The New York herald., 1877-10-09
Sharp Fighting Reported IN
the Rear Of Plevne.
THE TURKS CLAIM A VICTORY
Moukhtar Claims Too Much in the
Battle Before Kars.
BAD WEATHER THROUGHOUT TURKEY
Correspondents Not To Be Permitted at tho
Front Until Battle Begins.
lBx CABLE 10 THE HERALp.1

BY CABLE 10 THE HRRALD.1
LONDON Oct. 9, 1877.
A. telegram from Orchane to Constantinopl,
states that 1t is reported there that twentyfoui
Turkish battalions escorting a convoy to Plevna
have defeated Russian detachment sent to op.
pose them. r .f1.-
NAY END THE CAMPAIGN
Extremely bad weather prevails in Constantine
Pile. Snow and rain are continually falling. con.
tinuance OF this unfavorable weather is considered
probable, and 1t is thought 1t will suspend ali
operations in Bulgaria and In the Balkans
A VERY DANGEROUS DISCOVERY
despatch from Bucharest states that the frost
and storms have rendered the Sistova and Nicopo-
lis bridges impracticable for vehicles during the
last Two days
OVERRIDING A GOOD THING
Constantinople despatch confirms In every par
tcular The account Of the battle before Kars tee-
graphed to the United States in these dispatches
on Saturday morning last, except that despatch
received yesterday from Moukhtar Pacha increases
his former estimates Of the Russian losses during
the recent lighting to 1000 men and places the
loss OF che Turks at $500.
CORRESPONDENTS AT TIE FRONT.
Times despatch from Gorny- -Studen says
Newspaper correspondents will hereafter only be
admitted to the lines Of active operations on days
OF engagement At other times they must remain
at the corps headquarters because It is believed
that information sent out by correspondents has
several times compromised the success OF the
Russian plansr
sERvIA CAN BE TRUSTED.
The Servian diplomatic agent at Constantnople
has formally renewed to the Porte assurances Of
the pacific intentions Of Servla.
sERvIA AND RUSSIA
Negotiations between Servia and Russia are NOT
concluded. Servia requires guarantee OF in-
dependence and promise Of an extension Of
territory in the direction OF Bosnia. The
Russian envoy awaits further instructions. The
Vienna Political Correspondence alleges that nego.
tiations have been concluded The real explana-
ton ofthese contradictory reports probably Is that
Servia is waiting until she IL able to interfere with
the least danger and the most pront
WHO WILL CONQUER sERvA?
According to advices received from Constants
nople, Acnmet Eyoub Pacha win take command o
the Turkish forces on the Servian frontier.
SURPRISE PROMISED.
Sir STAFFORD Northcote, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, In a speech ut Exeter yesterday said
II cannot help thinking myself that there may be
a surprise which may disappoint the prophecies
OF those who have been declaring that the wal
cannot terminate till after another and more de-
cisive campaign One thing Is certain, that both
sides have displayed such gallantry that II an OPP
portunty for settlement should arise they might
accept it without any loss OF prestige,
THB RUSSIAN SICK.
A letter from Odessa states that within ten days
$500 sick from Bulgaria have reached the Odessa
hospital. The sick chiefly suffering from feveE
wELL-aRIEvED xRHEMET.
II IN probable that Mehemet Ali win be ap.
pointed 20 the chief command in Thessaly. Sulei.
man Pacha took command OF the Army OF the Lom
at Tchernavoda on Saturday.
RELATIONS BETWEEN GERMANY AND ITALY.
The Berlin NorddesltscAe Al0epaetne Zestun0 con.
firms the statement that no alliance has been con.
cluded between Italy and Germany. 1t says:--
4Any negotiations which may be pending would
have no aggressive significance, but would tend to
secure the cohesion OF Germany and Italy, should
they nnd themselves, after the French elections,
confronted by q clerical and consequently aggres.
sive France"
THE BLACK SEA BLOCKADE.
The Pester Lloyd states, under reserve, that the
Prince OF Reuss, German Ambassador to the
Porte has been instructed to declare the Turkish
blockade OF the Black Sea insufficient and there-