New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
p O ST S G RIP r.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
THE DANUBIAN CAMPAIGN.
THE RUSSIANS READY 10 CROSS TIE WNE"-N
PoAToON BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED Ar BRAiiA.


THE RUSSIANS READY 10 CROSS TIE RIVERA
po>TooN Bridge CONSTRUCTED Ar BRAILA.
LONDON. saturday June 23. 1877.
A snecial dispatch TO The Uaiiy hecs fgm Brlila,
dated June o. says: "Al il ready FOR The passage
of the Danube. The bridge from BraIla to the
Turkish shore has been finished for some hours
To-day troops began to pass before Galaiz without
meeting a single Turk. At the present moment
there are Cossacks enough t. take III HANK ahd
har.s, the ri ght of army defending Match'n.'
The PosPs Bucharest dispatch says; " The prep
or,tions for crossing the Danube are completed An
attempt is expected in a few nights
"in addition To the bri lge constructed IN froht
Of BraIls. which il from 700 to 800 yards IN length
with an extension upon the inundated Turkish ter
ritory" ihe daily hcps correspondent there says
"the Russians have built large number OF rats
which have been towed to-day into the arm OF the
stream where the two monitors were sunk.
I'm add ,tion to their own gunboats the Russians
continue to employ all merchant vessels detained in
port. Seven wooden sloops, moreover, have been
ironpaled during the last few days. Each carries
twu guns and will hold 200 men.
"Should nothing be changed between now and
tomorrow all will be finished by the time this dis
patch is printed. For tne last week, however,
changes have been continual, thai nothing IL GER
tain."
TnE RUSSIANS ABOUT TO ENTER TifE DOBRUDJA-BAT-
TERiEs ERECTED TO PROTECT THF TROOPS.
LONDON. Saturday, June D. 1877.
IL is expected that the greater part OF the
COrus will have crossed at Brait In "a hour,
aud will receive the Car. who Is to arrive on Siuriy
such the purpor Of orders winch G. n. Zimmerman
sent to nis troops at 2 o'clock ON Tb1Isday. This
document las been ready for days, but not
wIttaudins the mpacnco OF the Car thr General re-
fused to cross the Danube because he considered that ho
Wa not ady On Sunday Inst tao Emperor announced
his coming ana ordered the passage Ia be made The
General asked further delay. On wedncsday tie Car
a,aun announced that he was coming. Gen. Zlmmcr-
man then went t. Piocsh ana succeeded m inducing
as Majesty to po,tvone ais visit II III Saturday
T. correspondent of The Daiiy Neics 1T Vienna CON
n ms the above and "lomorr'w the hrst bildSe
across the Danube will likely b. flushed below Braila
re work was begun IN saturday 10y Join ng together
hnge u anks winch wcre kept 1t ady by an'hors On tue
ir IA side Five batteries have eu constructed Tor
roteciion on the Matchn SIDE. aud two batteries nave
becn added 40 the one which already placed at the
mouth OF the enamel week ago. Tho hISsiiuS AT
Isr.Ia are $1,000 strong.
"rnirfycight war correspondents left Buchaie6t yes
terday FOR the Dahubc."
TfIk RIVER CROSSED At GNLATL
The Tness Bucharest dispatch says "A force OF Rus
lat, huya crossed D.nIbr On p'ntooh bridSo AZ
q ltz and are ion tiyns teio de pont on the IuIlSh
shore TDcre wa, M hghting. "a vide expdiSe "i
marsh sii ! separated the combitants."
The Ne,cs's .charst dspnch announces that Prince
Milan has left for BelgraIe.