The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-12
THE WAR.
Startling News from the Danube
Hourly Expected.
COMMANDMENT OF RUSTCHUK.
The Russian Army Ready to Break the
Turkish Quadrilateral.
ROUMANlA SHALL BE FREE.
Hopeless Condition Of the
Turkish Defence.
ARMENIA VIRTUALLY LOST.
Threatened Revolution in
COnstantinOple.
ROuMANlA SHALL BE FREE.
Hopeless Condition OF the
Turkish Defence.
ARMENIA VIRTUALLY LOST.
Threatened Revolution in
Constantinople.
[Bx CABLE TO THE HERALp.1

[BY CABLE TO THE HERALp1
LONDON, June -, 1877.
The special correspondent of the HERALD
at Oreagenth telegraphs that the Russians
commenced to lombard Rustchuk yester-
day evening. Their batteries opened q
vigorous cannonade at an early hour, and it
was continued with little intermission
throughout the entire day. The Turks re-
turned the fire with interest, but the
mount Of damage done at either side is not
yet known.
THE CROSSING OF THE DANUBE EXPECTED
This bombardment of Rustchuk, taken in
connection with the feints recently made by
the Russians to cross the river and the
general activity manifested at all points
along their line, would seem to indicate an
early attempt to force the passage of the
Danube at two or more points. The at
tack may be expected at any moment, and
the Turks are actively preparing for vigor-
GUS resistance.
WHERE THEY WILL CROSS
A special despatch from Vienna has the
following:-Tt would appear that the Rus
sian points for crossing the Danube will be
chosen east and west Of the Turkish quad
rilateral, and that while the eastern column
keeps in check the Turkish forces massed
in and about the fortresses, the western
column will act as field army operating
against the flank or rear Of the Turkish
position. '-1''- -''' -" n.'s'7f''' = t''~
THE ROADS.
'"rhe line chosen for the operation of the
western column is the most advantageous
Dne, for along it lie some fair roads over the
Balkans-one from Plevna to Sofia, and
another from Sistora over the Sifka Pass,
toward Philippopolis. Although the Turks
are outnumbered by the Russians, and al
though with the greatest exertions they will
scarcely be able to oppose anything like an
equivalent force to the four corps concen-
trated by the Russians on that side, yet, by
taking up central position between Plevna
and Bella, with the help of monitors and
batteries, they may throw considerable OBJ
stacles in the way of crossing"
THE DANUBE SUDDENLY RISES.
A special despatch from Vienna says the
Danube suddenly rose on Sunday, overflow
Ing its banks. The rise was caused by the
melting Of snow and ice on the Carpathian
Alps. This will again delay Russian opera
tons.
PEACE TALK ALL NONSENSE.
The HERALD correspondent at Bucharest
reports that the peace rumors which have
been recently in circulation are entirely
groundless. They would seem to have been
founded upon the delay of the Russians in
crossing the Danube; but this delay is now
understood to be the result Of the floods
and other physical obstacles, which would
have made the passage of the river an ex-
tremely hazardous undertaking. The
chances of concluding peace before fight
Ing at least one or two decisive battles on
the Turkish side Of the Danube it is now
known were never even considered by the
Russians.
RoUMANIA SHALL BE EMANcIPATED.
The fact is pretty generally understood
that Russia is determined to emancipate
Bulgaria at all hazards from. the rule of
Turkey. 1t is said that the Gear has come
to a perfect understanding with Germany
and Austria on this point. The only OBJ
stacle, therefore, would be the Turkish
army, which the Russians undertake to give
o good account of in a very short time.
DANGEROUS WORK.
The Vienna correspondent of the HERALD
announces that on Friday last divers from
the Turkish ships succeeded in picking up
the torpedoes placed by the Russians in the
Matchin Channel and at LON Palauka. be-
low Widdin. The Danube has been 80
thickly set with torpedoes by the Russians
ss to neutralize to great extent the pres
ence Of the Turkish iron-clads
THE EGYPTIAN CONTINGENT SAILS.
From Alexandria the HERALD correspond-
ent sends the intelligence that the Egyptian
contingent is at last beginning to start for
Turkey. The Turkish war ships having
arrived to escort the transports the Khedive