The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-02
THE EASTERN WAR.
Severe Battle at Batoum-Russia
Defeated.
FrightfuI Bombardments Along the
Danube.
Three Hundred Thousand Russians
Across the River,
Rustchuck a Heap of Ruins.
Terrible Battle Progressing Near
Sishaya.
Rustchuck a Heap of Ruins.
The situation.

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LONDON, July 1.-The long expected
crisis which Europe mas been awaiting
has virtually passed without i struggle
! The Russians lett In force Is near Her
! Zovia and all their troops betwecD Tool
| srsss aud Isma, some 100000 have now
| psssed from the northern 10 the southern
! Cauk of the Danube, and driven the
Turks to what they call their second line
Of defense These present 10 obstacle
worth speaking OF. 1t is otherwise
with Tonshenje itself here. There have
| 5een some heavy guns mounted, but All
told there are not more than 10000, these
| including the posts and forces driven 20
from the banks of the Danube Ne
may, therefore, expect 10 hear shortly OF
the investment of Kvesenje. The Russian
| centre crossed the Danube easily and
with small los.
Tie latest dispatches although not \
reliable narrative OF events since
Thursday, have come through Russian
lines
Gen. MonIatlue the Russian Minister
of War sends q message dated juno Both,
about the operations in Asia Minor. But
| Vouchsstes has no word concerning the
Russian progress at the point which is
now the focus of the worlG', gaze.
| This would lead to the belief
| that the Russians are encOulterlLg some
| obstacle, and that their success IN estaD-
lishing themselves south of the Danube
! Is not as complete rs NJ nrst stated. II Is
not well, however, to form such sc-H-
clusion hastily, for the Russians have
| heretofore mad success IN sIlcnClng cor
respondents when MI important move
mcnt was in progress, and which WAS
only reported when fully completed
Any moment may bring u news of their
exact position or news OF great
bs tie The movement may be
~ successful Ms that on the LETT wing
and they may be crossing at other points.
This will force the Turks to wheel round
and face the Danube, SO that Shumla
forms their centre whilst their lett rests
on Osmann BaZsr and their rghL
on Bagardjeke. The advance ol
| the Russo. RoumanIan right wing
will paraize them and thus leave the
centre of Bulgaria Genuded of troops in
the face of another 10000 10 100 ,OJO
which the Russians can pour across At
! Turnu Magurela.
a French military critic writing before
the events at SiminItZa were known
said no matter how serious in appcsrar-
ces the partial attacks the Russians may
direct against either flank, no matter
what line of operations they may
choose Tor forward movement
after passing the Danube it i,
certain that towards the centre
the main body of the army will At. The
success Of thi would, for immediate
effect cut the Turkish line in two and
place the whole of Bulgaria a. the dis
cretion Of the Russians. He regards the
general position OF the Turks in Asia rs
bad, though, no doubt, it has lately I'm
nrCyed some. The slowness of Russia
has not only created confidence but. has
given time for Preparations, the conse-
quence OF which has been to defend he
| junction. Of She roads IN the kars valley.
For this ppp.sn the trayeEe ridge west
OF SEWN, wa. Is trsversed BY both
roads from kar. has been occu.
pied bv the turkish main force
and strengthened by at enbsnkmcnt,
while At Deiaba where the roads from
| BaZarda come down INTO the valley, the
| Turkish right has taken y position TO
prevent the Russians from GebauCheing
out of the pass The two positions are
near enough TO support each other in
case Of need, while there Is 8 SINAI. re-
serve at Kupriko which may be used 10
assist either columns, or eventually 10
serve rs a railyluE point, should the RI-
sian centre succeed IN s,ormIug u,
uOr,her eud of Soghanlu Denlle, and
gam footing on the plateau Of
! Oil and Bardze, or should II
prove true ss reported, that strong
Russian force has succeeded in reaching
Kharassan, Mukhtsr Pasha wi likely
concentrate the forces between kharas.
san and Hssssn, preparations are max
Jag in the cortIngencIe OF his lnsDiuty
to hold ground, there 20 defend the posi-.
tign of DcGbonhu n front Of ErzerOum
which is strengthened with earth works
1t seems certain from the comparisons Of
the dispstches and report that the Turks
had the best OF the recent lighting, 10Th
Al Delabai and SEWN, At the lat
er place the bruuI Of the delense
fell on the command o. Cheike.
| Ps.hA notorious Tor his partlclus-
tion in the Bulgarian massacre
and reports say that be greatly disL,u-
guished himself and contributed largely
70 the Turkish success by personal
proves.
The reports from Montenegro con-
tinue conflicting but the best iHiornatlon
leads 10 the belief tnst the success OF
Suiiman and Saib Pasha h4s been com.
plele The Turks place their losses 8.
1000 killed and wounded, which prOba-
blv l. an uuder estimate, bat hardly 20
fsr out OF The wsy as claimed lOyer
10000 Turks killed. The fighting forces
OF Montenegro are wedged IN
between the valley Of the Sets and the
Austrian frontier, whiis. Suumsn and
and Saib Pashs are awaiting the ID
vance Of Mehene. along the Mora %
clear the eastern portion o! the valley.
A telegram from ScslvonIa sources
claims the defeat OF Meheme. All nth
great slaughter, but II j. urc""Hrmad
and probably untrue. II mus! Ue Fe.
Ipembercd that the Turkish forces now IN
Montenegro number some $1,000 mef.
nearly half the total population Of o..
princlp.liIy. The ease with which tbs
the Russians crossed the Danube, g. iaI
a. vet known, hss attracted N r.
tention here Suspicious and s.-.a-
tions OF trescnery are rife. Elz..aa
writers, however, give the eHPlsna:loa
that the Turkish army has lite hear. 10
the struggle, ard that the UNPAID legious
and unpaid officers sre n0! strongly
sverse to change their condition, know
ing that II cannot become wOrse. Should