The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-17

campaigning is possible in Bulgaria
telegram from the Grand Duke Nicholas. dated
Pioiest, says:-"0ur troops have had no en-
counter with the Turks yet. The weather is hot
md sutry, and the health OF the army is perfectly
,atisfactory.r
RUSSIAN DIFFICULTIES.
vienna despatch says:-In spite OF the extern
sive preparations oftne Russians there seems to be
great difficulties about transport According compc
tent calculation the four army corps In the first
line provided with equipments according modern
requirements would in Bulgaria have TO feed some
so,oOO horses. The small Russian country carts are
scarcely suited TO military purposes All through
the winter the OF supplying the Russian
military trains with carts and wagons has been going
on stu one OF the first things done by the Russians
after entering Roumania apply to the govern
mcnt OF that country for 600 It is known
how far the Roumanan authorities have been able
10 meet this demand. Transport by railway
loo seems to BIO giving rather more trouble than
anticipated. Apart from tho delays caused by there
being only single limo with siding stations rather
Tar apart the moving material Is found TO
be very insufficient Comparatively little be
spared from Russia, the gradual advance OF tho
reserves ana the general movement OF tho whole
stock, but what might be spared Is not
available on account Of tho difference OF
gauge. Even before the tho Russians
applied to various Austrian companies for engines and
rolling stock but they do not have been very
successful The Staatsbahn, tho largest Austrian
company, answered that nothing could be
spared, though the company had objection
10 supply new rails &C.. from its own factories. This
oher does not seem to have been accepted The Rus
slams also applied to the Austrian Danube Steam Navi
CATION Company for the cesson Of steamers and
transport ships, but were refused.
OPERATIONS ASIA
=, correspondent with the Turks at Batoum, Monday
night, says:-.The Russians moving in front OF
our position evidently preparing for vigorous attack
A great battle is believed TO DO imminent
IT is officially announced in ST. Petersburg that
tho Turks bombarded Sookgoon.Kac on Mon.
day, the town somewhat damaged, the ut.
tempt to land troops and guns was defeated,
the Turks leaving number OF dead the beach.
The two Russian torpedo boats which were
missing after the unsuccessful attempt to explode a
Turkish frgate in the roadstead of Batoum Sunday
night, succeeded in reaching the Constantine.
The latter arrived at Sebastopol yesterday She had
sustained loss correspondent Pera says there
has been unusually late winter throughout Asia
Minor. The is still deep tho ground, retard-
Ing military operations
telegram from Tins to St. Petersburg states that
tranquility may bo considered rcesablisncd in
the Tcrek territory the leaders oil the revolt having
been twice ecated with the aid OF the population
The Grand Duke Michael telegraphs that the Turkish
war steamers remain stationed before Sukum- Kaeh.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
The Hdpas Agency states that number OF ex.Pontif-
ica about to join foreign legion which is
being organized at Constantinople Belgrade specials
to Paris papers that Austria has declared II the
agitation continues, she will occupy Scrvia. Vienna
correspondent says:-"rhe Porte like the Cabinet at
St Petersburg, has declared Its readiness to reply to
the representations of the here by giving
every assurance about the freedom of the navigation
of the Danube. The Turks however are raising dnl-
cullies about the neutrality Of the European Danube
Commission
despatch from Cronstadt says that steamer CON-
mnnication with ST. Petersburg is reopened. Tho Ice
has broken up rs far as visible.
A despatch from Oreauk says:-sT hear from
Knen that the Turkish force at Lvno is expected to
make movement against the section Of tho frontier
country where the principal insurQent forces are.
Thousands of Christian refugees expected across
the frontier TO augment the number already In Dal-
malta, and who already actually dying Of s,arva-
fon in some localities, especially Stermnitza
The Turkish descrters from Widdin, who have ar
in the Turkish army. The Russians have not yet adj.
vanccd. The camp is halfway TO Gurgevo.
The Turks fortifying the passes OF the Bal
kaDs. Abdul Kerrm s drawing all tho forces
from Macedonia and Albania to the Danube.
The national guards throughout the South
armed. All the available troops are marching
northwards. Reliable information has reached Frank
fort that the instruction In Caucasus Is daily gaming
ground.
The Roumanians have been working necessarily
II the Kalalat Notifications, ana have now forty
guns battery bearing on widdin. Several thousand
Roumanians have been engaged the old earth.
works of Guirgcvo, which they repairing They
have improved Others and also built twelve redoubts
TO the crossing OF the Danube. The whole will
be finished by Tuesday. Rutschuk is enormously
strong IL has 200 cannon mounted besides Ave gun
boats.
RoUMANIAS SOLDIERS.
The Jassy correspondent of the Daily Ne,cs, dis.
cussing the efficiency Of the Rounanian army writes
that there Roumanian corps OF observation sta
toned at Gurgevo to watch the Turks and 1t occurred
10 the Minister OF War that II would be good thing TO
these troops them to the sounds
OF war, night he ordered alarm sounded.
lie has been heard say he bitterly rcpcnted having
taken bold measure for 1t took him week TO get
the detachment together again. The soldiers have not
yet all been found, and they supposed to be sill,
running.
POLISH LRCIox
A despatch from Vienna says:-.Count Zichy and
the Prince OF Reuss, Ambassadors to Constantinople
from Austria and Germany, respectively, have both
been instructed demonstrate Constantinople re-
speeding tho formation OF Polish legions such would
Include Polish subjects OF Germany and Austria. Tbe
Turkish manifesto was unfortunately addressed TO
Poles inhabiting Prussian and Austrian districts A
Hungarian legion Is being formed here. Ncsics has
been Tcvictualled.n
CRITICISM EARL DERBY.
The principal passage In the Journal de 81. Peters
bourgs article yesterday, an abstract OF which was
tccgrapned to the United States criticising Earl
Dcrbys speech in the House Of Lords the s.h inst
is as follows
''rhe nmicable relations which permit full frank.