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Show FOREIGN. THE EASTERN WAU. London, 18. Advices from Bucharest Buchar-est and Siatova show that Russians have made no preparation againtt bad weather. Even the flat sandy island 1 over which is an approach more than a mile long to tho pontoon bridges, shows no sign of road making, although al-though 100 infautiy soldiers have idled away their time there for several months. OnlhoSiatova side, where the roads to Biela and Tirnova run up steep hiilaides, there wbb also no preparation. pre-paration. Severe showers on Wednesday Wednes-day night caught the Russian army service department utterly unpre-pard. unpre-pard. A part of the Dobrudseba force hftB already passed through Roumania aud again croaaed the Danube about ten miles above Ruat-chuk, Ruat-chuk, but operations on the other side are delayed by rain, which has rendered ren-dered all roads practically impassable. The great part of the line of communication com-munication with the army is over a mere cart track beaten into dust in fine weather and churned into deep mud when it rains. Wood is scarce in tbe country now occupied by the Russians, and the enormous forces about to be encamped in the heart of Bulgaria will probably leave it as bare as the allies left the plains before Sebastopol. During tbe occupation occu-pation of Dobrudsoha lately the sick were sent back at the rate of 300 per day, and there are Bigns oi increasing sickness within the lines nn the other side of the Danube. Shipka pass, which is held by Russians, wob blockaded block-aded at the eouthern entrance and will pmhahly htwa to h evuoimted I unless the Russians attack and de feat one of the three Turkish corpB whioh now form a semi-circle from RaBgrad to Plevna. Some critics appear to think that the Russian advantage lies in continued inactivity and further concentration, but increasing in-creasing ravagee of disease iu the Russian camp is an oflset against the arrival of reinforcements, and may compel their generals to attack Plevna or Rasgrad before strategical considerations would authorize such an undertaking. It is reported also that public opinion in Russia is powerfully affected by the failure before be-fore Plevna, Echoes of this dissatisfaction dissatis-faction may reach the army in tbe field and tend to tempt the military advisers of the emperor to urge some enterprise that might well be deferred till stronger foces can be concentrated. concen-trated. Vienna, 18. The Political Correspondence Corres-pondence has a Bucharest telegram saying Gen. Gourkba delurea that the Russian positions from the Danube to .Shipkapasa are so strong that the Turks will not venture an attack. Both armies are constantly entrenching entrench-ing themselves. The Turks especially hold a wonderfully strong position at Plevna, but Osman Pasha is nevertheless never-theless in a difficult situation, because numerous cavalry attached to 80,000 Russians confronting him, completely cut oO his communications with Sofia and capture his convoys of ammunition am-munition and provisions. The Russians Rus-sians will not undertake operations until the whole guard arrives from St. Petersburg. This signifies a pause of two or three weeks. r .New York, 19. Times' special ! from London: I have just received a letter from a correspondent of the New York Times, dated Bucharest, Tuesday, 14lh, in which be Bays the main hope ol the Russians now is that they may succeed in winning a decis ive victory at Tirnova, and that in case this should crown their efforts, the czar will be ready to agree upon terms of peace at once. The emperor of Russia is not entirely hopeful of final success in the campaign now going on beyond the Danube. It is said he constantly upbraids his advisers, advis-ers, both military and civil, for having led him to make war against Turkev. To those around him he is continu- ally repeating the warning of Emperor i Nicholas, bis father, that the nation should never make war except to repel invasion, Alexander II will not for get the prophecy that he will never live to see tbe 60th anniversary of his birthday. He still seems in constant fear of -tssaesi nation, and it is almost impossible for a stranger to penetrate to his headquarters. His sixtieth birthday anniversnry will, if he lives occur April 29th, 1S7S. The same correspondent states that ' the czar has removed bis headquar 1 ters to the town known as Schatmh- ! mashla. The place does not appear on any of the maps, but it ia located at tbe junction of the two roads leading lead-ing one to Plvna, the other to Biela, both connecting at Sistova, and lies a few miles to the north of Tirnova. This retrograde movement of the em-perur em-perur and his stafi is ostensibly to conduct con-duct pending operations, but is really to avoid the possibility of being cut off from b.B line of retreat in case of another defeat of his army. Hutu Pasha is reported marching on Schip-ka Schip-ka pass, with a strong force of Turkish Turk-ish troops. The pass is still held by remnants of the gallant division ltd by General Gourkba, which made I some time Bince, such a brilliant, but seemingly fruitless, raid across the Balkans. Gourkha's forces are cer tainly in a most critical position. With Suleiman Pasha and a strong army to the south and Hafiz Pasha to the north of them, they can hardly escape capture if not total annihilation. annihila-tion. A small forco of Russian soldiers is still guarding Nikopolis or rather the ruins of that place. Tbey have no eaiy duty to pcrfcrm, however, for bashi biouts and other Turkish irregular horsemen puss nightly and pay bloody visits to tho oulposts. ' They come from the direction of Plevna and succeed in doing much injury to the troops in front of Nikopolis. Nik-opolis. News of serious agitation in the Galacia province of Austria lying between be-tween the Carrathain mountains and the Russian frontier reacbefime from a trusty correftpendent. Tha news is reported as of the most critical char acter. A Polish revolution is momentarily mo-mentarily expected and altogether the outlook for the Russian Empire is by no means encouraging. The compassionate fund which is being raised in this city in aid of the Turkish cause, has already reached a considerable sum. The fund was started by BaroneaB Burdett Coutts and money is passing into the treasury treas-ury quite rapidly. The fund thus raised will be distributed among suffering suf-fering families ol those who are serving in the Turkish armies. Mid-hat Mid-hat Pasha's reconciliation with the Sultan is looked upon as entirely unfavorable un-favorable to early peace. The latest news from the front is to the effect that belligerent forcet; are standing face to face and anxiously awaiting word to eng.ige in a general battle. The Russian army is believed to be favorably situated for the struggles, strug-gles, and all are confident of success, except the czar, who, though evidently evident-ly despondent, is really anxious for an immediate and supreme effort on the pait of his forcen. -- St. Petersburg, 18. Official dispatches dis-patches state that tbe Russian but teries at Gmergova silenced the Turkish Turk-ish batteries at Rustcbuk on the 15th imt. There was slight successful fighting on the 16th, on the right bank of the river, near Rustohuk. Bucharest, 18. Eight vessels landed land-ed Turks in the Dobrudscha on Friday. Fri-day. The Russiaus are marching to oppose them. |