THE TURCO SERVIAN WAR.

Evening Star, Issue 4255, 16 October 1876, Page 4

THE TURCO SERVIAN WAR.

a 1 • , , , IR7HKET 'WAJMrab. ■, =•..,:. A qespfcjch; from Udustantiuoi-le to the 'Dally Telegraph,' dated September 7, sai s :-»»-,The Brft„ i,F °■^2? , 5?^ ,1 ?. l^ e r 2* 10n g rejlresentations to Turkey, £B>ou™fh laer amTSSfalor, tHat,'if 'the wUT w as Continued, Turkey muse be prepared to see Kussiu. openly giving support to Servia." i BLAUGHTEB OF- ( TURKB IN - MONTENEGRO. . Cettmge, September 9.—Dervish Pasha's" attack in the soith-tast, on Wedbesd.iy,. was made bv several columns which crossed the Letta and Mouatscha, when they were repulsed.. ,A portion of tne Turks were cut off from tie fTrdsfandtley were dayeni into an *ug!o between the two rivers and pushed i.,to the Moua schn, which runs be" twet-n peipondicular rooky banks. The? Turkish ar.illery was ineffectual to check the pursuit, and the slaughter was great. Eight-.pun-Jred Turks were; lott dead on the field, aud upwards of 1000. drowned. Ibe Montenegraus lost 300 kiUed and

; LORfl DERBY'S DEFENCE. London. Sep.eihber Derby to-day received two deputations of workmen's societies; In reply to their address he said: "The Government biis been charged with indifference to the gi eat Sten? Bu l« aria - All,>haf had been do&ta diplomatic mat.eis and in Sending a fleet to Besika Bay was done, if not before the outrages occurred fLtThf « Ut bofOTe i hey were kM ™ He deemed £lh« fnr Q «l' ernn S ,,t "* B --» 0 * in a n y Sense rosponBible for the outbreaks of fanaticism, among the Turkish population. He describeMe previouf action of the and said BlithW to unsay and nothing to regret in what they had done' If: the Tarks belieyedall Europe desired t6 drive Ueva back into Asia, they would break* £5 in excesses prompted by revenge and despairrßefoethan anything else to prevent the waT from mssuuiing the character of a religious war, anfl'So rrj, en-, tlie commission offatroci.ies in mauy'proviuees England held no exceptional position in consel Ztu% °!, Cl ; ime ., U Wttr ' wLi^h at - i* outset was pushed mainly by the Kmperor of the Froi.cb ; . Lo.d Derby sa ,d he believed it would be as muc h a nrstake now as formerly, to. l„t the Tuikish Em* P«re lake care of itself. -The Value t^u S of Us terntnriai integrity was real a>,d The last word on che Eastern questioa was, Who M to have Coußtautiuotil. ? Any attempt .it p;Jrtition w.-uld le the signal for a EnroUan war Bur, tho relations between Tu,key aud hWvarVms >nhiecto ha.i been nvflifietf tf ev local self government which' had Wniirade wifh E-ypt, and Crete hud beemai-ttled with theconcmrenoeof the -uaranteeing powers 'Buc he.wou.d never put.uiejuanw to w * c h British Goverumeut was doing all In its power to secure an armiatice and peace. The changes tj be made must depeud upon the ooncerted aoti-m of all .Europe and into the nature thereof he coSidnW now enter. It was unjust to denounce a whole race •fr ,^?>faU^ B ° ! iPr : to'bWSrfcg: 2hSh&p a P ofEuri.pe would lead to a war % W^H» J th T? U,ga S a f 1 would be gre-atly exceeded. It would drive the Turks into Asia. And stilUhere would be many .Christians an-1 Moham-anß-^ng ther ' d nofrriJiTurki7hK. only. We hold, lansuage and display ■•feelim™ against the whole Turkish Mohammedan r.^ls | which would, excite feeUngs of mutual^mosity' w^? en th rt tW ° * ms L6t m « add Ji warning: Do no suppose, because we look npbn ; tbia_ question from a philanthropic point of view theS 8n P#WerS f do"

A< number of deputations asked Earl Derby what chai.ce -there was for the adoption of Hidhat tfasha s constitutional reforms, to which his Lordsnip replied that he did not know what were Midhat Pasha s proposals. He was aware that that sWesman had very liberal ideas about reforming the Ottoman Administration, bat was not aware of the character of his project; and even if he knew, it, he would 110t.be prepared to say anj thing about it without some previous examination and study

COMMENTS Or THE LONDOH 'TIME?.' *u "i,™* 8 * or tl,e 12th > i»» an editorial article on the Eastern question, says .—" The temper of fe-urope is swiftly undergoing a change. More countries than Europe might easily,pass beyond the control of statesmen. . The very iani;er of which ■barl Derby warned Turkey threatens to become a reality He said, with startling orce. that a renewal of the outrages would be more disastrous to the i?orte than the loss of a.battle. If the statements regarding atrocities in Servia pr M ve true it may matter little whether they should afterward prove to be exaggerated. The Russian people seem approving a state of popular excitement, when even a false report will mr.ke peace an impossi?i i y • Eve, 7. DaT ot warfare addß to the likelihood tn.it the strife may overflow its present limits There are diplomatic signs which might warn Turkey s rulers how narrow is the foothold on wnicu tKey must pick their way. They will fin* it tess easy than it has been in former time* to keep Turkey safe by exciting th« jealousies of rival powers. If they display their wonted aslutenesr tl>ey will seize any expedient that offers a oaanoe ol pwoe." , ■"*

