The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-11-06 00:00:00

-T= WAR.
PLEVNA.

Nothing decisive has yet been heard from Plevna.
Apparently severe fighting continues on the Orkhanie
Road, which the Turks do not seem disposed to give
op without a struggle. Chefltet Pacha is not yet
either taken prisoner or overwhelmed. A telegram
states that he has entrenched himself in A strong
position which commands the leiftcha-Orkhanie roads,
and that he has repulsed the Russian advance with
"heavy lost." Reinforcements are &scribed as coming
up rapidly, and no thought of submission appears to
be entertained. The Russian accounts state that at a
council of war at Gorny Studen it WAS declared that
Russian prat iie demanded the capture of Pleirna at
any cost and that the veteran 'fislleben has conse-
quently received full isiweri. The bombardment of
Rustchuk never seems to have been very vigorously
proceeded with. It is now stated that it is again
going on violently, but "with short intervals now and
then." From Schipke it is reported that preparatione
are still going on for the next movement, which is
daily expected. The telegrams from Asia suggest
that Erxeroum is in greater danger than Kam. So far
from the latter place being in imminent peril it is now
announced that the Russian corre of investment is not
strong. Still the position of Kars, with the whole id
the surrounding country in the possession of the
enemy, would be well-nigh hopeless.

PROSPECT:I OF PEA( E.

Sundry journals, both at bone and on the
Continent, critics are busying themselves with th•
discussion of possible peace negotiations. The latest
story on this topic is contained in a despatch published
in the Nrse 1,-tic Prtsat, which solemnly announces
that brith the Czar and the Sutton are said to have
decbtred they would willingly accept Lord Derby's
mediation but the present moment was not opportune
for negotiations, and that they would avail themselves
of the services td England whenever a fitting oppor-
tunity should arise. It cannot, we think, be honestly
said that the prospects of peace are any nearer than
they were three months ago. Even the fail of Plevna
would not bring the Turks to • state of mind in which
negotiations would be easy.
There was a rumour current at Constantinople on
Saturday that l'hefket l'asha had fought an engage-
ment %%Web had resulted unfavourably for Turkish
arms. No CI Illfil mat.ry infortnation had been received
down to the time this news was telegraphed.
Fig and rain in the l'hinka Pam are, a Constanti-
nople comtsistudent reports, still preventing military
operations, but important work is expected im-
mediately.
From the operathots which are being carried out by
the Russians at is supposed that they purpose investing
Erzerottm.

Intelligence has been received at Constantinople
that the bulk of the Rassian army 44 the Jantra
has been sent to reinforce the army besieging Nevus.
A s:s-cial eorrevoielent telegraphs (non Ratoum
that, on Thursday last, the Turks attacked the
IZus,ions on the Ojovidthet Road. A heavy engage-
ment ensued, finally re-salting in the falling back 14
the Russians all along the line, leaving a I age number
of killed on the grown).
A Russian catieial despatch from Ditot announces
the capture of Tetewa (north-east of Orkhanie), where
there were seven large and 30 small fortified positions.
The Turks left upwardsof 100 dead upon the fiehlorhde
the Russian loss was insignificant. A considerable
quantity of provisions, tools for making entrenchments,
cartridges, and a numerous herd of cattle were seized
by the LUAlliallS.

THE GREAT RATTLE.

Our Special Correspondent with :quitter Pacha
sends us a telegram reelecting the great battle of the
Aladja Dagh on the Lith ult., which usefully supple-
ments while it oinfirms the more extended narrative
from his colleague at the Russian headquarters which
we published on Saturday. Our Correspondent was
carried away in the general rush of Turkish troops
towards Kars which enmed after Genemd Heimann
bad broken through the centre of Mukhtar Pacha's
army. The panic was, intense. and the troops
different corps of the Turkish army fired at and sabred
one another. Cavalry and infantry fie( in the utmost
disorder to get to Kam. The irregulars and Arabs
were the first to run, mid drew their swords and struck
out wildly when an attempt war made to atop
them. The panic in Kars that night was fearful, the
inhabitants flying is mass.. It was not until the
morning of the 16th ult. that Mukhlar Pacha reached
Kars. On the seine day he tobl our Correspondent,
whom he hail long known and to wix tr. he had fre-
quently given information, that 12,000 ig his men and
many of his superior officers had been taken prisoners
by the Ruseians. Early on the morning of the nth
he set out with only 2,5410 men, having placed a
gnrriNon in Kars. Our Correspondent states that
Kerr is in a pitiable condition—there are 4,000 sick
and wounded there, and little provision, and absolutely
no firewood. Such at least was the best information
our Correspondent could obtain in Kars itself, where
he hail acesato many sources of information. Assuming
its correctness we may say with him that the condition
of Kerr is " almost hopeless."—Dail, Pers.

(LATVIT TELEGRAXS.)
PER!, Sunday night.
SuHeinen Pasha has been ordered to assume the
offensive.

VIES:id, Monday.
The rails recently seized as contraband of wig have
been released and forwarded to Roumania. Italian
ruk, s kit liar also been allowed to continue their journey
thither.