, 1877-07-04

othinR. Under the eunhoats from entering
~ .tst,m se +i':hc 1 Matestn branch and moving
'anks, :: arc considerably higher than iho
tScf. = we're I0ur bait cries, one mounting
~, AZ pt two hron7o twenty four po1n'lsss
n1 no ~ ttar1.-on .ht thc le't q the position.
lnoia tterIy abosc tho port and close 10 thu
'affn - rs lountin9 four tweHty -four-pnunloIn
~ = ore on tho right of two guns caeA
faets the so,,p oeps1sy se s sfstash np % TIM, time
1ef a ais'aost Aicnt, took heart at grace AMI cn-
g scd ttc fart on The left Of the Russian front.
au,c say that, o. account Of the tasi practice
sells had this time been ordered to re-
MAIN at anchor; but, lr>m the report of
msny WHO sax The engagement, # won appcar
ttat tac Lutsht DJe1!l xns certainly IN motion
thrown in different directions over the town,
md the patient people feared that their hpsnrs
wonld soon le IN tarnes Hut It Is not so cnay
most rart ,na.ie Of mind and plaster. After
about tweutv-Ase rounds had (,ccn tired from,
tic battery directly up the mouth Of the cnnncl
10 %s The shs s pG9nde1 nm, ,hs gnn .d
strlck = vesse! simultaneously. In . moment
there Eofc from the black hull pillar Of dark
xrnot;c, which awctlctl into n white cloHl cnyci-
opinK the Lutelh Dietn. The ship rrclr nml
then plunged heavily forwards, aud Rank tp
the bottom. All s0rta Of tales arc tpd 10
account for tic disa<tct. Among othcra the rrv
ct treason was raised, and It was sahi tint ts~,
Captain, who was picked up afterwards foatI.t:
On piece Of wool, uart nf the hchrts Of l.s
wreck, had been seen to iravc in balt s'snu
minutes bciore the explosion occurred. 1'hs
story ts pro6nhiyn myth. inrente'l to ct'vcr tbs
fact that TIN shlp could not hold her own In tho
contest. Be this as It may. the vessel NOW Ii's
At the bottom, with 1nlvone al her masts *i"'w-
caNnot say wit, ec'ta!uts which Of their tw',
shells It was that struck anl cautcsl he cxplt'-
siotI. There nrc ptrsnnHr especially IN tho
Turkish side, wlo bcicsc that II was tilu
and that the crew were morr rc.;a,n:t!''n
| for the it,sa than the gnntnrs VI tle Russian
battery. 1t Is easy enough u believe TINT sr!i
nicht. we'll f,ayc been the cac, str "n'r saw,
| nuplG, IN opcn hntehway, broken barrel II
gtlnpouder Will, !s3 contents stEtwcd nlnu'.
other whutc barrels of the sanic perilons rtuf,
ani round the tatcl,way circle ot Turks s'ttn.
| the cdEe+ lttllAIH t31ey were tryin!, how
clful Allah would be un.lcr difficulties. Sotn.
Is more likely thnM that tile 1agAzl'lc'loor wns
open ana few loose cs,aF1,ca nf W'~t'e! seat
tered about. nm quite certain fsom the d.
scrlption Of eyc-witncascs that the c1plo,iYn
was one OF F1lnpowlcr and not Of stea'A.
The tlays wore III, slowly, aud nothing inter-
estlnr occurred at Ibraila natscnc. protected
tempted against Il. No Turkish ycsstl hull
come out or dared tn ,lu ~ fl. tl'. fnSc of t;'u.
calfbre OF guns. The only feat performed t,y
tho Turks was botnbnrlmcrt OF llenI,-n
simple uastc Of powdeE anu thut, for, II hcl1t
had 'bccn destroyed, the way up tue Danube w.s
none tho less closed. Every ,lay or cycry ntslts
men from the Russian side crossed tho main
stream to little village Of about fifteen houses
uu tho opposite shnrc, called (tctehil by this
lioumantans and Pot DashI hy the Turks. Tliu
| ID a rIf ttltL 'tnrk4
tho Russians wcre thcrc, md sung
times THO Turks, wbo maintained q rather
Henry rihcs. Thu Russians c'sated tho villugs
with artillery fire but only to iul the enemy
return, a. thev well could, seeing that the run
boa.s oonld always bring. soldiers fr",n Ma,cln
0etenid W., therefore. doome,l 70 ttcttructt'n::
The few inhabitants had 1ntlg 1cd; the grou'nl
wns covered By the tnuntlatlon* All that IT.
