, 1877-07-13

Of Enfopcsn affairs. tnrposlnR Il t.. he written bY
"a Enet;hman =, wlth IN overwhelming p;sndec In
favor OF the lusHs. NkHH1.
CROSSING THE DANUBE.
THE LONDON NEWS ACCENT.
Etrrtspnnd<nct Lcnann it7Iv .s<,es.
stMSiTxA. junc 11.-Kesu:n,Ex yetiesday ercn.
lag to tho headquarters Of the Ssnth DIVISION IN
Lisa. received some laforHA:Sn which led me
10 ride direct to s!tnEtza. Iva. told there wouIh
be two attempts at crossing tho danube, tne nt
TurnA MargncFeilc, the other from SlmnitzA to
2issuya. 1hr latter understood to bc more I'M
poftant. and ! chose II. Reaching slnn!txa,
found there the whole Of the Fourteenth Division,
compueed VI tho Eighth Army f'uspa, commanded
BY ticn. fadct,ky. Gen. Draximirotf was in tas
midst Of the preparations for crossing.
THR LOCALITY.
Let me 6rst describe the locality Hlmnitza Is
almost opposite the long strsggltng Turkish Town
Of Sistnya, but hboys II. and In the hoilowa Of .
prec'pcc orcrbanstng the Danubc. Below sfstorn,
for dlttanca of Two miller, the Turkish bank II
rscep, In places quite prccipItous, with here and
ttsro little bollows, mud shove tbs river side aru
e:crP wooded sEorcs covered With gardens AMI
Vineyards 1cadtng to tarc ridge forming the eky-
%ac. Two miles below Sst1vA n narrow. marked
depression In tho Turkish bank. leading up from
d little core formed by tho afIuents Of small
atrram abovo. AMI to The right Of this core wa a
small camp Of Turkish soldiers, txed there doubt
css In consciousness OF tho weakness OF tho point
and above the. camp on tho skyline was battery
Of hcaSy guns. Between tho cove and
ststosa several cannon were dIepoted nn+
der corer Of tho trees, and Immediately
on the proper nrht of tho town was
q small open earthwoFk armed with few Geld
gune. s!stova Is an open town. Probably In aud
shout II thcse was not morn than briEale Of
Turkish troops, hut then It il not distant moro
than long days march from either Nnstchnk or
Sikopois. So mueh for the Turkish a.dc.
Tho Httempt was. Is far ~ possible, 10 be Of the
natufc Of surprise, and II was necessary there.
fose to postpone the dispositions TIL after night.
fall The division nragtmlsoG had thu post cf
honor. and was expected to make footing on the
Turkish f1du by early morning. Tho division
Mlthty. In support. waa to make u night march
fsom IEs.a. aud be in position 1T sImniza 1t o.
ILL.,. to follow IT, sitter division In the event
Of the latttrs *ucccss: IN thu event Of failure It
| was 10 take up The 1gtln: and fofea q passage at
| all sacrifices. for tho Afcnduke Nicholas had an.
| nuuhcca that he wouid taxa nu denial. Tic rlvce
had 10 be crossed at s!mnltaa, co-t wbat It might
Other dirihiona htood within Cail II need Hcrc.
The wa'ess might BE- rcddcned. hut they must be
TiiH FIRST AovK.
Mlth tna darkness Ess -. Gsa ttasImroG hesaa hts
W. ot aei "nn . III nea aoat i ihs
tasks. ,1'his .was. wh!lo NJ infantry wa. leIas
willow wood. The darkness and the iobsstuc.tons
| were both great that all was not rcMdy TIL Tho
nanSsf u ~ saa eapss Il y bud"s
irom fifteen e forty tnen each. These were
1 .ps.ax
| of The ,vslow trces. The tsoops embafkcd sui
pushed aerore as tho craft arrived. ,Dsav!mlron
Sat. u,!aosya WI .cio"t.ae soldier, 4 va. h!s duly
Mn,. .Ge.,. Yo!ehine. whoso Brigade eon.isted Of
ths sestwGNntt. Nt u sain,k M and sl!mE; the rfty::
later tic little siea'n.tug WIS bsonght into scqust
"paEaMiNu or TIE HOUR"
| For once the Turk1 had nut spent tho nlght-
washs. A. ,n hsa*y s!ssp The fsw ss.,on .. once
ucross the dat. Sor WAS this all. From the Slopes
aIo,c tle core tlsso ea,ae q tho bouts .,aar iu-
landlng: :pacu, Yolchinu has not gained expe1l.
eneS ana credit n cauczstas ~ warfare for nothing.
