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London, England, 1854-12-26 00:00:00

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A native merchant, arrived last evening from Er-
zeroum, by way of Mush and Bitlis, brings no news of
interest from the army. At the date of the last intelli-
gence from Kars, Zarif Pacha had not left for Constan-
tinople, but was on the eve of doing so. The army re-
mained in camp before the town, and the Russians had
made no movement since what I last reported. This
'person, however, brings intelligence of the very brutal
murder of a French officer on his. way from Erzeroutu to
Trebizond. M. Bellot, the victim of this sad occurrence,
and whom I knew well at Kars, was an instructor
of cavahy, with the rank of colonel, and had
done more than any ocher officer in the place to im-
prove this branch of the service. At the battle of
iiuraedere his personal bravery was conspicuous over
that of every European who fought on the Turkish
side, and I need not say had no equal amongst the Turks
themselves. With his own hand he shot and cut Moan
no less than five Russian Cossacks and dragoons, and
brought in their arms as trophies to the i‘lushir, telling
that worthy, as he presented them, that his zany and
himself deservel what the Russians had given them, and
that, for his own part, be would never again draw his
sword on behalf of such -cocraricig. -r this from an
eye-witness. In fulfilment of this resolution he soon
after left Kars, and. after a stay of some time at EfZ9-
roum, was proceeding to Trcbizond, accompanied by a
native servant, when they were attached by a stray party
of Bashi-bazoules. The servant, of course fled, but not,
before Bellot ha'l shot one and cut down another of
his assailants. Some hours after the Turkish govern-
ment tatar, on his way to Erz.!reurn, came to the
spot, and found the brave feilew literally Lacked to
pieces With :pear and sabre wounds, and the two dead
Bashi-bazouls lying near him. When the news of this
brutal murder reached Erzeroum, the Pacha„ despatched
a body of Zaptiehs to pursue the perpetrators and bring
in poor Bellot's remains. The; had not returned when
my informant left for Persia. jOne's indignation rises to
boiling point at the news of so brave a man dying a dog's
death at the hanthe of such cowards. Grapeshot is the
only treatment for such a cut-throat riff-raft' as the
whole tribe have shown themselves to be, both at Kars
and on the Danube.

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visit enabled me to learn about the Daghestanee chief,
and the feasibility of any attempt to reach him at present.
Capfain Brock's experince,,.:m the coast of 31ingrelia
has proved the impra,3ticabiuty of opening a communi-
cation with him from that quarter ; and I have myself
found that by way both of
Till Kars and Persia the ob-
stacles arc equally great. war is carried into
Georgia in spring, therefore, tie. public must still be
dependent for news of the Circasaian leader on the
same uncertain charnels through which we have hitherto
heard of. his movements, taking the reports for what
they are worth, and that I Cali testify is m many cases
not much. Till then, however, more trustworthy infor-
mation is not to be had.
OCT. 14.