A JHTSSIAS-TTOUBH WAX IHBTTTAJIB. London, September 7th.— The «Standard's correapoadent at Berlin says; " Since the declination of Turkey to grant an armistice, the Outbreak of a Rus-ian-Turkish war i» deemed inevitable in wellinformed circles." The' Standard's correspondent at Nissa makes the surprising statement that large numbers of Bulgarians of all class< s are joining the army. They are represented as showing much feeling against the Servians, bee .use the latter have brought mis chief on them. s . BANO.TTET AT BELGRADE. Belarrndo September 12.-A banquet was given at the Busskiu Consulate last evening in honor of the name-dpy of Emj>eror Alexander. Piiuce Mi an proposing' the health of the Emperor of Kussia' said the Emperor was tbe Servians' treat tri»u! and protector, aud he thanked tho Bussian people for their sympathy and aid. C. uucillor Kartzoff fiussian Ce-nsul General at Belgrade, received the delegation previous to tne banquet. In a speech acknowledging their congratulations, he said that henceforth Bussia and Servia were united. SERVIAN SKLF-MHTILATION. Before the publication of tbe orders rendering aoldiers : mutilating themselves liable to tho penalty of; death or imprisonment for life, many Servians had aire dybeeu anested for that offence, and on one occasion as many as forty in a batch were etc cuied There are hospitals, it is said,, in which more than half the patients are of this class. THE BTJJATION ZT AIEXINATZ. London, September B—The special correspondent ?M >1( L s * anQa *' telegraphs from Belgrade that Wing add afttr the tattle of FHdty. HjtfdJSi; ■ <'>;■■• <>■■ i.iM'jx ■.

stones reach me of rape and murder ;"of awouriaed Kussian toed to a tree and roasted; andof girls outraared auc flayed alive.i The tow. a are filled with thonj&nd jof fugitives. No news has been received Here,T6sp ;cting peace neg tiationa. The Servians •would prefer a continuation of the war to hamiliatinjr coupitions »f peaco." The correspoudents of the Tina's' and« Daily Sews' conErm the repors ot outn. Fes committed on wounded Servians by Urcassia is and Bashi-Bazotika. The ' Times* * correspondo at s >ys when the Turks reach Kruscovata the situa ;ion will be deplorable, as the enemy will then con mahd four towns leading to every part of ?ST'-va *\ ld as the Turts now in the town number 15y,000 t] e country could be overrun m a few days.

