New-York tribune., 1877-05-28

dova, 1000 at Roglova and Rliuvanovatz and
second corps, $500 TO 10000 strong, is
said to be concentrating at Banjoi, under
Ranko Alempich. From Gruia, on the Roumanan
bank of the Danube, and Raduevatz, on the Servan,
is a chain Of senincls to Turnsevern and Kladova,
within call of each other to watch aud give notice
of the movements OF the Turks. Russian or Rou-
manian detachments also occupy Kcrb and Ostrov,
islands in the Danube opposite Turnseverin and
CiganaSh
The system of Russian advances seems to be that
points first occupied by corps ceded 10
another rs IT marches up, when the first continues
its march to the real destination Thus the men are
spared the faticues Of continuous march, while the
line remains mbroken.
DISTRIBUTION OF TURKISH FORCES.
The Turks have in Widdin about 10000 men and
13 batteries; in Adiie, 5,40O men and batteries;
in Bregova, 1000 men and batteries: and - bat
talions at Sofia with batteries and 1000 Bashi-
Bazouks further down the Danube. The Russians
viii probably cross in force between Orsova and
Nikopolis and again between Si-tova aud Ruschuk.
To oppose this the Turks have at Orsova battaiions
and ! battery, at Nikopolis < battalions and bat
tories, and about 1000 cavalry besides a garrison
of 200 men. Al SistOya are . battaliOns and 1
battery. At Ruschuk is field army of $4,000
men, swih - guns; at Silistria $1,000 men; at
Shunla 52 battaIons and o batteries and at Varna
about 20 battalions.
The left wing Of the field army ia $4,000 to
80 1000 strong. and rests on Widdn, 10000 men
garriSoning the fortress.
The center rests on RuStchuk, where the garrison
is also 900 The right wing in The Dohrudil will
consist of 5000 men, 10 be made up of forces from
Sstda and Varna, each Of which will retain a gar
rison Of 10000. reserve OF o. battalions is to be
formed at Shumla, which would bring the Turkish
field army up to 10000. But these $1,000 re-
serves are as yet ia the future
The Danube is still too swollen and rapid TO adj
NIT Of an attempt al the construction of bridge
The destruction Of another Turkish monitor IN the
Matchin channel viii tend to further paralyze the
efforts Of the Turks to obstIuct Russian operations
by means of the Danube llotilla.
IT TLrERsBURG. MAY p. 1877.
II is not yet decided where the Gar will stay
during his VISIT to the Army of the Danube. nor how
long he VIII remain there, though it is expected his
stay will be of considerable duration.
BUCHAREST, May p, 1877.
The Ministerial bill for TIE issue Of paper money
meets with great opposition N the Chamber. In the
Senate Yesterday Senator Ghika objected to NJ. Bra
tiano the Premier addressing Prince Charles as
King on recent occasions. The Senate approved
Ghikas objection.
The Turks are stationing pckets of 80 men at in
teryals of 2i2 miles along the whole Turkish bank
Of the Danube, communicating with each other b.
Signals
The waters Of the Danube. Sereth, and Aluta are
considerably out of their banks
TIE DEsTEUCuuN OF TIE MOSiToG.
LoSDoS, Monday, May ., 1877.
The following details have been received OF the
destruction of the Tnrkish monitor by torpedocS
Two young Russian engineer officers attempted to
reach the monitor early ia thcoycniug with torpcdoes
but they were discovered and driven back by
n heavy fire. At 9 o'clock in the morn
ing they returned III two skihs, carry
ing chain Of sual tOrpedocs filed with
dynamite. No lookout being kept aboard
the monitor they securely lodged the chain across
her bows On their return they discharged the
whole series of torpedoos by means of an electric
battery. The vessel immediately dSappcarcd.'
The Standards WiGdiu dispatch says the reported
rising in the Balkan. is officially contIadicted.
HE Staa9crFa Bucharest telegram says: "The
bill proposing the i-src OF paper money failed to OBJ
tain the necessary majority, and viii be withdrawn
"Auothcr railway accident has occurred by which
four soldiers were kicd and many wounded"