Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-06-07
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osMAN PAsHA's HEADQUARrERs. 9
From the N. Y. Tribune. 2sth.l

GFrom the N. Y. Tribune, 2sth.
Osman Pasha, the commander of
the Turkish Camp at Widdin, is "a
genial gentleman, short and stout.
abont so years Of age. A CORE
spondent of the London Telegraph,
who called upon him on May 8,
found him sitting cross~legged on a
long sofa and clad in drab suit OF
European clothes. The room was
whltewashed, no pretensc of any
ornament in it, no table but oae
little one for his ink and tobacco.
The windows looked upon the
Danube and Kalafat, and one could
sec the RouulaniaEs making bat
teries and carthworks opposite
without the aid of a glass. Two or
three officers were sitting on the
opposite side Of the room on chairs
put in lire against the WALL
/ Whenever servant brought the
General any paper to sign, he did
so by linking little seal or stamp
which he kept i'll his pocket. When
the correspondent hinted that 1t
seemed strange that the Turks did
not cross the river and occupy kal.
afi.t, the Genera, replied that they
were acting in self defence and we're
not inclined to invade Roumanian
territory. The number Of troops in
and around Widdin at that time
was 46 1000, and an additional force
of 10000 men vas expected from
Sofia.
STRENGTH OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
The most careful and trustworthy
estimate of the strength of the Rus
sian army IN Roumania which has
yet been made, appears in the war
correspondence of Tile Londopa
Aeeos. The army of occupation,
under the command of the Grand
Duke Nicholas, comprises -four
corps, IA, GOO men, $4,000 horses,
and 432 guns. The army Of Odessa
under the comand of General
Tomeko, comprises two corps, u,
OOC men, 16,4OO horses, and GAS
guns. The effective strength of the
six corps is $4,000 men. 49,2OC
horses, and 647 cannon. In addi
tiou to this great force, three more
corps are fully mobilized, and arc
now concentrating north of the
PrutIl, There, three corps number
about 100000 men, SD that the
Russian army which will be ulti
mately available for operations il
Rounania reaches total strength
Of 324, ZOO men. The number O
the infantry and cavalry divisions
has already been given in 1h
Tribune.
| RoUMANfAN DISCRETION.
: The Roumanian soldiers look s.
,, we'll when they are en- dress parad
at Bucharest that some of the wa
, correspondents have been beguile'
: into the notion that they can fight
An incident which a correspondent
? Of the London Neacs relates show
, that they would not have offcre
; much resistance to the Turks if a
, attempt had been made from Rust
/ chuk or Widdin, to forestall tn
advance of the Russians. 1'her
b was corps Of observation statione
t at Giurgevo to watch the Turks
S and 1t occurred to the Minister {
s War that it would be good thin
to exercise these troops and accus
tom them to the sounds of war
n SO ono night he ordered the alarr
9 to be sounded. He has been hear
e to say that he bitterly repente
J having taken SO bold measure, ft
it took him week to get the de
tachment together again.
u RANK AND FILE ON EACH SIDE.
The Turks at Wi6din are d.
: scribed by an English admirer ;
well armed (chief1y with the Ma
. TIM, Peabody riac), we'll clothe
!; and shod, and in magnificent figh
. ing condition. The Turkish soldit
. . never gets drunk and is ncvo
insubordinate; and he will grow f;
: where a soldier of any other matte
would starve. His religion ALLOW
him only to drink water, and teach'
him if killed in battle, he at on'
ascends to life of bliss in the futn
s. state. With arrears of pay for mo-
10 than 1S months he does not mn
IS mnr. Tobacco and coffee are Ii
"a only stimulants. The former
gets, the latter he hopes for wbt
: his ray.sheet is. made mp. With
y he is patient and dignitied, bloc
.. thirsty and religious. a. 80
ie A correspondent of lie Fsga,
Is Is visiting the Russian camps nor
IL Of the Danube, was impressed wi
the calm and discipline prevailil
at every, point. The infantry q
re accustomed 10 life in the field. t
We cavalry are well mounted, there
r. an entente cordiale between M