New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-15
TURKEY IN TIE MIDST OF WAR.

THE PEOPLE HoPELESs-TURKIsH IGNORANCE H.
LUsTEArrD-osNANs FAMILY CARED FOR
SIGNS or PEACE-AsrECT OF TIE STREETS or
sTAMToUL.
iFRoM \ EEsiLA. CORRESPONDENT OF TIIE IRfBt 81
CONsrANuNorLE. Dec. 2l.-As long as Ileyna
held OUT, even the most depending Of the people
had lingering hopes that in some way tie tide OF
war might be turned back Since the SURRENDER Of
the place, however every spark of hope has died
ont aud never saw such despair and such help
lessness ms that which now exhibits itself among
the mass of the people They curse their rulers and
their generals and are ready to sink into lctharey
in the belief that what is latcd has been revealed by
tho events of the last three months. The
people have learned to regard Osman pasha
~ the one hero Of the whole nation, and
every household is hcrcavcd IN his loss, ~
If it were death. They feel such regard for os-
man Pasha that they imputc 10 the Car sIiallar
admiration and recount to each other stores OF the
generosity shown 20 Osman by him. An old iuik
grdycly told me OF the whole scene OF the surrender
Perhaps you would like To hear it, Osman Pasha
was OH litter, having been commanding the army
all day with a bullet in his leg. The Car
kissed him on the forehead and said to him. " You
have done nobly.' Al the same time he took from
his own breast the Grand Cross Of 81. George and
pinned ii upon that of lis valiant enemy, saying
go back 10 yonr country III safety. cannon Keep
IN prs "A man like you." This story is thoroughly be-
licyed by many Turks whom world expect from
their station TO be intelligent. IL shows how little
even the best Informed of hose educated here know
o. the great outside world, whose Goodness and
cruelty they weep over ~ does boy of eighteen on
mi, first absence from home. None Of these people
have trustworthy sources Of information. and they
do not know what sources are trustworthy. II will
llv bn h.,i. tlnf mi he
pers have noticed the fall OF povna at all 1t il in al
the other papers of the city, of course, but the only
official hint that Plevna has fallen Is the bulletin
issued by the War Office to deny the death of Osnan
Pasha. Those who rely on the Army Gazette for
military news are sill expecting daily that there
will be news that the place holds ont. Until then
they feast their eyes on the reports Of the number
killed IN every Crcassian outpost fight, and say,
after reading each record of Russians left dead,
MAY God increase the number of thom."
Osindn Pasha's family is here, and consists OF one
wife and two sons. He has been married for four
teen years. and has lived AT home only three months
in all that time His military service has been on
the frontier of Persia aud among the wild Arabs oil
Yemen. He has no property, ana his family has
always lived in very pillar to post fashion. chang
ing their house whenever the landlord raised the
rent At the beginning of the present war Mukhtar
Pasha offered to lend Osman $4,000 to buy house,
80 that at least he might feel that his family were
comfortable, but Osman Pasha declined to be in
debt. The Sultan has sent many presents to
Osmans family lately, aud snce.thc TAU OF Plevna
he has caused the oldest son, boy of eight
years. to DC entered the roll CT Que OF the cavalry