The New York herald., 1877-10-13
THE WAR.
Reports of Continued Turkish Sue
cess in Armenia.
TURKS C0RRALLED AT PLEVNA
Austria Disclaims Any Sympathy With the
Hungarian invaders.
CHANGES In RUSSIAN TACTICS.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

lsY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Oct 10, 1877.
Intelligence has been received at the British En-
bassy IN Constantnople that Moukhtar Pacha is
pursuing the retreating russians. Whence comes
this Information, most natural In Its way If the
Russians are in retreat Is not stated
The Times' Therapia special despatch states that
private telegram received there confirms the re-
port that Moukhtar Pacha Is pursuing the Rus
siana
WHY DID THE RUSSIANS RETREATY
There are no further Russian bulletins about the
latest operations in Asia; SO 1t must be taken as
true that another attack on Moukhtar Pacha has
been repulscd
THE SIEGE OF PLEyyA
The Russians are likewise silent about the juno
tion OF Chefket Pacha with Osman Pacha which Is
reiterated from Turkish sources, and augurs III for
the success Of the Russian operations against
Ple'na, though one correspondent at Bucharest
thinks the Russians are so sure Of capturing
Osrnan's army that they are very well pleased to
get as many Turks into Plevna as possible SO as to
make clean sweep.
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
The Berlin Norddeutsche AAgenaefne Zeit,tao,s st.
Petersburg correspondent, who is believed TO be
officially inspired, says probably General Todeben
viii replace General Nepokoitschitzky AT the head
OF the entire general star.
he DID NOT KILL HIMSELF
A Bucharest correspondent teegraphs :-"I
find o more hopeful feeling prevalent, in
which begin somewhat to share. This
is caused by reports OF impending
change In some Important commands, including
the dismissal OF General Levitzky. 1t is also
thought that the privations Of the Turks must be
greater than those OF the Russians"
DIsGRAcEFUL STATE OF AFFAIRS
A correspondent with the Czarewitchs head.
quarters, at pomymonaster, telegraphs, under
date OF Wednesday, as follows:-"The severe storm
OF cold, wind and rain which began week ago
still continues. The camps are literally lakes OF
mud. All the roads mpractlcabe, except the
highway between Biela and Rustchuk. The suffer-
Ing OF the soldiers is ndescribable No preparation
has been made for winter weather, and those who
lost their tents and overcoats in the retreat from
with others.n
THE HUNGARIAN PILmrsTERs.
The Dany Nc,cs Bucharest special despatch
says:-"There can be no doubt that a number OF
Hungarians really crossed the frontier, but 30 far
nothing is known OF their further movements
They appear to be nearly all infantry, and should
they advance far they Will undoubtedly be cap
tured, and II they resist be killed or executed as
brigands'
AusTRo-HrEGARY DOES NOT sYMPATHIzE.
The Times Bucharest special despatch says
"The R0umanian project OF the Methedintzi dis
trict having gone to Orsow to demonstrate with the
authorities, was informed that the greatest service
Roumania could do the Austrian government would
be to shoot the intruders The raiders are former
Hungarian republicans"
DID THEY CROSS OR NOT?
special despatch IRON Bucharest to the Vienna
Political Correspondence says:-.yarous uncon-
frmed reports are current here concerning the
Hungarian incurson into Little Walacha- Ac-
cording to one OF these the report was caused by
the conservation of the colors OF militia battalion
ut Orsova. Other reports alege that body OF
raiders actually crossed the froutier.'
THEY CROSSED But HAVE RETURNED
The Standards Bucharest special, dated Friday
night, says 1t Is reported that the Hungarian
raiders have recrossed the frontier.
DOUBTS
A despatch from Pesth says the news OF the Hun
gnrian incursion into Little Wailachia Is much
doubted there; but the Daily Netcs has Bucharest
despatch about the reported Hungarian invasion
into Little Waliachia, In which II Is said that 1900
men arc reported TO have crossed the frontier In
the neghborhood OF Turn-Severin. No news OF
their doings has been received
THE PORTE PETS sERyIA.
Prince Milan has received note, couched In con-
cliatory terms, from the Porte, pointing out that
the armaments Of Servia are preiudicial to the
maintenance OF good relations, which the Porte
greatly desires to preserve.
Set FREE FROM THE PLACE THEY HATE.
The sentence OF death passed on the Geshofys has
been coinmuted to one Of exile.
MORE MONEY NEEDED.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF a Berlin
journal states that new Russian seven per cent
loan Is impending
An AMERICAN SURGEON.
George Lamson, an American surgeon, now at
tached TO the Russian Soldiers Relief Society, who
served in the ambuances during the Franco Ger
man and Servian wars, has arrived at Bucharest.
GENERAL EUROPEAN NEWS.