, 1877-05-26

ntspatcA IN london Tftaks
BERLIN, May 9.-The official Russian Lnlu1tls
gives tho following aycolnt Of the Aslatict theatre
of war:
The general chs1aete. Of tho sonntry bordering
so :" Tseh s Eff s q
movements. There arc Numerous carriage roads,
sprlnE. Il the rainy seaeon. aud In autumn Every
pow ana Then M % military .eGai.emen. md tho Wish
aovstamenG. hs esssiass ro.ts III" reqaiis e 'pi fre.
' tt sssp ss os :t.ns. as
caucasian provinces a.a these: FiTst.
from Alexandropel. three roada lead
1Irunehins out fram ioll. Aasa, one u ;hcso
roads p.Geceds 70 1tchn. and lIadjl Vail; tic
the third and nost nosthetly goos 10 Mekos. Our
troops masehad along tho two former roads. those
being eompstaey sasy anl pass. big q the ptosen!
provided with Rraas, but ciecnttoua. In addition
20 sese, thsra arc Two q more roads connseted
sndropoi 70 Kass ls seventy 1essts. secoad-
road. 10: lead t. psya.a. OF these, two sSs are
taci,msut ID list Wills tho thril Ia % i. Only M ter
hot.es: The hFst road goes from the Village OF
4s =. ,s. H. pos, Of 9s t1ea ssss9d as
lake, seaehcs tic Kufd VIilaes os Kurabuissh.
Thsafs l. proceed. slone the Testssn s!as ct the
ss y Yeas @ sSa s9st
osaI IL. Psss II Karssan ssts an tfs ths vejis; i
Of .hs ballk 7ehaL ii then makes for Dladin,
,tunse on tho great transit road from Erzeroum 20
oae, but t,as 10 water, i. Hi; ii
r. r. H." h. s9 :~anp se hiatyd a4d ,os
made practicable for eafr,aues. u. ;oath from
tia mana aoas..s1, I q s sarpa
fen xs' t, Thirdly fts% Afe.l1lx 70 AasYsa
tiSht bank q tho li1ef DusehoI Tshai. irom iIe
XIl.zo q Ket: ssse9as y sg.es. ~ dds seak
liz sook FueAs.. Tho roal, rlns through
fS Ill., v3: q Ssa XII as Hss; Sss sIs sSs
%ss@ .rs sSs'aee aons f roea IT, :. tss
fron Uaurxrt 70 llatoun. thero two roads. .-one
carriage ruaA Alt!,x the shota by the fusirurs of
xshs ps!t r. ohss e'ale task b Koba!stt4nd
ssaa TIE a,aaes /. ssoat a.s y
Tnesa ase the roasis t1odtsvn BY our troops on
CRUISING, tho, frontier. Anothes important com.
n,aaie..lon leads from k:rs 10 Ertesour'. and
frvsa kary u Eszosoam, d!ststses Of about 2UO
vcrs1, goes BY the Village Of Kosapit. and. A.rin,
sssst t. Sao. ds Ind f .s s
kaio, and further on u Kfxseoln,. That portion
Of live road which crosses tho ssganung waa made
repair now. Tha tnosl iFoublrsou,e parts aru lhs
aAcrnt to tho Ksvet Aata De,v, = Tributary Of tho
Arazes. Altaoaxh thi4 road is hahitu.lty used BY
Erksfou.n. Il s very troublesome 70 ra.s uspecIal-
y r. sptlnx; II tal. locality ons tioops may be
aud ths taeiitts given . IL. sntmy BY tbs savnes
with grxerouta skirts the spur VI tho ssgauluag at
Veal Re1, but tts Is very steap, hNd though, pJf.
hass. means of turning tho enen,y's hank on tho
sssaa'any ~ % pso's q sstty tsoaoe.on,a. Erks:
converge. i. sssagenea poiat OF tba glea.cst i'm
portanes. 'rheaes tho ollJ macadsnlizcd road In
the sonnsry sso y tetsts s lons ran: 70 Ttsh!soaa.
r. rn.t., Tie tetsi s1psass W.. / ~ o30 ron:
tow 81 T.: r. IT, III
ll.hls 70 b< Hooded and ruined in the
f111ny ;s..En By .s wsst. fo., r. .d.esns
~ ;iixs' iii Ill a.; s.ys = = s.a;sd sS:s sytas s
IL thls. y pa...bo during liz ~los ot tss . ysas
1ss, ;osas a. ff0T u r
Mush q uslls; thlsdly. 10 Erxiadjan: nd fourth.
Il 70 kas: ~ &C. 1hs.s 4 P9.t.i septnaa
Tuiks tTss 10 heir Old hatts. prcfcr .eaan. it,
tsEs by special e0uEirss. Telegraph lines connect
EFksroum with krzindyAn and Trshi1ond; with
aeyAs and CUoslanlinopla; khrs. AMsb, Htlis y9u,
and uayakld. Thu total !srgth Ut tha tylr4tppb
wlses Ia the vilsyet IL D00 yet,ts.
A. regards Balonu,. this il little town with IN
excellent haF lof. tho Bay OF Batoum being Ineosel
east and aouth by higa mountains. and protected
rulbsu On thesa hills stands tue axis Ut thu bay,
going from northeast to southwest. The wntet Ii
calm whtehexer way tbs wind 0luws. II ID deep
enough fur the largest sessu& to yet Glove 70 the
fottlhcat!oas Ut laioua, both towards the sen aud
the nlshland. For th!s pnEposo the cuast popula.
tun u A.la Minor were compelled ~ work on the
Ecdoubts last year, The new tortldcations
sse towards thy west south, and east. Ths sne-
ny, u sttackln4 Bas9usn, may, OCCUPY comn,And~
ing positions the hills rising In terraces near thp
town. lnuea1aml1sd roal from Raton,n to Ar
daRAa aud liars u III couFss u construction. aud
Nas to hA,c bsea 1RlshoA last year. According 70
tne atest Intelligence. u batt2ona OF infantry,
wi!n ~ guns. were stationed II and ne4r Uatouut
a tha beginning of tho war. OF these, hattalions
S;aH. Ss1s y na1ouM. II lstt.llon. and q yans 4
Issae'asa'. Iua. ~ ,ha!, sa3 oau.lioas, With u
| Htthrf with tho YuFrfa0n VI tho town and
| tAe reserve ot E1eroun. aud Ottt cougiat OF V3
6atA!!ons, 10 s4uAdrops, sud leo guns. OF these,
| r. bitalions. squ4dr0os. aud % guns arg Ata.
noAeA " hats sna csst OF kAls; 10 battallanx, =
4qaadfons. and 10 guns are NJ Ardagan; = bsttal-
aud ~ guns o. EfEeroanl Eight bAttall1n4 Of the
hars YaEEttoa have just left for Erxesvuu. small
| attachments nre distributed oSpf tha rsRainiuv
portloa VI Asla Minor.
FRANCE.
| NOTIFICATION TO fAxscu NkwsrAPkRG