The New York herald., 1875-11-01
THE TURKISH DIFFICULTY.
From Ragusa to Trebigne Through
the Insurgent Lines.
MARKS OF STUBBORN FIGHTING.
Burned Dwellings and UnbuFned COFpSeS-A A
Scene Of DrSClatiOn.
lNSURGENT TENACITY OF PURPOSE.

Hearing that the road TO Trebgne had been for
days the hands OF the insurgents and that Turks
rapidly nearing starvation point being able TO
set their conveys Of nour through from the Damaan
frontier, determined Gnd out the truth and in com
pany with three other persons whose curiosity was
equally strong, departed for the besieged town
Here in RAgusa the unfortunate correspondent is the
prey Of hundreds Of conflicting rumors, Of which
absolutely correct and all OF the most alarming
nature. 1t is not uncommon to hear half dozen re-
ports Of battles in day when engagement what
has taken place. Each consul Is besieced by
crowd eager for news and each gives colored
by his personal preudces IN the of his gov
ernment In consequence of this we paId but little
attention 10 the numerous announcements that The
Trebigue road unsafe that we did not fail into
the hands Of the insurgents who would say us We
should encounter marauders who would insist upon
relieving US Of purses and then cutting
on our heads, that should be received with yes
and probably with stones by the population Of Ire
bgne. We jumped into stout carriage, which is re-
nowned in Ragusa as the only capable Of enduring
the wear and tear OF the horrible Turkish roads and
we passed out OF the fortress ratting
pace, which made the sentinel stare ana began
10 climb the mountains the chasns and crag
surrounded valleys beyond
Once well out Of Ragusa and roats cir above the
lovely panorama OF the blue Adriatc whose waves on
ing and eapmg about the islands near the shore and
the picturesque walls of the fortress seemed 10 be
leaving the world 81 civilization and going rapidly
toward some unknown jumping-of place which bad
not yet been from The good and
protected from the precipices, along whose imminent
verge IL runs, BY high walls Above The land side
rise peaks so bald 50 mighty, So filed with crannies
and assures that rev men posted At some Of the
angles could block the way for column Of many bat
talions. Sometimes little carriage seemed like in
atom in the immensty as il crawled down
into the Of some awful gorge
came slowly around the base or some rocky spur
shot out from the main range II bidding defiance
the All along the road the fugives clad in
Their part coored garments, the men driving
nocks Of kids and goats and tie bravely
trudging forward with children in their cling
ing their skirts At last came point whence
could look down The beautiful valley Of Breno
wide expanse or land gently slopng along lodges be-
tween mountains ana fronting On the sea- The vale
of Breno by no luxurantly fertile but after
had been gazing ror a time the Titanic rocks,
which rise up everywhere, His Catholic Aaiesty's
gigantic Dalmatian sentnels, We found even Breno,
with its vineyards among the powders AMI is little
villages perched rock shelves smiling landscape.
PARTY oR PILGRIMS
Turning around toward end Of the valley and stIl
a dizzy height above IL we suddenly came on 4 pro
cesscn Of peasants making pilgrimage in long and
solemn procession from little church by the wayside
10 among the crags The men in their
gaudy jackets baggy breeches and with their girdes
filled with knives ana pistols, looked curl
ousy We paused 70 let the
pious party pass; the bent their eyes
dcmurely the ground and their lips prayer
they wound IN the steep ascent q the len of our
Toute. While the echoes the little church bell we're
dfng hs0h
little hill reached BY path directly
the road the little fortress Czarlna Tie Turks
curiousy peering down US doubtless somewhat
startled BY the appsrition OF a carriage after the road
had remained untrayeled for long time. The sentf
nes their long gray coaks, stared With undsguised
hostility wound Up point where could Oh
them 50 did The clean and yellow Turk whom
encountered 70 the little blockhousc the
frontier the blockhouse where Ausrians and Turks
both maintain forces we found only two Turks there,
neither of them demanded passports, md might
have passed reey bad been thc consp.ra-
tors who dreamed of crumblng The Ottoman
throne. W. we're strongly advised ~ The German
guards 70 20 further than Dreua, the fortress of
which have mentioned IN a previous letter because
81 the presence RECORDER HACEErr sAYs-"EyES
DISPOSED TO THROW RECORDS
The COCEr ro 4 POLITICIAN corLn n. HEcArsE
THE DEPuTY CLERg Nor APPOINTED w the JUDGEs 81
THE CoURr GENERAL SESSIONS * the Insurgents
But preferred to see for ourselves and began u
climb the aborous ascents which form me entrance
a. hs curious and romantic province il Herzegovina
The road, which irightflay oad, winds away
around the side 81 81 rugged peaks ilGer
ing only in height from those below scranbhng up
the steep route gave little attention u the cautious
which had been paid below nov auI then pausug
for instant when heard voices beyond uut know
ing who neighbors might be But We arrived Al
Driena without adventure, hnd then we're Joined IS
three peasants from village ID the valley ii Breno
they represented themselves as desrous 81 gong u
Trcbgne, but fearful that they light be stopped
ny Tie insurgents unless they in he vicinity
uf our carriage wheels Not liking u refuse we ~
lucantly accepted their somewhat dubious company
ana descending the hill from Driena we're soon at
point beyond which there Turkish outposts
We aid not even figure the mountain sides
nor the huge and desolate plain which stretched
away the foot of precipce along whose neignhor
ing crags We ecrawled.
Our friends from Breno were very communicative
Bnd informed us that a Turk had shown his
bend between Trcbigne and Drena ior many
days The proof of that of the
men, sead body wa "a shall
fnd lying BY the roadside some disfanIo further
They seemed q fear lest The insurgents might either
press them into seryiGe might demand their gar
ments and whenever there was ! rustic among the
scruboaks along the way The peasants Jumped and
Loked as i they we're about % run ~ lite
ROAD ~ rRKmGNE.
A. wc lost sight 81 DUcua The journey became *
citing and the solemn, calm savage grandeur which
reigned around we're oppressive We knew very well
shat 100 insurgents posted along the route bat
We also knew shat word had been sent them rom the
Committee a Ragusa tnat we sere to attempt Tie
passage, and we dd not fear that they sol Do u NV
bodily harm still, when there was corner ii tie
road which looked unusually craggy and suspicious Ne
Onconscously lowered our voices ana moderated our
gestures We also autic patel the possibility X com
ing suddenly upon light, the Turks Il Driena bad
said that the General Al rrebgne lntended 70 send
sonvoy to get provisions from the frontier and 4 vas
tnnt lha