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Show FOREIGN. THE EASTERN' W A It. St. Petersburg, 11. Tbe followin1 official dispatch has been received; Adrianople.ll. The Turkish nghi assumed the offensive on the 5th in&t. along the whole line from Tschiagya pass to Karavansarai. A large number num-ber of baBhi bazouks and Kurds, wap-pouted wap-pouted by bix intantry battalions coming com-ing from Gara aud Kunelschrcha. drove in the Russian outposts and there waa skirmishing aloDg the picket lines the whole day. After occupying Alikotzotak the Turks endeavored en-deavored to take Kbalfala, but were repulsed. The Russian losses' were four officers killed and twelve office and thirteen men wounded. The Turks left twenty killed on the field. A Turkish corps is now concentrating in the direction of Auakotschak. General TergukassolTs army has beon reinforced by a column detached from the main body and is conccn trating towards Igdir. According to the latest intelligence from Batoum, Dervish Pasha, with four battalions, has left Zichidsire by eea in a northerly direction. Bucharest, 11. It is stated that the chief of General Krudener's stafl has been cited before tbe council ot war to explain his failure at Plevna. Reot Pasha arrived last night. Prince Hassan, commanding at Varna, has come here to confer with Lieutenant General Mehemet Ali. Berlin, 11. -The Russians experience experi-ence serious difficulty in filling the ranks of the landwehr in consequence of the reluctance with which men come forward. With a view to obvi ate this the government has issued a notice that men will not be required to go to the front, but merely take the place at home of the reserves and garrison troops. The manner in which the landwehr is constituted legally precludes their employment out of Russia. Under the present call the city of Moscow is forming a volunteer legion which it proposes to support until the end of the war. Marines continue jo be sent southward south-ward from Croustadt and join the fighting armv. The Nord Deutsch denies tbat auy intention exists of extending military operations to Servia. Tbe czar, it aavs, at the commencement of the war set aside any such idea out of consideration for Austria, and nothing showa that these views are changed. The position of the Russian armies ia not'euch sb to render Servia's action questionable aud desirable. Measures Meas-ures have been taken at thn Russian headquarters to shortly enable troops lo resume the oflensive. i Alexandria, 11. One hundred and i fifty Greek volunteers left bore to day for Palms. Vienna, 11. The Political Corres.-pondence Corres.-pondence states that Ristics, Servian premier, informed a friend that the militia have not received inarching orders. Partial mobilization iB so)ely for the protection of the frontier. ; Servia remains neutral, subject ttrtbe i course of military events. New York, 31. The Tim.'s London Lon-don : News l'rrm the Beat, ni war to-day is so confused and so indefinite that it is almost impossible to sift tbe truth. A great mass ot dispalcheH is-constantly is-constantly arriving. There are-many are-many uucertaiu reports of battlas, 3 but nearly aa soon as they arrive de f nials come frora ona aide or the other. The Russians- are determined not to allow the truth to come out when they are defeated, while the i Turkish goneials are maintaining discreet dis-creet silence in regard to all movements move-ments of the slightest importance ments of the slightest importance whether they result successfully for their side or otherwise. When, they are obliged to talk they diUt a great length on the multitudinous reports ol Russian atrocities. In other respects it is noticeable that they are conducting operatioart with discreet reticence. Tlmt very import ant movements are ou foot is certain. cer-tain. The correspondent of the Times at Adrianople sends an assurance assur-ance by telegraph, to-day, that the decisive battle of the campaign will be fought at Boguz pa;H, notwithstanding notwith-standing tbe fact that en official telegram tele-gram from Suleiman Pasha says the result of tho reconnoissit-nce by imperial Turkish troops demonstrates beyond doubt that they are not Rus ; sian Eoldiers. At the entrance to the 1 pass small preliminary skismishes between Turks advancing or retreating retreat-ing Russians are of almost daily occurrence, oc-currence, and doubtless form the basis for numerous and exaggerated reports of battles which have beeu telegraphed during the lat day or two. Near Shumla, on Wednesday last, the Turkish general Abraham, defeated seventeen companies of Rus- j Bian infantry ond 1,000 horses. On tbe Bame day an attack was made by : a large force of Russians nn the town of Y&illak, near Osman Bazar. The Russians were repulsed, but with I what loss is not Btated. Charges and counter charges of atrocities continue to pour in from both sides, aud both seem to contain the elements at least of truth. There is no doubt that thia is the most cruel