Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-07
FOREIGN NEWS,
THE EASTERN WAR.
RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE
OPPOSING FORCES.
General Review of the Situation.
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS

The Turkish Minister has received
q statement from Constantinople OFF,
cislly denying the report that the
Russian wounded we're killed on the
battle field Of Plevna.
The first movement Of the Russians
towards carrying out the plan of cam
paign heretofore foreshadowed as one
likely to be selected has resulted in the
disaster Of Plevna. The purpose of
the Russian Generals obviously was to
wheel around their right and left wings
to a line parallel with the Balkans,
taking Tirnova as a pivot, and thus
force O>man Pasha and Mehmet Ali
back across the mountains on their
respective lines of retreat. This nc
complished and Osman Pasba aud
Mehmet Ali prevented from effecting
a junction, by the forces under Gen
sral Gourks, which we're meanwhile to
establish themselves south of the Bal
kans, the Russian campaign would
have been beyond the danger of failure
or serious interruption. The prone
made across the Danube and over the
Balkans, while the Turks remained
idle in their camps and fortresses, was
perhaps sufficient To justify the idea
of the Russians that they had only to
II o l1suT0 tuht tnt IuTks
should retreat. 1t was this feeling
which led the Russians into the fatal
ambush of Plevna a fortnight ago.
which Tuesday sent an inferior force
to avenge that disaster on a victorious
army in fortified positions. The result
is that all is chaos again rs far ~ our
knowledge Of the situation is con
cerned, and that news dispatches from
tho front arA full nf noniakv nr oxay-
gerated rumor dictated by hopes or
fears of either side, but the salient fact
Is unquestioned that the Russians have
been checked in their campaign, and
"a not make any progress until they
have shaken off Mehmet Ali and Os-
man Pasha from their TANKS, and
meanwhile Gourk's task south of the
Balkans is rendered nor aud more
serious daily by the concentration and
organization of Suleiman Pasha's
forces. The RounIaniaa railway is
monopolized by the dispatch of rein
forcements from the camp OF reserves
at Kischeneff. 1t il alleged hat Do
brudschs will be almost wholly evac-
uated and Zimmerman's corps will re-
turn via SisIOva to the central army.
The Car has decreed fresh levies at
home, all of which means that the
military promenade has been
turned into an affair of life
or death for the Russians,
and that the Turks will he crushed If
there is power in Russia to crush
them. The Turkish plan is believed
to be for Osnan Pasha to fight his way
eastward and Mehmet Ali to advance
westward upon Tirnova, while Sulei-
man Pasha endeavors TO force the
Russian position at Kazanlik, but in
doing this, Osman Pasha must expose
his left flank to the risk of being turn
ed from the direction Of Nikopolis,
thus facilitating the Russian plan OF
pivoting oil Tirnova and forcing him
TO retire behind the Balkans. Mehmet
Ali would incur some danger from the
Russians between Rustcbuk and Bas-
grad. while Suleiman Pasha must at.
tack the Russians in positions Of their
own choice. The Turkish plan does
not look very promising unless the
Russians aid ii by mistakes like those
at Plevna, but it may with skillful
handling serve O keep the Russians
in check until the campaigning season
Is over, which would be for the Turks
the next best thing to an absolute VIC
tory. Both Russia and Turkey are
Su Oillltllllk W . 6IIiDi StI0ttb Ou tACii
resources TO win a decided advantage
in this campaign. II tho meantime It
would seem from apparently the we'll
authenticated reports OF murder n
rspjne by Bashi Bazouks, Bulgarians
and Cossacks. that the war is fast as
Stunning q character of savage cruelty,
which threatens to make it a war of
determination for all the inhabitants
OF the territory involved whether
Christian or Mobammedan. In Asia
the intention of the Russians TO ad
vance from Ardahan, as reported last
week, is confirmed bv the news that
their outpcsts have already pushed
ON rs far as Pennek. Another divis-
ion Is marching TO Ardannusch, which
commands the road from Batoum to
OH. A third column Of fresh forces
IN occupying the line Of the Adjora
river south Of Batoum. This points to
an evident intention to advance pos
sibly IN Erzeroum. orto carry out with
q sweeping flank and rear movement
on Mukhtar Pasha's army before
Kars, which will be carried by attacks
on The front conducted by Melikoff's
forces ct kurnkdora, supported by
General Tu~rgusakoff. who is believed
IN be some where ON the river Arades.
south OF Kars. The latter plan is more
probable than an advance on Erzer-
cum, il. indeed, the whole movement
on Olti Is not q feint to distract Mukh-
tar's attention from that which Is GO
ing on In front. but as q feint might be
construed into . real attack, Mukhtsr
canno afford to ignore 1t. He will,
therefore, be forced TO detach a con-
siderable number of men from the
main army TO guard the base Of the
triangle formed by Arabian, KArs and
Olti, whilst the Russians are able TO
direct their operations from the apex
OF Ardahan against any portion of The
base, and assisted by General Turgu-
kasoff, cut Mukhtsr's communication
with Erzeroum, and force him to fall
back upon or into kars. kilograms
from Constsntinople report that a por-
ton of the Turkish Batoum army Is
embarking for Varna TO reinforce Meh-
met Ali. so that the Porte must feel
sufficient confidence In the strength OF
Mukhtar Pasha's central column and
positions TO throw upon 1t the entire