Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-02

The Eastern war.

II uioPatCh Aioh
day evening says:--"A terrible battle ~ I''o'
crossing near SlstoVa. he.lnloTc'iaeh's aye
being hastily forwarded Irou hus'cnuh' 'nu''
la and Nlkopoils. lhe turks are SUI no'o.ps
their ground, and their artillery Is ''n''"g
great loss upon the RUSSIANS
A dispatch from Constanl'pop'e ol t"en'y'
four hours later date says: ho"u' Nei't''
replying to L telegram sent Elm to day (Hn"'
day. by the Couucl! OF NilniS'e,*' reports ''a'
up to the present time Go.oto huS'ianS nave
crossed the Danube A battle is inu'lnent at
p;olo ,o}; 4, :, cv,,e,ct IN last several DAYS"
DJ.'' y, "' s.. .-I 1.,.1 s;,,,,;,,,
i'uS''an o'i''''' "'"'''1,'
June ~, says HE hr!dge |" H'S'"Fa Is
being constructed without imlsedimcn. Tive
nassapc n troors bv rontoou bridges con.
.;~m,en
''uues. :, n.r..
A dlsratch from b0rhafcst says: l"'te
is no further infora, .,iou here about the fight
;no onros;,s SHINING, INT somn details have
.,.u.;,a ~ ,oo,o,o,r,,, # ,Lo
oeen rece''eu o0n'I'n''s NV INV o'' Wv,
Gar. tie witnessed the bomparuhene o. N'A'
pols, which was reduced tn ashes. Altrr tic
Gubt q, S;s,ova he visited the wounded al SIM
.,.o,,l o,,r.l ,,ho h,l s,.aoiIv
h'As' anu u'c"l"''0 ''E''' "'' NAV -
distinguished themselves. Afterwards tie
crossel the Danube near Sist0va, and was Joy
Gill;, n1I,,,,o3 Lv n, RuI,.r;,o. i mimi
'' ,,u.,,;.,
cipa' COUNCIL ua' oe'.' '"''N'''' - ~
posed OF four bnls"flanS ana 'hr'r ''''''''ahla"'
selected from residents Of Nlalchin Citizens
,,o,o .ls, on,o;,t.,i +, administer in,ii,n anI
..:-,..i ~, l.,>o,;o,,;or ,r :,
superntend the ORGANIZATION VI i p'"''S''"A'
police.
The loug expelled crisis which Elrope has
been awailug has virtually passed without y
struggle. The Russian lett sin lorce near iir-
sova, and their troops between halarash auh
Ismnil, some thirty thousand, have by this lime
passed from the northern to the sOulhera banks
Of the Danube, and driven the Turks to what
thcv cali their second line of defence at Ku.t.
eniii and the Ronau walls They rrCscut 20
obstacle worth speaking Of. Ii il ollierwi Sc
with Kustcodji itself Here they have some
heavy puos mounted, but all told there are not
more than ten thousand men al Kustcudi, IN,
cludiug posts and forces driven 10 from the
banks of the Danube We may. therefore, *
pect TO hear speedily Of the investment OF kust-
endii By land The Russian centre crossed At
SmnliZa easily anu Win trlllinH INs?, according
to the latest dispatches.
Assuming that the crossing near Simnl'z!
was as successful as that on the tell wing, We
may expect to hear 5000 OF crossings at Other
points, by which the Turkish Rustchuk and
Varua line will be threatened east and west by
at least 100000 men. This will force the
Turks to wheel round and face the DaGubc 50
| that Shumla forms their ceuire, while The lett
rests on O5mau Barr aud the rl2ht on 6a'
zardllE.
The advance Of Zoe Russo hounanlan r!Sht
| wing will paraSZ, Wlddlu, and thus leave the
centre OF Bulgaria practically deDuded OF troops
| 10 the face of another $4,000 to 100000 which
! the Russians can pour acres at Turuu Ma
| gurclli,
The Russians sscertaped where the lu'S'sb
| line was weakest through spies and deSerters'
| ano took an lotei''gcat au'aa'aEs o; Sucn ~.
FORMATION. vi course IL Is l'h'iosS'olr ''i'' 'nt
Turks have an army w''hln '!'A'"R "'"'aucc VI VI
| every point available Tor croasihH On Hne OF
! nearly 300 mles:
Inc elect lh hoHiapu VI 'uc huSs'"i IucctS'
has been to renew the discussion about British
interests. Anti Russian newspapers, are great
| ly excited. They call ior Instant preparation
to protect the lolerest anu honor Of the country,
which lie under most direct AMI dHad'y III"
uace.
Auti.Turkish papers are very guarded 10
their comments. and devote attention chiefly TO
discussing Austria 3 position and attacking the
Ministry for not taking the opportunity to make
| o further DECLARATION OF p4Ilcy.
| The London Saturday K"Vlew sun, III the
| political situation, so Tar as conoaroS Elroneau
| Turkey thus AT the cad OF costly can
paigu though it may perhaps have been VIC,
torious Russia will depend On The permisi1o OF
Austria To effect . permanent conquest IN tur'
key.
y special iron Inrnn MaEufeIH say" Al! me
monitors nc" on the pan"oH are 'o''ouii""
by torpedoes 1t = beIeVec th1S' Al NIX"
polls have been abandoned 10y the nrka 4" 10
sligo of life has been secu on them for t"" nr
three days
The Turks have evacuated Nikol'"a. Barely
third pant Of the houses in G!urgrvo are eff
standing. Cylinders, filled with an lnHx'n'
guishabIe compound have been fired between
Rustchnk and Giurgcyo. Their? :cclnS 10 b
| an intention to attack Shumla from the south
east
As regards The general position ul the Turks
=, A.. Nina, thnr. ha hiIl, dammit tlnt 1