New-York tribune., 1877-08-06
THE SITUATION AFTER PLEVNA.

TIE RUSSIAN PLAN SERIOUSLY THwAEGED-THE
TURKS STRIVING To CONCENTRATE FURTHER
THE DoBRUDJA TO DE EVACUATED BY THE RUS
SLAMS.
The first movement Of the Russians toward car
ryng ont that plan of the campaign heretofore fore
sbadowed as the one likely to be selected has
suited in the disaster of Plevna. The purpose Of the
Russian Generals obviously was to wheel around
their right and left wings to line parallel with the
Balkans. taking Tirnova as a pivot and thus force
Osrian Pasha and Mehemet Ali back across the
mountains on their respective lines Of retreat.
This accomplished, and Osman Pasha and
Mehemet Ali prevented from e1ecting june
ton by the forces under Gen. GOuT6ho,
which were meanwhile TO establish themselves south
Of the Balkans, the Russian campaign would have
been beyond danger of failure or serious Interrupt
ton The promenade across the Danube and TO and
over the Balkans while the Turks remained idle i'll
their CAMPS and fortresses was perhaps sufficient to
Justify the idea Of the Russians that they had only to
advance to insure that the Turks should retreat. 1t
was this feeling which led tic Russians INTO the
fatal ambush of Plevna a fortnight ago. and which
on Tuesday sent inferior force to avenge that
disaster on victorious army in fortified positions.
The result is that all is chaos again far as the
public knowledge of the situation is concerned, and
that news dispatches from the front full of ex-
ageerated rumors dictated by the hopes fears Of
either SIDE but the salient fact is unquestloned that
the Russians have been checked, and that their
campaign cannot make any progress until they have
shaken of Mehomet Ali and Osman Pasha from their
Aanks; and meanwhile GOurkoh's task south Of the
Balkans is rendered more and more serious daily by
the concentration and organization of Suleiman
Pasha's forces.
The Roumania Railway is monOpolized by the dis
patch of reinforcements from the camp of reserves
at Kischenetf 1t is alleged that the Dobrudja viii
be almost wholly evacuated. and Zimmermann's
corps will return by way of SistOva to the central
army. The Car has decreed fresh leves at home,
nll of which means that the military promenade has
been turned into an affair of life and death for the
Russians, and that the Turks will be crushed II there
Is power I'm Russia to crush them.
The Turkish plants believed to be for Omar Pashat to
fight his way eastward, and Mehemet Ali to advance
westward upon Tirnoya, while Sulieman Pasha en-
deayors to force the Russian position at Kasanlik;
but in doing iis Osman Pasha must expose his left
flank to the risk Of being turned from the direction
Of NkopOs, thus facilitating the Russian plan of
piyOting on Iirnova, and forcing him to retire be-
hind the Balkans. Mehemet All would incur the
came danger from tue Russians between Rustchuk
and Rasgrad, while Sueiman Pasha must attack
tie Russians in positions of their own choice.
The supposed Turkish plan does not look very
promising unless the Russians aid 1t by mistakes like
those Plevna, but il may, with skilful handling,
serve 70 Ike ep the Russians in check until the
paignlng season Is over, which would be for the
Turks the next thing to absolute victory. Both
Russia and Turkey arc submitting to terrible
strain on their resources to win decisive advantage
IN this campaign. Meantime it would seem from
apparently well-authenticated reports of outrage,
murder and rapine by the Bashi-Bazouks. Bulga-
mans and Osssacks that the Is fast assuming
character Of savage cruelty which threatens 10
make it war of determination for all the inhabt-
ants of the Territory involved whether Christian or
aohammedan.
Renforcementv are daily arriving at CONSTANT
nople and are immediately dispatched to Adrian
ople.
THE RUSSIAN PROSPECTS BETTER.
4he 7,neSs Bucharest correspondent reviewing
ee situation says he thinks the panic In Roumania
Poundless. lhe Plevna defeat will certainly be re-
kieyed- Discussing tho Russian chance Of holding