, 1877-05-23
THE WAR.
Additional Particulars Of the
Capture Of Ardahan.
The Turks Driven from Their
Outworks Near Kars.
Russian Troops Cross the Dam
ube and Burn a Turk
ish Town.
4 Strong Turkish Naval Squadron
Threatening Crfnlean
Ports.
Text Of the Roumantan Dec
laration Of 1ndepend-
enCe.
servia Shows an Inclination to
Initiate Roumania.
War Between Greece and Turkey
Considered inevitable.
Another Batch Of Prcfcctornl
Changes In France.
Bismarck Visits Berlin, and Stocks Be-
-, come FeVerish.
Servia Shows au inclination to
Initiate Roumania..
War Between Greece and Turkey
Considered inevitable.
Another Batch Of Prcfcctornl
Changes In France.
Bismarck Visits Berlin, and Stocks Be-
come FeVerish.


PREPARING TO CRoss.
LONDON, May 23.-The Uauy 7tit1rarh's
Rusthuk dispatch, dated Monday, has tho fol-
lowln.: "0rcat preparations arc being natlc by
tic Kussinns for m attempt 10 pass tho river
between Nalova and Nlcopoffs. They havc
brought down by rail- to tho bank poutooo
bridges and small steamers, and arc erecting
large fortlGcattons at 1slatz aud Turno. At
Magiurcll tue continual concentration Of troops
ta the direction Of sfmnitxa is observable. The
Turks arc fully prepared to resist tue attack"
RHtNEoncEHKHTs.
The TA<graph'. dispatch from Turtukal, Mon.
day evening. reports that forty-scven Russian
battallona, three batteries Of artillery, md somo
cavalry have just arrived ou the opposite side OF
the river q: Oltcnltza. An attack is expected
daily.
onIAcO DuRNKD.l
The Daily Stscs' Galatx special saIa yesterday
the Russians, crossing In boats from 1brall TO
lhiaeo, burned the latter place.
DlsNAN1LEp.
The Russians hare diamantlcd their Baraboscli
fortiacatfoln. considering them Of 10 further
use, "a from 1bra to Zen! tho stvcr is sufficient
II protected by strouK batteries md torpedoes.
NouMANIANs on TIE OFFENSIVE.
LONDON, May 2l-A vienna dtapateil says
tho onIy news Of Importance from We Danube
Is that the Russians haye taken the pfaoo Ut thu
Roun,anhus at Oltenitza. On tho 2lat, a.
ter the Russians occupied all tue pu-
altlous, the 1iouMan!an division marched out
aud went westward 10 join ot'lcr Roun'au'an
troops, wl,o, according tu an official statement,
nrc u be all concentrated tu Littlr Wa1lactta to
l,aiutnlu tho defensive, which will place rrlurc
Charl CO In command Of m army corps.
CLOSING IN.
4 Iimes Bucharest dispatch says tt,c 1tusslan
csrps atc gradually hut surely getting iutu their
assigned postluns. 1nlautry wagun truths OF
REruLsE1,.
4 Bucharest telegram reports that tho Turks
crossed the panul above hlkopo'ls On Sunday
anil n,adu three attempts to cat,stsuct battery
at tslatx. but ~eEc rcru'sca by 1'ounanfans'
RISE IN TIE DANunE.
LONDON, May :e4-*lho Danubc rose nine
lnches between Sunday and Monday.
sEMy1A.
Tllb Servans arc making offensive prcpara'
tiou At Baitschas aud a11ng the Tnuk. Thoy have
ordered tic fertilization vi A1cxautx and 1xYar.
The Turks have stationed a strong corps Of OBJ
scrsation At Alllu, tu glard against sudden
movement from scrY!a. It Il reported
In Vienna that the ScEyians wfsl
to operate In the direction ut Dospta
and against Nisch. Trlnec Milan II shout to
leave yclgra1e to visit tho Gar NJ l'tatcstc. A
Vicnua correspondent hears frum Belgrade that
4 council Of Ministers resolved that Prince
hliau snail luforrn tho Car that after the Rou'
| tnaptan proclamation OF independents Scsyla
can,lot msinta'n neutrality. A similar report Il
current IN rcsth.