The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-02
TIE WARFARE In TIE EAST.
THE fcTrfL sHOCK or ARMS on THE
BINks or THE RIVER DINUBE
The Crossing OF Simn,tra and the Burning or
Ntcopoiis s-Thc Relative Positions og the
Russian and Turkish 4 rmie, In Asin Minor.

NIcoppIis The Relative Position. og the !
Russian and Turkish 4 rmics In Asin Minor. /
LoNDoN, July 1.-The long-expcctcd crisis
which Europe has been awaiting has virtually |
pase 20 without q struggle. Tho Russian left IL |
in lorcc near lTrsova. and all their troops be- /
tween Kulurash and Ismail. some 10000. have |
10y this time passed from the northern to tho |
southern bank 81 the Danube. and drycl the |
Turk. to what they call thcr second line of
defence at kustcnlji and the Roman walls.
These present no obstacle worth speaking Of |
II is otherwise with Kustcndji itself Here |
there have been some heavy guns mounted. but |
all told there are not moro than 10000 men Mt
Kustendii. including the posts and forces
driv, n in from the banks OF the Danube. We
may therefore expect to hear speedily OF the in
V stmcnt Vt Kustcudu 10y land.
The Russ ian centre crossed at Simniiza easny
and with trling loss. according to the la',st
dispatches. although it is noticeable thnt no
narrative OF events since Thursday morning
has been tcrniu rdt, come through the Russian
lines. Gen. Miloutinr. the Russian War Minister.
sends a Telegram dated Simntza. June 80.
about the operations in Asia Minor but vouch
safes u, wood concerning Russian prog css nt
thu point. which is now the focus Of the worlds
gaze. This would naturally lead 20 the belief
that the Russ ans are IN ountering some unex-
pc'ird obstacle. and their success in establish
ing themselves south Of the Danube IL not IA
complot, rs first represented. 1t is not we'll.
however. to draw such conclusion too hnstily.
for the Russians heretofore haychad wonderful
success III silen''nE Correspondents "heh any
movement was n preparation or progress. only
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and the results secured so that any moment
mnv bring a fresh bulletin of the Car To- the
Empress. announcing great victory or sue
ppSsful stratAsir movement. Assuming that the
cr'.- n. n.nI Snh,ls. W. - as :. vi 9 ,,las ~
.i,,.. ot 'tIr ,.,,rts hv ,vi',.h Ia, 1urL IN
Eu-tihi,k and Vnrna liz. viii m, thrr,i..nsJ
,1st pnI we-t lv nj lnnst l5nOOD men nh :
,a "a the Danuin. so the, S,umla forms
tInir ,s,rir.' Will, the irn r,sis on Osmnn-
i. jar ami ia" ri,it an H95lr,iik Tnn MI
van " ol tne RussO-K K1umanian ri-ht wing Will
! Rugaria practically dcuulod of TROOPS. IN tho
! inr 0i ,nither sO.O1O o. 100000 which the Rus
sinr. ,.a,, ,'.'ur ,.r,.- "A 'Turnu- Nlut-ur,,li
Frnn IA military cr,t,.' Mf,t,ns n,i'''re tho
| events nt Simn.ta w.r. known. said that no
! r,ati.r nnv 'r'ous in nTpnarni," ihn rnr,iai
,ii3 the iiu.sinns NAV 'ir''.i against either
/ fnnk mo- uiuti.r vhaf mo of nn,ri,ti, rs thny
'. ' -. f,r th.i, f,fv. ri ni,,N,,,,i. ~ alt,.r
,,e., a.. d., nan'ine II Il r,rfntn mat toward
,.,,r. a. ,,',,n h. Eiv ~ ,b,i,r mr,,y ,,,li ,,t
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t'n.o II, Two ana ,'nco III. whole ni Bul.nrin nm
,r Dasn- n' ,,, ,T Ken @' w of ,,. rr
in As.n t'.r nor, ',in f., I,ti, i.tfftiat 4
N INN NNaa HIaa
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.. ,.f vi,t.b u, ,', 80, - .l,.,, -, l..f..rl
/ u Inn ~, XIV. 4. f-.r E'tr- and v.i,it Id,
| m. -Nr.N.. valley For tl.~ rurI,'A. tn. tr.',--
,-. To-. oct ~ T. vrfp xn..i A.. sr,-..i i,r
| r.;h nh from Knr. over Ito So.harlu hns
| hn.n - ,.unind Ly the Turkish main fUrr,, and
strnn th.n,.i hy .nfren M. ..1,s: Will. nj Dali
| hnhn y h,'r,. roan- from Btyulid come down
mo the Arax,- valley. the TURKISH right win:
! has mi zen uOaition To urcyrnt Iii" Russ ANS from
| dcbou him. out of tn, pnss The two positions
are nrnr enough ~ support each other IN ease
| ~ need Wllln thrre II "A small I serve. .lt
| kupriA0i which may he used 10 assist either
| column. or eventually serve ns n rallying
| uOirf should the Russian centr. succeed in
| in .ftnnut to storm tn. northern end OF
tie SoghAulu drnle and gAln footing
| on the l,ntai,n of q Ia aud Bnri.y: or should n
| uroVn tru.. a. reported. tuut "A strong Ius~inn
| iorre has sur.r.ialri IN reach ing khorusSHn.
| Nukltar plSha Will probably conr.ntrair h. Is
| f0r-os h,tNc, "uIrlkoi AMI lla--au- kalrh.
| prrparail "a. HkIne. in the cuntusrn y Of
| his inability g. inaintntu the ground there. tn
defend In. position of De,cOOhuu. in front ~
| Il2nrOufn. Whirh IL likewise strengthened with
| .artlwork- Ii seems evident from compari-
s,n of Eus~ian and Turkish on 1al d.spnirhrs
| and r"poris of CORRESPONDENTS that ii1 Turks
| HAD de- ,nirdly the hsrt oi the recent lighting.
| hDfu ~ Drnhuim and LsW.n. At the latter pla f,'
| uei ruut 1T leicncr tell on tho command of
! Chrfk,t pa-ha-noturi for partl ilntipn IN
| tho bulgarian ua ,-h 'ro--aud r"poris say that
| he greatly rist. t.nguished himself. and contrib
uted ltrLcly 10 tuc Iurh lah success by personal
prowces'
| Reports from Montenegro continue conflict
| ing tut the best Information leads tu the h"l."f
| tnut the success OF Sulcman and sab lusha