The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-31
PROGRESS OF THE BIG WAR.
THE POSITIONS or THE OPPOSING @
1RIIES IN ASIA MINOR.
Ofnciai Announcement Of the Rccapture or
Ardshnu by the Turks-The Grent umpor-
tsncc OF the Insurrcction In the Caucasus.

LONDON, May 30.-Reutcr's despatch from
Erzcroum. Tuesday. describes the positions OF
the opposing armies "a follows The Russian
right wing s at Nessipcncck and the advance
guard thereof has reached Kalidagh. Cavalry
patrols belonging to the Russian centre have
advanced as far as vezlnvaisan. The left wing
Is now only 5000 strong, and the main body
thereof is at Utchklissa. Tho advance guard
has had skirmishcs with the Turks at Topralt-
Kalch. A column is also stationed at Ardiche
The main body of the Turkish lcftwing Is at Olu
with detachment near Ardahan. The Turk
ish centre and headquarters have not been
moved from the Soghunle Mountains The ad-
vance guard Of the right wing s ut Toprak-
kulch. The main body thereof is nchcloned
from Garphana via Gucntap TO Deebraba'
A despatch from Constantinople this evening
says: " 1t is officially announced that the Turks
have Just rctaken Ardahan." 81; Pctersburg
the capture u Arabian is inlsc
4 special despatch from Vienna SAYS: Mes
sages from ST. Petersburg denying that the
Caucasian insurrcotion has any influence on
the campaign should not be accepted ~ repre-
scnting the ren situation. When The Circas,
sian chief. 'hamyl in 1851, with 10000
Tshctsheues descended into the koor Valley.
the russians were compelled 20. oya 'uate Bay
MID and all their positions AMI retire to Tiflis.
They also abandoned their expedition to Az
ghanstan, Tho present rebellion at least
blocks thor sole communication between NIadi-
Heavy rains. both on the Danube and in the
Caucasus, delay husSian opcrntiOnS AdNicrs
from THIS TO the 29th instant mention only
rcconnO ssanccs ana uniniportant cavalry en-
counters.
More than lvc million ruhlcs $4,000. .000l
have been raised in Russia for war purposes by
voluntary contributions.
In consequence ot humorous accidents tho
RnumanI an RAILWAYS Will shortly be placed en-
tirely under Russian management.
The SdudardS special from Vienna says:
Thirteen trains filled with Clrcassnn cayalry
in the Nussinu service passed over the MoldO-
Wan railways in one day on their way back to
Russia Three squudrOns VIII hc disarmed
The Shcik-ul-l-am found means 10 let these
troops know that holy war had Zen declared
They since haze shown great dis sronteut. and
many declared ,noy would no. fire ON their CO.
berinn garrison-
" Thu suiio accompanying the Car to Rou-
mnnia numb, rs 400
TWp Austrian monitors have arrived a, Semlin
g. watch SerNia. The ServIan Government AS
srrts that tho Turk have violated the frontier
/ prina.
Tho Pos's Berlin despat n states tha, semi
Off 'lpl papers there rontlnu" to intimate that
III" end Of the war Is appr)arhng. The con-
cnsion 81 an armisiire Is aiready rumored.
Ins Tnss corrcsbondrm a. vienna tcls-
! Of peace are floating about hero. They omanate
/ from Beriiu, anl date from the tlme
/ Of Prince Bsmalck's stay there. AZ first
/ thcy were vague; now. however, they have as
| sumel a moro positive form. Ia the effect
| that TIE in'l Of AidnhGn. tn" retreat of the
! Turks to Fr6eroum, together with the impress
! Sion made un tur Porte 10y the mrnaeiug at
/ ttudr oi The Chamber ami The population Of the
! capital have already FURNISHED an opportunity
| i.r German mediation.