The New York herald., 1877-10-01
REVICTUALING OSMAN'S ARMY.
An Attempt to Get Further Supplies
Into Plevna Unsuccessful.
A SIEGE IN PROSPECT.
The Porte Refuses to Allow the Russians to
Bring Timber Into Bulgaria.
[By CABLE TO TIE HERALD.


LONDON Oct !, 1877
The Turkish newspapers In Constantinople pub
lish report that osman Pacha has defeated the
Roumanans before Pievna
The Tines Bucharest despatch, dated Sunday.
says:-"Tf report current in Bucharest Yesterday
that the allied armies had again been repulsed IN
an assault upon Pevna, is confounded."
THE RxPRovBIoNIN0 OF PLEyNA
A correspondent with General Krelon. who CON-
mands the force which is endeavoring to prevent
the revtcrualment OF Plevna, says:-"The first
Turkish convoy which entered Plevna consisted OF
1000 wagons. General Krelon attempted to hold
the road at point so near Pievna that Osman
Pacha was able to send q force which attacked him
In the rear and obliged him to withdraw and leave
the road open"
THE TURKS RLUpE THEM.
"Upon retiring, General KreloT left two regi-
ments Of Cossacks at Etropol to watch the Sofia
road Another convoy coming from o road, un-
known to the Russians, running along the Sofia
ment on Monday, and was under the guns OF
Plevna before the Russians could attack It,"
ANOTHER ATTEMPT pEPEATED.
second Turkish convoy for Plevna has returned
to Orkani, the Roumanian cavalry having captured
eight wagons Of grain.
MUST BE TAKEN BY SIEGE.
Bucharest special says :-"General Toddlebens
opinion OF the situation Mt Plevna has been laid
before the Grand Duke Nicholas. 1t is understood
to declare that siege operations on most ex-
tended scale are requisite Tor the capture OF the
place.n
ROUMANIANs BETTER THAN RUSSIANS.
despatch dated verbica, Wednesday, says that
the Roumanians mean to push their trenches
to within thirty yards OF the second
Grivlca redoubt before beginning an assault
they are just commencing their fourth and final
parallel The rain is continuous and the mud in
tho trenches fearful The weather is also very cold,
but officers and men stick to their posts with pluck
and resolution.
NO PLAN NO HEAD.
The correspondent thinks the Roumanians are
sure to carry the redoubt, and says were the
Russians advancing as rapidly on their
side Pevna would fall before fortnight;
but the Russians seem completely at sea.
They have no plan, no idea, no head They are
waiting for reinforcements, which are arriving
slowly and which when all here Will hardly more
than their losses by battle and sickness dur
Ing the last two months 81 think history offers no
such example of a splendid army In such an ut.
tery helpless condition"
ADVANCE OF THE oUTPosTs.
A Shumla despatch dated Saturday says the
Russian outposts have advanced from Cerkodna
to Popko and have there begun q skirmsh with
the Turks
OsMAN'S RECENT LOSSES.
A correspondent with the Turkish army tele-
graphs from Plevna that Osman Pacha's losses from
the Russian cannonade were exceedingly light
that on the day when he retook the redoubts on
the Sotcha road he lost 5000 men. There are now
(September 23 only 1900 wounded at Plevna.
sULEIMAN AT sHIPKA
Sueiman Pacha Is fortifying his camp and ap-
parently intends to winter In the Shipka Pass.
sERvIA MUST ACT INDEPENDENTLY.
The Austrian Ministerial Montag's Rerue declares
that Servia's entering on war Is not yet certain,
and that she would not II she decided on the lnnu
ence OF Austria's neutral attitude.
THE czAREwIrCH's COMMAND.
The Czarcwitch visited Gorny -Studen on Satur
day to relinquish command on the lett flank and
resume command Of the Imperial Guard.
THE GENEVA COMPACT DEFIED
IDe Porte mas reused 10 permit the transit or
timber across the Danube for housing the Russian
wounded.
THE GRAND DUKE ILL.
The Grand Duke Nicholas Is suffering from liver
complaint
THE GEsHOFFs SAFE.
special despatch from Constantinople by way
OF Syra says:-.The Porte has at last succeeded In
overcoming the opposition OF the military author
ties and the Geshofis to be brought TO Constan-
tnOple. 1t is hoped their lives are now safe.n