, 1877-04-28

mon tstrc.a. irnc, tho danube il to bo neutral
ehaun9i. aad Tho lenssians ssa, not authorized 10
intcrcrts Of pcacenhta merchantmen. fiawcver,
they will not hesitate 10 10 it. In case Of war.
hs,sn ,, r. o. s - s a
made most scnslhly 70 anfIcr. The Kutsian army
hat!ng four brgadcs q sarrrts, each Of them con
tocnccr.. md ono OF rallrnnaets this commanding
twenty four limitations of Tint class Of troops* and
"a ssors q ss ae ILL., e. ss
material And men cnonEh q throw three OF fonf
large ponto0ns orcr the Danube.
ATTACK AND DEFENSE.
nUssIAS ADvANCH-T1H DANUBE 1nR FIRST
LINE or TURKISH DEFENsa-T1A BALKAN
BAS0E TIE MAIN RAMrART-TnH FORTRESS
Es-A FLANK MovEAKsT IN THE DIRECTION
Or sHAytA.
Xt,a rork Tribune,
A. the outbreak Of hoetl1ft!es the two armies
wcsc about 400 miles apart Tho Russian nrny
was inassc near tbs northeastern frontier Of flou.
tnanla, In The vicinity Of KlscheneA, q town on
the railroad between Odessa aud Jaesy.
The Turkish troops wero stationed
At vat'ous points a1ong the line Of
tho Dannoc from Chcrnctz to SIfistrta. between
the armies wna the territory Of Houmauia, with
ia railway system. RonmanIn il tom!nhl'y vas.
raj Of the Porte, but In reality the tool Of Russia.
Iato In March stores and ammunition were sent by
The Rt,ssians Into Honmnnfa, destined for KAhul
md Dolgrod, and the Rs.sinn and 1toumantan rail.
way lines wero connected 70 that rolling. .stoek
could easily be concentrated at Ja,sJ The distance
between kschencn aud JAsey ID about eighty miles.
On hondaJ about 1900 Russian troops
twentr.four hours tho Russians occupied Qalatx,
Dral'ow. and Bucharest, the Capital OF
ffonmants. Tho distance by railway between
Jas*y anil 0alatz IL about 200 miles; thence tho
railway continues to bucharest, distance Of 40
miles; and thence to OiurGevo, forty miles
further, on the Danube; and thence through
Bulgaria To Varna, on tho black Sea. A
branch rms from bucharest to c1lctnctz on tho
Austrian frontier. A BmnlI forre Of cossscks ~
reported to ha.s gons In this direction to
take possession Of this brsach. The Aassians
haxo thus naaan themselves mater Of ths Rouma-
ninn railway syatomt aud can mass. their forces
either At Chernetx or 0iurgevo. The distance be-
tween Galata and Kalarash on the Danube is about
ninety miles over good road. There Is . eo,erabtu
road between bucharest and Oltenltza, where the
Danubs Ia about 500 yards wide. At 9lurReyo
the width Of the river Ia thsea quarters Of mile.
Tho natural crossing. places aro at Qiurgevo, Oits.
nttxa, and KAtarash, and Of the three Giurgovo
IL the most important. Instead Of atormtng tho
fnrtrcsses on tho south bnnk OF thu Danube, tho
RuFulAn army May make long detour by rail 10
ClcEnetz. faF away to the west. aud turn tho lank
Of the Turkish forces. It Is mora probable. how
eys,' y TIM. Tho aa:.'.n, vii, .sms!a tas dtest
and swift rlror, atroes which It will net bo easy to
shrow bridge Of boats; tat inasmnch IA tho tlne
Of dofonae 10 30 long, tho aasailanss will
havo On the whole great advantage.
Tho Turkish divisions will b scattered, and tho
ssfailsnR army can be massed quietly and hurled
suddenly In overwhelming force neoinst this do.
Tenders Al d single point 1t not pfnbablc that
'arsass Ivan "a. o. ,;a'. tae a9:slan.. as,s. go
quito formidable. The southern bank ia for tho
srranny Tbn n,r,.h town.. me.'n H. 10" ',1 anu
and many Or them arc fortified, while Tho 1lonn1nn.
!an tide = deso!ate. Tne Tutksh tcet IL mistress
ing heavy gun, vi! havo thoir own nay upon tho
with tospsdass ste nnmhets q wheh hase been
boah and monitors on tho watch 1t will b. dlni-
cut 1ot the Aassian army 70 concentrate with
eame4 sses asss is Gafssasf' ssa owtns tns
tho iaet tnat thefe kfo VERY faw roads Ia
a S,cs Srsf Ths at an a55 ean march A. ono
Glargeyo. md kalarash), Or at Lom or Nikorolir,
ae 9ss o to % es Inc Sy aya
.trs opposite Ks1sIa. s sttonsiy W. fostsa tSf
oshs ptotcstea oy eleven .oTts nr fcd9I!ts, which
afs s.1aee e'gnen aa or e9osnay nankad y ons an.
hfnpp Kans o. Tue oeaf pattern. llnatchuk
anu "iGuln hFo &eo RIfohK foftrcSscs.
II tho Naealans effect crossing, they wilt
easF ,h nat 70 M 5aeso torsss*ss o. mask
M tnsm WIN ia!go noa!Gs o' men anu f,ash forward
III ' 5ns ~ eon 1 thd nsss would
palkan lksi : ranEe: ~. H., H. ,.,..-o - c.,
tn. t. t,.o sn t',, defsns9 t Of Central Tnrkey-a
great Eanpan winch Inc Nusslane viii hare to
scale nes1fe my can fsaeM Adrlanopla and Con
s!ahiinop'e: acse monMta,na arc p ooo feet hgh
At ITO "eetefn extremity and 1000 feet
hssh n,nah. a. ths ts sss' The e,s.auss from
about 1fty Or elxt! miles, across = rough and
broken county, ana tae dscl!Sltes u tie noun.
ta!ns th9mnelvct hso clothed with forests. The
smst9 ,s "a SsL5 @ Sod @ ana ple1S Tnsts arr eight
most casterly ono On thc soast road and the Iron
tlato or thS I1ao from IlbnovH to bltyn0. Be-
tween inc ua!kan Fanao oha Tho uanabe there arc
two Formidable fottftssss.1s and ysrna.
ons o. mSM =, a.. tho foaas ifom Hnst.
Lnwet danube. Tho ll,l.aian tIon,s wouid bc e1. 1
pohed to tic hro OF fhe turkish gantodts and monl.
m tttrn' nrEnx @ ,iia nc k,tit1nsest
crcu It nrc very stccp and aro cothcI viii imam.
gttaD1e uulleftrukh, and every heyhf issatrrnrfh,