The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-07
RussrANs CoNCENrRATTSG.

Russ1ANs CONCENTRATING.
KIscHENEFF, May 5.-Duke Nicholas
telegraphs the following: The passage Of
the Pruth is retarded by the unusually
swollen condition Of the river. The
necessary steps have, however, been taken
that the concentration Of troops will not
be interfered with.
N1RIDIrEs.
RAousA, May 5.-The insurrectior Of
the Miridites is ended. The Sentry was
arrested and brought to Scutari.
WAR PREPARATIONS.
BCcHAREsT, May 5.-The Official Jour.
nal publishes letter from the Prince to
the President OF the Council, announcing
a contribution of $4,000 from the civil
list towards campaign equipments for
Roumanian officers.
The Senate has adopted bill pOstpon-
ing the payment Of commercial: accept
ances until the end of the war.
The Chamber Of Deputies have adop-
ted bill for the organization Of the mill.
tia and National Guard.
The meeting Of the European Danube
Commission, appointed for the 7th inst,
cannot be held. The Turkish and Russian
delegates decline to attend, and the Bri-
tish and French delegates left Galatz be-
fore the port closed and connot return.
RUssrA's oBJEcr.
BERLIN, May 5.-The IasblaH states
that GortschaEoff has instructed the Rus.
sian representatives in communicating his
circulars to the powers 10 declare that
Russia's only object is to compel Turkey
to accept measures necessary to insure in.
ternal peace, such measures to be deter
mined at the proper moment, not by Rus.
sia, but by concert Of the powers. In this
matter the Car will limit himself 10 in.
suring the reforms agreed on by the pow.
ers. Count Schovalof was specially in.
structed to declare TO Great Britain that
Russia entertains no plan not intended
exclusively for the improvement Of the
condition OF the Eastern Christians.
KARs SURROUNDED.
Intelligence received here from Odessa
states that Kars is completely surround.
ed. The Russians have twenty y.iour siege
guns in position. The bombardment Of
Kara will begin Immediately.
aoRTscHAKoFF.
LONDON, May 5.-A questionable au.
thority says that Prince Gortschakoff is
about TO resign. He will be replaced by
Count schouvaloff. Prince Orlof, at
present EmbasSador 10 France will sue
coed Count schouYaIofF at London, ;and
Gen. Ignatieff replace orlof at Paris.
TuRKo.Rus1AsA ARSIEs.
LONDON, May G.-The bulk Of the
Turkish forces appear to be massing
towards Silistria and Rutschuk. This is
the direction in which the Russians, by
their movements, would appear to indi.
cate desire to pass the river, but the
Turks still seem content to remain pas.
sively on the defensive, and make no en-.
deavors at any counter stroke or forward
movement which might aid them to form
an accurate judgment as to the point on
which an attack may be made upon their
position. The Russian forces are adyan-
cling in semi.circle towards Erzeroum,
whilst the Turkish forces are coucentra-
ted in triangle Of the towns of Erze-
roum, 0lti and Kars. According to
information received here there are no
less that lao, 900 men conducting and sup.
porting the movements, SO that we may
be prepared to hear Of the first battle
having been fought south OF Kars, fol-
lowed by the advance forcing passes be-
tween Getscheyan and Deli Musa to Mid.
Schinger and Hasaan Kaleh, where the
Turks will have to take up position for
the defense OF Erzeroum, for if once the
crest Of the mountains bordering Ere.
roum on the east Is won by the Russian
troops the town is lost.
The Russian Coasuls Of Batoum, Kars,
Erzeroum and TrebiEond accompany the
headquarters and will be entrusted with
the civil administration OF the districts
occupied.
Very significant for the thoroughness
OF the Russian advance so far is that each
corps has kept up communication with
the others throughout. This has been
accomplished by Cossacks.
The number Of Turkish troops
between Ere roum, Kars and Batoum
amount to $4,000 regulars, Of whom 2l,-
900 are cavalry and about I, 700 artillery.
In addition there are some 5000 Of
militia and about 5000 OF Kurdish ir-
regular cavalry Kara Ia we'll armed, but