Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16

who came 70 turkey ahout twenty
years ago. The Turkish feet will
assume the offensive in the Black
SEES, where it disposes Of sixteen
large iron elads, as many vessels of
lighter draught, powerful artillery,
and good English engineers.
The Russian army is composed
as follows:
1.-The Army of the South,
which was formed in September,
under the command of the Grand
Duke Nicholas, with General Me
poligiski as chief of staff, com
prises four complete army corps,
each with two divisions of infantry,
one of cavalry, and artillery in pro-
portion, four battalions of chasse-
urs, two divisions of Don Cossacks,
four regiments of light Cossacks,
and three battalions of sappers,
making $4,000 men to each corps,
or 100000 men in all. The adj
vance guard is already at UDgheni,
which is the junction of the Rou-
manian and Russian railways.
2.-The reserves Of the Army of
the South, consisting of four di-
visions of infantry, four battalions
of chasseurs, one division OF caval-
~, and artillery in proportion
These troops, encamped in Podolia,
represent total of from 10000 to
$4,000 men. Thus the Russian
forces intended to operate upon
the Danube number about 100000
men, and this is the estimate which
has been formed as to their strength
by General Llapka in letter to
the Neue Freie Presse.
3.-The coast army, which will
have to keep watch over the Crimea
and the movements of the Turkish
fleet, has been formed of two corps
which formerly belonged to the
Army of the South, and number
ing, together with the garrisons of
Bender, Ackermoun, Kertch, and
Otchakoff, about a hundred thou
sand men, who are under the COM
mand Of General Semeka.
1.-The army of the Caucasus
comprises, inclusive of the reserves
recently despatched to it, 90 bat
tallions, SO squadrons or sotnias,
rs batteries, and some irregular cav
airy, consisting Of Mussulman VOL
unteers from Tifiis, Daghestan, and
and the Caspian sea. General Mel
ikoff is in command of this army,
which is estimated to number $780,
600 men.
It may, therefore, be said that
Russia has now in line half mill
lion of men, from which total must
be deducted a fifth for non-com-
battants and ineffectives. But du-
ring the last month she has been
organizing and putting on war
footing nine fresh army corps; and
there is in addition the Imperial
Guard, commanded by the Care
witch, and consisting Of three d.
visions of infantry, two of cavalry,
three brigades of artillery, and one
Of chasseurs.
The Invalide Russo, which is the
organ of the Russian Minister of
War, has also published a table of
the Turkish forces at the end Of
the war with Servia. According
to this journal, the total Of the
Turkish forces in Europe did not
then exceed S67 battalions and SO
squadrons, making in all 100000
men and 46s guns; and those in
Asia, les battalions and Ga squad
rons, making In all 100000 men
362 guns. New levies have been
raised since, but the Invalide does
not think that Turkey can now dis
pose of more than 100000, many
of whom are irregulars The In
valide also estimates that about
$4,000 Turkish troops will be en-
ployed against Montenegro, that
there will be 10000 at Widdin, co.
900 at Rustchuck and Silistria,
and about 5000 at the extreme
west Of the empire, upon the Dan
ube. A little further south, Tur-
key will probably have 10000 men
attached to the Army Of the Dan
ube, and will defend the line from
varna to Schumla with about 25,-
900. The total number Of Turk
ish forces will, according to the
Invalide, be about 100000, while
upon the Russo Asiatic frontier
there are as possible $4,000.
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