The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-09
ACROSS THE RIVER DANUBE.
THE REPORTED RfPID iDTiNCE or
TIfE RUSSTiNS DENIisD
Tiruovn not vet Occupied, and the Turkish
Oundrintcrai Intact Serious Kevcrscs 20
the Russian Arms Reported In Asia titnor.

Ttrrovn not vet Occupied and the Turkish
Oundriintcrai Intact SERIOUS Kevcrscs 60
the Russian Arms Reported In Asia Minor.
JoNDOS, July S.-COnccrning the situation
on the Danube. we have no new information
from any quarter except dcnias of tho first
hnsty reports Of tho rapid advance OF the Rus-
sians. Trnova Is not in their hands. and not
likely to be Immediately, IA The Turks probably
menn to hold the limo OF tho Nnntrn If they can.
and TirnOva Is very favOrally stuntrd for n
strong defence. II stands on tho prccipitOus
banks Of tho Yantra. The houscs in many
cascs are built on the sides of hills which are
surrounded Ivy ctadcl-thc castle Of the an
cient bulgarian KnEs-wth higher hills all
around anl within the winding of tho
river. on which strong rcdoubls and
carlhworks have been Constructed. and which
certainly need not be given up without u
struggle. The nalting thus FAR reported cnn-
not have amounted to moro than outpost affairs.
for the Russianshrc not yet prepared for sori-
Gus work. The Turkish uunirilatrral remains
intact, and not less threatening to the 10000
Russians sai to b. across tho Danube Mt
Sstova than II Gen. Zimmerman had not
cross Il ut Brnila. and swept the Dobruls"ha.
His 10000 mon must count with the gnrrisons
of the three fort nod positions of KustcnJc.
Silstrin. AMI Narna before they can render
cfrectual help 10 the army now at Sisi)yn. In
the same way provision must bc made agnin-t
the Turkish forces about Nikopois and Widdin
before any serious advance upon the balkans
can bc unierakcn Nothing is yet known OF
Turkish dispositions. except that the hcad
quarters remain at Shumlr. whore R"lif Pasha.
Mnisi r of War. has Joined Abdul Kcrim and "A
coun ii been established under whose direction
the canpaign viii be- prosecuted. possibly with
more vigor thun h,r,t,fore. n- th' only good
quality generally conceded t. n.dif Pashl Is
| an ,rEy.
nrt'rd to supply the large Rus an fore with
provisions and war material The hrIi!' L.
reported 40 weak that IT has hrok'n oi IT. ywn
weight ~v"ral tiur- in the past week. ono
IRON 'lad in determined hands might rluc" the
Russian army N I. a.d.~p"ratc pos ton, Tor the
country along the TurN.~ sid" u' the Danube
of tlrir COMM. -ariat. II wu- reported rrrrnt-
ly that Hobart lashI utrmpat'- an operation
ui u. nature ON iAr llunu' '. unt'r ms pr
-ouul DIR ton. nut ha- thus tar l.'n re-
strained 10y jealousy on the rirt oi Turkish
Mhleneariy all ACCOUNTS from tie scat OF war
WITH SERIOUS r'' r-'- ii.'lr '-i'i'n '9' n' air
/ j. ar Geo Doe a.ui rvu-ht 'omiwni- ii u.s. - .ud
li' 'rr,h lf" p '.'fli't ,N VI I.i..'-
situation is Or t.ut. uit @ 0-nn .u' ui'l "ul
u..tn- from ti' urni nusr Nl.ha.l wAich
/ Of ln.. Hu-..ns Vf.f NI wa. ar, il. SIC
/ toms Df the respective for ~ i.triN 90
| he a-rItau.n ire ka-- .eu $3.50 ~. aH
| HlN ''i.. tf ID ..iilhl, ili.. iNN furn"i "a
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in bulletins dn roi Civ tn impression thni
| Mukhtlr iasha i,r.is himself strong enough to