The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-03
CUTTING THEIR WAY OUT.
BULGIRT.fNS ~ TERRIFIC CON-
BAT WITH THE Turks.
The Siege ef Dravus-In Desperation sctttna
Fire 10 their House Of Worship nud DASH
ina Into the Turkish soidiery's Ranks.

The Siege Of Dravue-In Desperation scttina
Fire TO their House Of Worship mud Dash
ins Into the Turkish soidiery's Ranks.
Corrspondencs of the Neo YORK Times.
CoNsrAsTISoPLE, June 5.-The Dashi Ba-
rouks and their brethren in theft, the rchlrkes-
ses, have been let loose all over this unhappy
country to punish the Insurgents and to awe the
villagers from imitation. 1t would bo disbe-
leved were l to state all the horrors whose
vestiRcs saw during the ur-and-twenty hours
which spent near Drnvno. Corpses Of men and
women and children lay about the streets OF
villages through which these savaaes have
passed. AT karakilssi one entire school OF atty
children Is said to have been butcbered. ! saw
popo, or Bulgarian priest, hanging to the raft
ers OF house which had been half-burned
down and not a dozen yards away, was the
headiess BODY Of peasant. whose belt showed
that he had been taken while In ,rms.
A. Drvun, where the raiders were making y
gallant stand-they were only about 400 in mum
her-their enemies mustered nearly, II not quite,
3.OOO and had. besides, two cannon, with which
they were pounding away at the old monastery
IN which they had taken shelter. Dravno itself
IL village, or rather u town, OF ebout 400 in
habitants, which used to do fOurlshin9 trade
In the cocoon business. Butt at the foot of
SPUR OF the Hilk an, Is sheltered from the bleak
mountain winds ny u succession Of bills by which
the monastery and church, substantial stone
buildings, are entirely commanded. On thess
heights llussein Iiey, who w,s the leader of the
TURKISH Forces, nai estahis shed his guns. which.
although they had been at work for some six
hours. mad lpparentiy IA yet done no damage.
Ihey were fliing at the walls instead OF Smelling
inc toof,1nd tue hollow shot seemed poweriess to
lnJure the massive granite which had stood
there for centuries. The practice p wretched,
aud nouudy mad amy clear idea of tho diatance,
for many VI the urojec. lies fell short. although
Tue battery was at not more than 700 wards
range, but thc guns made n noise, and ,ftor ey-
cry olsen rye there roso yell Of satisfaction
from the troops. minalsd with vOlley of curses
n 'ninst the unbeheviug dogs who dared to dis
pute Moslem authority.
rue B,y told me thnt the raiders had attacked
ana Killed several small detlchmcuts on their
way from the river. and that he had come up
with them here, where they had STONED To- rest
a..d eat, for the poor follows had nIarohod some
nfty miles without meeting the reinfofcements
wh'ch evidently they Ia ID been led to suppose
would JOIN them la the interior. The Bashi
DazOuks had en- hanging on their rear for sew
ertl hours, tut hid been repulsed, an 40 re.
signed themselves to play the part Of blood
hounds. Brought to bay at last they had thrown
themselves into the old monastery, where they
meant To sell their lives dearly a. possible
Que assault mad been Tried, but the result Ind
nos heen ehtist lrtory, ami Hussein IIey
Thought that II would be fac safer to trust to
starry atom and To distant "DOnbardment," a.
he called tt.
An Immense amount OF powder must have
been burned Without a ereot and a. 1 began
o. get tirod of the monOtOny went down into
the town whore the W men aud children wero
hdddied INFO corners moaning VIII f.nr Of what
was 10 come. i ere were many Tchirkesa in
high fur caps aud long pelisscs, with cross belts
stuffed fun Of cartIidGes, booking ABOUT for
booty. aLd an occasional scream told OF some
act OF violence or murder. hut even my Ziptiehs
could not have pfoscc ed me, N had vsntursd
RreHtly crH'per ted nv tue loss Of several OF
their number in the attack which tney had m AIDE
. rly IN the day. Tho bc legged, "a a rule. kept
very quiet, the OccHe iOnai singing Of bullet te-
Ing tue only indication OF tue resistance stiI Of.
fcrcd In the church.
IL must nave been aboutsP. ". when nav at
tentiOn was attr cted 10y a bright Rlarc on tho
southern side Of the village tDcre wits a loud
shout Of ~ ugdn car (tnere i connagration.)
atumultuous rush ~ rcdifs, lchiraesses. and
basni ~ zpuks la that direction, tho artillery
reased htlng, ana tue sharp rattle Of musLetrV
Succeeded. IL did not last more than fifteen
minutes, aud then there was "A dead silence.
almost painful IA ITS contrast To the noise "
the last rix nOurs. The church and monastery
were IN flames, aud before morning nothing r.
m"lueu but the blackened walls and a few
cbarred rattcrs. A. soon the fire nfst alp
ueared rode Over To the headquarters. and "A
little later, to the neld. II az | had sup
T. scd uudiug that suCcur from outside WIS
no elcss, without food or water. aud fun, aware
OF the fate Ia store for them II CA Itured. the
hesiescd mad determined to cut their way out
aud get To The mountains. SO they appiied the
loren To the old CUurrs and under & We. OF the
Names, dashed int > ranks u the Turkish
so'dieiy, which had crowded down IN Disorder
To witness the burning Of the Giaours. with
volver IN hand they actually fought thor way
through nearly ten tIm their humber. |
counted l3O dead BI.g rtans. tut DID not SEQ "A
single pri-oner The TURKS say IN Z the wound
ca sh"t themselves rather tuun surrender How
many men the uT~- lost " ~ Impossible to
STATE. - theV alw ~ conceal IN. Truth, out 1
should think Oetw cen nw ami Fix hin1red
10y surprise anu the nshtin. wa at sucn close
quarters tnat, until tue tu-urg- mt. mad almost
feocncu tne outer circl- Of tneig tneIniag tuose
eouid scarcely make use OF their uluskcts.