The New York herald., 1875-10-23
Traces Of the Fierce Partisan War
fare Waged by the Rebels.
THE BURNED BLOCKHOUSES.
Savage Cruelties OF the Bcs-
nian MuSsulmane.
"A JOURNEY ON THE SAVE.


The broad here laves bank which is lined with
low cottages embowered in luxuriant foliage and from
which peep the gttering shafts Of minarots To the
right face the from the river is fortress.
whose defences trivial and would be OF no service
In = serious attack Under knot OF trees Ut little
distance from the banks, which here are high ana
studded with groves lie lazy number of coal
black bash bazouks, tranquil as II the insurgents
were not at any moment likely to pounce down upon
them AT equal distances along tho shore We can see
the pagOda shaped guardhouses, mounted on their
high wooden legs which guarantee them against the
occasionally inundAting waters Here and there
under the trees Turks OF almost every rank
In hfe squatted cross legged carefully nursing
their long stemmed pipes and doing away the morn
ing In luxurious and, TO them, delicious Incidence
These people look picturesque from distance; bat,
approaching them closely, perceives Lack OF
cleanliness which surprises the person who has been
initiated into the mysteries OF the bath known
Turkish. One venerable citizen OF Berbr
detected by the deponen the act OF chasing the play
ful nea amid the shaggy labyrinths of his sunburnt
breast. people that sit cross-legged, smoking,
for hours frontier facing such busy and thriving
district that in Austria the other side
be 10 have energy enough to wash ITSELF much
less TO make s and put Its river banks in
decent shape
A SAVE STEAMER.
came hithsr from Belgrade on = little steamer
which and then, in these days OF low water and
sroubes and politics, ventures TO mount the Save,
touching here and there the Bosnian and Austrian
banks. The Save. which adds SO much to the beauty
OF the fertile plain spread tho foot OF the hills
which Belgrade Is built broad and noble stream,
amply adorned with rich forests prosperous villages
and even two cities, upon Its banks. between
Belgrade and Sessak II Is really the only route Of
sequence into Sclavona to-day, and the commerce
yearly carried along its banks is very large. No
where In Europe can one sec more cosmopolitan or
varied crowd than the deck of q Save At
tho present time the collection very remarkable;
there insurgents, for the front, with
their revolvers girded their thighs and their
girdles ned with knives; there smart sclavonic
families returning from Paris Vienna their homes
In some remote town; there the and
awkward slavonic workmen, in their coarsely en-
brodered white flannel Jackets their square hats and
their enormously wide neither garments of snew.
There are dozens OF stawnrt Scrvians, each or
whom, what with his weapons, his fierce mustacne his
gittering eyes and his quick ways might at first with
some reason, be taken for bandit or q bravo, but
each OF whom Is really gentle kitten, and Will
enter into conversation, even through the medium OF
interpreter cheerfuly and unreservedy If you
'acton" member OF the skuptschna There
immensely tall monks with hair long that Of
feminine half male faces. These monks black
chimnsypot hats, rounded at the tops, without
brims; long robes, trimmed with fur, and something
very ike calico pettcoats beneath their robca Despite
their peaceful mien they possibly agents OF Pope
LArcho, and would themselves aid In capturing vii
lage or pinioning dog OF Turk with the
greatest gusto There pretty Servian
maidens, with ducats and gold chains wound in the
voumnous brads Of their hair; they almost like
English madens, with their shy ways and soft-voced
'Jest," pronounced like English 'Yes," which
they proudly respond when asked II they sympathize
with the insurgents There young Jew boys from
Roustchouk and varna boys with red faces and black
eyes and eagebeaked noses boys clad in gaudy jack
cts and black silk trousers OF mighty circumference
and wearing the gayy tasselled fez upon their curs
There stiff Austrian officers with their miraculous
mustaches their clanking sabres and their loud and
imperious voices There Turks OF every type
good, bad, Indifferent, the latter predominatng-and
Bosnian refugees until is amazed that the boat
hold 20 many people. During my journey hither
was psrpetualy wondering why the whole motley crew
did not fly At each others throats But IL a good
dsaike Barnum's Happy Family, and the Turks rolled
,thsr cigarettes TRANQUILITY they squatted in front Of
the very benches occupied by the delegation of nsur-
gents for the Herzegovina, half dozen
Bervians who would have been very glad OF q
chance 20 scalp them. The insurgents themselves mado
very little perhaps too little secret oftheir destination
and loud in their denunciaon Of Turkish cruelty
Whenever they thought the Turks would hear But there
was NO violence There weapons enough board
70 have armed twice the number OF passengers carried
on the boat, yet thero not quarrel The
emphasis Of the Sclavic gestures made fancy from
time TO time that there would be trouble but il never
came The Aohammedan went quietly to his prayers
within half foot of where the busy scavc brain
planning the downfall of Turkish power IN Europe
the 'rayah" his tyrant the peasant munched
his bread and drank his soup close proximity
70 the dainty dinner OF grape and cheese made by the
Turkish prince, and the Austrian flag covered all with
us friendly protection
TURKISH JUDGE.
On the boat was a Turkish Judge, appointed by the
central government 70 take his the bench at
Bana Luka Bosnian town OF importance not far from
this place Bana Luka is what is known the
OF q sandjak and a sandjak is arbitrary adminstra-
Nve division For instance, the vil6iet OF Bosnia
with It's little appendage Herzegovina, arc
divided by the Turks into sandjaks-that OF Sara
jsvo-a nne town OF 60 900 nhabtants-of Trovnik
Bihatch Bana Luka Lvornik, Novi Bazur aud Herzc.
gsvinA (Mostar) 1t take important judiciary
post In the Bana Luka sandjak that this venerable
Hohanmcdan journeying, and was curious TO dis
his views events In Turkey In Europe
But at loss how approach him, especially as he
seemed wrapped in mpcnctrsblo reserve and evidently
spoke no language except his own until suddenly re-
membered that before leaving Belgrade had made the
acquaintance Of AeIatz stsiatavits, friendly Servan
who joined to many other accomplishments those o.
speaking Turkish, French and German exceedingly we'll
Friend AexAtz entered into my plans with zeal well
@ with considerable humor and presently engaged the
old Judge In lively conversation In which, by means
Of Interpretation, | could Join The venerable
~wpv" was clad IN green robe lined
vith furs, which covered part-colored Jacket.
whose pockets stuffed with packages OF
Turkish tobacco His neither limbs were en-
cased In lsather.colorcd trousers volumtnous as
those Of the poorer classes Of his race around him
On his feet hc two pairs Of Shoes one fitting 40
loosely over the other that II could bo slipped lightly
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