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With tho o!1eers Of tho Russian deet now ID ihfs
hartor, and that they were instructed TO keepa
tn: lie Tinted slate with arms and ammunition
whore destination was Turkey. aod to conmnni.
cae ;he f.ct m,otdatet5 70 the eommand.nt i,i q
Intercept her: n tni. occnrs: the olcfanaser
that then the t.n!ted States will become rsapo1sl-
Minister wss - prompt In communicating with the
sceFctasY Of State ID order that he might dsuAnd
rcdrgse.
1854.
TIE DAHunrAx CAMPAIGN or 1Hoaa rBARs-
lTs RESEMBLANCE To THE rAssENT ONE
pATTLHs or kALAFAT, oLTEs1TzA, CiTALE,
AND 0luR9Evo-aiEJE OF FstLIsTAlA-nua3IAN
DEFEAT AND LOSSES.
Et,e Tork Trtann..
This similarity between the present campaagn IN
Asia and the one during tho fsusso-Tarkish war Of
twenty Year, ago has already been pointed out In
these columns. II remains 10 tsaec another uark-
ed resemblance 10 certain phascs Of the Two Goa"
diets. The snttan OF Turkey declared war on Oct.
&, 1873, and at tho cna OF the month \ Rnsslan
army undtr Prince Gortschako6 reached The banks
Of The pannhc, and Omar rashs, commander Of
the Turks. had arrived on the orpotlte ahorc. Tho
events Of ths campaign extend from October.
1859, until Ja1y, 1854. and naturally
gsonp themselves sn4o two parts. each
belag primarily distinguished bY locs. j.
t1on With reference 10 tho Dauuuo. The Turks
were a,st 10 esoas tae river and chose tons widely
separated points. az follows: From Wlddin 10
Kalafat: from Nustehuk to Glufgeso; from Tns-
tukat to Oltenftxa and from 6t1tatrfa 10 1nlarash
all being showu In the map. In tho fourth case.
tho HuseIana drove hset the Turks and afterward
laid sleec to silsra: tho three others led to differ
cnt results. Twelve thousand men crossed At Wfd.
din and occupied Kalafat. Ttett enemy being
weak In numbers retired to sRtiaa. and The Turka,
Instead IT following proceeded 70 forttiy tho town.
nrcn nhin IL mako nn1saap through The aid Of IN
islsnd IN sf,e IL fiSet lid Under coser of toS. Ii
plsnitss thsy met tbs iussiaas snd engaged n bat.
TurE. @ ifesry rs,as ses 10, ind siout liz
middle q Ss.ember Tux. fse.o'ssd The riyes
arS ets o ess 81
ON own ~ defeat Snsss .As'" >A'' ''1N .>~ w. ~.
The following year opened with brilliant suc-
s. oef :: 11e Pssns,ss q ~ 1 a Ps =
t;oftschskoa, wiz sent arga reinforcement. 10 his
Commanding General III tGas part Of W'al1schta.
rret. ''a batt!e m % wa al bcsan. Dat tho 1iu.sisa
sunncry Wa bad; lev of tas balls went 10 the
Ind bcfoTc tho enemy lad ared 1 dozen shots
the ten v'axs of etas ne.f k.ss snd opened
fe ne ha sse rss oantea On whte
1astc swerj In hand, and before The engagement
oat!c nuo'. - Eti1e,i NJ so sS',"rsiss
oasahcee. me aamoeTs tnc hneu asG - n,a
ssso increased as s,
~ hnu aroonn Inc noasesf auu ~ y asa:. "a 49,
a1cd baTonets Evetf oik o. s!aee o1 4e'Snse w.
eDhles5su Wisa nS1 ~ sthss
MsIe nto1a!y ant sv:rv 5,sn Wbo ie, IN to
wsy Of ths IaFke Mas Pus e uca.a. Inta.ea .,s y
this isfoetJ H. IT, 9,'n, 3n.t.nscs
~ LIT III ,ssn,. VIA srcn nnIIlnv tner rams
aown @ ticiY On theF forohead,. determined moi 10
yen. IN ,e XIII tsH VA H. H. susc, s5oun M
houses were coseIcd With heaps " ;he q Ssad . ana
ths blood rsn u .sus. @ aomn Inc n, ne ~ 9ato IT,
Turks ha4 possession Of every @ house: Ths . dsna"
sians fe back upon the toaa =: iha o, ,es1asc1;
but fount themscset tntefinftea " ~
osas.;.a saTasY wa!sh haa asen stas!aned ~ ehs
rear pt ths siltaye They wete. A9*sTaf' enao!cI
|" rtltre into seaount wl'en lucy haa co1sfuete"
and 10 carry tAtlt artiileiy wlth tnsa,,
seemed tn.t t,,c tolat ansMueen q tas nIt
80 waea snSdsss " III s