, 1877-10-14
IN BULGARIA..
STRENGTH 0F THE ARMIES.

IN BULGARIA.
STRENGTH or THE ARMIES.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-Thc TiH.<s' summary OF
the strength of the Russian army Of the Danube
is that only 200, 600 men crossed the Danube, Ut
which G0, 600 haye been disposed Of by battle or
disease. OF the Imperial Guard only e, ,aA} will
reach the front tit for service, that, Us REIN
forced, the army will again amount to oO0, ,0o0-
This includes the Rou1nanians, but not the
Dobrulscha column OF 30, ,0JU. The writer esti-
mates Osman Pasha's army rs reinforced At
100000, aud Suleiman Pasha's at about tho same,
so the combatants have equal forces.
sC1l1rKA.
Turkish reports from Sclipka represent mill
tary operations as entirely suspended BY the
weather.
Intelligence from Biela states that Sulieman
Pashas army is dccimnted BY typh,is.
LOOKING OCT PoR ZIMMERMAN.
Braila adyces Of the 10th state that Sule!man
Pasha has detailed 30,0J0 men i'll consequence
OF the movement OF Zen. zitnnler1nan-
NEW CLOTHING.
The whole Roumanan army before Pleyna
has been provided with new clothing.
PLEvSA.
Cheyket Pasna telegraphs from Pleyna FRI
dar: 1. have interviewed Osman Pasha. Tho
third convoy has entered Plcyna. There is no
trace OF the enemy on the road from Pleyna to
Orchauie, which is guarded by troops 1T tho
principal points,"
LONDON, Oct 13.-t;en. Liritzky, Of the Rus
sian headquarters stall, has been dismissed, and
more hopeful feeling prevails
HEADQUARTERS TRANSFERRED
S1sToyA Oct. 13-PEcparations arc making
for the reception Of the Gar, III view OF the
transfer OF his headquarters to this place.
SUNK uY roRpEDoEs.
ST. PETERSBURG, OFT. l3.-An official dis
patel, says: On the 9tl, INST. there Was naval
| engagement in the Suiin.. mouth Of the Dam
ube, during Which Turkish thrce-masted
steamer crossed the line Of tor,c0oes laid the
| previous uiyht An explosion followed, and the
steamer sank, q Russlun cutter hauling down
| her has. 1t is supposed that all Oh board the
| steamer perishcd.
The Car has decrced that every soldier may
| be promoted commissioned officer for dl5tin-
| gul5hed services Oh pAa5lng the usual exanlna-
tiuu.
| IMDEC1I1TT OF THE RUSSIAN CAVALRY
| LAndua IlIHfs- oec:. ~ ..
| Il Russian official bulletin iasutd on " euncs-
day acknowledges that the co'voy escorted ny
/
cavalry covering the road from Suiia to flevnA
| aud entered the lines ul Osnan Pasta last sat-
| urlay. 1t is added that the details u thu op-
eE:tions on that DAY are unkno%n in,s hE .o,. t.9
| extremely bitter Tor the Russian heau4u2rteEa
to prolnuiaatc. Tie curt hrcvlty Vi the a1'-
nollu:cmcIt indicates considerable 4lssat:siac'
tion on the part of the lmperlal authorities.
Nor is this to be wondcr rcd at, for thu
passage Of this force into PieVna NOT
only gives physical ui,l to the defense.
but tllscloses either great negligence oE
much weakness on the part ol tnc commander
OF the blockaGing army. Two DAYS before il
forced its way within the Turkish. works tho
column Of lIafzi Fasta was tslcoultercd BY thc
| Alusvoyite cavalry. There WAS plenty Vi time
then to bring up infantry TO- opo1a s au WIS
| i,ut dispatched ua this Important uuty thc
Chief Of the staff betrayed i want Of true pFe-
cautou. If the approach Ut the convoy was
| known, but no inf.ntrY coulI DC uetacaeu lloli
the forces near Kadlcilcvu or Gravitza to oppose
| him, tic force in front of the ottoman
fortldcatons must he fur too Weak ior tue
task assigned to it. But even without
the presence Of infantry IL Is ~ a1a1eult
| tn understand how force Of onlV 13,UoO men
| was able to pierce the curtain OF cavalry WHICH
| might have been drawn up to bur its way. anu
ut the same time to seizure the passage through
the opposing squaurUns ol long Trains u "aS
| ous. With the allied army in front OF flevna
| there are three divisions OF koun1anlan ca'airy.
! three divisions OF Russian horse, anu Tue LOS
sarA brigade, formerly commanded py Dcn'
Skobelcf. These should muster, IL Ut al u; at-
| proachiug their regulated strength at leaet III,
UUO saurcs aud la,re:. Such furce should nave
been able to bur the advance Of the head OF tue
enru,y's column, envelope IT'S nanhs,
harry its rear: and carry confusion anu
disorder into the whu1e line Of WAGONS which AZ
companieA it. This would have been e1pcc1c1
from the hursc1ncn Of auy uation, but :1'ofo
might BE- justly demanded ol the Russian tEoop-
ers, il We are to give any credit To the accounts
tlut have BEEN widely spread Of tue efficient
manner in which! they act Us infantry when us.
mounted Whatever the explanation may pe oi
thr ,.,,,,, that has led 10 tue SUCCESS oi 1lafzi
pasna, the fact is HOW uueontestcd that ne has
safely carried rcinforcenents, supplies, anu h'u-
uitious into the intrcnched lines Ec1 ty osE,a1a
Pasa, aud his being ai,le to do So demonstrates
that the fortress Is hot Invested: out IS oelne
merely attacked on portion OF its front.
TIE SIEGE OF PLEVNA.
SHARP CRITICISM or RUSSIAN BAD GESERALsH1P.