.
which is the southern dcbouchmcnt the chain
Boghaz aud Tchiyardi,zkor passes The Turks
seem to base their hopes of rcpelling the in
vasion wholly on the arrival OF Sulcman Pasha
and his army 1t is improbable that the Rus
SLAMS will give time for that before throwing
forward sufficient force TO seize and hold the
passes. A telegram from Zanto says that the
Turk ish feet with Sueman pasha's troops on
board passed that point ut 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
Reuter- telegram from Constantlnoplc. dated
yesterday says. Abdul Kcrm tccgraphs that
he will cut off the retreat Of the Russians who
| crossed the Balkans. and only waits the arrival
| Of Suleman Pisha TO commence an attack
| Twenty thousand regulars and 10000 vo'un-
| tcrrs have left Constantinople for Adrianople
! The MuSsulman inhabitants OF Adrianopi. are
arriving at Constantinople en- md;Sei and are
provided 10y the Government with lodgings IN
/ the schools"
despatch from Adrianople today says the
! Russians are advancing TO destroy tnr work
shops of the railway at lrni Saghra. M'hemet
| Ali paSha. with a considerable force, has LEFT
AdrIanopc To meet the Russians.
Reuters telegram from ; 'humla says me l,us-
slams have occupied loitnha. south ol Pl'vnn
kAGUsA, July l9.-SiN Turkish hattdlion- are
| marching from ; utari to Nisrh. steamer.
siAtcdto be- Enl:l eh. has arrived at the mouth
ot Ia" BoJana with ammunition for the Turks.
| Tho Consus at S'utari ar" cndcavorinE to as
| certain hrf hain' anu We p,it III the s.va,nrr
MALTA July 1s.-Thc steamer j b. Walker.
Capt. Duurombc which left New Haven. june
! 2s. loaded with arms and ammunition for the
| Turkish Government. passed eastward day.
nople of to-day's date stnt,- that Abdul k,rim.
Gcnerali-simo of the Turkish army. has been
Redif Pasha. Minister Of War ii is also stated.
has been dismissed. ,Osman Pasha IL the
CoNsrANriNcrIr Jnly lg-Safyet Pasha has
! refused the portfolio of Minister OF Public
Works. and in-.. on h, resignation from tlie
cabinet Inr Minister 81 Jueil'" anu Man
m ld namad have soneto Alrauopc.
The Nroi,, H1rdhs says that Hobart nashn
has been ord red g. bomharl all places of im-
loriunr, on the Russian eua-; ui the Black :, "a.
li,r steamers arr. fN Nur.tcd TO reach here to-day
P1lhiSS.' .Jiai'y, iS"'i telegram rocoivcl here
from Of-o,l states TINT TIA, Russian advance in
%ta.sare % has 9.a@anit = Trn gen'g,pet Il
from certain powers. The lu--lau- 40 only
Resume tH" march alter s"'urnT th.r rDar
which j. now only project ~ by the Fourth corps.
which Is cnmurd near Bu 'har'St.
The advance Ia prices of ths Bourse Is in
cons-,iu"nf fc Of rumor- of an arn4lstice be-
CoNsrASrINorLr, July l9-It is officially an:
and Mrhemrt All appointed 10 succeed him.
The dismissal! Of krdii pasha is reported -
ar.aiy. riGiTS' Me6en"i All i.a RUSSIAN Who's real
name j. ; 'hulH- lie has shown himself "apa,
Die rs division commander At Montenegro and
| elsewhere. The imperial steamer Surrja has
l"it hero 20 bring Abdul Korim. keouf and
krdif pashas tack 10 Constant ntnople. Sulcimnn
l'asha has h""n appointed Iomwand,r oi tn
Army ia koumelia. As-ini Pa~ha. now Minister
of Justice. has been appointed Governor Of
LoSDoS. july 20-The S'dndarIs correspond.
ent at Con-iantnope tr"grauhs a. iollowe: " |
know. on very high authority. that the Porte
does not expect to be- able to prevent the Rus
| A Vienna ,rsrntrh IA to the Standard says that
forty citizens hay" been arrested IN Belgrade
~ AccompllrrS IN III" Sorlall-tlc agitation. tn"
rebelious spirit Is spreading most alarminsly.
that druchm"ui- oi Greek volunteers have
passed the Turkish frontier. Tho insurrr'-
Thr--aly. The Min -t"r Il War is moblllzinG
the Greek troops. ani the VI mister Of the lnte-
Th@ COR spondout oi the Times at Bucharest
sends the following: kustchuk appears to be
CDrlpstrly surrounded. blt We nave no news
as Yet Of the commencement Of Siege opera
. uons. When the bio kHd, ot Rust -huk il com
plrtr so that It's garrison cannot interfere with
the DobrudS,ha column, II - expected her,
that this Russian for" Will leave tn" line OF the
ChcrnaNOia Halfway and envelope SAlstria.
| II Is on 'lally announced that the RUSSIANS
have uO-srs~ion of the whole line OF the Cher
navola and kustrndJl Railway. the Turks hay
lng Hruatrd ana partly burned thernaNOda
on Tuesday night.
Various dispatches represent that the move
ment ON lrui Saghra was i"lnt. The
Il "A
further south where the Russians have cuncrn-
irattd AN army corps under orders 10 proceed
AT once to Adrlnnopl".
I ready locked in the Danuhian iorirrsscs do nu
. EXCEED 100000. and that the Grand Duke Nirll'
ol;l- has a -u 'iont force at Iirnoya la prey Nrn
their interfering with The movement ON Adrian
opr.
The latest news from Constantinoplo is tina
III. Russians, having taken kiAanlik. ar
. marching on phillppupOis.
tn" InSfS special from Nlkopols saws tha
| 5p.uuO Russians are marching from Nlkopoli'
! | toward Mlii!ln. to hrslree tn" fortress ana pre-
won't the advance of Turkish troops betweet
e Mi-rh and sophia. The koumaniAns AZ kalaia
: are rosnmine the bombardment ot NIddin. an'
: rLe Dddy Nr,-s' despatch dated Athens
: Thursday night. says IA" public mind muci
y | agltatrd. The students have sent AN address Il
the King. urglug him To declare war agains
the Turks The situation ls critical NOlun
7 teers are taking up arms.