New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-19
AFFAIRS ON THE DANUBE.

THE EMPEROR DISSATISFIED WITH The BACA"N"D-
MISS OF THE PRFPABATIONs-sIN ARMY CORPS
TO CROSS ABOVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
VIENNA, Monday, June - 1877.
The crossing Of the Danube viii be postponed until
the arrival of the Fourth aud Thirteenth Army Corps
at the 'front.' which will not likely be before the 2sth
inst. AT present the Eighth Ninth, Eleventh, and
Twelfth Corps-alOut 144.000 men-are concen-
trated between the Aluta and GiuTgeyc.
LONDON Monday. June 1S, 1877.
cit is thought" the Vienna correspondent of The
Dqily Acrs says, "ten days may elapSe before all
will he ready. Intelligence which arrives here points
TO Giurgtyo and Turuu-Nlagured as the most i'm
portant places of interest. At the former, steam
launches have already arrived, aud a large SIEGE
train is being collected, while three coIps-thc
Eighth. Twelfth, and Eleventh-are ready to con-
verge on that point. On tie Aluta, behind Iurnu-
Macurcli the Ninth Corps is in waiting, and the
Thirteenth is on the march to join 1t. The -Four
tecuth Corps is in Gaatz, but viii proceed westward
and probabIv cross about CcrnavOda or Kalarash
with the Fourth Corps. DESTINATIONS demonstrations
are being made in the neghborhood of BaIla, REM,
aud I,mai, but imagine they are merely feints."
TGegrapling from Vienna, tho correspondent of
The Tines gives the statements current as follows:
"Confcting accounts come from ROuinania Those
who REGARD operations as imminent explain the gem
eral movement OF the Russian troops during the last
week as a preparatory movement for concentrating
the forces which were hitherto scattered about IN
the cautonments. The departure Of portion OF the
headquarters ON the 18th inst from Ploicst TO Alex
andria is regarded as a sWer indication Of Imminent
action, while the unusual precautions taken to pre-
vent any one from approaching the Russian lines
goes to confirm this impression. One account states
that all the inhabitants have been ordered TO with
draw from the shore. Believers in this speedy COM
mencemeut of operations actually name June Is as
the date on which the first attempt TO cross the
Danube will be- made.
From another source, which is usually not less
well informed IT is positively stated that n fortnight
or so will elap.e before the Russians are ready TO
undertake operations along the whole line This
party as reason for their belief cite the imperfect
state of the preparations. These found so far
backward on the Emperors arrival at Ploiesti that
be is said 10 have expressed his displeasure De-
spite the obstacles caused by rains II was thought
more might have been done Ii 1t had not been for
want of harmony and cooperation, extending even
10 those occupying very high positions. The esab-
lishment of magazines close to the Danube, aud the
collection of bridging materials are particularly
CONSIDERED very backward. Since the Cars arrival
fresh energy has been infused into all the prepare
tons; but this at first was somewhat neutralized
by various railway breakdowns. Those who do not
believe in immediate operations explain the present
great movement of troops by the supp0sition that
the Commauderin~Chief had reasons to considerably
modify his plan and that according TO the new ar
rangements SIX l21G,OO0 monl Of tho eight army
corps 10 be concentrated on the comparatively
short line between GiurgeyO and lslash on the
River Aluta. Either of the foregoing opinions Is
plausible, and both are founded on observation on
the spot"
uRUsTCHUK Monday, June IS, 1871
From o'clock i'm the evening until midnight on
Sunday large bodies Of Russian troops of all arms
were marching from Giurgeyo to Slobosio, opposite
this place