, 1877-06-25

They do not seem to hsve nsao very stubborn
resistance.
THE WOUNDED.
GALArz, June q {Friday Evcntnga-1hfs
morning the wounded mme, in md continued
TO do 80 all day. Judging from the number Of
atnbulances. tho wounded brought back arc not
le6a than thrce hundred. Accounts Of the actlon
vary much, and II Ia impossible to get reliable
Information. The noumantan oatBmcn say tic
Ruasfans, who tried 10 land IT. tho elgc Of lake
near
TuH VILLAGE or rcuETcnftLn,
were Tired on before they touched shore. and
then met With hravy volicys. From five toelx
thousand Russians crossed, With eight cannon, at
10 o'clock. The Russians gave up alter IN at-
Tempt to gain possession Of a road leading
to Tchctehfllc over tho hills, finding grove near
tho vilfagc dlled With Turks. They therefore
rcs'reu beyond tho road and raylac, ,aul attacked
battery, captusing It.
Late tn tho afternoon the frat laudipx vas
made hand-to-hand fight.
THR FIRST MAN KILLED
was young Russian officer. lie aprau9 ashore,
and was shot through, the forehead
TIM oBlEer or TIE CROSSING
and notion at Gala:z was To protect tho great
crossing Ut fbrail.
sATunpArfs pLAxs.
an IbTail correspondent, te!cgraphing Friday,
says: It ts evident that the great crossing
VIII begin tomorrow morning at daylight. Tic
whole Ruseian forco hero will cross on tho
bridge, and tho Russians will thus establish
themselves firmly on tho other sidc of tho DIM
ubc. AZ there Is now whofc army corps here
this Is sufficient number of troops to maintain
themselves and tukc the Offensive
T1rs PROGRAMME rRoM 1nRAtI4
Othor crossings, provided this ONO succeeds
tomorrow, will be comparatively easy. rus
Sian tactica now will be to push tho force hero
forward 10 rapidly a. possible up the Dobruds-
cha, extending hand 70 the Russan forces on
tha way up tho Danube, This will enable
force at Hirsoga 10 cross without
difficulty, and proceeding higher up, It eau
llkcxtsc extend hand to thu other forces At
ka!akash, aud even Oltcnttza. Should tho
Turks dc.ach force from about Rustchuk and
Efkopolis sufficient to stop its progress, they
viii
70 WEAREN THE1H LINE
At this point that the Russian troops between
GturEevo and Turnu- Magurcllt would be able
to croas with comparatively little loss
LATEN ACCOUNTS
from 1bra1 agree With the Galatz correspondent
IN showing that lighting Was serious at tho
crossing opposite Galatz,
An 1brail correspondent, telegraphlbg Friday
night, says
4 RUSSIAN DOCTOR
who crossed With the first detachment Of 800
informed ruc that he does mt believe that out
Of thls number twenty arc left allyo or unhurt.
At REM.
The correspondent ut 1txani, under dato
OF juno 20 says that on the night
Of the 2oth inst !, 600 infautry creased ut neaL
and 200 In front Of 1alatx on tho 9lst. Two
thousand five hundred trosscd during the day,
With cnunon. md rcluforccmcuts afterwards ar
Rived from Rcnt and Galatz.
HIGHT THousANp RUSSIANS
participated in tho occupation Of tho hoights
commanding Natchir.
TnH NUNnEN ACROSS.
LONDON, Juno 25.-A spec!al from Bucharest
estimates that 11,ooo Russians bave crossed at
GA1atz mud Ihrau.
,..s. H. TuRK1su Anontss1on., =
It appears that tho Tns:&4 r,";e tho ATTEMPT
to cross from Lom Pal :; Ii. Littls Wal.
lach'. during 5estorniast.. :nlsatls@-.: ~
xyAcr4r1os. 3; X pa: i:
Ncws has been received her, kth.. I'littcha
and 1sakatcha hare bocn ogar. itcd By the Turk
ish sroops aud civil authasitt4,, IT, ~:yc retired
to Daba DaRh.
AROUND f. IT.
vienna, June A.-Ont' = .4,No Russians
received orders to moro t. .lws sfron
Kalafat- Largc conYoyst'. -. ms have been
sent to Zucrlm.
TIE coMt,,o
promises to bo important. N-,.s Of operati,-s
for cfossing tic Turnu-haguscI': und GMn:tza