The New York herald., 1877-10-02
Russian Council Of War on the
Winter Campaign.
ALLEGED TURKISH VICTORY.
Peace Agitation Not Favorable at
st. Petersburg.
Sc RVIA IN DOUBT.
General Klapka Disowns the
Hungarian Discontents.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1

lBY CABLE TO THE HERALD.
LONDON, Oct. 2, 1877.
A Bucharest despatch says:-"The Care
witch visited Gorny-Studen to attend
council of war as to whether the bulk Of the
Russian army should winter in Bulgaria or
Roumania."
[NoTE.-A special from the same COR
respondent, on Monday morning, stated
that the Czarewitch went to Gorny-Studen
on Saturday to relinquish his command on
the left flank and resume command of the
Imperial Guard
THE GEAR NOT ASKED TO RETURN.
A st. Petersburg despatch says:-"The
report that petitions are being signed re-
questing the Emperor to return home is
untrue"
A SENSATIONAL DESPATCH FROM SOPHIA.
Yesterday mornings Standard publishes the fol-
owing special despatch:-
SOPHIA Sunday evening, Sept 30 1877.
Trustworthy information has been received here
man attack on his front and left inncting heavy
losses. 1t is also said that he attacked the Rus
slams on the Lovatz road and recovered several
POSITIONS
This seems to agree with the report pub
lished In the Constantinople newspapers on
Sunday that Osman Pacha had defeated
the Roumanians before Plevna, but there
is no more reason to believe one than
the other. The above details resemble the fight Of
September IL to IS remarkably. AS the lmpe-
rial Guard, numbering $4,000, Is said to be due be.
fore Plevna by the 5th inst 1t is highly improbable
that the Russians have made a general assault
without them.
RUSSIAN STATEMENTS on MEDIATION.
Tile Russian 1eleUaphic Agency prints
Bucharest despatch which declares that mediation
Is impossible A solution OF the questions between
Russia and Turkey must be sought for the
battle field. Diplomacy may intervene later.
URGING sERvIA TO FIGHT.
A special from Belgrade says:-Slnce the arrival
OF the new Russian Consul General and Rouma-
MAS Envoy Extraordinary Servian inter-
venton Is regarded as quite certain. 1t
Is said that this question has been decided in
Cabinet councils. Troops have again been or
dered to the frontier, and officers and surgeons
three days. Ammunition and provisions are being
sent to the border. Kraguevatz arsenal Is work
ing day and night.
LOOKING FOR PRETExT
The resolution come to at these German Cabinet
councils is to ask the Porte to withdraw her troops
concentrated near the frontier AS refusal
OF this demand is almost inevitable, 1t is
believed In Belgrade that Servia will he
ready to take the field by the date an.
nounced at the Russian headquarters-namely the
18th inst. Here, however. but little Importance Is
attributed TO these fits and starts In the policy
OF Serva, the conviction prevailing that this
policy will ultimately be regulated, not by
what passes at Belgrade, but by what
happens at the seat OF war. 1t is by no means i'm
possible that the Servians, despite the inctement
OF Russia, will await the result OF the operations
before Plevna.
KLAPKA AND THE HUNGARIAN FIAsCO.
Alctter from General Klapka Is published in Paris,
touching the rumors that he was one OF the lead
ers of the movement to form Hungarian legion IN
Pennsylvania, to act in conjunction with Turkish
corps to destroy the Roumanian railways lie
says he knows nothing OF that affair." and IL he had
known OF 1t during his recent soiourn In Hungary
he would have dssuaded the country from such a
project.
POSITION FOR TODLEBEN.
The same despatch says General Todleben sue
ceeds General Zotolr as chief OF stan to the Prince
Of Rounania before pIeynn