The New York herald., 1877-08-30

and watchful attitude. She could perfectly well
AFFORD TO looka on $ long her interests are un
touched
NO PAS-sLAyIsA To BE TOLERATED.
'On the other hand, Austria might be provoked
into action without single battalion of the regular
Servian army crossing the Seryan frontier II Ser
via lent herself to become the focus OF Pan-slav
revolutionary agitation, and tried TO spread this
agitation by sending bands across the river Drn
into the Turkish provinces bordering on Austria
This seems to have been understood IN Belgrade.
THE sEgvIASs 10 ACT WITH che RUSSIAN ARMY.
''Servia Is preparing to act as part OF the Rus
sian army. She marshals her forces on The Timok
and Morava. but not on the Drin, and not only de-
cnes the offers Of General FadayeY, but, IL seems
likewise, the demands OF the deputation from the
Bosnian insurgent camp which has come to Bel
grade to ask subsidies, volunteers, &c.
DIFFICULT TASK BEFORE RUSSIA
ssIhe readiness OF Russia 70 accept the previously
despised AMI of Roumanian and Servian auxiIiaries
coupled with the fact that the Servians cannot be
ready before Russias own reiniorcements are also
available, causes the belief that the auxhares are
not merely wanted TO help in temporary dif.
Guilty but that the Russians convinced that the
task before them Is far dificult than they had
anticipated, and requires all the forces which can
be arrayed against Turkey.
RUSSIAN LOSSES BY BATTLE AND SICKNESS
..Besldes this. / hear from a source extremely
well informed about all that passes in the Russian
Cabinet aud camp, that the wear and tear Of the
army has been such that the reinlorcements
brought up hitherto have not compensated for the
losses sunered from battle and other causes. With
out Dythlng like an epdcmIc there has been u
considerable falling out OF the ranks owing to
sickness Of one Kind or another"
SEVERE WEAR AND TEAR.
s.rhere has bccn q good deal OF SUFFERING from
sore feet and exhaustion from exposure TO the sun
or heavy night dew Many are slight, but
they impair the effective strength Thus, despite
the great reinorcements which on the way, the
Russians may begin to doubt whether they viii be
able to have before the breaking up OF the weather.
the numerical superiority necessary for a decisive
result
on THE MARCH FOR THE FRONTIER.
Many engineer officers have lett Belgrade for the
frontier. Pontoons and bridge materials are ready
at the Morava and Timok rivers and at Kladova.
Tomorrow eight battalions of regulars Will leave
for the frontier. they have been camping and
drilling for long time at Belgrade. servia can
place in the field 10000 men, exclusive Of the first
class militia and reserves.
General Gruics has been appointed chief OF the
Scrvian stah. Officers from the Russian headquar.
ters buying large quantities of grain and cattle
in Seryia.
TURKISH TALL TALK.
Vienna despatch says:-.Adyices from Constap-
tinople state that the Porte has ordered the con
centraon OF 20 900 fresh troops on the Timok from
tier OF Servia, and has resolved to depose Prince
Milan II Servia commences war and appoint Turk
ish governor OF that principahty.r
'sf ROUMANIAN PARTICIPATION. -
Tile Vienna Political CO,7eSDOn ndence's Bucharest
special asserts that Roumania has not concluded
any military convention with Russia The Rou
manian army will preserve It's individuality, al.
though acting In concert with the Russians Prince
Charles with the bulk Of the army, viii shortly io.
low the vanguard which has already crossed the
Danube at KOrabia. spf.
CROSSING TO THE SCENE or ACTION.
Vienna correspondent telegraphs:-Thc Rou
manian bridge at Korabla was ready on August 25,
when o whole division crossed Two others have
probably crossed by this time, together with the
Prince himself, who assisted at the opera tions
from the beginning
COST OF THE WAR
The Russian newspaper veaenoste, after an
elaborate review OF the sums already expended on
the war; draws the conclusion that II thc war lasts
till next autumn il will cost nOtisss than
roubes OF which 2s2, 900 600 have already been ex-
pended. To cover this sum there is in reserve
150Ooo,oOo roubes AS to the remaining 45o ooO, 900,
more paper money. OF which there is already
S77 600 900 roubes in circulation must be issued
TURKISH MINISTERIAL CHANGES
telegram from ConstAntinope reports that
Safvet Pacha has been appointed Minister Of Jus.
tice, succeeding Assym Paeha, who Is nominated
President OF the Senate.