The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-02

Dake Nicholas received ,he grand c7os.
81 - George = the seconi-c's>s f,r
the passage II tie Danube, lis sua the
military cross. AID General Nepokeits-
chi.zcky chief Of STAT. the grand Grass
# g. George If the third class TIE
Emperor la. taken up his residence at
Dr4j9, near Turu4 NaFg Ii
VIENNA. Juue - -Adm.rA. Sassjm
PasLs j. cruising it tie Nervaa al
Ioaisn waters with four iron clais
waiting ior ch4Gee of attacking two
Russian frigates.
BERLIN. jane 30-It * reported
from Co4staaiiuople that since the Rus
SLAMS crossed the Danube, the >ultans
intimate a1yi-efs haze more than ever
are. him 10 eEte. l.to 49,. tiaiion.
with the Car as s6oi. as the 1aIks have
suffered a serious defeat
BCCHAEEsT. June 30-Thc Russian
forces at HirzovA are reported to le
marching on Si!is,rla, and said TO De
within forty kilometers of that fo.-
tress Tie Turks apparently are cOu-
ceusrs,ing their troops in the principal
forts where they expect to Dc attacked.
Everything is reported quiet on the
Danube. 1t Is asccrtalned low that
the principal crossing west Of Giurgevo
was u: retrocini and Parapan. jus. be
low S!mu:tza. where the Russians cross
q on a large number Of RATS and
small boats until the position was Sc
cured on the south bank This accounts
for the comparatively small loss suffered
by the Russian troops, as the passage
was effected III small detachmeuts who
were scattered along the river and al
yaneed towards the opposite bank after
the manner Of skirmishers, 50 as to
render the enemies fire less effective
The Russians have also crossed ut Tur-
Ai' -'A'' EsS'''' a'A INV J"A'4Ntt TIC 'i'Au
Duke NICHOLAS al SistoYa lie Russian
Commissaii lat telegtapbed TO hurry up
supplies for tue army, representing that
the country OH the other side of the
river is entirely destl ute, and saying
there are fears of famine in Bulgaria
LONDON, June 30-An O!t;ul.z dis
patch says that edliesday morning
operations were successful III an az
tempt to nnmask the Turkish batteries
by landing fleet OF eight boats OF
dummy soldiers. When the fleet reach
ed mid stream it drew fire from
thousands Of rifles aid MANY cannon
upon itself AID the Russian earth
works.
y letter from Efzerum says the
Turks collected at Van for the defense
of the country have struck terror into
the whole district The streets of the
town itself re-echo with their violence
aud disorders. American missionaries
have taken refuge upon a small pleasure
boat on the lake They float about dur
ing the day, and sleep iii some secluded
place during the night Another letter
gives an account Of outragss and
plumber by kurds throughout Armenia
which the authorities are unable or
unwilling 10 prevent
LnNDoN, June 30 The following &C
coun ot the crossing If the Danube is
from "A correspondent who WAS au eye
witness; With darkness. Gen. Garnir-
oh gan his first work. which was t.
plant IN made omplacements n row of
field guns all along Tie edge If the flats
to sweep the opposite banks This was
while the infantry WAS bein. marched
over the flats t. a cover of willows
The darkness and distractions were so
great that all was not ready until the
first giimmer ~ dawn. There was no
bridge, bat numl r Of river boats ca
I pab'e ot holding from ID 10 20 men
each. These were dragged on carnage 5
through the mud and launched in the
darkness The hoats pat cit singly.
rowing across for little cover, aad