Ellsworth American., 1877-06-07
THE WAR
RussiAs Strength and turkeys Weakness.
The Campaign in Bulgaria.


LoNpoN. june s. The character aud dlra,-
ion ot the struggle in Bu garla are the subject
Of much speculation, particularly in Germany
and Au,tris. where every officer seems b. have
made his own particular study OF the cam
pAign. The general tenor OF these criticisms j.
adverse 10 the Turks. not from any dolbt that
I the, viii make good tight. and even iuf Il
severe repul-es on the enemy, but from the
prepo~>e>sion that the superiority in number
efficiency OF organizations and ,iTategical abil-
ily are on the side Of the Russians. There
are 24o 90 Russians in position Oh the Danube
without counting Roumanians or reserves be-
ing brought forward. who amount 10 G0NO)
mta. There are ~ el0 men east Of Ih-ana
sud % 90. with considerable reserves. at Bot.
zrad which j. the point OF support for This
part al the line.
From Ibrail. up the line, Of Bucharest and
oitenitza, ami Bucharest and Giurgevo. there
are NO troops. eNSept a number requisite to
guaTd against possible surprise, but between
Bucharest and Glurgeno the concentration j.
on large scale. The forces are in three camps
esch containing - O00 men. to which must 4,
added another l0.o1p At Giurgcvo.
! The second concentration i On both sides OF
: the river Auta. Es~t Of the river are 5000
men IN two camps. both on the high road To
Turnu MAgurel. West Of the Aluta are four
camps representing about 5000 mon. Tn.
NAV he regarded n thr center of the line. Far
her west on the line af l.alafai and Turn-Seyer-
iB., the last accounts stated the number Of
Russians 70 be over 5000. the Turkish army
on the A>istic ,idc appears 10 have h-.cn d.
plorably neglected. The troops arc worse dis
cpiined. worse equipped sud provided those
ON the Danube. but the nature II warfare IN
Asia makes the Deficiencies ui arm, le,. vital
The campaign viii be one ia which >iategy VII
be Of les and hard fighting oi more imporian-
&c. Even the lrrcgu AZ troop, may De able 10 ID
service in some positions which AZ i IN the
power OF Maukhtar Pa>ha 10 defend.
II the battle which J. TO dcci lc the fate OF
Erz-room J. not fought until The Eryian coll
umu has forced the Turkish positions al Top
raAkolch and j. within supporting distance of
the other co lumus, the progress j, hkciy TO. be
a. heretofore. very SOW. II j, not Impossible
however, that the right and crntre. wlIh the
ard II force from Bai1um operating on The
Choruk river. may MAKE an attack on MugAh-
tar PA-hs from the direction Of oti and ~ogh-
sn,u. provided Mukhtag waits t. Doe attacked
The latest new, OF him va Coustsntinopls.
represents that he was falling back from iha
Rardcz and Erzeroom positions. II ., to De-
remarked however, that the news from Con-
stantinope. whether favorable or uufayorablr
I" The Turk. j. peculiarly uutru-twprthv. Ne
had ia>i week announcements that the Russ
lan- had occupied an and OH. both OF which
src ial>e aud probably the result Of a panic
Just a. the reiterated story of the recsViurc OF
The Aui@hau Wa probably the rc-ut of a
hiundrrlug DE, igu on the part oi the Cover
nment u appcA-e the popuIacc Of Constants
nogie. On the other hand the war news made
pnblt by The Russian. Government j. gvucr-
ally Of NJ imporiance whatc,cr. or several
day- behind time.