Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-14
Mutiny Of General Beatson's Cops of Bashi
BazoulKs,

BazOulkS,
ApyDos, July 12-The heat is now becoming
intense % deg of Fahrenheit in tho shade some
parts of the day. The number of invalids in our
hospital IL reduced To about Co. few of whom
confined to bed, | wish could speak as favora-
bly, of out door doiugs, but this, am sorry to
sny. cannot do, for the country is in n state of
continued alarm from the outrnges of tho Bashi-
Bazouks, who seem to be under no control what
over. From isolated acts of robbery violation and
oven worse, they have now arrived at pilaging on
n large scale. in open defiance Of their own Of
loers and the local authorities. On Friday even
ing last, party of about hundred of them,
(some say more) descended from the camp to tho
lite town of Darlaneles to rescue a prisoner,
ono of their native officers. who had been confn-
I'd for violating the wife of drngoman. Having
effected his release, they proceeded 10 the House
Of tho General, where they demanded the mans
arms These, after parey, being given up
by their threats of violence. the late prisoner
very eeoy loaded his pistol before the windows,
* then joined his comrades, who marched through
the town in the direction Of the civil hospital at
Renkoi.
When they reached this, fortunately tho Off
GERS and workmen happened to be just coming
out Of their messtonts, and seeing tho approach
# II largo body of horsemen, kept together, SO
that the bashis contented themselves with cry
ing out "No buono Inglesi" and passed on to
The village on the heights above. Here they
seem to have lotered little while, frightening
The villagers but not doing, as hear, much dam
age. At five o'clock the next morning they pres
entod themselves before farm in tho Troad,
belong TO the English consul, and seized whatev-
on they could lay hands The bailiH luckily
mounted horse and made his escape, but how
over without being chased for some distance.
and having several pistol shots fired after
him but he managed to reach the sohre in
safety, and there got boat to convey him to
Dardaneles. He told me that he heard
one of the band say, He is an English
man-kill him. Whether the house was lfeft
standing he did not know, but the brigades
rid off about 90 sheep, several horses belonging to
the land transport corps, which were down there
and sent to the hospital and village and the ladies
brought back to Dardanelles. where the consul
received them into to his house. Since then
however, the bashis have again made their ap-
pearance at Renkoi and pludered seve raj hous-
es: and now it is supposed they will disperse in
small bands among the mountains and become
the terror Of the neghborhood.
How far these outrages might have been check
cd at first by a little more decision on the part Of
the authorities, it is perhaps difficult to say; but
the opinion of many is, that if, in the last out
break. the Pasha had, assembled few regular
troops, with light ieldspiece or two, he might
have prevented their leaving the town, Whether
we are justified in collecting together large body
of these wild horsemen, without the power of
keeping them under control, is a question for
others to decide. General Youssoh tried in vain
to make them amenable to dsciple and it seems
from their present condition that General Beat
son is likely to meet with as little susoess. Many
of the inhabitants of the town of Dardaneles are
crossing to the European side of the water for
security, and the shops are often closed half the
day. It is scarcely safe to venture out unarmed
TO the camp in broad daylight, and these outrages
are cnmmtted with imDunitv On Mondav last.