The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-05-18
war slems.

ed to cross the Danube at Rcnl, and
threw a bridge over the river, bat
the Turks on the other side broke
the bridge with artillery and pre-
vented the crossing, the Russians
suffering considerable loss.
The largest Turkish monitor ON
the Danube, while bombarding
Ibraii, on the 10th, had its boiler ex-
ploded by a Russian shell, and al
most Immediately sunk, with all its
officers and crew, some 200 men.
Not single journal in Europe
has received permission from Rus
sia TO send correspondence to the
headquarters of the Russian army.
This explains why the news from
the seat of war is so indefinite.
A Bucharest correspondent re-
ports that the Russian commanders
are evidently taking every precau-
ton to bring their armies to the
Danube without fstiguing the Off
GERS and men. The condition of the
troops shows that their efforts are
successful. A majority of the cav
airy passing through Bucharest,
walk, leading their horses.
A dispatch from Bucharest re-
marks that a heavy movement OF
Russian troops to the westward of
Ibrail indicates purpose Of occu-
plying a great part or the whole of
the R0umsnian bank of the Danube.
This will prove perplexiug to the
Turks, as they cannot oppose an
equal force at all points, and they
must leave some places vulnerable
to the sudden concentration of the
Russians for the passage fthe river.
The Russians have constructed q
very ingenious pontoon bridge in
the mouth of the Sereth, which will
be towed into the Danube and an
chOred there, almost ready for the
immediate passage of troops.
The Sultan is much pleased with
Earl Derby's reply to Prince Gorts-
chakoffs circular, and has ordered
the Porte 10 thank the English gov
ernment.
The Poles are forming "Polish
Legion" to fight with the Turkish
armies against Russia, and threaten
to revolt at home the moment there
seems chance of success.
The Russian feet in the Pacific,
and also that on the Atlantic coast,
are said to be 30 stationed as to
lombard British ports and seize
British ships the moment that Eng
land goes to war with Russia. The
ocean cables permit news to be
transmitted so quickly that those
fleets might be able TO severely
damage the British marine, before a
British feet could interfere.
The revolt Of the semi Mahom-
medan tribes in the Caucasian noun
tains, which tribes Russia has made
subject to her, subjects the latter
power to serious Inconvenience, and
it requires large part of the Asiat-
ic army to keep those tribes in check.
Earl Derby's reply to Prince Gorts-
chofi's note, is a strong rebuke of
Rnssia's claim that she represents
Europe in making war on Turkey,
and expressly notifies the Russian
government that Great Britain re-
fuses to approve of the war. aud
will not agree to remain neutral. It
is very warlike document.
On the 14ih a Russian army at
tackled the Turkish Bashf Bazouks,
entrenched at Batoum, and were
met with q terrible fire from the
bluffs, and while struggling over
the plain toward the Turkish en-
trenchments, were charged by
body of Turkish cavalry. The Rus
sian less was heavy, but they con-
tinued the assault until midnight.
They had lost 1900 men, and then
gave it up. Tho Turkish loss was
light.
The Russian troops use the doub.
le Greek cross on their flags, indica-
ting that the present war is a reli.
gious one.
The Russians are still in front Of
Kars. On the 14th the Russians
were driven out of Sukumkalch.
Roumania has declared war
against Turkey.
In view of the probability of
England joining Turkey, Rus
sia anticipates an attack from an
English feet on her Baltic ports,
and is making active preparations
to defend them. The following tel
egrams also show that the Russian
government is using the war e.
pretense to abolish rights now en-
joyed by its subjects:
LONDON, May I1.-All the fort
garrisons Of the Baltic ports have
been made mp to their full strength.
L NC 14O0O12O0 "a Va AuO uOEID
is concentrated on the Baltic COST.
The Finnish merchant feet will not
leave the Baltic this year as usual,
in view Of any eventHalities which
may arise.
vienna, May ia force resem-
bling the German Landwehr, will
shortly be called out In Russia for
the defense Of the shores Of the Bal
tic and Black Sea. 1t lie intended to
organize rifle companies in every
Russian town so that every man ca
Pable OF bearing arms may be
drilled.
LONDON, May ia Berlin cor
respondent says: The Russian gov
eminent has chosen this moment TO
abolish, practically, the German mu-
nicipal Institutions in the Baltic
provinces, which vested the power
Of local self government in respect
able inhabitants. Under the new
law everything is made TO depend
ON the Governor General OF the