A SCARE FOR THE CZAR.
"dne Sunday hight, when the Emper6*| wafl; camped at 'Czarevica, a few south of Sistova, there was a sudden aferiC^A CM&k^de' ih .with Vhiir-' riedly scribble^ clespatchi fromjthe^tele-^ graph clerk at the bridge across the ITanube7to-the'«fftfefc that ther Tttrkr were ttarchitig front. Nicopolis, ,_ on S..stoya,^d,i threatening iiio Russian commuuications, destroy '*he,) bridge, and compromise the safety of the Ethperor. Immediate steps had to be taken. One brigade of the ; eleventh Corps was in Czafeyica, The other brigades of the same corps were forwarded. Dispositions were made with the artillery and infantry covering the line of the heights protecting the line of approach from _S icopolis, The Emperor himself assumed the chief direction of affairs, and is said to have shown at once the most perfect coolness and competent military ability. The scouts sent out brought back tbe intelligence tbat the country in the directien of Nicopolis was quiet, and presently arrived intelli* gonce frdod Baton Kttidendr, commandng the Ninth Corps., respecting Jii? success at Nicopolis,— Daily News.
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Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 83, 19 October 1877, Page 3
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172A SCARE FOR THE CZAR. Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 83, 19 October 1877, Page 3
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