The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23
RUNNING THE BUSSLAN
Al 1TERIES.

Ha0agt PasHa,s Successful Run Through
the blockade Mt G"lGf@.
The account of Hobart Fashs's def
anee Of tho Russians on the Danube
makes j hng story. It is stated
that Wills bis vessel aao lying near
Rustchuk the Turkish authorities r.
ceived intelligence Of the arrival OF the.
Russians II Galatz, and that they were
placing torpedoes in the river. Hobart
Taaha was advised to leave his steamer
in aae Danube and rsburh to Constanti-
nople by yarna, but disdaining oil SUCH
counsel he declared that he would rather
blow up his ship than desert her. Night
approaching, he made everything ready
for running into the Black sea in opposo-
| ton to all Russian hostile intentions,
getting clear fires under the boilers OF
| his craft In order to avoid smoke from
her funnel, and making other arrange
ments. The Rethymo, be it said, is a
very fast boat, capable Of steamlng al
the rate of fifteen Knots an hour. Nhen
Hobart Pasha started on his daring ex-
petition the Danube current was run"
mug swiftly, geing estimated at fully
FIVE knots an hour. Upon nearing Galatz
he found that heavily armed Russian
| batteries commanded the river, locking
capable Of sinking anything aioat, be-
sides the ~torpedoes reported to be hidden
beneath the waters. Immediately it #2s
dark the werd was passed "lights out"
and the steamer sped rapidly along. The
batteries were goon reached, and the
Russian lanterns, the heavy guns, and
soldiers in great number were visible to
those who manned the sauoy Rethymo,
when suddenly a.reeket was sent up
from the Roumanian shore to apprise the
Muscovite gunpers Of Hobart Pasha'a
coming. Other rockets followed in quick
succession. Then the hoarse word Of
command was distinctly heard; bugleE
sounded, and the drums beat merrilJ
summoning the Russians to their posts
Hobart Pasha expected every moment tt
be blown out of the water by the fire O.
the heavy guns he YVES treating SO caVa
licrly, but being determined to make Of
forts in some degree proportioDate to thu
great risk he was facing, he ran his yes
sci ciosS to shore-not forty metres troG
the batteries ther1seEve s--indeed, 80 nea
that the Russian gunness were unable Il
compress their pieces sufficiently fast Il
get d coed aim. His boat went quickly
by at twenty knot6 .u hour, and soon al
danger was ever. When satisfied he hat
nothing to fear from his enemies, Hobar
Pasha ordered the crew of the R0thymo
which carries one 40-pound Armstrong
gun. to thfCv ops she'll into the cente
of the Russian camp, en- order which
was quickly obeyed, the missile bursting
in the midst Of the Muscovite tents
Its effects were Of course unknown, bu
it was the first cannon Shot fre6 upol
the Danube in the Russio Turkish war
Hobart Pasha subsequently proceeded t.
ConstaDtinople, where he received
hearty welcome and enthusiastic coz
CALCULATIONS.
:, Hobart Pasha reports the Russians il
great force close TO Ga!atz, making pre-
parationa apparently to cross the Dan
6 ube, ard enter the Dobrudscha, TO NOV
upon Yarns. He also found that lively
Russian gunboats had been brought b,
rail across Roumania, and were read.
for launching in the river. He ha
formed an opinion that the depth of Wa
ter is insufficient to enable gunboat ope
rations against Galatz to be successful
:. carried out, but believes if he were a
lowed to act he could prevent any cross
ing of the Russians. The Muscovite
fred shot and shell in conSiderable,qua
: titles, but the daring Of Hobart Pash
carried him into the Black sea, past a
~ IT.