, 1876-08-05
TBLBGRAMS BY ENGLISH MAIL.
THE WAR.

1HE WAX,
VIENNA, July IS.
There is not much chance Of the world knowing
more Of events than what the meagre, though fam
cifal, bulletins on both sides tell us, for the Turks
refuse TO admit War Correspondents, and as for
the Serbs, the Official paper Of to day publishes
an order forbiddiug all foreigners to travel in the
interior without q permission from the Govern
mont, and to 60 to Head Quarters or to any forces
in the field a special permission is required. The
order seems to have been called for by the case
of the three Correspondents who went without @
pass and were taken up and brought back to
Belgrade, which gave rise u the report that on9
oftbem had been killed and two others wounded.
TIE anxiety which seems to exist on both sidosto
keep off prying Dyes is natural enough, for there
is more to hide than TO show but, in spite Ut this,
things will transpire. On the Turkish side it
becomes more and moro plain that they were i'll.
prepared for the onset which came upon them from
all quarters so that If they havo been able to hold
more or less their own, this is entirely owing 70
the brilliant courage of their troops and the bad
generalship of the Servians, who instead of using
their temporary superiority to strike a decisive
blow, have scattered their forces in all directions
Of the compass. On the other hand, although no
ono has been allowed to go to Head Quarters, it
has boen ascertained beyond a doubt that grave
discussions reign, and that there is ia corresponding
confusion in the operations. Every petty COM
mandor who has been Entrusted with q detachment
operates moro or less as he pleases, caring but
little for the grand strategic plans devised at
Head Quarters With the FORCES SO scattered IN
different directions this cannot woll be other
wise. In many cases it has happened go with ths
commanders who were to cooperate with Tcher-
naycf. Instead Of supporting his flank mOYo-
mPnts, the subordinate commanders are accused Of
having made strategioal movements of their
own,
Besides. the corporation between Sorvians and
Nontenerrins leaves likewise much to be desired.
Instead Of supporting the movement Of the Servi-
ans towards Novi Bazaar so as to unite and cut of
the road from Mitrovitz, the Prince of Montenegro
operates about Gasko and StolatE-that. is, seems,
in fact, to make sure before all things, ofhis own
part If the SPOIL, The consequence has been that
The Turks have been able to report q vic
tory from Goyi Bazaar, where the troops have
boen driven out Of the fortified position
which they had taken up. Now Bazaar thus
apnears az the extreme limit to which the Ser7ian
Column that advanced on it could get. so that
the reported bombardment Of Now Bazaar may be
act down as q fiction. The Turks report likewise
that Selim Pssha succeeded with two bsttalions
in cutting his way through a Montenegrin force
which waylaid him in the defle of Salon. This
defle forms part Of the mountain ridge O Soluja,
which separates the plateau of Gatschko from that
Of Nevlsinie. The road from Gatschko to Neyesinls
is therefore open, which does not quite seem to
follow, as the Montenegrins may we'll have come
back again to their position.
On the other hand, Legchjanin announces that
he has attacked Osman Pasha in his fortified posi-.
ton, and, after a fight which lasted till late in the
night, forced him to abandon his positions 1t may
help to explain his movements that, according to
trustworthy accounts from Widtin, the Turks feel
too weak for a decided offensive movement, and,
until the arrival of yeinforcements, have received
orders to remain on the defensive. Alimpics of
the Drina Corps is seen for once; Of Tchernayeff
not even the whereabouts is known. From all
this it will be seen that we have to do as yet only
with skirmishes on a little larger or smaller scale
which con decide absolutely nothing.
PARIS, July Is.
A telegram to the Russian Agency, dated st.
petersburg, July 10, night, says:-
Lord Derby'5 declarations to the two peace
Occupations relative to respect for the principles
Of non-intervention form with the official deolara-
tons of Vienna, Paris, ald Rome. a s~atisfac-
tory safeguard for the interests of peace and
civilization
To, days news is very unfavourable for SerVia,
but it Ia understood, once for all, that kilograms
cannot be believed, and that well-attested facts
alone when they happen will deserve oonsidera-
ton.
Offers to serve in the Servian ranks are arriving
in great numbers from all parts ofEurope.
The Temps of this svening publishes a despatch
stating that letters addressed to Austrian Serviaps
have been found at the domicile Of NJ. Miletich, prov
ing that assistance in men and money had been pro-