, 1877-12-08
THE TURKISH ARMY.

MuAbUHEa Ron ITS nKiNRonCEMKET,
From sas Lon1on Tsats cbrrtspondsa! Ht'a Su,tfman
Fasha.
VAnHA, Nov. 4.-Tbo unexpected but dccl.lye
defeats sustained by thearn,y Of slukhtar pasha
In Asin all tho ptccatlous position OK Os,uau
PashA at reynA Oh tho European aldo havc ma
tarially altcrod the situation OF tho two bcllig.
csent Powers, aud the question. what rcsourccs
remain to tho Turkish Hovcrnmrnt to continue
tho war which has hitherto rsdouuurd 20
much to its honor, prcsouts itse|E moro
urgently than ever. Tue only nnswer To this
question Il to bo found In INV layles Of
truops, tha calling out OF all tho reserves, and,
lastly, tho sending tho dctachmouts Of tho
army already formed, but hitherto dispersed
and uncugaged, to the scat Of 1hctual operations.
THIS IL tho resolution Of tho SetasklerAto, which
Is determined on no account to give up the
struggle, but rather to ronttnue II with In
creased oucrGy. No doubt from tho nutnbcra
expected by tho War Council su augmentation
ofthclr foFcos considerable percentage n,ay
be deducted, theory generally proving moro
saugune than fact. 6tlll, making every allow
auee for counter-coustdcratlons, thu Turks
Should bqp able 90 far to recruit their present
forces TINT thor need fcaF no final subIuKatjop,
The nleAsuEes agreed upon ny tho ScraskIcrata
for the augment &iun OF tho army, and tho NUN.
bcrs computed to result from them, arc respect
lively as iollows: AZ tue recruits liable BY Or
dthary course Of Inv to auryo next year Wera last
montl, summoned to service. Hy thIt incusure
there were raised $500 Infantry, 4,3U ielI
artillery. a0so casalFyI 4.u1 tortreta artillery,
M ata l,1oo snslneers,-tn ail about u, ooo ulen.
Thesu troops hnyo already In part been dis
trl1utea among tho different armies. At first IL
was intended 10 form these recruit s!ntunp army
eotrs colsIstlug u twclYc traillenr: batta'tous.
icrS regiments, ana fourteen BATTERIES. Hitsr
moro 1natnrc consideration, howuyor, It was
determined to distribute them amouE tic truupa
81 tho tine, for tho purpose, !nai,ly, q cover
eratsons, might b alauv in the courso Of thu
Waf.< NeTt follows tho calling out Ut the Ke-
tlis. Tic troops thus called cut have bccn
formed Into independant corps In tho following
twenty-clght battaionA equal TO .. 1J men; tic
secou1 Corps cotnprfses tilIrty-oflo tattaiions,
or y. %aooo men; and tho Thina Gorps, at Monas:
IT., forty eattalloas, ... Or ~ .on n.rn-n all
Asla, eleven battalions, or B,1QJ men, arc at
kaFput; ten baitatlons, or B,hU ,uon, Ut Sly4s;
. eleven oattailona, or s.a0o men, a. Erzcroum;
tsysn Sattallo9. er @ e at Kasa; n'ns
Dlkfbektr thcro arc nine hattalions. equal to
7.uu tnen,-im all, hfty-suvan oattali0us will,
saNo meu. ln ths dlatrlct oE tho byttau corps
ists r., nts stationed sixasssn battsioas VIII
battslfoEs With l39,Uo0 meu, and Including tho :.
recruits who weru raised formerly, shows .
Erailu total u la3, Du0 tnen.
Drs!les this now levy the Turkish army In the
Held Will rerclvs strong reinforcement in ths
Corps ot uagiai aud Yemen, tho grc4ter Dart
Ut whtch ~ alreaay on the hlarvh TO the seat Ut
tWar. Those who ars bound for thu sccno Of
operations III Asia eomprLau tho collected troops
Of thu Corps Of blgiad; conaistluR of
Twelve Infantry battAllous, sfx 1ffs
battallons, two cavalry regiments, three
horse, itva field, aud QUO mountain battrry;
in a!l, 3,0oO meu, with seyeuty-eixht guns.
The YeulGn toEus sends olfy leu Infantry bat.
laItons mud ono r!ao battalion, with fys atll
aud one mountain battery. IN ail 9,Uu0 men. with
Damascus st least sovsn Nlzam battalious, and
Ave Redif battalion. ot the drst class, fur
Rcdf b7ttaltuus of the second class, scYep
1ttdlt hattalluns Ut the third class, md four
iscdf bsttalloue Of tho fourth class, mud ninp
Mu4tah1x bAttal1ons are ready for departure for
tbs suat OF wAr.
The grand total Of reinforceucnts-yiz.
thosu VITO have ssaehed tho front, thos~sho are
pu the iaaFeh thttder, anl tboss Who afe rrsiy |
to Htart-anlounts, aetoaltng IL thv reyulatiups,
to about @W battaluus with iwouty batteries, Or
nearly saosuo tnuu. But tue actual uuubers |
Mill 1ati oonsldcE2bly short Qf these tilsufra
1he Faptd 1u1uuloulpK out Df ~ many recruits |
eaunot DO dqus without us1uctIuu TAv IuascL, |
also, for weeks, and cycu mouths. u /
~ many nen-pooFly clad, poorly fed, and |
expose'l 10 al tho damaging 31dluutcrs of tho |
worst season OF thu ycas~frolu tho Gpo4s uis-
!ane palts Ut TuEksJ 70 the .eat Ut war csu,lot
but bs atteuded with heaYy lo.ae.. Ali dctlue-
tEons nude, the actual number OF recruits
Which (llH measures of tho Seruskiesata should !
obtain would prubab1Y full SoIuewha, shust Of
AU,oO nsu. That u Sill, NJ doubt, a very
considerable lighting Eowes. but wAcu cuui-
pared With the pFe*eut strength of tho eucmy