, 1877-06-11
TIE DANUBE.

8peetat DitpascA to TIC Tribune.
New YoNK, juno ll-3:40 a. nl.-Thc Herald
correspondent ut Rustehuk tclcgraphs that, on
Saturday morning, iussian force, numbering
about 8, ,o0o men, attempted to csossthc Danube
near Gturgovo aEd oppos!te Martin, OIL the
Bulgarian sllorc. Thu low, osicr-covered lslanda
at this point wcrc utilized BY tho Russians In the
attcsnpt, and bridge scctlons Of pontoous werc
employed. The movement was rapidly executed
In tho carly morning and under cover Of tho ists
that hung over tho Danubo nnd tho adtacant
marshes, but the Turks were Oh tho alert ind
tho guns ol the batteries ut Marctin opcned on
them promptly, regulating them Will, severe
loss. Reinforced, tho Russians again attempted
to cross tue river, but wero driven buck by the
Turkish guns.
The correspondent at Quirgevo says the Mt
tempted crossings we're made With small bodies
Of troops, and .....-. .-.....-..-..
INTENDED ONLY As FRlNTs
to draw ont the Turks anu develop their dcfcuac
Of tho Danube near Nastchuk. Dy scrfca Of
alarms Of this kind tho Turks will be forced to
keep large number Of troops distributed along
the river which they cannot concentrate on tho
rcal point of crossing.
DYKES CUT.
To eAs Wfs.srn Asseciatsd ftxss.
e1LlsrRA, June 10.-lt Is reported that tho
Turks, by agreement with the railway company,
hays cut the dykes aud flooded tho KusteudIc T.
Tchcruavala HALLWAY, and converted tho hills
sklrting the road into lire OF defense extend.
lug from the sen to the Danube.
LANoa NUMBERS or clRcAssfAN noRsRMRN
assembled at Rustc]luk arc being equipped with
ar,ns Of precision, md put under command Of
competent officers.
THE nIvER.
LONDON, juno lo.-Tho Danube is falling.
|, p1sEANpKp.
Tho Roumanlan militia has been dlsbandcd.
CAxNoNADlN0.
RusTcHuK, June 10.-Thc cnnnonadc from
tho Turkish batteries tear here have continued
ali day. According to the latest accounts 1t
was directed agalnat the larKe bodies Of Rus
Sian troops and lluesian batteries on tho oppo-
site bank uf ths danube, cauiIng considerable
damage.
soFiA.
VIENNA, June 1o.-The Turks aro collecting
at nrn,y Of reseryo wcstward Of Sofia, The
garrison Of WldIlin ia being reduced, part Of the
troops still remaining thcrs being DETACHED Ia
strengthen the army III tho field. II is intended
BY the Turks, apparently, to oppose the Russian
force expected to cross In tho uclghborhood ol
Nikepo]Ia and sIatosa.
HOBART pAsHA
tuouth Ut the Dauubo aud for strict blockade
! Of Odessa.
| BULGARIA.
| Eight hundred CtEcass!aus arc reported Il
| have been aeilt to Tatas Bazardjsk to be dis
tElbuted among tho Bulgarian villages in ordc.
to rcprcss any attempta. tnsurtectton.
| RIVER fI0lT.
TnxRAriA, Juuc l0.--Sews has just arrived ol
| m encounter between SIX Russian torpedo
hoata auu some Turkish irouclads at the SuIiua
mouth Of tic Danube. The torpedo boats were
bsatGn OF. Three were destroyed, aud some
prisoners taken. Que Of thu trouclads was tn
jutcd. ...........
| ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
LONDON, Juno lo.-A special from su1tna re-
ports that Eetuiorccments for tho Tuskist tron
clad acct arc daily expected. After their NJ
rival, All expedition of wllch thu destination 4
Kept acs1cs will saii.
| CONFIRMATION.
A correspondent confirms the report thai
thu ironclals drove oil Russian toEpcdo-boats
With loss to tho latter.