The New York herald., 1877-12-28
and good many Krankas, evidently taken from the
battle ncds OF July aud September
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and good many Krankas, evidently taken from the
battle nclds OF july aud September
AN EARLY FIRE.
We rode slowly toward plevna, with the low
hills on our right slopiug up toward risnn and u
valley on lett. beyond which the heigh Is
OF oopanez soon we camo 10 u mass oil ouilock
wagons, comprising the train 10 accompany The IN
tended sort!c There must have been i've or Sax nun
drcd, ana | observed considerable number that
seemed 10 belong TO private persons, Tor they were
full OF household effects and Turkish women aud
children. Ii made shuddcr to think oi these
circle OF fire. ana | was glad think that none OF
these private vehicles had probably got got SO far
the bridge. One hdcously ugly old woman apos.
trophized us IN good round plain spoken terms. ana
evidently regarded with venomous hatred. Nobody
paid any attention to her ciamor; but a batch OF
Turkish soldiers as she raved, discovered some curd
cheese in her wagon which they seizod and devoured
greediy, bringing down on themselves her ratings
osaAS APPEARS.
There was another halt in our slow onward prog
ress, and the cry was heard, ''Osman!" l pushed
forward tG lind that II was indeed Osman Pacha who,
having heard that the Grand Duke coming in this
direction, had turned back in his carriage 10 meet
Inn. OsInan Pacha was escorted BY my Cos
sacks, anu there followed him twenty-five OF
minutive Turkish ponies They were ell, or
nearly uil young men. Scarcely one among thcm
seemed over thirty. Most had the faces Of mere Uoy
students .Arc these the lads, lnwardy exclaimed,
with whom UsInan Pacha has compllshed such
wcndersS" The Grand Duke rode up 10 the carriage,
for seconds the two chiefs gazcd into each
cther's faces without the utterancc OF word Then
The Grand ke stretched out his hand and shook the
"a compliment you on your defence of Pievna II
is one Of the most splendid military tca,s in history
osman Pacha sln'led sadly, rose painfully 10 his Ioet
in spite OF hts wound, said something winch
could not hear and then re-scated MIN.
self. The Russian officers all CRED "Drayol"
"Bravo!n repeatedly, ana all saluted respect
fully. There was not ono among them who did not
gaze the hero o! Plcvna with the greatest adinra
.ion and syulkathy. Prince Charles VINO mad arrived.
rode up and repeated unwttingly almost every word
oil the Grand Duke, aud likewise shook hands.
pacna again rose and bowed, this time ia gem
silence
THE MAN AND THE FACE.
He wore loose blue cloak, with no apparent mark
large, strongly built man, the lower part OF whose
lace is covered with short black beard without a
streak OF gray. He has large Roman nose anu black
eyes. Tho face Is n strong lace, with energy and de-
termination stamped every feature, yet tired,
also. with lines on IT that hardly we're craven
SO deep fancy i've months ago. and with sad, on
during thoughtful look out OF the black eyes.
at ls grand iacc,n exclaimed Colonel Gaillard, tho
French military attachc ~ was almost AFRAID OF
pointed, but he moro than funs my ldeaL'
at is the face OF great military cneihln" SAID
young Skobeen. IL am glad 10 have seen him. Os
man Gnaz he is, and osman the Victor GUS he viii re-
man, in spite oi his surrender"
COMMANDED A NOR
There may, perhaps, be cxaggeratou IN the Russian
estimate OF osman Pacha. History will judge. But
thrilling with the impression OF the great military
cvcnt just accomplished, the magnificent defence
ending IN a nalo Of disastrous glory. there
not one Of us who did not echo
skobccn's words Be It remembered that os-
military rules for the that nc had not
lar army; technically speaking, not an army at all,
but mob OF armed men, with scarcely any organiza
tton with discipline the natural and passive
obedience of the Turkish peasant, and only
such military education and experience as were
gained in the trenches and on tho baltic field.
This is the highest form OF gencrals,ip TO accom-
plish mighty results With means winch most military
men would have regarded hopeessly inadequate.
Osman Pacha had scarcely any officers Of acnt aud
experience with him. He has borne the weight OF this
siupendons defence his own shoudcrs-a very
Tiian-deying with his unframed and scanty lcvies
tho scrrled lcgions u OF the greatest military
Powers In Europe
GRIM AND DIRTY SOLDIERS.
rode through the Turkish troops alter the surren-
der, when had time to nxaninc them closely. There
were bad vile faces among the horde, but there were
also many bright faces IN whose eyes was no mur-
dcrous glare l shall never forget the lace OF ono
young officer, who, with folded arms stood a pris-
oner among his men, gazing at US with
a look OF fierce, defiant hate that was
soitcpcd by profound despair. fhe men all
wore dirty brown coaks, with hoods pulled down
over their heads, and very ragged foot gear. They
seemed nl-ied, and werc mostly miseraby bedragglcd
and tattered, yet wiibal each was hero in our
eyes when We thougin Of the successive episodes Of
the long protracted defence oi Pievna, from the re-
pulse OF schilder Schuldner to the nnal desperate
struggle to break tho iron band OF environment