.osn; ssd s vi.
landed hls handful. and tade taem lie down In the
mmd:, ons ,,sa cs t"g ~sre down prer.oa.l; With
cover the lapdlnE. .bosts That followed Une oy onn
thsts landed their trsichts, who followed ths cx-
l. YouN0 HERO.
AZ frngth enough had accumulated. Yoan:
skobciIn waS tiers. hu.t III hlu,self. Yolchiuc
that ~; !oude. IN ths gay d.vn th.a
TSat W. s1 valley wa. uot hat n,sa sa'~tsed r. vail, T.
bat ths Turks. did not wall for cold stscl. vi:
ehlne. skifn,!sasrs followed them doysrdly ,rolne
craft moved to xnl fro from shnra i, sl.or,. Thu
| ish 1re showed that there WAS no surprise; but.
however heavy nFs may e. !. wIl! n1t ~ a. ouce
ins ts sacf M rh.iln thraas' n ''h .he vii wtor.
shrll truni toantaia gun fell into bnat consaln-
fk,,~
aud III On toafa psr.hea iii. s va. te Only s se.
fn!Iing m 10th sllcs VI the river Nevertheless. The
wafk w. % goimg steadily On; .; nnd When soon after
a!fcady ths whole brigade Of iolchns had reached
,ls o!ss' ts Ill., 5n1s ,r.s1 Httt[f vs.. thc
stood for sumo tI1nn surveying the scene.
| sinftyA, Tfia stLxST.
he Ill., I'D e H. 70 yo, nt
he willows. sce the long row of snn. 10 scion
ii iAfantry. u this nIsc cleyuus conventional.
ny. owA: To lie c.noaare. fof Tho Tulksh cannon
dtftly lilo tu..ian .ac'ts Etsh nto tlal earthwork
stubborn'y tight their guns undct Tho reign of rs,
M A"a % via, a ns1E iii. al s1tny esrps @ out tf sEere
~ tl'c nj, viii srtek u sasu that patch
m,u.kctry drc Oh ths wooded slopes rising mt from
/ tc co.'s. NJ wundcE ioichlnes skirnlfsl,rrs arr
n.usnx. for that Turkith battery the sky line is
ruuI,tilg shells with fell awifiue.s among lhc vii.
| Iuw trees. slstoya secns s;4rk cn.ptY. 1t u.ight
| i,s city vi lhu dead. But the Turkish guni,rra
cling io their posts aud flclr guns viii, wonder.
| fut .tahrhncss. amld cou4s OF dus, thrown np
| by tho sac'l. wlIic,s purst around then,. Nor
sSsii. as Irurp!ns amon: t1s ttoop. on tts Dat.
anil ahr AEIbH lancu meti srg hn ryiHF about with
lrancarls pln1dtnE Inward Inc military surgery
| with leuYy, lll1t,l- -SoddFn burdens. iuu iuay
wAc!l Tic shcllt dion lutu tho w4tur, alarrn: Ia
surfaet q. they fall u It h4d been glass. What
wundcr that oc unl all shuuld u,fss lhasc clumsy
heavy laden craft which stud thn water 10 hlck!y
she'll ia unc VI tlcss bosts wonld rf.*'uca fear.
| lt.s sri h4vuc Wnuld it work 1mQng tia so.sliere
futlttf uR, mAssci thesu under the shultsr OF tho
| cluy btnk. .......
| WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
| uRe realizes Auw great would Aavo been the
linssIan luss II tho ruEks hal hcen In any srrat
faTu til ths sistova post lon, An nov, after Al the
Commander 10. chtet might h4Se been tufced u
take denial accsp ptn2 Tho tncx,labIe Hui A. lhr