The New York herald., 1877-07-02

should come to crisis and we should be compelled
to appeal to our own valiant army, we shall defen'
our interests to their fullest extent and for tina
purpose we SHALL If necessary, certainly throw th'
sword into the scale.
BISMARCK BACK FOR WORK.
Prince Bismarck has arrived at Berlin.
THE SULTAN AND THE WAR.
The HERALD correspondent at Pera teie'
graphs that the Sultan has personally SUBJ
scribed s2, 900 for the relief of the Turkish
wounded in the war. Although the holy
war has been formally declared, His Majesty
seems in no hurry to go to the front, ai'
though obliged to do SO in such cnses.
TWISTING THE TURKEYS NECK.
The Porte has published the following ofiicla
despatch:--"The Russians, defying tue rights o
humanity, and without any military necessity nave
completely destroyed the nourishing town OF hus'
chuk, which Is now only heap OF RUNS. ihes
spared neither mosques. churches. hospitals no'
public buildings. We hereby make known thel'
act to the justice and humanity OF Europe and e
the public conscience
WHERE ARE THEY GoING2
Specials from Athens say that the British Medi
terranean neet will leave Phalerun Bay on Monda!
with sealed orders.
1t Is supposed that the destination OF the Briue
fleet is Turkish waters. perhaps even Constant
nope.
The German squadron has arrived at Port Sad
TILE SITUATION sUMMARIzED.
The Russian left Is in force near Hirsova and
their troops between Kalarash and Ismail soH
thirty thousand, have by this time psssd
from the northern to the southern bank 1
the Danube and driven the Turks to wat
they call their second line Of defee
at KustendJi aud the Roman walls. These preat
no real obstacle 1t Ia otherwise with Kuate|ji
ITSELF Here there have been some hey
guns mounted, but, all told, theres 'e
not more than ten thousand me- at
Kustendji, including the posts and forces DRIVEN
from the banks of the Danube. We may, the4ee,
tendjl by land. M
SOME OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
despatch from the Czar announces Il sne
Turks are retreating, and all Bulgaria exdphe
quadrilateral may be considered In the nof
the Russians.
M Bogysitch will be appointed Prefedfphe
vilayet of Rustchuk by official decree. Saibf PAS
army has fallen back to North Albania. me-
gro is out of danger.
RUSSIA KEEPING STILL.
General Milou.ine, the Russian War Mer,
sends Il telegram dated Simnitza, June 3Qbut
the operations In Asia Minor, but vouchsano
word concerning Russian progress ut thfnt
which Is now the focus OF the worlds gaz} }his I
would naturally lead to the belief that the II ns
are encounterng some unexpected obsta@nd I
their success In establishing themselves sou(the
Danube Is not a. complete as just rcprAed. {
Any moment may, however, bring u ircailletin J.
OF the Czar to the Empress announcing Nvic- 1
tory or successful strategic movement 4hng !
that the crossing near Simnitza is as sucSp as s
that on the left wing, we may expect to loon J
OF crossings at other points by which thl ksh
Rustchuk and varna line will be threat nast
and west by at least 10000 men. This %Drce
the Turks to wheel round and lace the ID
THE IMPORTANCE OF sHuMLA.
Shumla forms their centre, while the ID IS on
Osman- Bazaar and the right on Bazardiil& ad-
vance Of the Russo Roumanian right Will
paralyze Widdin, and thus leave the CEN Bul-
gara practically denuded OF troops in &c OF
another eighty to one hundred thousand the
Russians can pour across at Turnu-Magb i,
STEAMER OR A ScOw? =,
A Turkish official despatch states tina iitor u,
from Widdn sunk large Russian ste@t @thich 4,
was endeavorng to embark troops and tion A.,
near Rahove. m
TURKISH MONITORS IN DANGE} cl,
special despatch from Turmu Magu)fs all i'm
the Turkish monitors now on the DanuXsur- m,
rounded by torpedoes 1t Is believed tnoSiOp- ret
oils have been abandoned 10y the Turka<s sign do,
OF Lie has been seen on them for two oktlays, an,
PROPHECY. M will
French military critic writinHN the
events OF SimnitZa were known, sal after E
how serious in appearance the parti&S the ent
Russians may direct against either fmat Gus
ter what line OF operations they M, e for chm
their forward movement alter passing tube, pre
1t Is certain that toward the centre ebody eitt
Of their army will act. The succese ma sue
nnuvre would have for immediate enUt the
Turkish line Of defence and place the = Bull r.
garia up to the Balkans ut the disc0 the yclo
Russians ings
CHARGEs OF CORRUPTION& a..
The case with which the Russiano the or,
Danube and the feeble resistance of3s, as ,,,.
tar as yet known, attracted much there.
Suspicious and suggestions VI tread rife.
Russophile writer's, however, find tf&ation TO
in their conviction that the Turkish ayf has Tho
little heart In the struggle. and thdnpaid reco
icgions, their equally nspaid onid not ms
strongly averse to q change In tl4ition, at n
knowing 1t cannot le worse. Shy be Thor
shut up in their intrcnchmenu Hay 1ssu s'
resist with charac teristic obstinVe there douss
seems to be an utter absence OF thai (which dom
Is always the result Of heartiness ir and vo''s
1t would not be astonishing TO see Turk The
isb force strangely collapse. that
ESTABLISHING RUSSIAN Inn,
A municipal council has been inst ltchin, kins
composed OF four Bulgarians and til lnians, 1ran
selected from the residents Of M tizcns he