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Show THE EASTERN WAR. Great activity i reported on the part of the Uu-ai'ins in bringing up reinforcements for the European army, 189,000 troop bing i rtmU to the field. Turkey U a!eo rcinforc ing and strengthening her portions. The weakntHS of the Russian campaign cam-paign lies in its extended field ol operations, its divid-.d line and the necessity of concentrating a superior force at Plevna, their predt-nt ol.jectivn point, at which the Turks mailt a gallant defence, which became really a Russian defeat. The Turkish army iB apparently aa efficiently ltd as the Russian and their troops fiht with equal bravery. Tho Russian rein' forcemcnts, howuver, bogin to tell upon the garrison of Plevna, its supplies sup-plies having recently been cut off. This may lead to a new disposition of tho Turkish forces, which will give .the Russian generals a chance to pounce upon BCme ol the Turkish positions, taking tho latter at a disadvantage. dis-advantage. Tha czar has his headquarters head-quarters with the army, aud will probably participate in the nest great battle, which is intended by the Russians to be a decisive one. |