The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-17

worthy news from the armies in Bulga-
ria. Special dispatches, announcing
that great battles were progressing,
prove groundless. That the Russians
are closing i'll upon Rustchmk is proba-
bic. although their concentration must
still be in very backward condition
since telegraphic communicate Ii be.
twee Rustchuk and Shumla was intact
to Friday.
A Constantinople dispatch on Satur-
day announces that the Russians are
approaching Pagrad. and have proba.
bly, already cut the railway near that
point
1t is conjectured by some that the
T"-ks will maintain IA drf.nsiva line
from Rustchuk via Shumla TO Osman
BOA. aud give battle in open field
Dispatches from Calcutta says the lat.
est accounts from the famine districts of
Madras are somewhat worse The rain
fall has been slight over portion of
the afflicted area The numbers Of the
natives on the public works who are
receiving relief has been increased
There has been great mortality from
disease, especially among children
Tie si,ustion in Mysore also is crit
cal and the prospects in Southern In
dia far from reassuring.
LONDON, July 15-Constantinople
telegram above mentioned, strongly OPP
poses this presumption since the chief
object Of such defensive line would be
TO protect the rail way which feeds the
Quadilaseral This railway has now
been apparently cut by Russians with
out opposition. A more plausible theory
10 that the Turks will await develop.
ments Of Russian campaigns in expec.
taticn, that Rustchuk aud Shumla
must be besieged and one or both be
removed before an advance Oh Balkans
and can be undertaken. They hope hus
20 consume the season wherein the
operations are practicable. as Rus:chuk
aud Shunla are believed To be capable
of heightened resistance, aud mean
time the Balkan posses ,ions could be
strengthened and reinforced A.
things appear Ia I've it is certain
first the Russians can't seige the Passes
OF Balkans or Sophia by coup lie main
as was at one time expected, since the
Turks have already taken precautions
against such movements. Secondly.
the single bridge at Simnitza remains
the only ineans OF communicable with
and supplying the army south Of the
Danube. rs this bridge must be barely
adequate from day to day, AMI has
several times been broken by storms
aud currents Of the river. there cannot
yet have been any such accumulation
Of material and transports a, siesova
as would justify general adj
vance. II seems very impro ba bic,
therefore that The Russians can origi-
nate any very startling movements
It the Turks choose to keep their for'i-
tcations
Advioss Nan BulgariA bid fair to cot
tinue of the same interesting character
A. heretofore for several weeks at leas.
The position in Asia Minor il toIer,-
bly, clear.
Mukhtar Pasha is q. kars~i.h al.ou,
~. men. including the kars garrison.
Gen. Mel.koE is a. Searin with abou,
$4,000 men. but is Superior 10 the Turks
iii cavalry and artillery
The garrison Of Baxtouiu has made
10 important movements as far a. re-
ported, since Oklob~chu retired
The Russians still hold Ardohan. the
Turks having withdrawn all their troop.
from The Mon.enegrisn frontiers, excep;
thu garrison of ports and block houses