The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-30
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Heavy Lossc. at sirtova and Nicopous-A
Battle above Rustchuk.

| Battle above Rustchuk.
LoNDoN, juno Various correspondents
| TX Two miles below Sistova NJ the exact point Of
| the Russian landing ON the Turkish bank VI
| tho Danube.
The Ecrnia0 Standards Vienna dospdtch says:
From tho latest news received here one fact
would appear quito clear. namely. that the
crossing Of tho Danube was only sucr, ssful
from Simnitza to Sistoya. All other attempts up
N Wednesday failed. Tho Roumanian tcc-
| graph is silent regarding yesterday events"
| A DdiV Mems despatch from Vienna says that
Mt the Commandment Of Giurgcvo the Turks
chiefly aimed at tue house Of the German Con-
sui. Ms q was believed The Car was there.
A despatch to the Manchester Guardion from
Vienna says: "Ton thousand Russians have
| occupied the Island Of Barcca. near Silistria.
| II is not known whether they succeeded in cross
| ing to the Turkish side. but the report that the
| Turks have abandoned their positions at Tchcr
navoda and Middle is thoughtto be only cx-
plcablc il the Russians have crossed near Sis-
tria. AT Ncopolis and sstova ON Wednesday
the losses on both sides were appalling"
A despatch from Galatz says that a SIM
culinary battle is going ON at Biryus. above
Rustrhuk. on the Danube. The Russian troops
are cross N en- mass AMI cn',i Iing the Turks.
| who are maEing desperate ~ -iston,c. Ihr
! sluugNtr ON lotu sides mas been terrible. The
! Turkish Sunboats are also engaged in the
LoSDou. Jun, 3o-Thc Sspdr.4rs despatch
| from bucharest states that tho Grand Duke
! Nicholas l'us received the Grand Cross Of saint
George of tho second class for the passage OF
/ tuc Danuhc. his son the Military Cross and Gen.
! Cross ol st. George of the third ca@s The
Empc,ror has inscn up his residence at DraIa.
Tho Sdulafds Vienna correspondent tclc-
graphs as follows; Admiral iiusscin Pasha l.
cruising In the MORGAN and lonlau waters with
D X
Tho NitNilrrs rim CORRESPONDENT savs IL
| j. reported from Constant nople that slneo tho
lu,sianS cross II Ola" pnuuh' the Su.tan's init
mat" advisors have more tlon over urged Ism
as the Iurk. huve sul, iHd "a ,riou- driout.
A dcrptoh from Hn'hnrs 81 ". the Times.
forces az llir.o,A. reported 10 hc marching on
/ Slhsirih an said t. w.thin forty hnonrttys
OF mat fortress The Turks are apparently
conrenirains tho'r troo1s ia a." ,prn',rm
{, 'rts. whore they viii soon ho attacked. I,nry-
iinug is reported puicl to-day on the Danube
u i~ as '"ri.ulu" Low that tine principal cross.
ing wr~to Giurgo,o was at r,troccni aud
lHrauan just below Smnita. whore The Rus
siun- crossed Qua large number of rats and
small boats until a position WAS secured on tho
lively small loss suffered los thr Russian troops
as the passage WAS effected ia small
detachment. who wer' scattered ON
the river and advanced toward the
opposite bank alitr tine manner Of rklriuishcrs
-nu- to render tho cnem;- fire less rn,oi We.
Tine Nussins have also GO. ssnt at Iurnu- Ma
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