Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-11
EUROPE.
the OPPOSING ARMIES BEFORE
PlEvNA.
Russia Will Take the Town
at any Cost.
ESPECIAL DusArcHs 10 4 ootD Hnl
DAnf NEvs.l
EUROPE.
rhs 0reas War IN che East.

M 0rees We N ~ BssA
LONDON, Aug. Io.-A correspondent d
Bicla says that his estimate Of the serioui
effect Of tho Russian defeat ct Plsvns,
formed on the battlefield. Is fully borne
out by Russian appreciation. The Rus
slams stand waiting for necessary rsia'
forcements. and arc thankful that they an
not assaulted In their defensive positions,
The defeat Of Plevna has altered the whole
plan Of the campaign for this yoar. The
Russians have virtually abandoned their
expectation Of pressing the war success.
fully across the Balkans. and u will sufioe
them II. daring tho three months OF the
season still available for lighting. they
can sweep Bulgaria north OF the
Balkans clear OF tho Turkish armies. The
orders are TO withdraw from all the trans
Balkan positions. This Is from NO direct
pressure Of the Turks beyond the Balkans.
but because Of the risk attending unsup
ported advances on this side Of the Bal.
kans. The paralysis occasioned by the
Pleyna reverse still continues. Hundreds
Of Thousands OF mon are wanted and will
Be forthcoming, but will have TO DO waited
for. The first brigade Of reinforcements
10 expected 10 cross the Danube In . day
or two, and after that brigade shall have
crossed. the offensive will doubtless be re-
commenced. 0sman Pasha must DO struck
decislvely. but at present he . DO only
watched. The gaps through which the
right flank OF the Russian communities
lions were threatened are stopped by Kru.
dener and Schackoskoy's positions. o q
fronting Pievna. and Dragomirofrs divis.
ion, between TirnovA and Lovatx. This
force Il probably SUFFICIENT for protection.
but utterly inadequate for the renewal OF
the offensive. II ID estimated now that
from $4,000 10 10000 Turks are on the Lo-
vatz aud Plevna line. The Czsrowitx's
army. which 10 available for holding the
line from the Danube TO tho Balkans, mum.
bsrs about 20, 200, aud 10 necessarily at.
tenuated over the long front % - 10 leave
no gap for the Turks 10 cross through.
Tho Turks are probably Of about the same
strength. but II Mehmet Ali chooses 70
tako tho offensive he may concentrate at
Rustchuk. Rasgrsd and at 0smin Basar.
and the Russians must DO ready 10 face
him everywhere and. consequently. they
must remain strictly on tho defensive.
The river LON still virtually constitutes
the limo Of tho Rustchuk (llussianl army.
but the headquarters Of the Twelfth
corps has l~en moved beyond u TO Kadi.
koi. The headquarters Of the Cxarowitx
with the Thirteenth corps has been al.
vAnced TO Kahaljsva, thus confronting
Issgrad. General Zimmerman 10 guarding
the DobrudschA, which II not threatened.
but hc cannot push forward with his So.
600 men lest his enemies from varna and
shumls should convergs upon him. Tho
Russians are beginning 10 suffer In health.
from hard marching. heat and irregu.
lar ~rations. but tho principal cause, how
ever. Is neglect Of sanitary precautions,
resulting In tho general tainting Of the
air. At DlelA the air IL thick and heavy
with emanations from dlth and rotting
offal. General Ignatieff 10 still confined 70
his room with gastric fever. Prince Ga
latin 10 also abed with the Same COM.
plant, and four out OF tho i've Adjutant
Generals In attendance on the Car are III.
Nearly everybody Is more or less alex or
squeamish.
tut uhANb bUhA LNkhots
LONDON, Aug. 1l.-A correspondent a
Nikopolis sends the following Tho Grand
Duke Nicholas displays remarkable energy
In moving rapidly from place to place, In
confidence In his troops. Although
denornl Krudener Ia nominally CON-
mandcr Of the army before Plevna. the
Grand Duke himself will take supreme
direction In tho forthcoming attack.
POSITION DEronE rLxySA.
CHICAGO. August Ia T;m,s London
special says the Russians have $4,000 men
before Plevna. and arc preparing 10 carry
the position regardless Of the cost. The
works have been greatly strengthened
since the last great battle, and tho @orak
Of the Turks improved by the recent
victories, There is nothing reliable
In regard 10 ServiA, A violation
Of her neutrality seems likely. and will
have . powerful influence on tho English
war sentiment and may percipltate inter
vention. Servia Was saved from ami.
h%ilation on the ground OF remaining neu-
trail. There Ia much irritation hers over
tho probability that 1ussia will send
troops through her territory.
The Crisis In France.
LONDON. August ia T;mss Paris dis
patch says: The Donapartists and clerical
press have long been clamorins for . proc
lamation Of state Of siege. Tho senss-
tional paper. Pigaro. hints that tho Duke
de Broglic. President Of the Council and
Minister Of Justice, whose anteoedents
makes him fear tho reprasch Of ~inconsist.
ency. IL on obstacle tosuch . step. and ID.
him 10 resign and leave the Geld
open to more thorough MEN.