, 1877-06-16

alon gradually dissolved also the ablc.bodicd men
Joining tho RoHmaniau, reserve corps, md the /
women mud children trldCing OF somewhere OF
other with their household appartcnanecs upon |
their backs nud ..
snow1nlso uNrLEAsAHT MALkD1cTfo1s
npcn Turks and RuAsiAos alike. do mol like tho |
1,oumanlan pcaFnntry. Like the slara Tint ono |
meets In Vienna and T'uda resth, they are suriJ !
and given to dr!nk-thongh, God knows. they may |
have Indictment cnongh to both In their utterly and
fopetcssly degraded condition. Tho first day after
my arrival here was walking down The principal
<trcct, which was almost deserted, mont OF tho |
ebopa being closed when suddenly heard tcrlcs
of tlolcfn crlcs and groars. Proceeding to ttdo
street or 1hnr, saw that the noise arose from a |
little child who whs being beaten with heavy
rtlck BY hrawny wcnch. who might OF might not
have been Its rlnthoz. At nnJ fntc II wfs |
MOST Cruel PERFORMANCE. |
RI was about to interfere. but was anticipated byn
far stranger and hasshcr Nemesis. a 1lussisn cav-
nty officer, who had evidently been also attracted
by tho shrcks Of tho little victim. squirting past
me on horacback, galloped up to tho group. I
canght glimpse Of flashing steel, md tho next
moment tho wouan's head was crashing down tho
narrow passage, leaving crimson trail. Without
pansIng tho lusslan turned his horse head and GAL
lopcd past me, carcc'siy wiplng biz eabrc on hia
eaIllo blanket, md was soon ont Of sight.
GARRISON.
There Ia ono regiment Of cavalry stationed In
Dtnia, and one OF Infantry. Az you arc doubtless
aware, n cavatry division consists Of twn brlgaicn
Of Uhtana, dru2oona or 1Iusaars ant two btgadcs
OF artillery. 4 brigade generally comprises two
regiments. We hayo q full division Of. batteries.
mounted on cAfthwOrks, commanding the Dannbo.
This Is a small force, ono would say. 10 hold mn
important position like Dra1a, which IL tho koy 10
the Upper Danube. Gnu only account for this on
tho supposftIon that the Russians Wish to veil
their movements completely ft11n the enemy, md
1t Ii no part Of their plan to inLuco the Turks to
establish strong force at Matchtn, across the
river. In fact, such Is the opinion. freely cx-
urcescd Of tho Russian officers with whom have
conversed.
FORMER stE0Rs.
In former times, both ftraila and Mntchin wcyp
fottscsacs Of no inconeidcsahle IMpostancc and
they hare each played leading parts In the Kurso.
Turkish wnra Of history. In 1897. Russian corps
belonging to that famous army Of WittgcAstcfn'a
lcatcgctl Hratla for longer than month"; md many
bravn fellow laid down his life betoso tho Turkish
cannon OF before that still moro terrible foo, tho
Danube fever; for, mind you, In those days alt
this tetrItory n10ng tho river was swamp. cnlts
ting tho most deadly malaria. The feeble yet
gradual development of the Ronmanian Provinces
has tlono mich 10 alleviate this ecourgc, and Ger.
tatnly tho roads better, nnd tho land. much Of
IT, reclaimed. And this Is only ono Of the adyan-
tagcs enjoyed by tho I,usaans over ibcls previous
campaigns In those dnys no railroads penetrated
The e.nes and gorscs Of the Caspathans Of abridged
the vast plains Of DcssarabIa and Mol.
davIa+ WiltEenstein'a army WAS tsnns-
ported, ut tremendous sacrifice Of
life. tho Danube. Arriving. he fo'fnd The fortl.
ncatIons Of 1,ralln nwatlng him with open mouths,
through which CLEANED tho teeth Of steel whosc
savage aspect
coMrrLL1p HM 70 HALT.
Tic mado many soss!n to no avail. and dug mines
Lowo underneath tho walls, md fired on his awk-
ward guns until tho walis rave way from sheer
wcariness, and tho 1insplaua marched in triumph.
ant Tho graves of thclr fallen conradcs afo
ftil marked by n grassgfown monument at tho
outskirts Of tho town.
Dnt Braiin has never kept pace With rho progress
Of the rest Of tho woz, at least In military mat
tcss. II hna Loaf all significance Fortress and
has been apparently content 10 1.-Two and die In
peaceful ayocatInns. 10 tho 1trs*anA, On thlA
campaign, wcr0 compelled 10 erect ca.thworkH and
commence Ancw tho lat,or OF fnrtlfylng tho plnce.
which loving Iaboss 'saro formed tho chief odcnpa'
tou Of tho troops anco my arrival-thls. and fling
Ing Nh occasional shull towards Matchtn, aH II to
Hly 10 the TURKS. al am all right; how arn your
Lifo during tho pcriod Of inactlon has been
somewhat Of wonder to yonr correspondent.
What with tho ra!n and tho cold, any outdoor cx-
erclso has been narrowing to The feelings, and ur.
pleasant to tho senacs There were sevcrnI days
90 long uyu that havo almost thought them
crcsiurcs OF morbid tmnglnaton-whrn tho sun
out Justify. md tho birds began to sing IN tho
locuat.trccs near my window, and thu dcop, deep
mud In tho nnpuvod hisec!s netupl!J went Into
hu1F.mourn5ng. In that bruf and hnlcyon period
had my breakfast In tho courtyard Of The oil
1naos!on whcro nm living, and In tho afternoon 1t
was comfortable and snug 10 stroll down to Tho
Cafe do Lian-is those any SPOT on earth wheEc you
cannot and tho French lansnagcf-nnd thcro
MEET THE YOUNG UPyICENs
In their bright uniforms and talk politics with
lhem over rlass Of tokay. Tho Isnualan officers
rntt Afatn fnsi