The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-18
Great Confidence is Felt by the 0pposi.
tioa in the improbabiIity Of England
Becoming Involved 10 Mar-An
Easy Feeling is Prevalent.
Thousands Of Women and Children Home.
less Through the Airocity of the BASH
Bazeuks Efforts Of a Turkish
Pasha to Provide for the des.
oIate and Starving People.
Large Numbers ef Russtas Troops
Continue 60 Arrive al the scene Of
actian-Tne Tarks working Ener-
getscasiy mt Their forIiGcattons-
sossiietisg RGmers-Nates, etc

getseasIy at Their Fortifications-
CONFLICTING Rsmors-Netes.e etc
LONDON, August l0.--Ir relation To
the imperial suterview at ischid, Der
lln semi ofii 5.al papers contradict the
report that definite political agree
ment was concluded. They merely
adm't that the triple alliance WAS re
affirmed. Tne Vienna New Free Press
takes IA similar view of the meeting.
The correspondent of the Daily
News, at Bucharest, reports that great
mum bers at troops continue to arrive
from Russia, as do also mounted men
from the Dapube.
the News special from Adrianople
announces that the Russians are in
force at koin Bsghaz where battle
is imminent unless they abandon the
Balkans.
The News Vienna dispatch states
that two army corps from Odessa and
the Crimes, are already on the march
to the Danube.
The Teiegrapbfs special from Gal.
lipo!is, states that the Turks are work.
ing energeticaliy on the Gallipolis
lines of Notifications, restoring all the
old English aud French defence. Up
wards of 10000 men are employed,
and it is expected they will finish the
work in a fortnight hence. One hun
dfed guns are to be mounted.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, August l0.--No
confirmation has been received of the
rumors that the Russians were defeat
ed at Pieyna, AZ reported in official
circles here last night. Fighting is re-
ported as still going on. The Russians
number 5000, but the strength of the
Turkish intrenehed positions is consid-
cred t. compensate for numerical in
feriority.
which Assumed the Offensive. IL the
only Engagement Reported.
LONDON, August j.-Dispatches rep.
resent the several Russian positions as
safe, but they are utterly inefficient
| for a renewal of offensive movements
There are seventy thousand Turks on
the Lovaiz and Plevga line. who, the
correspondent says, will take Il deal of
beating on the Russian flank. The
| czarowitz' army, which is available
for holding the line from the Danube
to the Balkans, nun beers about sixty
Thousand, necessarily distributed ov. r
| long front, 30 as to leave no gap for
the Turks to creep through. The Turks
| are proosbty OF about the same
strength, but If Mehemet Ali chooses
To take the offensive, he may concen-
| trate at Rustehuk, and the Russians
must be ready to face him everywhere
Consequently they must remain strict
iy on the defensive.
! The river Lorne still virtually consti-
tutes the line of the Rastchnk army.
[ General Zimermau Is stalemated. He
is guarding the Dobrudscha, which il
| not threatened, and he cannot push
/, forward with his thirty thousand men,
lest his enemies from Varna and
Shumla converge upon him. The
Russians are beginning to suffer in
| health, some corps from hard march
! ing. heat and irregular rations. The
4 air al Bieia Is thick and heavy, with
emenations from filth and rotting
offal. -Four out of five adjutant xener-
ala in attendance on the car are iii,
/ and nearly every body h more or less
sick or squeamish. The Grand Duke
Nicholas himself will take supreme
direction In the forthcoming attack on
Plevna- An occasional correspondent
of the Times at Vienna says every.
| thing tends to show that Aehemet a II
and suieiman pasha are making great
efforts TO effect junction by Sltvno
pass, so ~ to disiodge the Russians
| from Tirnovs. Ifthey succeed IN ef-
fectiDg junction, we may expect
shortly TO hear of q great battle, which
win decide this years campaign.