ma1ned Was 10 pull down the holscs, ~ that
shooters: Bat. Wits sysry eGi"5tant'y !, wss
ts the LID, ts the reth u Islam. sna
IL Eteh ,.,. s., A. art :m',yl S;i,, WITH Il!
ninlncd III the sistehin bransl' Of tts river,
threatening the Koumanan towns now orrt-
J pied by tho Nusstans. The shfps-thc orc fcrIa
which The Tafk' haFe sns5r t. the Mn;sa ;r
ing from tue uiotio1lcas inasss, Wlile In h!ghs Vi
then, flashed paat day By day restless railway;
: trains, carrying troope, horses, provisions, aud
, Turkish commander tha,kcd Allah that for r
time At least he might smoke and dream II
peace. In the breezy dnys tho sailors toll'i Iass
In tho rays Ut their southern sur; iii tue hot
stlll n,2hts, they were iuElc,l 70 sleep W tht
{ | soothing lap Ut tht yellow walrr1 agunst tht
thick iron sr1nor which scen,cd to be 70 solid
| security.
Hut tho infdcls slept not 90 quietly. Wit
that incuupfchelsihle energy which is 50 of
ali IN tnl1+LFAf. ttkaar nFH
about at night In boats under cover OF the vi!
: low trees Oh the soldrn shttes, hull htdcn b,
the rce.'s an's !'ushc+, Watching tor opIest'!r.
:, ties. Ono dark, wlndr night, four little Eoats
moved NOV nv steam, crrpt sl"wly up the Mateh''
r Niver. The t}iaours on b'art knew nnt certain
: II what they would d., but u tr"nt of tho lr'al
were thrust forward, with s'larartsrlstE n'l'at
| tt-}uoking Jumps OF metal r'Eta!I!tn- cxp!o:ts
+ material aud ATTACHED toother cunning nasa'
J IN the toa,s By ena1t thin wires: ts if!u lost
ihrt,,, tue n,asts Of ships, seen E.slat; asnios
tho atsy. Kecklcas Of tho superior forre neltt
them, The boats moved on. alwnyh at Icy sn::, %
W a. not to wake the dro"sf osu,.nli. StiI i.
silIps had routine, aeco9llag to wlisi, st'.tF
It was on detk. Aboyo the nolse Ut thu hseaki1'
Il wavcets cane Ill., challenge, which was q
% otIiser on Ssrd boa one oi t1e Soais. sou,s,nins
70 however, VIA imperfect I'll iAu SOUND. III
10 shbboleth rang false In tue tars ot tas Iatt t
c. who fired hls Mllsket. Al once from thc t,tA'
~ ships broke out other challenges cont1ise
~ criss, anil dropping muakctEJ-irc at the tD
as Tic time for SLOW esccp!ug was over, tu
1s speed was gtsen to the ooass, which dsslls
ar at the neasctt ship, the ll:fasc't st
II Tho lint boat placed It's torpedo: md dre
e backwards T. lIre It. but, cfaro Tue elyStr
~ current was made to pass, eeeosa huat iollu'
10 ed its example. 1nc of the terrible snsinss r
ho tho stFsnge thrill OF tho current, and rep'ic!
tn It bY = fearful EXPLOSION, whIch lashtd tu II
+, side ot the monitor aud threw up trctncnd"' ~
~ column Vt waler, almost itilng the boats. u
y" srrunl followed. The h'ats slipped away IN u
tiarkurss men and ot1Ircrs balllng out tu wat
Ut. Will. cans and utensils Of every desctipts.,,
I'd They escaped hut for tue big black; ncaVll
~. armorya hull IT the shp there was no ,'ops, II
~ even tine for moro THIN Try from tue men
1t AiIah Tor id, hut they had not helped shet
At selves % " Almost Immediately their h9ne sal
III beneath their feet. With one :'l'len plunSe Il
ID Slid sought at tho bottom of tls water thst fs
eodcar to her masters and uc moro vessel was !,
Itx =, fhr Rt,itai, aHotLrr yietitn 10 passive u