The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-09-12 00:00:00

I am, Dear Sir, yams truly,
AN INHABITANT.

To the Editor.

Stk.—While English people are throbbing with a
righteous and passionate indignation at the Turkish
atrocities, an indignation which has been fed and
humanised both by the pen and speech of England's
great statesman, it is surely the duty of every
constituency to make its voice heard. Here we have
lately been distinguishing ourselves by the passionate
earnestness of our indignation against the destruction
of old tree. Are we to be silent respecting atrocities
which have ;filled the civilised world with a sense of
horror and resentment? Surely we are not prepared to
stiffer any such reproach. Let the Mayor of the town
call a meeting of the inhabitants, and let us invite our
representative, who is the natural leader of our political
thought and action, to express his sentiments on the
present crisis, and also to hear ours.
There are men in Dorchester of both political parties
who I am sure are ready to act on this question as a
question of humanity, and not of party politics, and as
having a voice in the council of the nation, we shall
fall short of a solemn obligation if we fail to let it be
heard.

If anything is to be done, let it be done quickly, and
I hope the inhabitanta will not deem me obtrusive in
suggesting the propriety id a public meeting, which
may well be left in the hands of our public men.
lam itc.,
THOMAS NILAVE.

THE WAR IN BULGARIA.
FRESH •CTS OF' CRUELTY.
(Standard Tekgrant.)

BILLORADN, Wednesday Night. —The latest news that
reacbes me from Alexinets is under date of Monday.
The Turks occupy the redoubts on the left bank, and
the town is as much in their power as Parts would be in
the power of an army holding Mont Valerian. The town
itself is utterly deserted. Friday's panic seems to have
been caused chiefly by • dash of Turkish irregular
cavalry between Alexinstz and Deligrad. The Berrien/
are, however, now in force at Deligrad, but. as, I under-
stand, In no condition to take the field. I regret to say
that the Turks committed great atrocities both during
and after the battle. Hideous stories reach me of rape
and murder, of wounded RUssillllll tied to trees and
roasted alive, of girls brought into the Servisn camp
after the cavalry raid above mentioned, still breathing,
but flayed alive, alter being subjected to outrages, com-
pared which mare murder is s venial offence. The
march to Krujewats and Kragujeysts may be
descried at night by the glare of the burning villages.
The rood is covered with thousands of fugitives. The
Government continue to talk about their victories, and
the public continue to be kept in the dark as to the
dangers that threaten them. There is now no force
between the Turks and Belgrade.
(Dade Near Telegralli.)
TULIONAD, Sept 4.—The Circassians are burning every
Taleln e Morava Valley above Deligrad on both sides
th
s river, and so audacious are they that they
occasionally interrupt communication between Deligrsd
and Alsidruda and straggling Sendan troops on the
road between the two place. Their atrocious cruelty to
the Bervian wounded is well authenicated. Ur. Villiers,
of the Grepaie, was shown near Jesica three Serviaus
who had been found wounded. They were tied to trees
with ropes, and roasted to death with fires lighted under
them. Their lower extremities were charred to cinders.
Their Imes were fearfully contorted. He has forwarded •
sketch of the horrible spectacle.