Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-08
THE RUsSO-TURRIsH WAR.

THE RUSSO-TURMTSH WAR.
HON RoWnania's Troops are Dispose
cd for her DGfcncC-Ue Russian
ATn1y and its Base Of ODcrati0R8-
the Observation-Disclosures 6ctiUcen
points.
To guard against any surprise the
ROumanian divisions which held the
frontier previous to the Russian adj
vance have been withdrawn, and now
cover KTaiOva on the right and and
Bucharest on the left of their line OF
defence. The troops ct Krajoya are
especially intended TO guard that i'm
pOrtant position from any Turkish at
TACK from the direction of Widdm,
RanOva or NicopoIis, three fortified
towns on the right bank Of the Dan
ube, Amy Of these points can he reach
ed from Sofia where it is likely Turk
Ish reserve is in course of organization
to operate either against Servia or
ROumauia, aud which il in railroad
communication with ConstauLinople
ard the South. The Roumauian army
numbers from thirty to forty thousand
men, but its officers are inexperienced
and The troops impericCtiy disciplined.
On their own soil and 10 defense of
their homes aud families they will do
good service, without doubt, and will
relieve q large Russian contingent
that would otherwise be employed for
the defence Of Roumauia.
THE RUSSIAN AE3IY.
This force, which is being constant
~ strengthened from JaEsy Lische-
ucti aud Bender, is intended for active
operations in Bulgaria. The troops
are at present m4escd at Gn!atZ, Boil
grad aud isinGil and southwestern of
EarbUsUhi towards Bucharest. II is
evident that when sufficient force is
assembled at these points il will cross
the lower Danube at or near Juitcha
into the DObrudsCha or region between
the Danube and the Black Sea north
ward of Narua and SChumla. This
plan Of attack will give the Russian
army an uEOppoSGd passage of the riY-
or and clear road southwark to the
railroad line between Kustendii, on
the Black Sea, and TsChernawoda, on
the Danube. On this line the Turks
will probably max e q determined
stand, as its possession is extremely
important to their interests at Silistria
and along the Danube. AS SChumla
and Narna will be the main objective
points of the Russian attack In this
direction the roads leading to them
through the Dobrudscha will, proba-
bly,, b stubbornly defended, for the
loss of either position would be fatal
to the Turks in Bulgaria, and would
result in practical evacuation of the
province by the Sultan's field army
In order to give the reader an idea of
the prospective theatre of war a more
detailed description is necessary of Its
physical features,
THE DOBRUDSCHA.
This territory begins at and is boun-
ded on the north by the Sulna or mid
die one of the three channels through
which the Daube discharges into the
Bladll Sea. Therefore n section of the
low marshy delta namely, that be-
tween the Sulina and st. Georges
Channels-is included within its area,
and is known as st. Georges Island.
Numerous sub-chGnnels or creeks
inteTsect this corner of the Dobrud-
Fcha, and its coast ia indented by wide
bays, protected by narrow neeks of
marshy land and broken by large
estuaries, very much lihe the delta Of
the Mississippi.
DISTANCES,
As AndrianOple covers the road to
the Turkish capital, and must fall be-
fore COnstantinOple is threatened, all
distances to points on the Danube and
the western aad northwestern terrific
ries should be measured from Adria-
nople, The chief points Of interest at
present are distant from Adrianople
by direct line as lOllows: TO Galatz,
264 miles: Kostendji, 200 ! Bucharest,
$50 ; Widdiu, 240; Silistrla, l6S; Rust
ChulS ard sist0va, l44 NanG, 100 /;
Schumla, $50, Sofia, $50; Phillippopo-
lis, 90, COnstautinopla, 1872 and the
Balkan mountains, directly to the
northward, ~ miles. from Schumla
to Varna, As, and 10 Rustchuk, 60
miles Galatz to Rucharest, l20 miles;
bucharest to KrajOva. $50, and Kra-
iowa to Widdin, As miles Bucharest
10 Rustchul ~ miles Galatz to Boil
grad, SO To Tultcha, AS, aud to Silis-
tria, 90 miles, s'ilistria to Rustchuk,
GO miles Rustchuk to SistoVa, 33
miles.
ConstantinopIe by sea to Varna, 1862;
10 the Sulina mouth OF the Danube,
go and to Odessa, 37S miles.
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"There are more things in heaven
and earth HOratio, than were ever
dreamt of in your philosophy" ex>
claimed a philosophic boarder, at the
breakfast table OF a popular house on
Howard street yesterday morning, as
be drew a nineteen inch stran Of hair