, 1877-09-21
AT THE FRONT. |
Detailed Description Of the
Position of the Armies
at Plevna.
The Russians Have $50
Guns Bearing on
the Place,
While the Turks Have Only
120 Guns Of Small
Cahbre.
The Turkish Ammunition
Believed to Dc Nearly
Exhausted.
Communication Established
Between Osman Paslla
and the Relief
Force.
The Turks Lose 1000 Men in the
Attack upon Fort st.
Nicholas.
Servia Disinclined to Risk
an Overt Act at
Present.
Mail Accounts of Battles at P1ev-
ma, Schipka Pass, and kar-
ahassankoi.
Caustic Comments Of the French Press
on MacMahon'a Manifesto.
CRITICISM.
PEorL.E m LONDON T1aDINo FAULT WITH BOTH
1unKs AND RUSSIANS.
fn, ro2J< n TAx f4trneo r.rfb.,,s1
Seryia Disinclined to Risk
an Overt Act at
Present.
Mail Accounts of Battles at Ptev-
ma, Schipka Pass, and Kar-
ahassankoi.
Caustic Comments Of the French Press
On MaoMahon's Manifesto.
CRITICISM.
PEorLE m LONDON FINDING FAULT WITH BOTH
TunKB AND HukrANs.

PfoF1E m LONDON FINDING FAULT WITH Doth
TunKB AND RUSSIANS.
10y Ca1ls TO Tia CA!eago 7r1buas.l
LONDON OFr1cB or THE CmcAoo TnmuNr,
GPA1onAsz PLACE, STRAND, Sept. ELS H.
m.-The report thut suloiman Pasha again
On Tuesday occupied Fort st. Nicholas is
found on further information to be unfound-
cd. No fighting has occurred in shipka rasa
since the Turkish troops were, towart1s mid.
night on Monday, foroed out Of tho Russion
Entertainments, which they held for only
a fow hours. Tho troops of Con. 1sndotzky
nnl suloiman Posha still face each other
on tho summit Of tho Dalkana in tho posi-
tons they occupied at tho ond Of Inst
month. Mother sida is ab1e to advance,
and neither sldo Is willing to retro, yet
trno strategy demands tho presence Of tho
armies Of both Generals elsewhere. Tho
Russian campaign does not now require
8uloiuan Paahn to bo checked In Schipkn
pass,
TIE pEC1s1rE BLow,
~ Ak%E E$ NtItA4A04Q t44Ao 5lA& Al0 EQuENFUGMS
must bo struck either on tho Jantra or tho
Vid. At either point tho troops Of Con.
Hodotzky would be Of moro avail than thoy
can bo while employed in guarding tho
mountain road, which lcads to no I'm.
portant etrategical point. II tho Caro-
witch bo dcfcatsd by Mehomet ALI, tho
occupation OF schipka Pass will DO q
source Of danger insto@l Of advantage, as tho
Eighth Army Corps, which ia committed
thero, may very probably DO cut of from ali
possibility Of retreat 10 tho Danube. II Mo-
hemot All, on tho other hand, concentrated
Oh tho Jantrn, Schlpka pass could easily bo
turned and rendered intenablo for an Otto
man column in caso tho Russian armies
again desired to penetrate Roumclia. The
Turkish General Ia
aT1LI. MORE IN KnRoB
than Its adversary 10 persist In wasting
men and timo In oudeayoring to carry works
TINT are clustered at tho highest point OF tho
Schipka defle. The junction Of his army
with that Of either 0sman Paaha or tho
corps under Mchemes ALI might turn tho
scale by general mud decisive engagement,
Thers aro .oatls by which ho could unite
with either. but for some unexplained reason
he prefers 10 carry on m independent CAM
J raign, devoid OF result and productive only
of AlauAhte The Turkish loss on Monday
last in the bafaed attempt To capture Fort
st. Nicholas amounted TO 5000 men. These
killed and manned soldiers can only be 70.
garded rs
AoRAru1Ttous sAcn1r1cx
to 6uleiman Pasha's porverse obatinacy'
Everywhere terrible losses hare been in
CURED whom front attacks have beer
directed against intronchmeuts garrisonet
by siaeenen supplied with arms Of precision
The returns Of the State nuster.Eolls Of tht
Russian force before Plevua, furnish ghastlJ
commentary. On account OF the fighting
on tho l1th anl 1atA Of this month tLe
Fourth Army Corps, commanded by Geu'
Zotoa, has suffered 20 severely that It's bat
talions, which should number !, 600 bayonet
each, arc now reduced 10 o strongth Of onl.
800 men. The Losses among the troops will
which Gen. skohelor captured tho 70
doubts near the Sofia road Oh th
llth, aud. eudeayored 10 retain them
On the 18th, amounted In thesa two days I,
slxTx PEE CENT Or THE TOTAL 7oxcx.
One correspondent estimates, although
IL difficult to ASCERTAIN the precise nun
bers, that the whole Russian army, whic|
stood on parade $1,000 strong whsl
1t waa reviewed BY Prince Charles On th
day before the bombardment commenced
now numbers under 5o,00o. The soldier
slain On the 1lth.,and 18th still Lie unbutie'