The New York herald., 1875-11-03

ser meagre rcpast encountered the gcrgeousy.
attrei eavds servant OF the Austrian Consul This
eGDas, splendid Albanian dressed clean white ejuPOt
variegated leggrngs sandals, braided jacket and
grdle hlled with weapons led the way the house OF
his MASTER who boasted the house In Trebgne 1t
Is miserable hovel which the OF the venerable
Consul has managed 10 turn into a com
Portable apology for a residence II stands
at the top OF curously graded flight
OF stone steps on which dozens of Christian
women, dressed in blue faded jackets sat
nursing their children curiously contemplating the
little group OF Europeans it passed by.
THE AUSTRIAN CONSUL.
The Consul was man OF rare Intelligence who had
lived fourteen years the and familiar with
all the troubles Of the inhabitants He said that relig
ious troubles among the poorer inhabitants;
that the only great tyranny was that OF tho tyrannica
property owners who insisted on making the Chris
tans do ali their work and taking most Of the fruits
of that labor Under decent administration, he said
the Mussulman and the Christians, Catholic and Greek
all the towns would have trouble. Hundreds OF
harpes from the countries o. Asiac Turkey were now
fattening upon the products Of Christian abor and
were engaged in treading the Christians into the mire
and SO the native Mussulmans joined, more or less,
in tyranny which except the richer landown.
ers were really disposed in favor or No Turk how
ever tills the land he said OF them join in an
effort to develop the country They only ot up what
ever produced and growl for The Consul fairly
roared with laughter when suggested that # all the
lazy fellows whom We had around Trebigne
inclined to work they could turn the plains now
poorly cultivated' into smiling expanse OF rich
fields. ''These people ignorant that you can
not make them understand the necessity OF
thorough culture y he said sYou must recolec that
the Turks for progress but deride it and
spit upon IT, and that II the Christian should accumu-
late any wealth. or should surround his house with
fine garden, he would probably be dragged before a
neghboring and bastnadoed for imaginary
offence until he agreed 70 yield up everything. Somo
strong government alone prevent such tyrannies;
some government which administers exact and equal
justice all classes and punishes with great severity
all corruption"
The Consul said that most OF the charges mado
against the Turkish authorities by the insurgents
unhapply too true He denied, however that Chris
tisn forcibly abducted from their homes
and ravshed but SAID that the Turks by persuasion
and hattery always managed TO over the Moslem
religion and It's various dcgradations the young and
attractive Christian They insisted that these
girls should be allowed TO live among the Turks and In
few years the hapess completely per.
verted
In all the country round school, effort any
where to raiso the OF their pItl degrade.
ton There hundreds of agas in this section Of tho
Herzegovina who have been far Ragusa.
They know nothing in the world beyond yonder line
OF mountains They narrow, ignorant dirty and
stupid OF them have any idea of proper OF
the wealth which they have accumulated They stare
at tho idea improvements and scowl the stranger
who appears inclined to look into the treasures Of their
mountains
RACK
We we're not sorry to leave Trcbigne its crooked
streets its unnvitipg Of dirty shops, behind
Climbing more among the burned villages and
along the rough road, found the column which
had seen in the morning returning eisurily to tho
town, guarding long tram Of PACK mules laden with
wood The officers saluted US in the Mohammedan
fashion, raising their hands to their lips and then to
their foreheads after which thcy ranged their men
into two long columns either side of the road and
allowed us to pass An hour later rattling
along in tho mountain passes where tho insurgents
still held sway. Wo encountered band Of Christians
from Trebgnc who had been sent out by hussein Pacha
30 bury Turk whose body had found by the way
side But we saw insurgents; rife crack
sounded from tho hills; voices shouted either
defiance or friendly warning. From an immense height
we looked down upon the ruins Of the huge Monastery
OF Duz from which the insurgents time ago
obliged to retreat All around the unovely plain was
scared and scorched with the marks Of battle the
ascry walls razed almost to the ground There the
| insurgents lost many munitions, and or tho
leaders lost valuable equipments Duzi looked mourn
fu and romantic and the giant hills about it reminded
one of those described in that weird poem OF Brown
| ng's beginning
Child Roland to the dark tower
Here and there under the tender light OF the waning
sun little patches Of fertile ground set like jewels
In the hard and rocky breast OF the mountains On
these little could readily remark that there
had been recent cncampmcnts. Near some there were
dead horses others the ashes OF fires The Turks
/ at Driena keep sharp eye the mountains visible
from their fortress and whenever they see the flicker
ing hight OF dre they double their senines They
can not attack the insurgents in the pahess mountains
but they know well that the daring mountaneers may
i at any moment spring upon them. The insurgents
have already been under the walls oi Driena
10 spring the Turks into the air. but this daring ex
nerence failed We crossed the frontier TO the music
az cracking rifle and pistol shots fred by the wastefu
patrol Those soldiers appeared TO fancy It their duty
| to waste the Ottoman Empires ammunition upon
| empty air Although knew that the insurgents
were camped only hours distance away, we did not
believe that the patrol firing their pistols and
guns for the purpose of provoking collision. On the
contrary felt certain that they would be very glad
to escape it, They have a healthy horror OF the Mon
enegrins whose numbers they have greatly magnided
| and whose brutality they exaggerate
| II was almost dark when discerned the rugged
slope leading to the gate OF Ragusa Tho olive trees
spread their ragged boughs against stained and cloud
scanned sky The below, at the foot Of the cliG
were singing evening monotone; the insects made
| a tremendous humm!ng in the thickets; the soldiers
| and the musicians, wandering arm in arm, cooed and
| prattled; the gaunt refugees seated in little
groups munchng food or caring for their weary and
foosorc children. In the little city all peace and
tranquility AT the great square in front OF the hotel
a crowd stared anXously at us. return from
Trebigne was announced. Many were uncharitable
enough to hint that they did not believe had really
accomplished the journey. Weary with eight hours OF
frghtfu 1oltng on tho worst road had ever seen,
was glad TO crawl into bed, and 70 forget the nsurrec
ton and everything else until morning