, 1877-11-30
Condition of Affairs in The
Turkish Camp ut
Sllipka Pass.
Faint Cleans Of Hope Appear
in the French Polit-
ical Situation.

The Pope Again Reported to Be
in q Very Critical
F. Condition.
WAR NOTES.
rLEvnA.
LONDON, Nov. GA VIennA CORRESPONDENT
htatcs that rlmors Of negotiations for tl,a sur
render Of Plevna arc rontradicscl from tho
Russian enmp itself. Turkish prisoners, more
over, assert that Osman Pasta has supplies for
many weeks, and that he has addressed his
officers, announcing tis Intention to hold out to
the last mat. Either owing to these reports or
other information. It seems that the cxpccta-
tton OF the Russians Of speedy surrender are
somewhat diminished.
DENIAL
BUCHAREST, Nov. 29.-ln Official Russian cir
cles IN emphatic denial Ia given TO the rumors
81 an intention to concludo an armIsttco after
tho tall Of Plovna.
TURKISH ralsoxHns.
Eofrrtpandfnes London TfH<s,
HEADQUARTERS AnatT or BULGARIA, Bp0pT,
Nov. 6.-Thc 5000 prisoners mentioned IN my
IT, ., yssssy s,' aa o1s s' n ns '9 EtSps s @
were we'll dressed, Of goul phystaae, aud gen
ctally Lad fine expression III coun,enanco.
The Bosnians lookea well also, their liuht hair
MlA E3Et oE1MluE tuElF El4F DlOUu3 OUt fCGL
Q the eaptlses, comprising moro. than one-half
tho number, wcru the must ylllatnous.looktn4
crowd Of beings cver bche!d. They weso fur
nIshed with ratEona here before leaving, and
especially, received tls,a viii, good.naturcd
grin OF satisfaction whrh malie tha sccns rather
rlcasant one. 30 careful wrro tue Russian
Officers IN charge to EtTe no causa Of complaint
dcrs 10 somc way brought up BY lie otficer il,
command to the Blmbashl Of Regulars who it,
perinteudctl tho rationtng of his tncu, aud this
Turkish oll'eer, On hearing what the man hal
md scnt him ofl, Tho Rlssisn guard surroun.i-
ed tho prisoners, but thc!t owu officers admus-
tered discipline Which was generally carried out
by sicks, cuffs. and raps on the head with the
surrl1ss III rLEvsA.
irttonerh and desertcrs from Plcynn now
state that there arc stx weeks provisions in the
town. Many Of them are taken with cars Vt
that this grain Is the principal sustenanec. Ac-
counts Of the quantity of supplies In rlovna
vary 80 mitch that no te!anca can be placed
upon them, and, In fact, it Is highly probable
tic actuai provisions remaining Ut the disposal
Of Osu.an Pssha.
Tnk MILITARY sr1uArIox,
Nov. 7.-The Russlau cavalry have cut the
w!dln, and ths Interior. A. tho infantry ha7o
now enclrclcd 0stnan Pasha's army, the cavalry
Of Gourko are free to scour tue whole country
between orchnn'e and Widl1i, md they sru
Turks ire rery, busy fortitying tha heights *.
tsndina from k!rshnc, northwest to tbs Ktver
Vtd, Themes along the right bank Of that stseam
70 TIC bridge oveE tho va on tha Soda road.
their left iank toward. tie Sofa roud by NOV.
ttst direction. There ~ scTcn earth
works east If tho fiser, and one Iust
The bridge. Nearly all Of them are ready ior
work away in tho coolest war Imaginable upon
these eartlwotks With .he Russian shells burst
Turkish artillery Ore On this part of tLc line IL
now quite lively, ~ many a. l4U shells falling In
ona Russian battery In single day. The satyos
Of artillery from the Russian batteries ase sup
thc rIerna lines, ~ the hundreds Of shells whis-
tttng tnio tho various Turktah fortiacations ut
the same tnUuent prevent the men dodCing Into
safe places, not knowing which way 70 turn in
them from every point VI the compass.
TIGHTENING TIE LINES.
Scarcely day passea without the allied lines
being drawn tighter 1t so1nc point and Tho
ualiy diminishing, under this process q Virtual
stenisgulaiion. 1t Is somewhat dilllcult 10
reconcile Osnan's energy in constructing new
fusttncatlons With hts supposed pusposa ot
useAainA tn9uuRu VIZ iostH. Hucst suus ~ hls
pfovn1ohs arc ce'1s'h1} liihtco. ne must sur
render or haRo aesh OUT sooh, since
tnelo @ p1 nops ,,b Ht NJ ke.s,umE any
LIZ ddts losses arc estitnateo ~ !som ~ 70
~ Men per ay az 11o'n Iae pto}eStNes OF
Various .Inas. 1no a!iaeu ines, On vac o&hef
nAno. ne HIo"ns sstpnsst eGe!y nout, ena
e9use4uehti{ Gfct3 ua1 !cSsena OaMAns enanGes
u aaaesasl0a, of partially succcssIui. &oFl!e,
10 that hla new Sortlncations wo1ld saShtr antil-
cate purpose OF resisting 70 the last, and then
sufrendeTtng bis remaining forces. II ha 4as SIX