The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-09

the position must depend on their drIv
ing back the force OF Turks nOrthwes
Of L0vat2, within range Of whose gum
tho correspondent Of the Times had tC
pass on the illth instant, when return
ing from LDyatZ TO paredir.
Undoubtedly the capture OF Loyatg
must be regarded rather M part OF IN
important system OF operations than
m independent achievement That
this Ia the Russian view, Ia shown by
the fact they brought the overwhel-
ming odds Of twenty-five thousand
against seven thousand Turks to make
success certain. This view Is further
confirmed by the reports OF continued
fighting In the direction Of l.ovaty
aud Plevna. Perhaps the Russians
are trying to whip Osman pasha before
IL becomes indispensable TO meet Me-
hemet alPs advance,
1t seems beyond doubt that the
Garowitch army has been greatly
weakened, and after several import
ant successes, Mehemet ali now threat
ems the line OF communication with
Turnova, while Mehemet Eyeul
pasha, operating from Rustchuk
threatens the new bridge at Pyrgos.
That the Russians permit these
operations to 30 forward is the strong
est support TO repeated assertions o.
correspondents, that every precautior
was making and every nerve would
be strained to bring complete des
truction to the Turkish army al
Plevna.
A special from Constantinople, dateC
$3.50 a. m. to-day, says; A battle wal
commenced at Plevna on Friday
morning, but the result is unknown
No details have reached here.
Rumors of intervention circulated
here during the early part of the week
have drawn forth identical answers
from the cabinets ut London, Berlin
and Vienna, that the time'has not ye
arrived.
II is felt that, since for the settle
ment OF the eastern question the swort
has been appealed to, solution, If moi
final, at least of some duration, car
only be arrived at by decided supe
riority of one or the other contestlnG
parties, or else by thorough exhaustion
of both, ana the conviction brought
home to both that neither Of them IL
able to solve the problem by sheer
force
Any premature effort to interfere
and thus prevent decision, Would
only lead to "A hollow peace and to a
prospect of seeing the struggle renewed
after q comparatively short time. All
the tremendous sacrifice of life and
property already made, would moi
have advanced the solution one step
A special from Belgrade to the Times
says: In diplomatic circles 1t is re-
ported the German consul general con
fers very often with Prince Milan
1t is asserted Germany entirely APP
proves of Servian participation in the
war, and is prepared to guarantee
status quo in the event of defeat
Italy seems to be going with Ger
many. Austria still keeps position
Of strict reserve.
A dispatch from Constantinople, da
ted September 18th, says: An account
received here of the capture of Lovat2
states it was, although attacked by
forty thousand Russians, gallantly de-
Tended by eight Turkish battallions,
who were forced to give way to supe'
rior numbers. They retreated in good
order, taking with them the Mussul'
man inhabitants. The dispatch adds
that Osman pasha had left Plevno
with twenty-eight battalions to retalSc
LOvatz.
The Standards Vienna correspond
ent telegrGphs that the Russian gov
eminent has ordered all arrears in
taxes to be paid within eight days Oh
they will be doubled.