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Show ARMY MOVEMENTS, A dispatch from London on Sunday states that the Turkish forces in Europe Eu-rope appear to bo massing townrds Silistriaand Ruschuck, ou tho Danube, Dan-ube, and thie is the direction which the Russians acem to indicato thoir desire de-sire to cross the mer. Tho Turkish army seem content to remain passively passive-ly on the defensive, attempting no strategical forward movement. A special from VViddin says the Russians Rus-sians have advanced to the Aluta river and have forwarded war material ma-terial to Turnaverin. This movement has probably beon made to take ad vantage of rail communication with the Danube at Guergevio, opposite Ruachuck, On Saturday the Coasack advance guard of the Russians was reported within four kilometres of Bu-chareat. Bu-chareat. The Russians aro entrenching entrench-ing themselves Btrongly between I brail and Reni, on the bend of the Danube, and mounting heavy guns in intrenchmonts. A dispatch from! Galati says that S0.000 Russians with 100 heavy guns are stationed between these points. Officers and loadod trains of Russians are daily reaching Bucharest on their way to tho Danube. Dan-ube. The Turkish gunboats below Galatas successfully attacked the Russian Rus-sian batteries on Saturday, dismounting dismount-ing the batteries and driving back the Rusaiani. The Turkish ironclads arc guarding the Black sea before Odessa and other portions of the flaet are cruieiog alon? the Russiau coast. The Grand Duko Nicholas is expectod : to reach Bucharest on the 10th inst. The high prices of broadstufls and provisions have led to forced contributions contri-butions from the Turkish inhabitants of all they possess beyond supplies necessary for six months. In Armenia, Asia, the movements of the Russians appaar to be more rapidly made than in Europe. Two assaults ou Kara wororepulied by the Turks with a heavy loss, and a Turkish Turk-ish diepatch states that the Russi ans were obliged to move back their camp. Thero has been a slight engagement en-gagement near Batoutu. The Russian 1 forces are said to be advancing In a j semi-circle towards Erzeroum, whilst ( the Turkish forces are concentrated I in a triangle towards Erzeroum, Olti 1 ftnd K-iro 'nt 1ea tltn urtiw. RuasiaiiB aro conducting and supporting support-ing thie movement, and the tirst battle is expected to take place south ot Karst,to bo followed by an advance forcing tho mountain passes. The crest of the mountains bordering on Erzeroum won by the Russian troops, that town is lodt. Erzeroum is a strongly fortified town .pot far from the northern source of the river Euphrates. Eu-phrates. It is supposed to contain nearly 50,000 inhabitants; and is an important military point, being at the junction ef various highways leading from all tho important points of the country.' In the war of 1&3 between . the Turks and the Kusjins the capture cap-ture of Erte rou m decided the cam-pft'grv cam-pft'grv in Asia-, and Russia's preparations prepara-tions iot its capture in this campaign how the impoitance whish still a'taohes to the position. The number of Turkish trcops at and be tween Erzeroum, Krs and Baton ni amount to 61,000 regulars, of whom 2,000 are cavalry and about 4,000 artillery. In addition there are aoms 6.C0J militia and about 5,000 Kurd- ' iah regular cavalry. Kara is well j armed, but the detached forts are badly placed and cover each other iu- i sufficiently or cot at all. Xor are any of the fortresses well provisioned, j with the exception of Erzeroum, t where there is a large stock of rice It and Indian corn. The Rus;i;iim; on tho ether hand, seemed io have planned their advance admirably, a!! their columns maintaining communication communi-cation wilii each other through the i medium of the Coiaack cav.ilry. Fiom prt-ient appearances the Russians Rus-sians will make short wur.k with the Turki in Asia. I A later di-pstch from Con-tautino-ple confirms the report of the Russian Rus-sian defeat at Batoum, with the loss of three guns. It id expected that the kudsians will advanc.o on Trobizonde, a port on the Black Sea. Tne Turka aro forwarding Krupp guns to Erzeroum. Erze-roum. From St. Petersburg cornea the repert that tho bombardment of Kars commenced onHunduy, and that the town was captured on Alonday, with 17,000 Turkish soldiers, too attacking army numbering 50,000. Dispatches of the same tonor wero received in England and at Constantinople. There was a report that a Russian corps was marching on Erzeroum. |
