The Red Cloud chief., 1877-06-07

TIE EASTKRN WAR
A special 70 tho London T@S Of
Nay nth ssys great battle p impsnd'
ins on the Danube. and heavy cannon
sdins va In progress. For sever.adsys
the Russians I'D been concentrating
. large foece - force spasage At the
Danube & 0iurgevo. Opposite. in
Rustehuk the Turn were in STRONG
forca, and determined to resist any ID.
vance of the Russians. Turkish mont.
ton were hurrying to the place. and
taking positions In front or mar The
point WHARF tho Russians hoped to lay
thsir pontoon bridseA The town Of
TotrokEn Wa fred BY the Russian guns
and also the town Of Natchin. Turk.
ish troops propose TO move agatnst the
Hazeeovinisn insurgentA Thousands
Of Christian refuses were expected TO
Con the frontier TO increase the
number that afe already in DslmadA.
and who are already dying Of starvation.
A writer nom near Galatz says: The
Russians have projected prodigious lines
of Notifications, behind which were
assembled thirty divisions aggregating
l7sy0oo infantry. 5000 cavalry, and .
great mass Of artillery. Hence south
ward to Ottenitza the army forms .
continuous front embracing . total Of
$4,000 men: to the westward, at Q dis
tance Of from ono to three miles from
the Danube . thinner line stretches to
Widdin. The Russians In Asia have
advanced to KArs and KAlira in great
force. The Turks will confront them
1t Tspenak and Kala Both armies are
preparing for . pitched battle. A dis
patch from Jassy, ssys . Russian In.
fantry corps Of $1,000, accompanied by
. proportionate force Of cavalry and
artillery Is marching In the direc-
ton Of Siminitza. where it Is thought
tho main body Of the Russians
viii attempt to cross the Danube
A special to the London Telegraph
from Vienna reports that the Turks
altogether have captured 200 Russian
vessels In the Danube, containing over
10000 hect0litres of wheat A dis
patch from London asserts that Persia
has declared her intention not to Join
Russia. A Constantinople dispatch
says: The capture of Sukumkaleh and
the rising Of the Csucasians who mas
sacred tho garrison and burned the
town Is officially announced. The
Roumanian government has published
a note stating that 1t can no longer
doubt it is at war with Turkey by the
fault Of Turkey. and it must take
measures accordingly. The Sultan has
determined on the admission of Chris
tians into the army. The report that
the Turks intend to seize the church
property in Bulgaria causes much OK
element. Many monks are accom-.
panying the Turks to Caucasus to in
cite . holy war.
A special to the London Telegraph
Of May 18th, says: The Russians have
just attempted to lombard Kars with
four heavy seige guns. They miscslcu.
lated their range and the shots Jew over
the town without any damage. Kars
replied bnskly and tho assailants were
compelled to retire, but they subse-
quently again attempted the erection
Of siege works. Monkhtar Pasha has
lost some munitions In consequence Of
having been suddenly attacked on the
flank by IN advance Of $500 Circassi-
ana. The Russians are purchasing arms
largely In South Germany. A special
from London. dated May 18th, says:
The absorbing interest In Russian oper-
atoms II for the moment Transferred to
tho diplomatic world. Embroidered by
his triumph in Parliament, and certain
Of support from the nation. Disraeli il
believed to be preparing to precipitate
England, Joined by Austria, into the
conflict. Russian diplomatic circles con.
fess that EDgland's participation Is .
foregono conclusion. Extraordinary
preparations in the armament of both
land and naval forces are reported in
al parts Of the Kingdom. All home
from distant colonies are
under orders for troops. Great fleets of
troops and ships are preparing from all
naval rendezvous, and . ~prodigious &C.
emulation Of naval and military stores
arc on the route to Mediterranean
stations. Orders have been sent to
India to mobilize tho Mussulman con-
tingent. In English houses, even among
tho lower ranks, . feeling of intense
hostility against Russia IL marked. They
upon the Czars.covetous ambi-
don the hardships arising from the r,se
In the price Of bread. stagnstion in bus
Iness, and Ill the accessories that accom-.
pany war without advantages. Eng
lands interests viii be the prstext and !
the arst Russian success Of magnitude |
the occasion for intervention. That |
this win Be the end. tho best informed
In Parliament the press and public life
In declaring. Disraeli and Of
dcials Of the government have been in
cessantly in cabinet council since the
defeat Of Gladstoneis peace resolutions.
The var party clamor for the instant
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