New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-21

crease of defensive works in the shape OF batteries
All these arrangements and the disposition far of
the Russian troops show that the attempts TO cross
into the Dobrudja are feints. The chief concentra-
tiOns are at and near GiuTgeyo and OH the Aluta
line. A Berlin telegram confirming this says: " Ad-
vices from Giurgevo Of this date say the movements
of the Russians show that their Chief point of opera
tons will be the Upper Danube. The movements at
the mouth of the Danube are mere feiuts.'
A telegram from 81. Petersburg, on Saturday, says !:
"The Car will start for the headquarters of the
army the Dist inst arriving on the 25th or goth.
He will be accompanied by the Czarowitz. 1t is
believed his arrival will coincide with the com
mencement of operations on the Danube by the Rus
SLAMS, whose concentration is nearly completed"
Referring to the general aspects of the campaign.
the Vienna correspondent of The Iimes says:
For some time movement On nr-e scale 81 Russian
10 he directed 10 Simntza and TunaMagureli. which
seemed to reveal intention OF crossing there with one
Rustchuk sstIia SauuIa. and Wanna, or else toward
nrnOya and The Balkan passes. As far as Trustworthy
nto gencc goes, the Russians do rot seem 20 have gone
much further westward than SD ina on the Aluta ana
Korhu. from which there Is TAR Toad down to the Dan
that portion of tie troops winch arrived at Satina
deatiatd for Krioya and TumSeverin, to act
assembled His% I'd there. Tbs agrees with the re-
port that the Russian Embassaaor at Vienna
had been instructed To- explain the necessity imposed on
the Russian commander Of operating beyond the Auta,
which was the boundary agreed upon De.wceh ihe Two
Governments beyond when the Russian rgnl wing was
not 10 extend ard the roA,ier OF Austria TINS re-
port. If truc, shows how NIT ry iusory II Il to
trace lines OF dcalkation Tor military ore! atoms me
cXlgeacics OF which canuot be tortsren mus the kus
could scarcely he expected 10 adhere to Che line o
the Aluta, If the Turks carried out the 0iircpedted
design Of entering Roumania from "Iihil, ana
lust now II is rumored that the Turks arc
preparing to cross at Florentin, to the north
Of WiddD. A successful crossing there would
railway to the north II the Russians really carry ont
the design att Dutcd to them OF operating III Lite wal
ipI he
siderable reGnforcements coming up and that the
Russian army ON tie Danube VIII De Increased 10 elg
army that IL, to double what Is at present Be
raT Gcsfinn3 for fine detcise of The south coast is
said 10 De TO join, well rs the Fourth, lhr-
tc,ub and Fourteenth Army Corps II is said portion
Of The Fourth has already passed JasSy II complete
the army an Ell Give strength OF 100000 men"
THE STRATEGIC SITUATION.
The Bucharest telegram to The Times thus describes
the strategic situations:
The establishment Of the Russian headquarters there
indicates IurI Of EXPANDING 'hc RUSSIAN operations
extended trout This leads to the natural con
Tor some time 80 It will he necessary 10 bring al the
Russian stores near tEe river in order Z" prevent
stretched along the extended front it will not De- difficult
to throw force across the river al some nadefrnlcd
point where c du pOHt may be seized ana fortified To
protect the crossing Of other corps III The vicinity As
there are no heavy masses Of kusSan manily ON iHe
that any passage will be attempted until al the corps
h t9ci,r9i situation s as follows: "The Russians ap-
pear TO have crossed between Rem and haii IN spite
Of the Turkish monitors ana ar NV aMdianE
rlver while The I0umauiaus aud Turks are exchanging
comparatively harmless CON Pliments across the river
bel gccu the jalomniiz3 and kaiafa positions. THESE
Turlo-T DuuauIan operations seem 70 he connned 10
attempts ascertain The number, callher anu position
of each q the batteries the respective sioes OF
the Danube. -Four monitors appeared before !sn4ll YES
tcrday ono returned to the mouth OF the DIuhc. an
other went Tultcha, and the other two remain watch
ing The Russians az lsmall me KlsSI9s nave Den
tryiug1 experiments with krupp sdehs nred mo the
river. They succeeded IN exploding them dnGer water,
fragments yinS great distance. The Roumauians are
so much in need Of officers that they intend 10 prema
turciy give grades the first class OF the Military
Academy
The Berlin telegram to The Times says:
The experience which the Russians had Of the Turk
ish ncedegm during the first eT days or the campaign
las caused rcjnorcrncnts 10 BE dispatched toRoutIaua
and thc Caucasus In Roumania the thrc corps which
were have acted reserves are added to the 0peal
ing force and fresh corps are being modified in their
stead willie in the Caucasus similar change is being
brought about The Russian conOaiants III lt0umania
are illus raised TO about 10000 which VIII require
the Turks to make corresponding effort. Between Rat
hova aud sistova the Dgnuoe is almost nnPrQ;ectyd
Probably attempt viii be made to cross the Danube
before the arrival Of portion OF the reserve.
1t is said the Russians will establish a camp in
Northern Moldavia, where large transports are ar
irving from Poland
A Widdin dispatch reports that 5000 Circassians
arc Joining the Turkish array az volunteers
MOVEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN COMMANDFR.
The 7e!eNapFs Bucharest dispatch states that the
Grand Duke Nicholas will transfer his headquarters
to Bucharest on Sunday morning. The Prince has
offered him his Summer palace, bat he will probably
stay at the Russian Mission, while his immediate
personal suite and staff VIII be lodged at Cotroccn
He is expected to remain here about five weeks 10y
which time three army corps will probably be
formally established in Bulgaria when be Will defn-
itvely take tho field. The C4rowitz is also an
nounced to arrive in Bucharest shortly, as he will
witness the crossing of the Danlbe.
LomPalanka MAY 1s telegram says: "The
report received here of a ROumanan vessel full %
Russian soldiers having been sunk 10y the Turks is
coufrncd.7 Nothing has been heard of this before
II is probably untrue.
BUCHAREST, Saturday, Nay 10, 1877.
freight train colIdcd with a troop train yestcr-
dav. Seven wagons were wrecked. several were
killed and many wounded. One Russian General
mas since died from his injuries.