The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-29

OF the L1vefp0OIs cOtCOn-Df0Ker5 says
{" Cotton has continued In active demand,
and quotations OF most descriptions show a
further slight advance. American was in
active request, and quotations are raised lie
to Id. In Sea Island fair business has
been done at full prices. Futures opened
quietly with moderate business, but on
Monday the demand became active, and the
market closed strong that evening at IN adj
vance Of 5-32d. over Thursdays rates. Since
then, however, there has been decidedly
more disposition to sell, amounting on
Thursday almost to pressure, and the whole
OF the advance has been lost.
INTERNATIONAL COTTON CONFERENCE.
LIVERPOOL, September 2S.-The adjourn
ed meeting Of the International Cotton Con-
ference was held this afternoon. 1t was at
tended, in addition to the previous dele
gates, by delegates from various spinners'
associations. :,
A resolution to abolish the one-and.a-half
per cent. deduction from cotton invoices
was debated, but no action was taken.
The resolution relative to the insertion OF
the words .sCash before delivery" in con-
tracts was also debated, and denounced by
the SINNERS as insulting and uncaled-for,
and the subject was passed over.
Without considering the arrival business
the Conference adjourned sine die.
... -..s The War News.
RETIREMENT OF MEHEMET AUTHORIZATIONS
3D. t FOR THE WINTER, &C.
LONDON, September 28.-The retirement
OF Mehemet Ali behind the Kara LON seems
to indicate that the Turks were well salts,
fed to maintain their present position and
depend on the winter to force the Russians
back across the Danube.
The IImes's Shumla special says: The
retrorrade movement was partly because OF
recent rains, which rendered it difficult to
bring up supplies, and partly on account OF
the Russians maSsing considerable forces
on the Lom 1t would appear from this
explanation that the idea Of holding the
country between the LON and the 1antra
has been abandoned by the Turks.
Thus it once more becomes possible for
the Russians to isolate and blockade Rust
chuk, which, however, has probably been
supplied for the winter. During the last
month that communication has been open.
Mehemet ALPS right will again be about
Kazelevo, with Rasgrade as base, while
his left will extend as far as the defile, south
OF Osman Bazaar, being within easy support
fran Shumla.
Correspondents with the Czarowitch are
not sanguine OF his ability to force the line
of the Kara LON, Notwithstanding the ar
rival OF several divisions OF the Imperial
Guard.
MUDDY ROADs-DIFFICULTY IN ADVANCE
MovEMENTs-A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE
SITUATION. &C., AT PLEvNA.
LONDON, September 2S.-The correspond
cnt of the Daily Ne,cs, writing from Cher
kovna last Saturday, says:
81 do not believe it possible at present to
advance even with the reInforcements
which have arrived. 4 day or two OF rain
has made the roads almost impossible. The
ground is sodden and the mud ankle-deep.
The immense number OF horses have eaten
almost all the forage, and hay Is very scarce
at any price, consequently communications
arc daily more difficult. The horses are de-
cidedly losing flesh as the season advances.
The difficulties OF the campaign increase in
geometrc ratio.''
The TimeS'S correspondent at Bucharest,
writing under date OF Wednesday, takes 4
decidedly hopeful view OF the Russian
prospect; but it must be observed that this
was before the Rollmanians attempted and
failed to take the second Griyica redoubt,
ii indeed this report (Which comes from
several QlTcCllOllS, DuL Hot CT oIuCitiis ~ ohi
ANY, be not baselcss. The correspondent
says the staff officers in front OF Plcvna eN-
press the utmost confidence that the place
will fall into their hands. Should Osman
Pasha's army be finally destroyed there
is nothing to prevent great flank
movement down the Valley OF Sofia
to Adrianople and the Turkish cap
ital itself. Suleiman Pasha has squan-
dered the lives OF his army on the forts in
the Shipka Pass, and were he to attempt to
withdraw to oppose this flank movement he
would have General Radetzky at his heels,
and his army would have its hands full.
without attempting to NEEDLE with the
Pleyna army, should Mehemet Ali attempt
to move to the southwark the Russian
hordes of cavalry would entangle him at
every step. Perhaps it is with view to
something like the above that the Russian
commanders kept their hold on the ShiDka
Pass and persist IN their attacks upon
Plevna. There is no doubt but that the
Turkish powers OF resistance are strained
to high degree Of tension.