New-York tribune., 1876-10-14
Turkish BARBARISM.
vR. sCHUYLERs SECOND REPORT.

TS n.
=, -ur REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TUE TRIBUNEi
pr~..sr,Vu uNoPLR Sept. 1O.-Much light has been
-. unon the causes of the Wholesale massacre5
= .ho Rulgarlans and the present condition OF the
- bv a report which has just been circulated III
- French language, by the Russian Embassy,
So - members of the diplomatic corps here. Ihls
s,,,opt is signed by Mr.. Eugene Schuyler, the
sO.s,,ayv of the United States Legation at Con-
.1,i,onle. and Prince Tseretelef, the Secretary OF
a. pnssian Embassy This report may be taken as
,onIsmentary to Mr.. Schuyler's Investigations IN
5;strict of Philippopolis, which has beenpuOhshed
=. most of the leading journals of the world AiIer
losyinQ Philippolis Mr. Schuyler was joined Dy tne
Zen secretary and they Travelled through the
nots nOs of yamboli and SlivnO, and then, crossing
.no RJkans proceeded through the districts OF
a.o,o Gabrovo. Selvi, and Kazauhk and
,Ilaoes north of the mountains. Judg-
~ Ao the tenor Of the document before me,
~ i,ree. qotion appears to have been most thor-
..,l, and impartial one, based upon personal OBJ
.oryatiops documents, and the testimony OF uhe
o,oman authorities, as well as of hundreds OF per-
s Of different natiOnalites." No attempt Is lnaue
~ tbc Bulgarians to deny that certain msurrecuoh-
,v tendencies everywhere existed IN the villages
,be inhabitants of which were so grevousy Fp-
o.a1 by the Turks but it appears that these tell
denotes were not sufficient to cause general o"'-
h,e,k a. the small bands of Bulgarlans-UrNeh u
ses,craton by the oppression OF the MOhali'ueua"S
.,d the excuses of the Bashi-Dazouks-Who tooA up
what few arms they possessed against 'i'e "o'ei.-
mcut. rarely exceeded hundred IN number al" III
,o,oe cases villages of over thousand inhabitants
~,orc pilaced and destroyed, and the inhabitants
me-, women. and children-butclered simply oe-
osc 90 or 40 of the villagers were found with arms
in thoir hands Can il be matter OF surprise that
.b.se neople resisted the advance OF the TURKISH
,oIunteerS when the acts of cruelty ana depIe"d-
tions they had committed in nelghborlng M'hlle'S
were well known to themY 1t seems that no ooJec-
tons were raised to the occupation OF the villages
nv the regular troops indeed in some instances the
nbabitants are said to have asked the authorities to
send them regular troops for the purpose OF protect
ING their property from the irregnlars.
IIuhapply for the Government, as we'll as the Bul-
,arians # was not the irregular troops alone who
committed these innumeraGle Outrages and murders,
at the contemplation of which the whole world
stands aghast. The regular troops excited by the
acts of the volunteers, followed their example in
many instances. The American and Russian Com
issoners give particulars of the attack by regular
toops and volunteers on the monastery of the Arch
angel Michael near DrcnOvO, on the 11th of May.
small band of insurgents, composed principally OF
inhabitants Of the village of NrahOvitza who had
bcen pillaced by their MusSulman neighbors under
the pretext OF taking away the arms of the Chris
fans had taken refuge in this monastery. They
were surrounded by the regulars under Fazyl Pasha
with two cannOns with which the monastery was
bombarled. Under cover of the night part OF the
insurgents escaped, and the next morning 10 re-
naming Bulgarans advanced TO the Government
troops disarmed, with white flag in their hands,
and rendered their submission. They were imme-
diately surrOudcd and massacred in most horrible
manner. not man escaping. The troops then en-
tered the monastery killed the mother of the prior
an old woman Of 50, pillaged the monastery, and
desecrated the holy vessels. In this instance the
commissioners tell US the pillage was begun by the
regular troops and continued for many days after
ward by the Bashi-Bazouks in so thorough manner
that when the monastery was visited by Mr.. Schuy-
Ter it was a mass of ruins, from which even the
wood and iron work had been removed Nine
monks were also killed, and part of the surrounding
buildings burned the same day. few days after
ward the church burned By aid of petroleum,
which was brought for the purpose from Drenoyo
No doubt can be entertained as to the part played
in this, s,horrble tragedy by the regular troops, as
objects plundered from the monastery were openly
sold for some days subsequently by the soldiers.
This is but one of the tales of horror with
which the report is repletc, and which cannot be
read without indignation.
Ii is said that the massacres have ceased hut
outrages murders, and pllage are OF frequent oc-
eurrence and the country is given up to utter law
lessness for the cvdoers, taking advantage OF the
disarmament of the Christians enjoy complete i'm
punity "The local authorities say the commits
sioners are so little respected and so feeble that
even were power given to them by the Government
to punish with the extreme penalty of the law all
offenders against the public peace, 1t Is scarcely
probable that they would be able to restore order
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life and property in the towns the people are
posed to all kinds Of ycxatons and outrage and
outside of the towns they are completely at the
mercy of the first Nussulman they meet" 1t is also
pointed ont that being without arms the villagers
are unable 10 defend themselves and the few focks
of sheep which they have been able to recover from
the marauders from the attacks Of bears and wolves
which arc very numerous in the country north of
tbe Balkans So daring indeed are these wild beasts
that they even venture into the cOurtyards OF the
houses Bad as the situation of these poor people
now is il is likely TO be worse as the Winter comes
on. Nearly the whole of their property, clothing,
&C.. has been taken from them or was destroyed
when their houses were burned, and they have
not the means of rccOnstructng their houses.
"The gravity of the situation" told, "is fur
ther augmented by the general apprehension OF a
new rising Of the Mussulmans and the fear of gem
eral massacre in case the Ottoman troops suffer re-
verses in Scrvia." This feeling, it appears exists
also in the district Of Phlppopcs, where il IS shared
by Greeks and foreigners and there are even Signs
OF similar appTehensi0ns in some quarters of the cap
ita although in this latter instance they are based
upon but slight foundation.
Mr.. Schuylers journey in Bulgaria met with the
approval of the English here and called forth the
sncerest expressions Of gratitude from the Bulgar-
aue Iudis,,ufa h1v tbie iourucV was productive of