The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-10

CARA arc very small and win hardly offer long re-
sistance
TURKISH oUrKAGEs NEUTRALs.
Bucharest despatch reports that at Bekot the
Turkish irrcguars burned and sunk several lighters,
among which were some that belonged to Messrs.
Watts Milburn, Of London, and had tho British flag
hoisted. They poured pitch tho decks and set
nro to them. They also captured Greek brig with
British cargo insured 1T Lloyd's Colonel Mansfield
British Consul General at bucharest. has informed
the British Ambassadors at Vienna and CONSTANT
nopc those by telegraph In that
steps may be taken obtain reparation and put stop
TO such wanton aud objecless radIng for tho future
Bucharest despatch says the Turkish gun
boats have sczsd Jour vessels sailing under
the Greek flag In tho Danube. Two Aus
TRAN vessels ordered to leave within
an hour under tho threat that they
would be fired into u they remained. A Turkish
monitor on Wednesday bombarded Satanow ten hours
French gunboat arrived at the Sulina mouth OF
tho Danube to protect Fronch subjects the Do
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THE RUSSIANS IN RoUxANIA.
The Russian forces In Roumania are the Eleventh
corps at Ibrai Galatz and REM; the Seventh corps
between lsmal and Kia, the Eighth on
the River Jaomitza, and tho Tenth and Twelfth
now moving from Leovna and Jassy southwark.
Nlnn 10 III DeoSuIuoIos Uut 10 oxpeCtou "
cross the Pruth Loovna in few days.
Cossacks have taken possession OF Rocket Island
near Rent, and expelled tho Turkish picket
The Standards Vienna telegram SAYS
DOES ENGLAND YIGHrp
The London correspondent Of the .Scotsman Says
sThe army clothing factory in Grosvenor road, PIN
lico Is particularly animated and busy at present
am assured that work carried without ntcrmi s-
sion day and nirns and that shifts OF work
people arc being employed. There is q gen.
erai conviction in both military and naval
official circles that We are ON the immediate
eve Of war. Arrangements have been made by
which some 25 900 men can be embarked within six
days. II necessary, and 900 to rs 900 within
fortnight after. cannot say, from the details which
have been able TO pick up, that personally, at all
unders and how these made up, but tnosc
who necessarily cognzan with everything OF this
kind speak the above effect with apparent certainty
on good and recent authority"
The Cologne Gazette learns from Cairo that number
OF British officers have boon sent to select position
for intrcnched camp at tho entrance OF the sucz
Canal.
II officially announced that there is no foundation
for the statement that Lieutenant General Sir John
Lintorn Simmons or any other general has been so
lcctcd to command an cxpedionary force.
The Admiralty announces that the feet arrived in
Suda Bay, Crete, on Tuesday evening
A despatch from Port Said states that tho British
feet is daily expected there
rho Standard says-"Thc greatest activity prev as
at the Dcptiord vctuaing yard. The production aud
issue Of naval and provisions are proceeding at
an extraordinary rate. New machinery has been
erected and the work people have been employed
hours for some timo back. Soon after the
fleet sent 10 tho Mediterranean IL was
deemed advisable TO repienish tho stores at
Malta and Gibraltar which are now viciuaIled sum.
GENTLY TO supply not only thoir own gsrrsons. bu,
considerable proportion OF the army and navy Tor az
last n year. To avoid unnecessary observation or
msconstrucion stores aro sent private vessels as
ordinary cargo II been decided to add the iron.
clads valiant Lord Warden. Thundercr and Achilles
to the Channel squadron IL is probable m additional
admiral will DO appointed 10 this squadron, which vii
assemble at Davenport ready for May 2s
Tho Manchester Guardid,'s London correspon dent
says he understands Instructions have been sent to
wooIwich to prepare the transport companies Of tho
army service corps at that station for immediate SER
vice should they be required and equipment to com.
pete tho same Is to DO drawn once Il would appear
that all necessary precautions arc being taken for
placing army corps in the field In efic,ent condition
the rIMEs ENGLISH POLICY.
Tho Times In leading article, speaking OF tho re.
marks OF Mr. Cross, Home Secretary in the House OF
Commons, Monday night, on Mr.. Gladstone's rcso-
lutions, says:-"Mr. Cross emphatcally condemned
the misrue Turkey and uncquivocaly declared that
tho government would do nothing TO protect tho
Porte. Thus end Is put TO tho reports that the
government Is inclined lot itself DO made instru
mcnt OF clamors for Mr. Cross OF course. added
that the government would defend the interests OF
England, and. what Is moro important, he defined
those intcrcsta We should protect tho sucz Canal
guard Egypt and not permit any Power 10 interfere