, 1877-07-07

lie down in'the mud. and then opened n
skirmishinG fire tr cover the landing OF
'hc beats that followed, one By one.
These landed their freight, who followed
the example ef the first boat and at
! length enough had accumulated. Among
Shem was Gen. Skobaloff and his son,
and Gen. Golrlline bade his men tx buy.
onets, stand up and follow Cheir officers.
| There was "A rush and cheer. The Turks
fired m effective vollcy, but did not
await Gen Yolchine's sRirmishers who
followed them some distance up the stone
bat for the time could not press on far
from their base. Meanwhile the Russian
guns from across the river and the Turk
ish ntillcry were firing bliskly Turkish
shells kept falling in the water, whistling
through the willows and bursting among
the columns on the fiat One shclE from
n mountain gun fell into boat contain
ing two guns, their gunners and COM
mandant Of the battery. The boat was
swampcd and all on board persisted.
This was the only serious casualty in
crossing, but many Russian sAdicrs
were falling on both stiles of the river.
The Turkish gunners clung to their guns
with wonderful stannchncss amid cIuuds
OF dust thrown up by shells which buist
around them on all sides. A Turkish
monitor had been hemmed in by acordon
OF torpedoos' os'within tie channei aerth Of
the island, opposite VardIn, and the
Russian battery on tho Roumauian eide
shelied her. After their first repulse
from landing ut this place, the Turks
rallied add concentrated on the upper
slopes ia front Of their battery, and then
came down on the pickets of Yolchine's
brigade and made some hea6way,. hut
only for moment. SDon after Aoon the
Russian infantry had crowned the heigtty
where Turkish infantry detaoly,nent
tried to work around and down upon
Sistoya, but were thwarted 10y intercept.
ing skirmish forces. Their las is csti.
mated stl,0O0. Probably two brigades,
will he laid at Simnitza, which will he
the main thoroughfare for the Russian
army. One thousand men will narc. in
the column which is now crossing.
A special from Pers says it is reported
that the Russians are leaving Bssoum.
No definite intelligence, however. ~ ob
tainable. n dispatch dated 8humls,
Thursday states that forward move.
ment of tue TURKS will Immediately take
place to meet the Russians who have
crossed the Danube. It is said that \
Turkish gunb0at has broken the bridge
at Ibrail, The Foreign consuls have Ioit
Rustchuck.
METROPOLIS, June 30.-The Russians
attempted to cross the river here ycstel-
day IN 80 lighters. Ten of the Fighters
were sunk hy shells, and the attempt
failed. The slaughter WAS frightrak
LONDON, July 2-The Duily gSezrasl
and AOrn'Dg "Ost Rre greatly excited an.k
call tor instant action tc protect the Ia.
terest and honor Of the country, which
lie Under u most direct and deadly uen-
ace. They find the Cars proclamation
revolutionary manifesto ind,catin, a
determination to annex Bulgaris. They
add to this the reported intention of Rvs.
ala tn claim Armenia and the ,TuElcish
iron clad fleet as an indemnity, asa to
eniore the tree passage of the DarSap-
elIes. and declare such changes, would
rob England Of every res! rampant for
her eastern empire. 1t is noticeable that
papers OF quite different class a,c he
ginning 10 exhibit uneasinesa Vie
Ho'rOmis; calls attention to tho psohnbii.
ity tnnt il the DnulanelIes arc toto lc.,s
closed against the Russians ny r,re,
England must dn it alone, I+rm ~ ul.cr
powers "Ee not sufficiently interested it,
that respect 20 justify any nnticp,nou Of
;hcir corporation, The Oj'r--cr declare,
the tame hns arrived wlcr the govern
merit shoo,d know itsrlt anh hcprcu ,rct
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