.*"*• THE WAR FEVER IN CONSTANTINOPLE. A correspondent writes from Constantinople:— Voluuieiringhas assumed gh antic proportions ia Constanl luople j up to the 14 hj inst. 25,000 men of all chases and tribes had-enrolled themselves under ths recruiting flagß in the Turkish capital—hamals, saikgees, students, gardeners, handicraftsmen of a 11 sorts, Albanians Kurds, Gypsies, Arabs, CuJcftjßii ins, Zeibeke, Auatolians, Miridites, and oveo,gr4eks. The Place de Bajaaset has been turned into tbejcontral recmiting depdt. There may be contemplated daily one of the most picturesque and stirring'sights imaginable-sheiks from remote Asiatic Pashalics pleaching In favor of the "holy Wa Ti v^ a 8 exhortill g tie by-standera to enlist, »pUanaJand ulemas recounting the atrooities committed ljy the giaours upon the children of Allahquaint costumes in infinite variety. Brass bands ?£ »? la l marched hither and thither, with a din that is well nigh maddening to western ears. Aa soon asjthe members of each voluntwr company are completißd, it receives officers aud arms, and ia shippedjoff to Belkos, there to drill and exercise for a fortnight* or so before being conveyed to the-seat of war. I The softas have alreadyirallied round the Grescenjt to the number of 4,000, and are being formed into a special corps, under the command of the Ulma Salim Bffendi. THE OABTOBE 0? 08MAN PASHA—WHBKB >HI MO*. TENECJRANS IRAPPED THE TUKKS AND 8LA0OHTBB» THEM] ' I (From the London Timet)' a, August 6th.—The left wing of the Prince was at Ueidol, half an hour's march, up the . nd the division 01 Selim was seut, up to this uoiutwjith the bulk of the ...rtiliery, five guns, to turn Ueidol and take th;j Pnnc in the rear, while Odnian attacked on-the Montenegran right, near the road. -Bfukutar. rested «n the read with the reserve. Iho Monteuegiaus were concealed, only i;oUor3uo showtefr themselves on the ridge, aud these retreated} as the Turks advanced. All the force appeared to be on the ridge to the north of the road, until S£hm reached Ueidol and turned the edge of the ndfre, when he was greeted with a furious rifle fire froto every side, being in a trap from which none otthe Reading:batiatious escaped; for, dismayed, cut off .from retreat, they gathered -around the guns and were first shot'doW^at'short range,, and _ then, .when panic had paralysed them, massacred by the yataghans or the Montenegrin force,, Selim was summoned to surrender! his refusing to do so was •nstan'tly cut ooWn. One of the few witnesses who- got away •- to tell Ithe story say a that.r«und Selim aud the guns;were more than a thousand' dead. Osman Pashajwas allowed to advance, supported bVthe main body, until „hey 'Were ■> Well engated in the the ground. He was thenarged*J and "mihhiß lending batallicua, > surrounded and 150 K.Jnanici, or Mussulmausof the neighlwrhbo'd enemy., aheKonaiun,. quick to perceive that a" wurojeytook to flight, a. wild panics&edI tte ! £bul B lremanyng army, and a the oitypißdek followed. 'There duly thi/ found W» rum quick-f„ot t d Mo.tenegians wno irarJigtaninhaud, ran them down in the narrow roaa dispatching them as they went by. they said, by thi t peed horse* .which, though wounded; carried him to the prS .turn of the rifles of the garrison and feU^etK |r SCENES IN BDtCjARIA. • (PhilippoppUq Cprreipondenc* London &<nc,, July 21 ( • the w i ", , ; esti^ ti ? n intG tfl e atrocities is preeresßing rabidly Mr Baring wiU probably reporttbat not fewer thjm sixty villages were burnt Sidll2iXS people.ki.led. Ido not knowtfhat viewhewillAe of the insurrection. Many .prjouei b- have been re! leased since we arrived. Mi- Baxin« u hoiesUydl sirons of obtaining the truth, but is always a'com Kusantr? a WWch «*&S?t£ Mr Schuyler thinks the .reports of the ajrocitiea hT Zti£LF*£? Bulgarians; utterly unfunded He believes that about, 100 Turks wero killed nearly all iu actual combdt. There is no Jroof yet of a single Turkish woman or child h*vine■been killeJ Except in three villages, the ButaJffiS offered no, resistance. In onl instance onETSS I Bulgarians attacked the Turks, viz., ia a viUawSf mixed inhabitants. Proof has been obtained of atrpc ties corresponding in the majority of ewes with u>e details in the • Daily News.' A sew! mistress, a. beautiful girl, was arrested for embroidering a and brutally maltreated She was nicknamed the Queen of the Bulgarians She had been released on bail, but was in prison sS weeks n?ok r e e n ad he a ser er - *** »«"^

I have ju t seen the town of Batok with Mr Schuvler. Mr Baring was ther^i yefterday hS ll»£t X SaW ' 9 n a PP m r <>aching the town on affi there were some do.s. They »au away, and we found on this spot a number of skulls scattered aSout • and one ghastly heap of skeletons with clothnT Icounted from the saddle a hundred BknHcked and licked c ean, all of women and children %Z entered the town On every side were skulls aid Tv£re^be^i a T* lUiuß °* wnere they fell in their c othiuif The™ rXn" B^1 - 610 , 18 ° gills aad won. ea with £S brown: _hair: hanging- to their aknlfo We arf proched »he church. There these remains were nequ.nt until the giound w. s lif e witu skeletons, skulli, and.putreWng bodies In flotmog. Be ween Uie chu.ch and school were heaps. The uench was fearful We entered the churchyard. Tne si B iit Was mow uSadful Thewnolecuur e hyard lor three feet d*ei. w i Trei' t ;nng wim dtad bodi. s rartly coverTd-hanS" legs, aims, and head- prated : iu g Su! "!'-m X 8 »* l u,ail > ' iui * heads, and ie«\,f oliil Iron of three y. ars o. age, and girls with heads covered -with beautuol hair. Tne choicmwaitSl w-rse. I'ue fl or wu* oavrrr-d .wTth iotUi*l!Ld\«« quue nnepveiel. I never imSiued Kit ing so fearful. _i here were 3,uou bodie«."in tue aud cuurca. Wo were obliged )t " 0 ; hold (<ZcZ to our noses In the school, a'fine buildiug%oo women and children had be.n bum** alive f5 over the townr.the e wera the same soenes In SX!E la ,T neape-.ot bodies buried £ ahaUo» hdles hadbeti uncovered by the dogs. Thefcmka of the httle stream were ceverod. 8 with bodW-• .Many bodies had been carried to Tatar Bnawdlflf' ■9,000 inhabitants Th 9 re now remain 1,200 Many who escaped had returned recently, weeping and moaning over their ruined homes. Their sorrowful wailing; could he hear., half a mile off. Some w«re digging tratrtheskeleton, of loved ones. A woS was sitting moaning ove* three small skulls with hairs clinging to-them, which she had in her lan The man who did all this-Aohmed A»™taf baS promoted, and is still governor of tho dia rict The newspaper accounts w; re not exaggerated. 'They could not be. No crime .invent d by Tuikish ferocity was left usoommitted. Seven thousand bodies have been lying here since May 12, rotting in the sun, preyed upon by dogs. «*i-u»b7