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1st Division.—Colonel Logadi; 1st Brigade, Colonel Holban; 2nd Brigade, May
Colonel Beadescu ; 1st Cavalry Brigade, Colonel Tretzianu.
2nd Division.—Colonel Tcherkess; 3rd Brigade, Colonel Papadopulo; 4tn
Brigade, Colonel Sachelarie ; 2nd Cavalry Brigade, Colonel Tschernovodeanu.
2nd Army Corps.— General Radovitz ; Chief of the Staff, Colonel Pen-
covitz ; Commandant of Artillery, Colonel Herkt; consisting of-—
3rd Division.—Colonel Aughelscu; 1st Brigade, Colonel Gramont; 2na
Brigade, Colonel Ipatescu ; 1st Cavalry Brigade, Colonel Formac.
4th Division.—General George Mann (formerly Colonel on the Staff and
Burgomaster of Bucharest, promoted to General on the 6th of May) ; 3r
Brigade, Colonel Cantili; 4th Brigade, Colonel Boranescu; 2nd Cavalry
Brigade, Colonel Rosnovanu. r ^
Militia. —1st Territorial Division.—General Haralambi (one of three
Governors of the State, promoted from Colonel on appointment).
IV.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS, STORES, &c.
This week there is mention of Russian gunboats on the Danube, torpedo-
boats, and floating batteries put together on the Pruth, carrying ffun, and
manned by the marine detachments attached to the active army for river
operations ; but there is an absence of detailed information respecting these
VeSSe it is stated that shells fired from 8-inch guns in position at Braila have
reached the town of Matschin, the distance between the two pomts being giv
at 5h miles. The fact probably is that the shells were bred from Russian
batteries at Khiasett, on the right bank of the Danube, or from the island
separating the Matschin Canal from the New Danube channel. It is said
that the Russians have batteries at the latter point, and their seizure
Khiasett, and their construction of batteries there appear also
established. Braila is more probably seven miles from Matschm
Krupp guns have been mounted at Vaduel Budar, above Braila, to com
mand the gunboats on the river. nr-
The 4th, 13th and 14th Corps are now spoken of as forming the seco
line of the active army, hut no detailed intelligence is to hand as to where
they are, except as regards the 13th Corps, stated in intelligence rom assy i
the 13th of May, to be on the Pruth. ; ,
The works at Kalafat, being strengthened by the Roumanians, arc situa e
on a hill about 2,700 yards from Widdin (with the Danube intervening), on
higher ground than and commanding the Turkish fortress. Ike Roumanians
were unceasingly engaged in strengthening their works, and had got 40 0 un.
into nosition in the batteries bearing upon Widdm. ,, .
They have also constructed batteries at Tschetati, further up the river on
the road leading from Kalafat towards Turnu-Severin.
Intelligence from Rustchuk of the 15th mentions the passage about that
date from Giurgevo along the Srmnitza road, of eight battalions of Russian
Infantry “ with several batteries of Artillery and squadrons ot Cavalry
Intelligence from Vienna relates that 12 redoubts have been constructed
a * ^Intelligence from Turnu-Severin of the 14th May, announces the arrival
there the preceding day ot three battalions of Roumanian Infantry, and half a
battery of Artillefy. 200 Engineers were to follow next day to throw up
entrenchments about the buildings of the Danube Navigation Company.
This news, which seems authentic, is supplemented by unconfirmed rumours
of a Russian force moving towards the Timok Valley and lurnu-Seienn.