The New York herald., 1877-11-03
THE WAR.
Chsvkst Pacha's Attempt to Re-
take Telische Unsuccessful.
PLEVNA COMPLETELY INVESTED.
General Zimmerman March
ing Southwark.
WILL OSMAN ESCAPE !?
England Has Not Offered Her
Services as a Mediator.
PLEvNA COMPLETELY INVESTED.
WILL OSMAN ESCAPE !?
[BY CABLE TO THE HEnALD.1

S0IVlC0S DIS a MGQl0COT.
rBx CABLE TO rHs HERALD.1
LONDON, Nov. 3, 1877.
Tho Vienna Political C0rrespondence's Bucharest
special reports that on October 81 ChevAet pacha
advanced TO rctake Teischc. lie was defeated Of.
ter several hours engagement by the Russians at
Radomrzo and ned In the greatest disorder.
Pievna Is now completely invested.
PROGRESS TOWARD vARNA.
special despatch from Constantinopic says
Prince Hassan has undertaken the command Of
force OF Turks and Egyptians intended to oppose
General zimmerman. who is advancing from the
Dobrudscha The Russians nre in force near
Musabey, hence they threaten Bazardjik town
to the northwest OF varna.
WORK PoR THE EGYPTIAN CONTINGENT.
A special despatch from Alexandria says tho
King OF Abyssinia again threatens to invade Egypt
with 10000 men. General Gordon Is expected ar
Massowah to negotiate with him.
SENDING MORE rRoors TO rLEvNA.
The Turkish council of war has ordered the
$4,000 TO $4,000 regular troops yet In and about Con-
stantinople to start Immediately for Orchanie and
Sofia to relieve Osman Pacha. The fear in Con-
stantinop.e Is that the Russians win have cut the
Philippopolis Railway before the troops can reach
that point
SOLICITUDE FOR OsMAN.
Apropos Of Constantinople kilograms lately pub
lished that Moukhtar Pachas position is critical,
tho following extracts are given from q review OF
the Aslatic campaign in Thursdays Times
from the pen OF Captain Norman, lately
a correspondent with Moukhtar's army, and
expelled by the Turks for untrlendly criti-
cisms:-"The Deviboyun, the crest OF range
1900 feet higher than the surrounding plain, pre-.
sents every facility for a most determined resist
once. II "Ghazl" Moukhtar can reach this in
safety and throw $4,000 men into the very formid-
able works that under the able direction OF his
gallant Hungarian Chie-of-Stan, General Kohl
mann, have been recently constructed, DevibOyun
should defy frontal attack, ana, ut this sea-
son, o flank movement over mountains 5000 to
1900 feet above tho sea presents almost insur.
m0untable difficulties
ERzEROUM's WEAKNESS.
"As to ilank movement from Olti and Pcnnck It
may be checked by the troops from Pennck, under
IIassan Boy, who will occupy the works at Gurji
Boghaz, q pass where the three roads from Pennek
to Erzeroum converge. Erzeroum is not o very
formidable fortress, but, under tho able
direction OF General Kohlmann, tho en-
ccnte has been repaired, tho parapets
considerably strengthened, magazines placed
under the ramparts, detached forts
fully provisioned, arrangements made to insure an
adequate supply of water, and more than one hum
dred Krupp guns, varying from nfteen to twenty
centimetres In calibre, mounted on the walls. The
city, however, Is very unhealthy, typhus fever
thaving been rife oil the summer; and, moreover,
II Is very inadcquately provisioned as fur IA the
civilian element Is concerned, all stores having
been seized by the government for the use OF the
70 ops"
DOUBTS REGARDING PRESENT RUMORs
Referring to the reports from St Petersburg OF
negotiations for the surrender OF Kars. Captain
Norman says:-"I cannot credit the rumors that the
commandant has entered into negotiations for the
surrender OF that fortress am aware from
personal observation that very large supplies Of
ammunition for both small arms and artillery were
thrown into the place during July August and Sep
tember, and that the commissariat storchouscs
were completely rcplenished.
WHAT MOUKHrAR RIsKED.
at was dangerously denuded Of troops during
the occupation Of the Aladja-Dagh. lf Moukhtar
Pacha was enabled subsequent to hts defeat on the
l4th OF October to leave garrison OF the same
strength as ne did in April there should be no fear
for It's safety r. however. he was unable to do so
II is more than probable IL will fall by coup de
main, but 1t win not be starved into submission
PRESENT STRENGTH OF THE GARRISON.
The garrison In April consisted OF twenty nine
battaions numbering less than 500 men each. The
Datv Nstos' correspondents with the Russians be-
fore Kars says the garrison now numbers 10000
men
sILIsTRIA WELL GARRrsONED.
special despatch from Shuma says:--'Sistria
Is threatened with investment, but is exceedingly
strong In It's defcnces and fully armed. The garr-
son is In admirable condition and Is commanded
by Selami Pacha, an able gcneraln
DREADFUL CARNAGE
An attack on Tesche simultaneously with tho
capture OF Dubnik, on tho 2ith ult, wns repulscd
with the loss OF 1000 men. The loss at Dubnik was
3,ooo men, Every brigade and rcgimenta comman.
der was killed or wounded and, IA nearly ali the
officers OF the Guards are personally known at head
quarters, the fact that 200 officers have been placed
hors dc combat has cast deep gloom over the
members OF the star at Bogot
AN OFFICIAL BUILETIN.
A special despatch from Bogot, about eight miles
'Thc Czar arrived here on the 27th OF October.
.The Grand Duke Nicholas has his hcadauartcrs
here.
"Gcneral Todlcbcn is ut Tuchcnitza, with his
'srhc Prince OF Roumanla's headquarters are at
Poradin,.
.'rhc bombardmcnt OF Pleyna continues In a dc.
sultory way"
THE VALIANT MoSTENEGRINa
Ragusa despatch states that the Montenegrins
are preparing 10 attack Klobuk and Spuz-
ESGLASD HAS NOT MEDIArED.
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