, 1877-11-20

OF scptemsT' and another In the middle OF
Utobcr, 70 that, sccor.ltng to tllls calculation.
10 .bou. the end Of this mouth As @ rerarl. drbc the
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.uss s''.r "'s eo" IL - .uouen. WEI.
sn,e s,nce the ren1orees nt* rent
he ias suffered. hut Increased tho oriataal nun.
~. ~ II. ,..,o,,s b. .o,,o..t .hn.,.a'T s.aa
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tHat ~ ''e "o''t ''e "nola oe ao'e 10 CUT his
This estinate Of Osman's resisting mower
uor,a scern nIor,Ih,c .no,nt, ,.sro /, ~, ,h.t
Il, .,..-, a..a,, ,,a-s t<,,a.,, -, r,,.ttsts
III s'els ashy aofe uattlcalaI'y IN i".Ksa
long marches for tht difference between what In
directed towards some point and what really
rc,chc. n an,t n wIt, hc wctl for f,hoyt o,m,n
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Hc nas ~ yet ec"' ~ ""a1 Hc o"sht " "a'e
received. hesides, tue tHnulntion of P!evna
tnnnot altoRcther he left nut of thc question.
IN nrd'nars timex It amount. to About lf.0D
SOULS ol WHICH more thnll IAt1 arc MnssuI-
mans: but Ibis number IN the present case may
be supposed to have !lcel' considerably III
creased ny refugGes from tho kurronnd-
Ing districts. The three t1#ts,, ptcv-
na. selvh and Lo~atz, an!l all the
country rpunil arc Inhabited mainly tv io'naks,
or Mussilinan Buvnrians. 1t has teel1 atcc!.
toiae'l HAT most Of tl'c c1ecsscs committed fast
year ao!t!i 6I thc bAlkans we're not The lantlt'
wurk q C.Fcask!atls' nnt 81 fhese aius.ulnan
converts. and the hitter. therefore, more tl'nn
other Malloncdans, Lad co1cht rcnsun to lrlGe
their homes On the apprt'aeE' 81 the Russians
s,i take feIES ,i n p'as:s eupie @ b. fnrkish
the only one remaining. 1t Is true that the lines
Of Communication III rear of the town being
until lattly quite ttee, thefo va NJ
alrcct obstacle IN lhc way ot 1ct"'lng
IN INC Gr'ps or that side, s1ic; r. III. stu
may we'll bc questioned whether " view VI tic
disturbed htatc of the country alid the wants of
Os1nant ar,nv. these we're a,nple enough. not
only t. maintain fie tosal popa'a.sl,l. nut Inc
hans. than the question OF provisions II hat VI
ammunition. o. wllicii inc ie1casuered army
seems TO hnve osen qnlte ~ maeil ~ want "ISn ,
have no data whatever to enahlc US TO Judge
what artillery stofes may ba's entered during
thc passage hf t!c chtif1st net"eGh t)rchanie
anil l!evna, blt TIC ct,tllparatlse sie''er lnan+
tainca W tue turkish batteries u, iace 81 TIC
i'Idt Rtc that tlrrc Is ttc cause Tor thus spar.
Ing their leagy ammunition.
Although, however, .cas.ur,ng assertions arc
alou, tic state tf tillazi o.lnans nrn'r being
well a!c to hold out. VI, u licG'! bc, cut IT. way
through. there eteins 70 1c nj intet!ton to leave
Illsm to his tate. oli the contrary. Preparations
arc aftrlt 10 tnn1 Effort tD relieve him. Hcy-
crat war Councils ilaye lucn held with this In
vicw, aud Tic 1rst rctulntion is ta1l to haze
hem that the rcyular tapps stisI IN Constant.
| Orrhnne, tllrr p!ntc being taken bythc national
inll!tIn. According to The most n,uderate esti-
| mates, there arc said to bc still fsu:n
/ 25,oN to $1,000 saeh regular troops left
| in and abuit the capital. Ii NAV
aln,ust seem Incredible that such fnrcr should
lave hccn krpt Idle thcrr while at ohr t.tnc 1t
might hare i'clrc1 to decide The struggle. for
viii be well 10 wait until t1iesc troops have
actnally started for the scut Of war before
btjicyIny Tint those who tcuI, to hare all alvnr
tremhjci more tor themselves than t'lcr
cuuptry cat, bring themselves tu DECIDE on such
q rtep ThoAe Win believe That these fczervcs
viii row to whit they ought to have done lur,e.
ago ]tlnt also nt the FEASIBILITY Of Mchenet All
atl OF a sudden appearing ns tke commander Of
this relieving fprrc.
quickly, for il ioo!s very nluc!l rs il tic .,is.
| Sims Themselves du not B,eaf, 10 lose m,,eh
time. While continuing to el.ake tho positions
tillery. they arc systematically clearing the
rOad to Orr!,aptu, now dominated by Dubtllk
an.l Tolls. In their possession. They also seem
10 have captured the important nosiion OF l.ad-
1sker, foas achteyrd apparently BY a cotlt.
bluctl movement from Tells In the north aud
| from Loyatz in the cast.
| THE anAvITxA RgpopBr,
fonAplM. Ott. a.-fhc calptuge of the SER
oll1 1saytEza redoubt by tho !shumai,iarts On the
Nth Inst, and ita rccarsurc by the Turks after
only twenty minutes tenure, afford snUle .no$t
Instructive lessos as 10 what all attacks Will b.
cotne for the future uutlcr tllc lire OF tho hest
trceehloaders. All appeass to hava been lou
perfectly according tn rn!c' lac SAP i!au been
well delivered ,s three battalions u tile Fourth
K0un,antan Regiment Will rush, ul1u i!nmc-
d!atelY supported BY three nIorr Of lee
slxth' or hncllafcst Ncslh,ent'-a!! the
men the captured place colld hnla.-yct
the Koumantans were driven out acnit'. nftcr
sustaining losses thy tclIca nf which show how
well thcy fought. Ing l9rks, oti their part,