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Show FOREIGN. The War. Constantinople, 10. No information informa-tion has beon received at the British embassy of any battle at Plevna dur-iug dur-iug tbe last two days. It is believod that the recent reports were premature. prema-ture. La Verite, the organ of the Turkish minister of war, also asserts there has been no important engagement engage-ment at Plevna since July 31st. iMe-uemet iMe-uemet Ali telegraphs from Kasgrad that ten companies of Russian infantry infan-try and Bix squadrons of cavalry attacked at-tacked Yaillak, near O-iman Bazar, and were repulsed with a 1o-b of sixty killed and 120 woundfd. The Turkish commander on the northeastern frontier of Montenegro claims to have repulsed the attack on Kolaschin on August 7th, after ten hours' fighting. General Ignatiefl'is still confined to hia room with gastric fever. Prince Galatzin is aloo abed with the same complaint. Four outof five adjutants general in attendance on the czar are ill. Nearly everybody is more or less sick or Equeamieh. The same correspondent telegraphs as follows from Sistova on Friday: Ii has been at leaBt definitely resolved to bridge the Danube at Pirgou ; also that the first brigade of reinforcements, reinforce-ments, which is a splendid rifle brigade brig-ade of four battalions, now at Sim-nilza, Sim-nilza, will croaa to-morrow, en route to the Plevna front. Bucharest, 10. A correspondent slates that Lieutenant Green of the United States navy, who went to Biela as an attache to the Russian army, returned there struck down by fever. London, 10. A correspondent at Biela says his estimate of tbe serious effect of the Russian defeat at Plevna, formed ou tho battle field, is fully borne out by Russian appreheosiou. Russians stand waiting for necessary reinforcements and are thankful thai they are not nssailed in theirdelensive positions. The defeat has altered the whole plan of the campaign for this year. Russians have virtually aband oned tbe expectation of pressing the war succeaslully across the Balkans, t will suffice them if, during the three months still available lor fighting, fight-ing, they can sweep Bulgaria north of the Balkans clear of Turkish armies. Orders are to withdraw from all trans Balkan positions. This is from no direct pressure of Turks beyond Ihe Balkans, but because of tbe risk attending unsupported advances on this Bide of the Balkans. The paralysis by the Plevna reverse still endures. One hundred thousand men are wanted and are forthcoming but will havQ to be waited for. The first brigade of reinforcements is expected ex-pected to cross tbe Danube in a day or two. It is hoped that a brigade will cross daily. The offensive will doubtless be recommenced before all reinforcements are to band, but a large proportion of them are hid is pensable. Oaman Pasha must be struck decisively. At present lie can only be watched, The gaps through which tbe right flank of Russian communications were threatened are stopped by Scbackoakoy and Krud-j ner's positions confronting Plevna and Dragominofi's division between Tiroova and Lovalz. This force is probably sufficient lor protection, but is utterly inadequate for the renewal of the offensive. It is estimated now that from 60,000 to 70,000 Turks are on the Lovati; and Plevna line, and they will take a deal of beating. The left thuk of the czarowiteb's army, which is available for holding the line from the Danube to the Balkans, numbers about 60,-Oi'O 60,-Oi'O and is necessarily attenuated over the long front, so as to leave no gap forTurks to creep through.. The Turks are probably about the samel strength, but il Mehemet Aii chooses to take the offensive he may concentrate concen-trate at Rustchuk, Kasgrad and Os-man Os-man Bazar. Russians must be ready to face him everywhere, consequently ibey must remain strictly ou the defensive. de-fensive. The river Lorn still virtually constitutes the line of the Rustchuk army, but the headquarters ol the 'llth corps (has been moved beyond it to Kadikoi. The headquarters head-quarters of the czarowitch, with 13th corps advanced to Kabaljeva, thus confronting Kasgrad. General Zimmerman is stalemated. He is guarding tbe Dobrudscha, which is nor threatened, and he cannot pii3h forward with bis '10,000 men lest his enemies from Varna and Shunila should converge upon him. Russians are beginning to suiter in health,; some corps lrom hard marching, j beat and irregular rations; the prin-j cipal cause, however, is neglect ot sanitary precautions, resulting in ft eeneral tainting of the air. At Biela the air is thick and heavy with emanations ema-nations from filth and rotting (dial. A eorrespondoul with the Djbrud-scha Djbrud-scha army telegraphs that malarial fever is doing its work. Hundreds ol sick arrive al Tehernovada daily, the majority from the neighborhood ot Mejidjie, where the steaming swamp poisons the water and air alike. Dysentry also countB many victims. In proportion as Ihe season advances sickness increases. A St. Petersburg letter state that 4S.000 fresh troopK are already nn the way by railroad lo the seal of war. The guards will follow iu ten days. Tuese include S.000 cavalry and oti,-000 oti,-000 intantry; 250 oaunon will also he sent. Ol the landwchr only piikid regiments will go Lo Bulgaria. An occasional correspondent of the Times at Vienna Bays everything tends lo show that Mehmet Ali ana Suleiman Pasha are making great eflortB lo eflect a junction by Slevno pats, bo as lo dislodge the Russians lrom Tircova. If they succeed in efiectioga junction we may ex peer, shortly lo bear of a great battle which will decide this year's campaign. A Bucharest special status that the czar remains at Biela. Though the Russiau army is being strengthened rapidly, there is little cham-e for any serious aclion for more than a wyek. The Turks, instead ut noting with energy and decision, are building more defensive works. Prince Charles has called out 12 000 Roumanian Rou-manian militia. |