The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-05

NE precautions taken by the Russians are
IN most extensive scale. Guards are sta
toned all along the line of railway at such
ihort distances from each other that any
accident tending to delay or interrupt COM
munication can be instantly repaired.
CHOOSING THE PLACE.
The Russians are in great force on the
Danube, opposite Turtukoi, and the indica-
lions point to the probability of their at
tempting the passage of tho river at this
point. The Turks at this point have been
slow and negligent in their preparations,
thus enabling the Russians to avail them
selves of every advantage. The latter have
established strong batteries along the bank,
which play upon the Turkish side and pre-
vent any progress being made in fortifying
the position. Efforts made by the Turks in
this direction during the day time are i'm
mediately interrupted by Russian shells.
HEAVY FLOOD.
The river has never been so swollen dur
Ing the last thirty years, and the flood is not
expected to subside before the end of June.
The passage of the river by nm army before
the month of July would be extremely diff
cult owing to the melting of the snow in
the Carpathian Mountains, and it is not
probable that the attempt will be made
much before that time
MOE MAN ACROSS YET.
The HERALD correspondent at Rustchuk
says that, Notwithstanding the reports pub
lished in the English journals, not single
Russian soldier has yet crossed the Danube.
Attention is now concentrated on Nicopolis
and Oltenitza, but everything is now COM
paratively quiet at those points.
1t is announced that General Ignatieff will
visit Bucharest soon.
TURKS 10 ATTACK FROM wrDDIN.
Information received by the Roumanian
government. according to the Daily Tele-
graphs special correspondent, leads to the
belief that Osman Pacha intends attacking
Kalafat, which is directly across the river
from Widdin, in force.
sIGNrFICANT--F True.
Vienna correspondent asserts he has
been informed from an unimpeachable
source that the Grand Duke Nicholas re-
Gently said to a foreign Consult
s.Neither Prince Bismarck nor Lord
Derby will prevent us from enter
Ing Constantinople, as the Germans
entered Paris, only to leave it again" The
Grand Duke Nicholas has communicated to
st. Petersburg his disappointment at the
difficulty of coming to terms with the Rou-
manian government Letters from Bucha-
rest indicate that active cooperation by the
Roumanian army is doubtful after the Rus
slams cross the Danube.
BRAVE BAsHI-BAzoUKs.
The HERALD correspondent at Rustchuk
sends an account of gallant exploit per-
formed by band of Circassians and bashi-
bazouks, about a hundred in number.
They volunteered to cross the river at mid
night in face OF the Russian batteries and
capture the Russian sentinels. They sue
ceeded in the attempt, surrounded guard
house, attacked the guard and killed several
Russians. They also captured fifty head of
cattle and took some prisoners. An cxami-
nation Of the prisoners revealed the fact
that Giurgevo and the neighboring villages
were crammed with Russians. Much ex
element was created by statement made
by one of the prisoners to the effect that a
Bulgarian church in Rustchuk had been
undermined by Russian intriguers with
view to have it blown up and the Turks ac-
cused OF the crime SO as to arouse the indic-
nation OF the neighboring Christian States.
THE TURKISH DEFEAT EXAGGERATED.
The Daily Yelegraph's story oil the destruction OF
Moussa Pacha's Circassians Is gross cxaggeraton.
The Russian official account says the Circassians
were dispersed, losing tic modest number Of eighty
'three killed out OF q total OF 1000 cngaaed which
Is much more probable than that 1900 Irreguars
stayed to be slaughtered after q night surprise.
1t seems to be the cue OF the Turks M tho nrcsont
moment to exaggcrate their reverses and the dim.
cuies OF their position. Thus they almost give IN
the hope OF Mukhtar Pacha's escape with his army,
to say nothing OF saving Erzcroum, anu semiof,i.
cial despatch yesterday stated that the Crcassian
revolt was ended Undoubtedly Mukhtar Pacha
has and Will continue to have tho worst OF the cam
palgn, but his army Is not comprohlscl In the grave