The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24
THE WAR:
England's Hour for Armed Intervention
Reported Near.
AN ARMY CORPS MODELLING.
The Czarewitch Strong Enough ia
Hold His Present Line.
OSMAN TREATING FOR TERMS.
AN ARMY CORPS MODELLING.
osMAN TREATING FOR TERMS.

lDY GABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Nov. a. 1877.
special correspondent or the Standard NJ
Giurgevo sends the following under date OF Thurs
day:-"I have been shown telegram iron
the Russian headquarters requesting con.
tractors to furnish 10000 bags or biscuit
instantly for the besieged in Plevna as Osman Pa
cha has opened negotiations for the surrender y
that place." The foregoing must be accepted with
reserve.
The Times Paris correspondent says it is an.
nounced from Bucharest thar the Russians have
ordered supplies OF food in expectation OF the
early capituanon OF Plevna.
WAR AGITATION IN ENGLAND
The Manchester Guardian publishes the follow
ing from Its London correspondent:-"The recent
success OF the Russians In Asia and the probability
that they Will soon achieve as decisive victory al
Pevna have brought back the government to that
state OF anxiety into which they were thrown BY
the first raid the Balkans. The feeling these
events provoke in the minds OF the Ministers is to
be gathered from the tone OF tile papers that sup
port the Premier's foreign policy. These journals
are daily vehemently demanding the active inter-
vention OF England.
DISQUIETING RUMORs.
'For two or three days the air has been full Of
the most sinister rurnors. 1t is stated that the
Premier has informed the Russian Minister that II
Adrianople be taken and Constantinope leopard
ized there may be such an outcry In England as to
make war on the part Of this country inevitable.
Information OF this declaration has been sent ia
the Russian headquarters and has made strong
impression there. In these circumstances there Ia
some reason fearing this country may be dragged
into the present conflict.
OMNIBUS ACTION.
Further ground for such apprehension is ar
orders have been issued for the immediate prepare.
ton Of an army corps. warlike policy will meet
mucn opposition, and 1t Is hard to forecast what
will be the popular verdict. In these circumstances
1t would not be surprising II the government took
some form Of stating the grounds OF their conduct
and inviting the arbitrament OF public opinion
upon them" Excepting the statement that the
conservative organs clamor for Intervention, which
is correct, the foregoing must be accepted With
great reserve
TURKEYS VOICE FOR PEACE.
The Pera correspondent Of the Times telegrapha
the iollowing:-.eThe peace party Is increasing and
strenuously endeayoring to get some proper me.
diator bnt no distinct programme or de1nirc over.
lures are yet put forth, for fear Of humiliating
refusal from Russia"
AUSTRIA STILL TO REMAIN PASSIVE.
A contradiction is published In Vienna Of state.
declaration. defining her interests IN the Eastern
question. The Ministerial FreDsdenbltat Says
austria mas no occasion to make such declara.
ton since her interests are already known. More.
over there are no indications at st. Petersburg,
Belgrade or Cettnge OF an intention to ignore the
declaration already made BY Austria"
COUNT ANDRAssY's OPINION
The Turkish Ambassador at Vienna has sounded
Count Andrassy on the subject OF mediation. The
Count said mediation was inopportune, and would
be disadvantageous for Turkey.
xouKnTAR WILL NOT SURRENDER
ConstantinopIe correspondent says General
Melikon, when summoning Moukhtar Pacha to
evacuate Erzeroum, informed him OF the capture
OF Kars and that he resisted he would be attacked
by $4,000 men with overwhelming artillery.
Moukhtar Pacha replied that he would hold Ere.
roum to the last
THE czARRwITCH SECURE
special despatch from Vienna says:-"So far
from being weakened the Czarewitch's army now
consists OF eight infantry and four cavalry divisions,
numbering eighty to ninety thousand men, and
though 1t must cover line from the Danube to the
vicinity OF Tirnova It would not be easy for the
Turks to make much impression upon 1t. since the
Russis ms by forced marches concentrate three
or four divisions on any given point in single
day."
MEHRNET CLAIMS A VICTORY.
Mehemet Ali telegraphs from Orchanie, Thurs
day, as follows:-"we arrived here to-day The
Russians sent one regiment OF Infantry and one Of
cavalry from vratza against Ncvesich. These
were overwhelmed and the cavalry regiment. ex-
cept six men, we're destroyed We also captured
two guns and many prisoners"
FIGHTING IN MONTENEGRO.
The Vienna Political Correspondence announces
that the Monteneerins are bombarding Lesnoris
lA~aA ~r~~ -
Lake Scutar.
THE MOxTENE0RINS STRUGGLE oN
Wounded Montencgrins, arrived at Cettirje yes.
day, report that on sunday night the divisions OF
Planenaz, moving toward Scutari found Turkish
forces entrenched near Anamalite, behind three
lines or breastworks extending from the hills to
the Boyana An assault was made by 600 volun-
tcers. who carried the first two lines, but on at
lacking the third they found themselves opposed
to much superior force OF Turks and were beaten
back, with q loss OF between twenty and
thirty killed and hundred wounded, when the
attack was abandoned. This AFFAIR shows tnat the
statement that the right bank OF the river Is en-.
tirely In the possession OF the Montenegrins Is
uniounded The locality of the battle Is about
halfway between Antivari and Scutari All Sab,
1t may be remembered, reported from Scutari
that 1000 Montenegrins attacked the posi-
ton defending the road from Antivari to
Scutar, and were repulsed, losing 800 sncn!
LOST OPPORTUNITY.
1.-THE movement appears most injudicious and
useless" comments Times correspondent, .'since,
after the opportunity Of taking Scutaria by surprise
had been lost, 1t was prac tcally impregnabe, and
any aggressive movement In that direction was
objectless, while any Turkish movement for the
relief OF Antivan with their present force could
easily have been met The Prince is reported to be
at vir, but no kilograms have been permitted iro4
the army. We are ignorant OF his object IN going
there. the headquarters remain before An
ttvart."
THE GREEK CRISIS CONTINUES
special despatch from Athens says.-"In conse-
quence Of recent speeches In Parliament, the Minis
try have resigned. The King refused TO accept their
designations and the crisis continues. The populaco
have become very warlike since the late Russian
vlctories.D