The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-19

LONDON, May lS.-Ihe Russians are
purchasing arms largely in South Ger.
many. The Russians have closed the
several channels OF the Danube about
Matchu, near Gallalz, with torpedoes.
Most effective measures are being taken
to follow up the Turkish success at Sit.
hum Kaleh. The position Of the Rus.
SLAMS near Batoum is becoming most
dangerous one.
TIE WAR INFECTION SPREADING.
New York, May 1S.-A special to the
Sun from London says Tie absorbing
interest in Russian operations is for a
moment transferred to the diplomatic
world. Enboldened by his triumph in
Parliament and certain Of support from
the nation, Disraeli is believed to be
preparing 10 preclpitate England, Joined
by Austria, into conflict with Russia.
Diplomatic circles infer that England's
participation is ioregone conclusion.
Extraordinary preparations in the arma.
ment OF both land and naval forces are
reported in all parts Of the kingdom.
All home transportation from distant
colonies are under orders for troops.
Great fleets Of troop ships are preparing
from all naval rendezvous. Prodigious
accumulations OF naval and militarystores
are enroute to MEDITERRANEAN stations.
Orders have been sent 10 India to mobi.
lie Mussleman contingent. Under
these signs the markets have become un.
settled, and coin, anticipating heavy
demands, has reached extreme prices.
War measures are welcomed with enthu-
siasm among the great body Of merchants,
whose business is crippled by the block.
ade Of the Black Sea, and the stopping OF
a traffic with that region. In English
homes, even among the lower rank, a
feelingof intense hostility against Russia
is marked. They charge upon the
Car, covetous ambition, and hardships,
arising from a rise in the price OF bread,
in business, and all the mis-.
cry that accompanies the war withoutit
England's interests will be
the pretext, and the tirst Russian success
Of magnitude the occasion for inter.
ventioD; that this will be the end the
best informed men in the Parliament,
the Press and in public life concur in
declaring. DisrueIi and the official Sec.
retary OF the government have been in.
cessantly in Cabinet council since the
defeat OF Gladstone's peace resolutions.
To make this defeat so signal, the man.
agement contributed greatly. The war
party, press the clamor for instant pro.
lection Of England's interests. The Rus.
sian Ambassador has gone home to
warn the Car OF the impending danger,
Couriers follow him in rapid succession
with reports OF the situation, which
are too compromising to be intrusted to
the Post or to the telegraph correspon.
dent Of the San.
The London Bureau, expelled on Mon.
day from the Russian army, telegraphs
from Vienna that only meagre reports
from the Danube are allowed by the Rus
sian staff. The matter by mail even is
sCrutinized and not line ia permitted 10
pass mentioning,the numbers, disposition,
or identity Of the forces. Civilians ar.
preaching the army are kept under rigid
and all contraband state.
ments are burned, the writer or writer's
being warned at once.
At Galatz the Russians had projected
prodigious lines Of Notifications behind
which were assembled thirty brigades Of
infantry, aggregating 10000 men, $4,000
cavalry and great mass OF artillery,
Hence south westward to Oltenitza the
army forms continuous line in nm eche.
Ion, embracing 100000 men. To the
westward Of this, at distances Of
from one to three miles from the Dan.
ube, thinner line is carried to Widdin.
the extreme Russian right. Reinforce
ments were pouring in mainly on the left
and centre. The Russian leyies were
used 10 mask the movements Of the Rus
SLAMS, and every means adopted to lull
the Turks into the belief that no iormida.
BILE movement would be attempted on the
Danube. It was the open talk in the
Russian camp that the Russian army Of
Caucansians was 10 advance steadily TO.
wards the Bosphorus, drawing off the
Turkish forces in that direction and leay-
ing the army Of the Danube an easy road
through the Balkans. The slow advance
OF the Russian army OF the Danube il
caused by diplomatic rather than military
considerations. The Car is anxious 10
hold Austria in check by the presence on
her frontier Of half a million men. Should
they push rapidly across the Danube, and
into the Balkans, Austria would be free 10
attack the Russian rear and paralize the
campaign. In the Russian camp il ia
believed that England and Austria ar e
Joined in coalition to interpose so soon
as it Ia decided that the Russian sue.
ceSses shall endanger the formers Eastern
and the latter's Danubian interests. The
Russians speak Of their forces OF the
Danube as the army OF England, antici.
pating its use against England. It's COM
mander is engaged to take no irreyocable
steps forward until England and Austria
shall have been automatically neutral.
lied. The result Of the first three DAYS
debate on Gladstone's resolutions was re-
garded by the Russias as a defeat OF
Disraeli and the war party. 1t was un.
ssA euot AmpASbSluu tuht Tue I0FmluuDle
teints Of last week were ordered along
the line and are now going on,
The points from Gladslone's speech were
circulated in the army and saluted as a
victory. Immense stores have been nc.
cumulated at Galatz, Craile aud Ployshi,
headquarters Of the army. The machin.
cry for civil as well as military occupa.
tion accompanies the headquarters, As
soon as the army enters a town perma.
nent civil officers are TO be put in charge.
as though the Car meant to rsiain ali
conqnests. To send reports direct from
camp forfeits journalistic credentials.
The most exacting conditions arc sub.
scfibed to by each correspondent, upon
the back OF which ia pasted his photo.
graph. Duplicates areleit at headauar.
tiers. Aspecial aid to the Car superin.
tends the press corps. To him are sub.
mitted copies Of all journala whose repre-.
sentatives are accredited at headquarters.
REroRrKD REru1sE OF THE RUSSIANS.
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