, 1877-06-11

TUE YIAsT LINZ or TURKISH DRFENaE3-ELErEN
yoKTg IN SEVENTY MILES.
EdFrfsphna<hct .ArE 5ork Times.
BucmANrsr, May 1H.-As tho Dannbe II the hrst
ltnc of the Turkish 1efensc, 1t nay not BIZ unatcr
esttng, and will ecrtaln1T uot be irrelevant, TO
glance II its value NJ an obstacs tU tnyaslon and
to deserbe briefly tie for.srssca along IT. banks,
whose lmpc rtancc las been differently Estimated
b3 TureopAiles and TuEcophotes, From Gollubiza
to Giadowa, tho uanubs cuA througha chsin Of
hills which catendn from The tarpa,hsahs 10 thu
BaiKans, aud a4 bed nasrowa to about 300
count Of ot shs M iSck: Which biosk tbe " ebsn. s
mel IN the vtetnlty Vt tlH lrun t;atc. Hers tho
banks on either rs arc PERCEPTIONS n,cks, and the
.'tAu fortress of tho island, ;. and tilatowa, Or
Ftli i:tam3,. victory q lhs faith" rts lt,t u
nsther hsvs shy ~ 1cai s;ary vaius 4. ths n,oata
OF the Ttm0k, The valley Ut tho riYcr widcns 10
about twenty n,Ies. an 70 continues q far 4. tic
nure ami lnurs matshy, and the number uf tr13nts
inste.sea :. yon apgtoaea the pea ~ la Te'
ielow l'u.Ishak. opposite Tuttakei ths ieft bank
l. to4a. ps.ette11le q all seasens. leading from
In ills Dobradaeha. ils rIaht hank also soeomn,ands
thc 1tuss.an base, hui i eau b" approarl'ed near
i'll. passage. however, il obstruc.r4 Uy anunlLcr
nf islands, severul nltlea tn extrlit COVERED with
reed. aud bsasAwood, which asu generally under
Al lbru!!a the left bank attatn. an elevation OF
eighty feet; tha roads, only urxstlerhlo In tine
Il shs 0s5; ~ IL. s CT
ststsh'n aud Iesch Tepc, about LOU feet In
ilsiew ls.steh. tho nsnuhe divide. !nso .hfea
branches. Ut witch on'y ppr. tac hs!ltaa, with
hreadth ot lko su :.u yards u nayigabe. Al the
sasfy sas nStt5" e.: ;Ssts, ,s s
Gats 70 !ss mouth thu l,aHutsS 4 VI ho point
lc.. than oou yasds y width md ti.sts il noex.
Tusha ttlcfo IL = AauI t4ank which elstFncls the
bed ut tic river, !sastnE a"1J about fourteen
a ss s.s 4:
Within dtstauet q seventy t'cru.an mile. therc
tho p:...xc 81 am .ty Noss u ihs.s
miiitsry saada!a. riey eonsi.. wv generally
u aa irregular ba.t!0ned tsont, without
either s.ssa%.s. os ntuml,:pIsot ,. .hel.
caatadeA:, md not intte9ueutiy co.aaan,lrd by
snu'a hill within short range; thcy lMsa Try
sisnsi, ssp uss % bssd, aa% ~ aatss"s 1 % .pee ,.
ttracttd and restricted by lla collection Ut huts
ssseted f"r ths aetaHn1od"ti"h u thu saff!+nn.
and nslher n.su ,ior oftirs1s ara ever cmnraii4sd
hy any aplTel.snslons ~ u the strength or seak'
rssio"ndIy @ s 'snots"t. IL d.y. ~ks" riasd eannan
sh* mosI ssIien. .icise. oi Yu1kiah t1,tiacatlons
tht ltlcliu4. Attsl thu Essist4uGu A<ca!s Ause
riuu4 !. the .uonent Ml.eA. ia ottcs ctHuiftes.
ccasrs. that is with thr crownins Of ths
breach. {irneraaiy. nu1ueEuas sud weat1hy
bourq<0tls pAts1yxes ths elott. IT the rsEf's''n.
but 4 !. aaits lhe eensr4sy in Turkey *hsrs ese!y
tnbabttalt Muanls uPun Tbs tasnl.1!ts ~ hEst att
to dir. II nets i.s. 10 uefsnss of Islam. .f hts
prppetty. sud ha f4iaily mud fur thu maintenance
VI hIy ruls over thr hated Iays4s
In : prssIons Iettrr ha,r described wi,&d'n.
whsrc Lesuttusy cbaAge vi eanuu shat4 still con-
tlnars win K.!sfa,. A.nut uitesn miles h'ghs,
up The river II FluIsntlu, sMsts fosi. Wth r0nna
a0xutv Ut tho auglcs, and eight guns, and Farrt.
Aoned bY xbout LOG lncu. ltsAus4 wuuia uot tarrte
ass:'pa tx shs S Channel Il IT, E|'' siys:, Witch
here IL without Islands " u,ssk
the easmy'e movements ou tue opposite haut.
Elkopolfs hss IN 9n4qustxd s4uaiu castle
psrchad upon stesp Fock. with Iises battery u
The bxse. Its garrison numbers I, QUu nlsu S!s.
TOYS. twsQty x1lIes lower 4owp, hss few very IN.
significant eatthsotks. lsust:hnk, tbs captt4i Of
lha sayes OF the Danube. u built It The mUuth Of
tho llsll; upon ~ s!svatest pl.tsaa extending
main Fuaae c1unecttnx Satls, Shunle, snl fts'
nova with RoumaniA. ~ woll ~ tas railways from
rs1aa, hhuulis. plolesu. a5xastx, aud Bucharest.
III. very import. sssstex,s po.'uan a.! 4 VI
sueelats "a Nx Lad sIas. ea4 DIS 70.