Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-14
No Decided Russian Success
Pleyna to be Taken by
Gradual Approaches.
Silence Reigns Around Plsvna-
Condition Of 0sman Pasha's
Forces.
GambettR, by Taking Advantage Of
His Technical lights, Can
Avoid the Prison CeD.

LONDON, september l4.-Ihe expert
enced military correspondent of the
Times aud Daily News, after witnessing
the attack Tuesday, arrived at the same
conclusion-that Plevna must be taken
by gradual approaches. The former,
writing from Russian headquarters under
date OF Wednesday moraing, appears to
have been still unaware of any decided
Russian successes, for he says the EN-.
peror and Grand Dake Nicholas were on
the battlefield until 9 o'clock last night.
The emperor returned to headquarters
here (Poredin) late last night. The
battlefield of the last five days is silent
this morning.
There is te!lk Of submitting the Turkish
position to . regular siege, and sapping
up to the redoubts while a close block.
ade is instituted with the intent to starve
Osman Pasha's forces. The villages en-
closed within 0sman Pasha's lines are
full of supplies for the simple wants Of
tAe Turkish soldiers, and the fields groan
with heavy crops of maize. The losses
this morning are spoken Of here as about
5000 to 5000, but there are no details.
The emperor this morning has gone
back to the battlefield to visit his
soldiers. Unless this position of affairs
is shortly changed by a decided Russian
success, the event Of the campaign will
turn on the movements of Mehemet Ali
and Suleiman Psshs, rather than on the
fate Of Plevna, but information concern.
ing these is of the most meager descrip.
ton.
A telegram from Shumla, September
IL, show that Mehemet Ais central col.
umn is still at Kazslevo. Mehemet Ali
himself had gone toward Eski Jumat,
maybe moving westward to compel the
Russians to abandon Tirnova and the
Balkans.
At Constantinople Thursday the war
ohce issued q telegram from Suleiman
Pssha, dated September 10th, reporting
that on the previous day a ~reconnoiter.
ing party from the village Of Shipka
pushed through the Balkans to the rear
OF the Russian position, and captured a
village held by a small Russian force ten
miles from Gsbrova. On the other hand
a special dated Shipka, September 18th,
says all was quiet there, nothing what
ever doing. What portion of Suleiman
Pasha's army remains at Shipka is not
known, but the Turkish war office bullc.
tin above mentioned indicates his head.
quarters was still there.
telegram from Constautinople, dated
yesterday, says that reassuriag dis.
patches have been received from Osman
Pasha.
A Paris dispatch shows how Gsmbetta,
by taking advantage of all his technical
rights, a prevent judgment against
him from becoming de6nitive until after
the confirmation Of his election as depu.
ty, which would protect him from impris.
onment.
A correspondent, evidently replying to
the argument Of Gaulos and Figaro, that
the judicial decision sentencing Gam
beta depriVes him Of civil rights for FIVE
years, continues; IL an thereby aware
that arret enappel becomes, deGnitiye
when it is delivered. If the court of ces.
sation does not quash the judgment, and
that inviolability can have no RETROSPECT
tive effect. also know that as soon as
it has been delivered Gambstta may be
imprisoned till the decision Of the court
Of cessation, but ! will not do any one,
not even those who are most guilty of
this act Of ministerial insanity, the in.
justice Of believing they would make use
Of their power ia that respect"