The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-23
WAR NOTES.
why the Russian rleet Left.

lit has been learned upon trustworthy |
authority that the State Department at
Washington. In accordance with inter
national eomity. intimated to the RUS
the fleet in the New York harbor was In
violation Of American neutrality. hence
its departure. It is probable that the
fleet will not proceed Immediately to
Constantinople, but will put into Amer.
lean ports at intervals. the provisions OF
international law permitting the vessel
of O belligerent nation to remain for
twenty-four hours In any neutral harbor.
The fleet sails with sealed orders.
The Ranks Of tho Danube.
The immediate banks Of the Danube
east Of the mountains are generally low,
and In many places are, In freshets, COW
cred with water for five to twenty miles
back from the river. but there are many
.,laaass l. = syllsrs the hiell lands extend both
from the north and south sides quite up
to the river. where the banks Gre from
thirty to seventy feet above the water.
These are where the great Turkish forti-
fieatiops have been placed, though some
Of them, like Widdin and Silistria, are
built on the low lands. At the extreme
eastern end Of the Danube, in the Turk
ish country Of Dobrudseha. the land Is
like that between New Orleans and the
Gulf Of Mexico. There is rail way sixty
miles long from Teehernavoda, on the
Danube. to Kustendji. on the Black Sea.
This railway was built by an English
company. whose engineer was Sir Sam.
| nei Baker. now known as the great
| r,vyptian explorer Of the sources OF the
Nile. The land OF Bulgaria slopes
| gently from the steep northern side OF
| the Balkan to the Danube, and when
! the river is once crossed. the Russians
| will have plain ground for advance un-
| til they reach the second line OF the
Turkish defenses.
How tire Russians behave I'm Resmania,
tLondon Teegrapb.1
| The Russian advance is being effected
with remarkable deliberatiun and con-
spieuols consideration for Roumanian
suseeptibilities. The Russian troops
occupy no Roumanian towns, make but
few reauisitions. and pay cash for those
| they make. They conduct themselves
in an orderly, unobtrusive manner.
| The number Of Russian troops that
has actually crossed the frontier scarce
ly exceeds G000O.
The postal administration, telegraphs,
and railway services remain, as hitherto,
entirely in the hands OF the Roumanian
government, but at each. station on
lines traversed by the Invading army is
established Russian etdppen~-com-
mHndant.
bucharest has been secured from oe-
oupation, or even the passage OF Rus
slams. by q special convention and the
, RoumaDian national forces have fallen
!; back from their advanced positions
upon this capital. which is gay witt
soldisrs. military music. and thr0nged
with provincial boyards and their faml
lies.
The Turks are rapidly getting theil
troops concentrated ut Widdin They
4 tsfe conveyed over the river In ligh htersas
with the view Of strengthening thel
auadrilateral garrisons. Ihey are en-
trenohed ut Schumla, and have aban
doned the idea of crossing the river ii
any considerable force.
The Inhabitants had been lying int
| the interior Of Roumania. their. panic
{ being attributable to apprehensions o
! irregular cavalry raids. AS the river Is
|, however. tremendously swollen, ant
the Turks have not even commenced
, any serious preparations with @ view t.
, !, crossing, these fears are rapidly sub
, siding, and public feeling is recovering
,, q more cheerful tone, to which Prime
/, Charles speech has unauestio nabl.
contributed in high degree.
Headquarters will be established @
= Ploesti. Two more express bouts viii
probably be dispatched from the uppe
river as far as Giurgevo, and then th
: : river communications will be closed.
7 Heavy foundations near Ungheni In
terfere seriously with the Russian trans
4 port. . ,.,x,,~,r,n~
! THE Russians Aiming Themselves
America.
=, [Memphis AvaIsnehe.l
ri 1rsY1
I manufacturers Of arms and ammun
!, tious. foreign belligerents are activ
g g hereabout. The Russians have loade
. three barks of the usual assortment {
e deadly weapons and explosives. Ii
:, limited that one vessel went out at th
- :, same time with the Russian squadro
and was under convoy. Cargoes {
, these several crafts are similar, con
- prising about 200 tons brass meta
- 5000, 900 to 100000 cartridges and 5U
4 barrels gunpowder. The value OF eac
It lot is supposed to be S35o,o Ine We
!, sells cleared for the Baltic. It Is unde
- u stood that the powder contracts stipl
y lated the delivery of $4,000 barrels.
The Russians are increasing their 0
ders for pistols. Up to the presel
time the total shipments aggrega
-. 2OO. 600. Manufacturers on the Turks
,e account are doing their usual amour
.. Of work, but no vessel will be dispatcht
ne until July.
in T have reason to know that M. d.
ns is Michels, the French consul at .Cair
ea has received instructions from his go
Il. eminent to impress upon the Khedi'
90 the claims OF his French creditor
th The greater portion OF the Egyptls
re debit Il in the hands Of Frenchmen, al
it is the duty OF the government. it
n n urged, to protect the interests OF I'll
st st people. This principle is not recognize
to to nowadays In England; but there
nv much to be said in it's favor, and 1t mo
sr, certainly will be popular with 6
es, classes OF Frenchmen. 1t Is, moreovt
=, highly probable that the principle "
OF OF be- equally popular in Italy, and it
,te ne more than likely, when the Khedive
IT, thus cordially invited on all sides not
y pay money to Turkey, that he W
without much difficulty allow hims'
to be persuaded. France is not sor