, 1877-08-04
VERY SERIOUS.
Russia's Position, by Reason
of the Recent Terri
BILE Defeats.
Nothing Less than a Mighty
Effort Will Serve the
Purpose.
An Eyewitness Graphic Ac.
count Of the Battle of
Plcvna.
Character and Extent Of
the Disaster to the
Russians.
Their Army in a Thoroughly De-
mora1ized and Shattered
Condition.
Illo Forces South of the
Balkans in Imminent
Danger.
Gen. GOurka's Command
Ordered to Return to
Bulgaria. |
The Russian Army in Asia Minor
Largely Reinforced.
Greece Making Preparations to Take
Part in the Conflict.
The Forces South of the
Balkans in Imminent
Danger.
Gen. Gourka's Command
Ordered to Return to
Bulgaria.
The Russian Army in Asia Minor
Largely Reinforced.
Greece Making Preparations to Take
Part in the Conflict.
THE SITUATION,

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Few additional facts regarding tho Loftchn.
Plsvna battle have been received hero to-1ov,
The total loss Of the Russians is stilt stated
at COCO, which may be considered a enf.
fciently fais estimate, being so far bolow
That originally olaincd by the Turks. In re-.
gard to the effect Of this decisive enoacc,
n1ent, tmay be seen TINT 1t nltors tho entire
sltnatlon OF tho Russian and Turkish forces. or.
rather, raverses their respective relations,
10 retrieve tie great disaster Aas now be-
come al imperative necessity for tho Rns-
aian commander.in-Chief, and for reasons
political as well rs strategtica1. Alreadv
alarm and gloomy forobodings fill the Rus.
sim press, md tho people are haunted with
TIE DREAp or COMING EVIL,
To foil In the present campaign, after auch
enormous preparations and snowy begin.
ming, would DO = contingency TINT
might we'll be dreaded even BY 10
despotio monarch as tho Czar of
All the Russias. It may be takou for grant.
ed that tile Russian Government and the In.
perial family are conscioua Of tho absolute
necessity OF SUCCESS, and will place tbs Last
regiment in tho tield. There is in prospect
ono Of tho most gigantic and fercely.cou.
tested wars Europe has ever seen.
Evidently tho Turkish nrinies are far morn
NUMEROUS Than tho 1luksiana expected. At
Bucharest and simnitxa the officers pcr.
auaded themselves TINT tie uu,nl,cr NJ
tho sultans troops in Europe had been i'm.
mensaly exaggerated, There, few DAYS
ago. they expressed themselves az convinced
that there wero only 10000 Turks In Dules-
ris- They have beon by this time
rAiSEuLLY uNDrcxrvxp,
The fact Ia that the Turkish forcea hava
grown while the Russians have been prepa1.
Ing, and their calculations made In January.
or even In April, will no longer. hold.
heinforcements havo been arriving at
constantinopls from Egypt and The
provinces, and these Ievics arc now in The
1eld, to check, II not roll back, The lids Of
Invasion.
We have, then, 1t the present moment to
tkstch out new description Of tho as.nies
Il the field, in accordance with the altered
'tato OF a1air,. Geu. Krudsncr1 sr.ny of
between +o,ooo and &c. 900 il now broken up,
Ind, unless reports ars grossly exaggerated,
'}aloat disb.uded. while O4luan Paxh.,
With Turkish army auahed with
fictory. occupies the line Of the River Vid.
Fita not single Nusaiaa battalion between
'leTna aud Trnova to oppose hiu.
ON Tuk OTHER s1px
t Tho long Russian line we hear of Niche.
1et Ali in tue field. with force variously
stimatcd, but supposed to comprise Tie
eat troops FROM the camp At Shumla, and
estainly not less than 4o,tp0 s.roue,
lready be Is said to have engaged
as Ausslans at Ra4erad successfully,
Rough tho Information ut that point il not
'ry complete. Al any rats, he Is prepared :
light The Russian army OF Austcluk,
hlch Is in this pss<licansut: that If Il
ssciisa 10 relieve Gen. Krudensx 1t will
'ua sat free = oonaiderabls Trrkish fosco +
aw In Rustchuk- Meanwhile Gen, Ziu,- {
sFuan's corps IN tbs DobFudscha, said !
hass bsen increased by zsinfoscemsuts Of F,
',ooo, il practically cut Of from parttoips- =
IN in tha momentoas evens nov taking '
ace.
souTH OF 1HK BALKANS u
an. Goutka has met = serious check which
~ soon be expanded into something moxs
An mszs defeat. Hs appears to bare taken b
. initiative, gaining thus temporary ID II
ntage osar RAouf, who fell bacl to Kara
'uaaf, but snlsiaaan reinforced Kim, aud .