, 1877-05-28

LONDON. May 27-On Lbs Unhub6 now element
must be taken Into account In defining Tho present
situation or tlscusaing the probabilities Of tho
future, namely, tho 8ervians, who. # is confident.
y assorted, have occupied tho chief positions on
and near tho Ttmok, with 20, coo men and eighty"
four guns, uudor Gen. 11ofvatovlteh. TbciE head.
quarters and TO- COO mon said to b at Negotln.
and 6,ooo men at saltshaf, 1000 men Ut
Klsdova, 1000 men At Roggern and
Dluvanooatz, and second corps. 8, o0o to 10, 900
strong aa!d 10 10 concentrating at Dan]oi, unaor
Nsnko Acmpleh. From 0ruja, on the Rouman.an
bank Of tho Dsnube, and Radu1svntx On tho ser.
yian, IL chain Of sonltnots to TnFnscvcran and
Klsdo.a, wthn call OF each other, To watch and
giro notice Of tho u.ovcmcnta Of the Turks.
RUSSIAN Or nouMANlAN pETACuMhNTs
also OCCUPY tho Kesb aud Ostroy Islands In tho
Danube opposite Tasrscyerin and cieganischa-
THE BrsrEM or RUSSIAN ADVANCES
seems 10 bo that points hEtt occupied By ono corps
arc coded to another ~ II marches up. when tho
nsst continues it, march to tho real destination.
Thus the men are spared tho fatigue OF continuous
march, willis. she line scmains nnbroken.
THE TuHKs
have in Wsddln about GO, 900 men ana tharteou
batteries; in Adlie &, 400 men and four batteries:
In urcgora 2, 600 men and two batteries; and
twcl.s battalions At Soda. With six batteries and
4, 900 DAshl- Bazonks further down tho Danube.
The Russians will probably croaa in foFco bctwccn
OrsoYa and Nfkopol!a, and ags'n between s1ssova
and Hutsehuk+
70 orrosR THIS
tho Turks havo At Orsoya hyn battatlons aud one
battery. At Etkoro1s eight battAlfons and two bat.
tcs1cs and about Z, coo cavalry. ncsldca tho gar
sIson Of 2, 600 men at Sistoya aro tEo osttallona
and ons pattcTY. ~ Aat.shak 10
1cld army Of h00o with hfty.fonr
guns, ut eitsta -, 600 men. ut schusala afty.swo
battalions AMI ton batteries, and at fhfna about
twcnty batta!toua The loft wing Of tho hcld army
IL As 900 to 80. COO strong, and rests on W!ddIn,
90, oD0 mon garFtsouiug tho fostress. Tho contra
rests on Ruatchuk whcre tho garrison to also 70,
000. The right wing In tho nobradscha will con-
sl.t Of 43, 0o0 men, to bo made up Of toscca from
ElstElA and VaEna, each OF which Will retain q
garrison u 10, COO. 4 re4csTo Of slxty-fous tat.
talions u to bo formed at Gehumla, which would
bring
TIE TURKISH FIELD AHMr uP TO o0,o00 MEN.
hut theso u, 600 sescsycs arc ~ yot In tho
future. ..... .
Tho Danube IL Jet too awo''on aud rapid to A..
tempt tha construction Of bridge.
TlB pxsTRucrloH or ANOTHER TURKISH HON.
ITOH
In the Malchln Channel will tend to further para'
Iyko the caorts Of tho Turks to obstsuct Nussssn
operations By means ot thu Danube tutllla-
INTERESTING DETAILS.
bucuAnssr, May .7.-Tho following details ase
received Of tho destruction OF tho Turkish snoatoE
by tOfrolpe1. TWO young NlaSlHh engineer o1l'
ccrs attempted TO reach the monitor early III tho
evening With tospedoeA, but were 1tscoyeEad and
driven back hy \ heavy ate. At 3oelock In tho
morning thoy returned In two skt1s. carrying a
chaIn Of snal! tospodoes allsl With dynamite. No
| lookout bang kept aboard the monitor, they "a.
cuts,y lodged the chaln Acsoss hcr bows. On thelE
setusn they discharged tho whole series Of tor
pedoos BY means Of An electric battery. Ths scs'
sci Immediately disappeared.
| ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
A Anuchassst correspondent Eecounts tho 1ostruc'
tion Of the Turkish monitor ~ !ollows: II Maa
| Que OF thu nost .taEiug' deeds eTcr recorded. 4
sual! detachment ot Nusst&n soldlers left tha
northern sa1se OF tho Danube tn number OF aHal
| boan- The pighs being very dark. they managed
| 10 surround tho monitor before being
discovered, When hualiy Observed BY
scatsies on board they wcso challenged.
| Tha Mzjos replied In Turkish: +FHsads." Ths
| Turks, not asttsted, commenced frlug tu tho d.
| rcction Of Matehlu, not knuwiny Whsre tho toata
eau,e from. During tha ahug several Russiar
soldiers plunged into tho wstsf, awam silently ia
tho voase!, sad placed the tospedoes In cosa con-
tact with hse bottom. Altar thar had hcsn securely
| fAatoued ths men returned 10 tho ucl2heodn1
shofo Ths Monitor w4s blown Into tho air and IL
On board penshed. '..
| ABPuLaBD RI RouA4nIAHs.
AVlspp4 dispatch aays tbs TuEka attempted ths
foEs&h tlms To establish tbc!s batteries opposite
the RoauaAnian poaitlou II Islse1- Tho Rounaniat
artillery drove them away.
] P1CxErs.
DucuAaxsE, NAY 47.-Tha Tutts sls stAhoatnl