Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-29
EVENING STAR.


OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Grand Duke Nicholas felsgrapliS as
follows; The difficult aud complies, I'D task
OF crossing the Danube IL achieved. SistOva
ana The surrounding heights are In our
hands. General Dragomirans division
with mountain artillery, was the first to
cross, The alhynian regiment leading the
van. There are now (the evening of the
and the ava T. lie brigade. The SSH division
Is now crossing
PROCLAMATION or THE GEAR TO THE
BULGARIANs.
BUCHAREST. June eS-The Gar has issued
The following proclamation 10 the Bulga-
rians: - My troops have crossed the Danube.
Io-day they enter your territory where they
have already several times fought for the
afnelioEation Of the Tot OF the Christian in
hsbitants OF Turkey. Russia still bears ths
same love and solicitude towards all Christ
ians In Turkey as when she secured the lb-
Grafton CT Seryia and Roumsnia. have
sonnded 10 my army the mission of securing
YOU have acquired 10y centuries OF sur ering
and the blooc OF martyrs which has soaked
your soil. Russia "a mission Is tobuiid Up. not
20 destroy. STE n called by the DEGREES OF
PROV ldence TO conciliate aud pacify all races
ara denominations I'm those parts 90 Bulgaria
ssnhaoiisd hy mixed population. Hence
iorth the Russian aims viii protect every
Christian agaiust all violence Not Nssl-
lance, but strict equiiy viii guide our acts.
lie Proclamation prumist- also equal pr,g-
lection to MuSsulmanS but lmnartisl ms
iice upon Known pariic patton Ia atrocities.
IL urges the ahs1donmcTt az intestine dis
RUssiarS advance Turkish rule Will be re-
placed toy regular organization, i'm which the
native Inhabitants VIII he summoned to-
take part, under the supreme dire .:iOa OF
srEc ial authorities, and Bulgarian le.ions
will lie formed 10 serve a. the nucleus OF a
local armed force destined 10 maintain order
aud security. The proc amation concludes:
Follow iai hfully the Instructions OF the
Russian authCri les. therein Law ynur
Strer 9Th and security. WITH humility pray
Tie Lord 70 grant Us VIC DRY over the enc
mics OF Christianity. and In send lnV-n -
blessings upon our jest cause
The Bulgarisns ln the Dobrudscha are
aiming against the Turks.
PARTICULARS OF TIRE CROSSING.
The S'pa1dyrfs bucharest dispatch SAYS the
russian official are as surprised as the gem
eral public at the ease with which the cross
ing of the Danube had bsen effected and at
The snghtueSs of the resistance The Turks
seemingly made up their minds that the
crossing would be attempted AT Turnu Ma
gurcila. The tremendous BON ard ment OF
Nlkopolis also served 10 divert their atten-
uol ard conhrm them in THIS opinion. The
greater potion OF the troops now Al Turnu
Magurelli have received orders 10 march
upon Simnitza and cross there. The news
nom SisioNa Is that the Turks have COM
pletely wasted the country around that place
ard that Neither food nor forage Is obiai Ca
BILE. The correspondent confirms the reports
that tne Turks have evacuated Tchernavota
and Medjidji.
A correspondent sums up the result OF
The operations as follows. Tue Russian LEFT
Is IN great force near Hirsova and is being
cured crossing at Simnitza with ease, so
that we may say the Danubian PASSAGE is
secured. The centre has the choice of con-
centfatinr upon the right or left wing and
crossing unopposed. Widdin and y ikopolis
are isolated from the Turkish quadrilateral,
and present indications lead 10 the conclu-
sion that The much vaunted square OF fort
resses VIII itself soon be cut in halves, aud
The Turkish forces separated into three divi-
slons, Without means OF communication,
and with the whole Russian army occupying
central position between them. and free TO
move with crushing force upon any one OF
them.
The same correspondent continues: The
Russians crossed at Petroceni yesterday
upon rafts, the son of the Grasd Duke Mich
oias going over on the first one. The Grand
Duke Nicholas crossed at three O'Clock I'm the
morning at Petroceni, and IL is officially
stated that there were 50,OaO Russians on the
southern side Of the Danube this morning,
opposite the TimoritZa and Petroceni line.
Nikopolls was in flames yesterday from
the bombardment OF the Russian battery
near Turnu Magurelli.
The Times Bucharest corresp ondent esli-
mates the losses in the two affairs at Sim
nitZa and Petrocen. at less than 1000.
THE SULTAN.
The Sultan has closed the Turkish Cham
Der of Deputies. He says they may be reas-
sembled Ito deliberate upon a satisfactory
subject" This is supposed 10 mean posi-
bic conclusion OF peace.