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Show PBCGBES3 Oy THE WAR. I Two detachments of tho left wing of the Ruaian army have crowed the1 Danube without serUua resistance, tho Turkish forces retreating from thuir positions, evacuating all that part of the courtry known as the Drubudscha. The Ruan columns had formed a junction in Bulgaria and were marching upon tho abort railroad line which unites the river with the Black sea between Cherno-vadi Cherno-vadi and Kusteudji, but tho speedy destruction of tins road and its evaca-ttUon evaca-ttUon may be anticipated, ttfl tho Russians Rus-sians are expected to make another oroaainK at Hirova, a point a little nerth of Chernovudi. During those operations, heavy cannonading is continually con-tinually going on between Giurgevo aud Rustchuk. At tho latter place a now concentrated u large portion of the Turkish force on the Danube and it baa been expected that. n,l main crossing would bo made at this point. It ia not likely that th. invaders in-vaders will delay their movements in to Bulgaria, as their success will depend de-pend upon the rapidity with which they can bring their army to bear upon the Turks before they retreat re-treat upon the second lino of defence, tho Balkan mountains. From all accouuts tho llussian army on tho Danube is superior in point of numbers to itd enemy, but it remains to be scon whether the Ma-hommedan Ma-hommedan troopa wiil display the excellent ex-cellent fighting qualities for which they have hitherto been famous. There aeema to be little question on any side of the ultimate success of the Russians, both in Europe and Asia; but Mukhtar Pasha is now giving the enemy a little warm work, aud gaining gain-ing some advantages, and it may be that even in Europe the czir will find his advance chocked by a ro-: Bistance which will require one or more battles to overcome, though the present indications point to an ineffective inef-fective defense of the lino of the Danube. Within tho next few days important news may bo looked for. 'All Europe is watching tho contest anxiously, as every nation is more or leas interested in its progress, and especially Austiia and Eugland. Tho hitter's fears in regard to the Suez canal have been al- litvorl hv nuiiranuBa an tha v,irr nf both Russia and Turkey that its neutrality neu-trality shall not be disturbed. As to Constantinople England would with great difficulty be brought to tolerate Uussia's occupation of that city, even for a temporary purpose. Prince Gortschakofi's protestations as to tho limitations of his covernmeut's policy looking towards eventualities which would compromise British interests have been voted unsatisfactory by the English cabinet, and it is not probable that the czr would caro to complicate compli-cate tho situation by any act that would bring Great Britain into the contest as a principal. Hence it is likely that. Russia will beatisfied as the result of the war with the annexation annex-ation of a portion of Armenia, the autonomy of Bulgaria, Servia and Montenegro under European guarantees, guar-antees, and a money equivalent for the expenses of tho war. This would virtually drive tho ilahommedans into Asia and give Russia the control of the Black soa, aud strengthen her position in Europe. |