The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07
THE CAMPAIGN IN ASIA.
Successful Advance Of the Russians The
Turks Retiring and Concentrating
ENGLAND STILL PREPARING.
The Coming Battle in Pariament-How
the War Affects Trade.
rpx CABLE TO THE HERALD


Lord Derby's answer to Gorsschakons circular note
10 published. II Is in tho form OF note from Lord
Derby TO Lord LOTUS, the British Ambassador at ST
Petersburg Tho following 10 the text
~ forwarded Your Exccllcncy. on the oath ult,
copy Of Prince Gortschakon's circular, an
nouncing that tho Emperor had givcn orders
TO cross the frontiers Of Turkey. Hor Ma
testy's government have received this communication
With deep regret Tncy cannot accept the state
ments and conclusion with which Prince GortschakoR
luton thus taken" telegram from ST.
Petersburg dated Sunday, says:- LORD LOT
tus to-day handed the Russian government
Lord Derpy's reply to GortschakoTs circular. IL 10
stated good authority that Russia does not intend
to reply. Tho Independence Begs's Paris special
sorts that Derby's reply Is very bitter
FIGHTING NEAR KARs.
despatch from Erzeroum. dated May ., says
. Russian column numbering 1900 men op.
Grating east Of Kars, attempted TO iorcc tho
sognnnle Pass at varishan aud WINS repused.
Tho Russians twice assaulted Kars but were repuscd
with heavy loss Abdulah, the famous Kurd chief of
Van, is about TO start with 900 Kurds for tho Russian
frontier despatch from Consanttuoplo states that
that In consequence Of the recent engagement
before Kars tho Russians were obliged to move
back their camp Eight thousand Russians arc
encampcd Arabian, but Ardahan had yet boon
afsa Tho Coy M nj Rnf all
on Thursday announces small successful engagement.
A Akhalzk DESPATCH dated May 2. says Ave columns
OF Russians travcrsed tho mountains and effected
junction with tho bulk Of tho army Knrs.
REVIEW rnx PROGRESS OF nosrrLrIEs.
Thirteen days havo elapsed since tho leading columns
Of the Russian army OF Bessaraba crossed tho Pruth
Within this tmo had tho Same energy been shown
manifested In the dash on Galasz heavy Russian
masses should certainly 10 tho close vicinity Of
instead OF being only expected al, q station eighty
miles distant from Bucharest Tho extraordinary wot-
scss Of tho weather may partly account for this
Railway transport Of troops and stores down the
valley Of the Pruth has boon stopped and bridges at
many points along tho line OF railway have been
broken by floods On country roads, OF course there
must havc boon many delays In tho passage
Of artillery and stores; yet with even these
difficulties the Russian army, " properly prepared
and equipped for tho campaign aud furnished with
bridge train, such have been calculated upon
for tho passage Of the Danube might fairly have
expected 10 have made more rapid progress In a
thoroughly friendly country. During the past week
the progress Of the Russians has disappointed the ex
pcctatons which tho first rapid dash Of Eleventh
corps tho Princpaltics gave directly ai,or
4, Nnrln nn NJ ThA nd .e
Eleventh corps. breaking from tho Bcssarab,an
frontier, near Bolgrad. pushed rapidly forward
soized tho important bridge OF Barbosch,
by which railroad Communication between
Jassy and bucharest crosses tho Scrcth, and
occupied Galatz ana Ibral Beyond these points, In
s,.hcr direction, the Russian commanders do not
uccm 10 have penetrated, and appear to have
eonicntod themselves with tho exchange or
sannonado between the batteries tho banks
pf tho Danube and the Turkish gunboats farther down
The river Tho Th,rtv-slxth Russian division, which
docs form portion OF the force OF tho Grani Duke
Nicholas, but is detachment Of tho army Intended to
guard tho northern shores Of the Black Sea, has
pied Isma,l and Kia. and is reported TO have at
tempted to construct bridge Ron for passage
into tho Dobrudscha. This attempt is said to have
boon hndered by tho Gro Of two Turkish eunboats.
LOCKING THE TURKISH IRoS-cLAps.
Reports hnvc bcon received that Russian gunboats
havc boon brought sections TO Gslatz, thcro put
together and 1oatcd in the stream Later intelligence
makes u appear probable that these vessels
gunboats but torpedo boats The Russians cxtcn-
svcy calling submarine minos play to hinder tho
passage OF tho Turkish Hotiila upon tho down stream
Tho action Of. this notilia has not boon marked by
either energy activity, and the only stirring
corded OF tho Turkish navy has been the dashng
capc OF Hobart Pacna down tho Danube. II difficult
boats, equipped with heavy naval ordnance. can have
allowed tho russians 10 occupy quic,ly all tho Important
points tho loft bank Of Tho Danube from bra down
20 whcrc tho Kiia mouth falls into the Black Sea,
south OF Alderman, and have donc more damage to
the invaders than TO throw few shells ono OF tho
towns they occupied. IL seems. 100, that now tho
Turkish vessels In the river will nnd themselves cut OF
from retreat TO tho Black Soa. II DO that tho
Russians have tho Rent so thickly
with iorpcdocs that all passage is impossible; and
sven neutral vessels bound Tor Gaatz cannot be al.
lowed ascend tho river westward OF Galatz and
Ibrail. Tho Russans have been slow, and tho
latest intelligence from Bucharest Is that tho Russian
arc expected at Busco on the railway between
Gaatz and Bucharest about eighty miles northeast or
The Inter place. They afterwards 10 march close
M 10 tho capital, but enter tho city, merely
remaining cautioned IN tho villages tho noighbor-
hood.
TURKISH INDIGESTION.
Tho movements Of the Turks appear to have boon
,upinc and prompted by unrcasoning panic than
by any s.ra,cgca principle accurate conception Of
plan OF campaign. On tho outbreak Of hostiltics tho
Turks held considerable forco Mt widdn with tho
remainder OF their troops scattered along tho Danube
and tho OF the stream Ms far varna, where
tho Russian advance took place. The Turkish stan
appear to havo At onco rushed TO the CONCLUSION
that tho narrow mock OF land between
Galsix and tho mouth OF tho Danube,
which forms the northern portion OF tho
Dobrudschs, was the msnscsd point, and The troops