The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-04
RUSSIANS IN THE BALKANS.
THE TuRKIsH IOHCEis RE7RFfTfy0 ~
JIiE DIRECIION or SOIII.

Conformation In C"n-tsn,inopic- Mehrmot An
Unable 10 Relieve PIcvrn s-rvin 10 lie.
clare her Inde ebdence- Kossnth spcakin
LONDON Dec, "a correspondent Of the
Times at Bogot, under date of Nov. 90 save:
There can be no startling or important events
to- narlato unIess Osman Pasha makes "A sortic
from Plcyna. or n relieving force appcars, or
tho Russians make an assault. None OF these
nrc worry probable. Mchemct Ali has already
notified tho War ONCE that no cannot attompt to
rclicvo Plovna unoss strongly reinforced. Tho
Russo Roumanian army has occupied and
strongly fortified every position OF advantage
around Plovna. and there Is no object Ia their
advancing thoir lines as the Intervening ground
is lower than either Of tho combatants. Twenty
four Turks and Bulgarans from Plovna came
In yesterday. saying they had nothing TO eat
there"
Bogot despatch. dated to-day. says: " II IL
officially announced that tho Turks evacuated
on the Goth ult. their strongly fortified positions
near WIctschesh and Luctakovo. and have
withdrawn in the direction Of Sofa. The Rus
sinus pursued them to Arahkonak. on the other
side of thc mountain pnss"
= Tho Times Constantinpple special says A
dcspondinR view Ia taken hero OF the political
and military situation. 1t IL believed The Rus
sans are entering the Balkans Mt various
poinls ~ overwhelm,ng numbers, and that they
are IN tho rear OF Mchrmet airs army from
which not much II expected More il hoped
from Suioiman rnsha's army which is believed
T. h' engaged IN strong e1ort near O-man
BWtr. The rapid advnrre of tn. liussinus hns
revived former apprehension of serious dis
,urnlnces ~ C2nstntinoplo from retrcaiing
an lnnuruliz'N troops"
A Huohar'si dcsvairh says: 1T Is rumorcd
h"r, ih"t the Turks are wthlraw,ng from tho
W.St'ii fnlksu puss"- uppn Sofia
BLLGRAD4. Do. 3.-Allt the mil iinhavc alrcndy
..n" 10 tle irpnl.r. Prince Milan. the War
r.. of a. l.i.' fssIfi ftl
pun icn- 90" viii be nadc on the lth. and ON the
i2'li a.. I'VE steps Will 9e taken. Most Of the in
hNiht"uis oi Nc..li n have removed a. Moilln-
mk hrs" quantity Oi ammunition has been
srm' t' tho frontier.
NI,TSN,, ~, p,,. 3-Thc P0Nncol Co'resoonic"ce
staniinonl'. hns boon INSTRUCTED io demand s l.
isia ton from the Porto ior c0mtnunl Violations
"i Ne S"rvihn frontier hy the Jurns
liuDuA, Dec. 3-rurki7h troous are reported
~ hay" dis embarked at Dulcisno tho citadel Of
which WIS not taken, - previously reported
occupied Suuurlnn the Austrian Government
has informed tho C"tiinlc authlriti that They
cin. ~ "a ihe -iripol Turkish territory lntcr-
SGT ng Dalmat!h.
lurS"y mnI l'1ly grows ont u l.prrrentations
hy the Porto uh. ut a rumorrd nlihu~tcring IN
cut-,pu into Almnin. ltnlv nssurod the Porto
uei iA, ram was groundl, -. tut thc Porte
reiu-r- io accept this denial. There is a report
lfuh hync tuui Some Other power. have also
To- Ia" SUBJECT. II this be- true. the Porto has
succeeded IN convincing others t- Wr.l it- itself
mat It's nppr'hensiuns are not altog ther with
out lUuudatluu
l.gNpON. D.. 3-The Coltmp,rary Rsrieir
publishes an article 10y Lou Kos.uth on the
Eastern pu' st.un. H. ur.' : Austria To- main
tam the iniep'udcncc Of Turkey a- "a barr'cr
.-ains. the cNtrn~ion of Ra.-Ia. and he it. par
tanrH v h'm"ut IN warning the AustrO-
liun.afian- against accepting au addition of
territory Tor tlIHm-'isr rib ior hecpmiu:
L't ,"iipli'cs IN the d,sn 'mO rncnt Of the
Turkish empire.
l'Sp. y. De-. THE Times Z .lgra,le cor
r. st'n.,e SAYS Prince Milan reviewed the mi
NtA on SUNDAY. and ext. rtrd them to do
tn"lr duty. rho War Oliro has ordered
All the D.strit Governors to orct hospitals.
Ihe most probable plan ol operations Il that
roar Of the TURKS wiih two divi-i0n4. ON.
I, drkp las Promised send hin 5000 'iyalry.