, 1877-12-14

oaman's lines. and with powerful fe1d-Rlass
mare fMcn unable TO dlseoveT any cattle. sheep,
detcrtcTa report the Turks tn he at the point Of
stasvaltDn; nthcrs declare there 10 enough to tAt
10 the depots. although, they often suffer from
1unGer n tile outer lacs Of defence. II tho
not more Successful In bringing up rcEcrvc tup-
ptles. and should there bc prntractcd breaking
up Of the roadls fsnm bad weather. we nay have
the singular spectacle Of t~o hostile armies fac
ing tarh nthcr nni both suffering from want Of
{otNl.
The fo'tihcattons lntety constructed by the
hussant afc vast improvement upon their pre-
viuus achievements IN that line. These works
dtschcs. Skobefcfi las advanced Lis trenches
upon Tue southern a!ope uf the Krshine HILL and
The ThItl'eth Divt.ton, on hta right, are wurk.
E h,E d%wn slose to plev"s oa The ."pes Of The
a norci scheme t0 curta!t Usnlan's provision
supply u In preparation, which shall explain
~ 4oon az u cal E1r done without breach Of cum
t1denee. The Turks DO not resist these above-
mentioned advances very strongly. relying, ap'
psFent1y. upon the strength of their tines to
rcsttt an assault delivered from close quarters,
aud savfng thciF anmin!tton for tho decisive at
tack hh11l!A one he maie.
Hkobc3ctf erected q transparent screen with
the announcement on u that knrs had fallen.
lhEs cnraEctl tile soslems 50 much that theY
hfe1 Upon It *ttfl all kfudk Of missiles.
mountei % theIr advanced batteries. s
Very little infantry firing occtirs along the
lines. Tho occasional crack Of rifles Is heard IN
9koue'cT'e front nnd nIoug tho line OF the
T!trttcth Division, near KaAtchevo. but else
where tue tnen on both sides wander around In
search of fuel In the space between the two
lines. with sort Of tacit understanding not to
nrc upOH 0ne another.
Nov. 23.-Another tiav Of thick fox followed
yesterdays b'tnbartlmcnt. The heavy artillery
Hire around plevna appears to have the effect VI
fnislnG thu Temperature Q! the atmosphere aud
0t!scurtpR the heavens with thick, damp nists.
This succession Of apparent cause and effect Is
becoming 10 regular that we expect a dull,
damp, foRgy day nfter eaci, bout of heavs firing
The shecpsktn coats for the army arc be-
ginning to arrive. They hare the natural wopl
Inside. and reach nearly to tho knees. md arc
| exceedingly warm. ! haze read statement
from 4 correspondent With the Turks that
Wien he lett Plevnh every man ind warm
orcrcoat and good boots. Well, hare seen
between 100 AMI a,DU0 prisoners captured
IN the vicinity Of ricsna, and onc.thisl of
them had no orcrvoats at all. md mt 2 per
| cent word boots. I have also seen tcycrat
hundreds OF t1Ir garrison oi Plevna itself, and
scarcely any Of them lad boote, while
! only half Of them could buaet OF ovcrcoatt.
There Is a large number of Jews shut up In
FlcvHa, Who vent there 10 purchase the CLOTH
tnY and equipments brought fn bv BaBhi- BIZ.
xouks and Circasslans from the battle. fields
around, and It Is not Impossible that Rou1ly
proportion OF the b0ots and orcrcoats intended
for the soldiers Of Ustnan Pasha found It's way
into the COLLECTIONS Of these specu1atore, who
we're cought inside the Ottoman lines when
the 9uard cut the SOFIA road.