war in the history of the world. Reprisals are made lulb lessly by both Russians and Turks. The British parliament will break up next week without aaking a vote of credit to meet extraordinary expenditures, ex-penditures, recent Russian defeats having altered the situation bo much tbat.it is deemed unnecessary. Por some eaaou Austria is becoming more settled in her policy ol neutrality, neutrali-ty, nevertheless.politically considered, a crisis is thought, by lar soetug statesmen, to be exceptiona'ly dangerous danger-ous at the present moment. This iB owing to the intrigues of Prince Bismarck Bis-marck with the governments of Austria and Italy and his thorough understanding with the Russian czur. A correspondent of the Daily News who is in high favor with Russian military authorities, states that reinforcements rein-forcements lor the Russian army will require more time to roach the front than was at first supposed and consequently conse-quently it will he impossible to conclude con-clude the war during tho present year. Great b.itlles will be fought, butoniy north of the BdUan mountains. moun-tains. Tho hope entertained by tbe Russians of buing able lo advance on Adrianople at once bta been postponed post-poned and the aim of the Russian generals now is to sweep Bulgaria, north of the Balkans, clear of Turkish Turk-ish armies. Passes of the Balkans are to be held at all hazards, a strong position being taken up (or this purpose pur-pose at Raaauhk. The necessity for thus restricting operations south of the Balkans- arises from the serious aspect of a flairs north of that range. The Russian armies there are unable to move and must wait for reinforcements. reinforce-ments. One hundred thousand men are now away to the scene of operations. oper-ations. In accordance with tbis view tbe blow which the Rusamns iuwnded to give Odnjan Pusha's army cannot le struck because troops arc not, avail able in sufficient numbers. The right flank of the Russian army is sufficiently suffi-ciently protected, but the meucia tor renewed ofiensive operations are utterly utter-ly inadequate. The News correspondent correspond-ent givesspecific reaaous why Rusninns are not in position to stnke at the forces of Eyoub Pasha and Mehemet Ali Pasha. At best they enn only sta- d on the defensive and hope for better luL-k. A correspondent of tho Tiaies at Bucharest telegraphs ttmt the Russian Rus-sian general, Scholdner Schuldver, will be summoned before a court martial for trial on the charge of neglect neg-lect o( duty and general incapacity. He had a lot of outposts in the rear of his position when surprised at Plevna on the 19:h of July, and he allowed j his first brigade to bo repulsed on the 120th and destroyed on the 2'.id be-' be-' cause he drd not order an advance of .bis reserve forces. Gen. Krudner will also be court martialed fcr neglecting neg-lecting to take possession of the de- , 'files through which Osmaa Paaba'ai rei nforcementa passed on the 28th of July, and for general incapacity displayed by him in the combats ol t'.ie 29th and 30th of July. On the fjtherside, Abdul Kerirn will be court martialed lor utter worthleasnees, and Eachridt Pasha for attempting to sell the Turkish position at Rustchuk to the Russians after the manner of Youasesaf Pasha at Varna, in the war ofS2H. Russia is bsrdly justified in her scapegoat for they did exactly what they were told to do, but tbe fact remains that somebody must be disgraced for tho inglorious defeats belore Plevna, at Rasgrad, Siliatria and Eski Satrhra, all of which are imoprtant victories to inssriba on tha Turkish banner. Reports come from Vienna, to day, of a panic through Russia. Additional Ad-ditional troopfl are being hurried pell mell to the Danube. Religious communities com-munities are hastily packing and sending their valuables to Austria, fearing thty will be confiscated in tbe general war levy for money, and there is an increasing feeling of uneasiness in Russian Poland. Russia fears to withdraw more troops from that province, prov-ince, as it will require a strong band i to keen down the revolutionarv move- to keop down the revolutionary movement move-ment in the presence of continued Turkish nuccesses and exhaustive drafts of men and money to sustaiu the war. .Nevertheless there is much enthusiasm at Mo-cow and St. Petersburg Peters-burg for war. Tbe Imperial Russian guard, consisting of til, 000 infantry and cavalry, will follow a force of1 48,000 men with 250 cannon already on the way to the seat of war. The suburbB of the Russian capital are studded with tents, aud the city itself iB lull of martial Bounds incident to warlike preparations. A force of 185,000 landwehr is nearly ready to start for the front, and there is every ! indication that Russia is determined I to justify the goneml belief in her I ultimate success. I Constantinople, 11. Two thousand workmen are employed completing j the Gallipoli fortifications, on the plans of ISoo. Kupp guna are con- tstanUy being forwarded. |