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Show THE EASTERN WAR. He port from Various Soaron ICiihhIhu SucofiH on tUe ln-obe. ln-obe. There ii no positive news of operations opera-tions on the Danube since Thursday last. It is known that the Russian troops hold the Bouth bank of the Danube between Ismail and Kaloach, a distance on the river line of some 200 miles, the TurkiBh troops covering this line having retired towards the line of the Russian walls and Kui-tendjeon Kui-tendjeon the Black Bea. A dispatch from the czar says that all Bulgaria except the four forts termed the quadilateral may be considered in the bands of the Russians. The Turks devastated Bulgaria as they retired, destroying the harvest, fruit treeB and all available means of support both to the inhabitants and the Russians, and famine and pestilence is feared. Tbe Turks have caused this ruin in anticipation that the Bulgarian population popu-lation will rise and join the Russian armies. It is thought that tho Turks will evacuate the line of tho Danube, and that one or two decisive battles will place Bulgaria at the mercy of the czar. There are indications that the Roumanian army will cross the Danube and carry on the war againat Turkey on its own accord. Giuregevs, on the Roumanian Bide of the river, is a complete wreck. The porte has published a dispatch declaring de-claring that the Russians claim : defend the rights ol humanity and without any military necessity neces-sity have completely destroyed Huatchuck. They b pared neither moEques, churches, hospitals nor public pub-lic buildingB. A Turkish dispatch from Shumla, Central Bulgaria, estimates that 30,-000 30,-000 Russians crossed the Danube at Sistova, and moved towards Bjela, the advance guard attacking the latter lat-ter place but was driven back on Sistova. This movement is to the west of Rustchuk and appears to divide di-vide the Turkish line irretrievably. tinople ol a terrible battle at Sistova on Saturday, but if the above news is true it was not of long duration. Abdul Ab-dul Kerim on Saturday telegraphed that 60,000 Russians had crossed the Danube. From Asia reports are more encouraging en-couraging for the Turks, who seem to be much encouraged by the slow operations ( tbe invaders. It has been determined to defend the junction junc-tion of the roads from Kars and Bay-azid Bay-azid in Aran's valley. It seems evident evi-dent that the Turks had decidedly the best f the recent fighting, both at Delibaba and Zewin. At tbe latter lat-ter place the brunt of the defense fell on the command of Chelket Paaha, notorious for .participation in the Bulgarian massacres, who greatly distinguished himself. A desperate sortie was made by the Turks from Kars on Sunday morning and repulsed with heavy losses on both sides. An Austrian Bcmi-official journal thinks the war will be localizsd, but that the trouble will commence when peace is declared. It ii feared by Count And rassy that the decision of the war will involve consequences which may upset the czar'a most sincere sin-cere promises, Austria may relyupon powerful allies in opposing any extreme ex-treme iden8 ef Russia, and if compelled com-pelled will defend the intereata of the empire, and if necessary, throw its' sword into the scale. |