The New York herald., 1877-07-22
THE CAR In DANGER.
Kar9 Still Under Fire from
the Russian Guns.
WAR SENTIMENT IN ENGLAND.
Mercilcss Retribution TO the Butcherers Of the
Bulgarian Women aud Children.
[px CABLE TO THE HERALD

LONDON, July ~, 1877.
A telegram from Tihis, dated July 20,
says that during the last twenty-one days
the bombardment of Kars by the Russians
has been continual. An average of 1000
shells per day have been thrown into
the town, but many of them have
failed to explode. The Turks have
fired $4,000 shells during tho same
time. They have sufficient supply of
ammunition for 1875 days, including stock
Of shells which may be expended at the rate
of 500 for each day. Mukhtar Pacha is re-
victualling the garrison and laying in addi-
tional stores of ammunition, 80 that no
force the Russians could possibly bring
against it could reduce Kars, in any event,
in shorter period than twelve months.
REPORTED RUSSIAN DEFEAT.
A despatch from Widdin says:--"News
has reached here that on Friday large
Russian force attacked the Turks under
Osman Pacha, covering Plevna, o town
twenty-five miles south of Nicopolis.
Osman Pacha made successful defence.
After conflict Of ten hours the Russians
were defeated and retreated abandoning
their dead and wounded. The Ottoman
loss vas comparatively small" Notwith-
standing this reported victory, dispatches
from Shumla show that panics prevail both
at that place and at varna.
TURKISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
Osman Pacha telegraphs the Porte, from
Plevna, under date of July 19, as follows:-
eat noon to-day we commenced desperate
engagement, lasting until evening We in
ficted considerable loss on the enemy and
forced him to abandon the greater part of
his positions.
HOW INNUMERABLE?
second despatch from Osman Pacha,
dated the Goth inst, To-day three
strong Russian corps attacked our lines, but
were routed with jnnumerable killed and
also the loss of three ammunition wagons,
one train of artillery and an immense guam
tity of arms and equipments.
STRENGTHENING THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE
Dispatches from Bucharest up to late
hour last night state that three Russian
divisions reinforced the advanced posts
near Jeni Saghra. and after brilliant en-
gagement occupied that place.
RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS IN BULGARIA.
The Grand Duke Nicholas position at
Tirnova has been rendered secure by rein
forcements.
sULE1MANs ARRIVAL.
Suleiman Pacha landed on Friday at
Dediagatsch, the terminus on the Marmora
of the railway to Adrianople He is e1-
pectsd at Kauleli Bourgas to-day Sunday.
The railway between Adrianople and Bu-
zardjik is still intact.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE czAR.
1t is reported that an attempt wes made
on Thursday morning, the 10Th inst, to
Assassinate the Czar while he was on his way
TO inspect an outpost near one of the lately
captured positions. When the Gar was
dismounting shot was heard and imme-
diately nm officer of his staff was danger
ously wounded. The Czar narrowly es-
ceped, through tho shelter of neighboring
,mbankment.
SENTIMENT IN ENGLAND.
England continues calm in spite of the
marked advance of the Russian forces. The
people Of England are content to leave
the situation in the hands of the
government However, the Posi- Tele-
graph, Standard and Advertiser express
deep concern at tho activity of the
government more especially as events seem
to indicate that Lord Derby meant that the
policy of strict neutrality was to be con-
tinued when he said recently that the best
time to interfere was sometimes at the close
of a war; The Daily Neus halls this idea
with pleasure.
SHE WILL NOT INTERFgRa.
The Times reflects the temper of tho peo-
pie in IN aNxious contemplation of immedi-
ate events. The belief is growing that Eng
land will not interfere to prevent the