The Republican journal., 1876-08-24

Correspondence of the London News.
TATAR BAZARDJIK, Aug. 1. have Just
seen the town of Batok, with Nh Schuy-
ler. Mr.. Barring was there yesterday
Here is what | saw: On approaching
the town, on a hill there were some dogs
They ran away, and we found on this
spot a number of skulls scattered about
and one CHASTITY heap of skeletons with
clothing. | counted from the saddle 100
skulls, picked and licked Clean all of wo-
men and children. We entered the town.
On every side were skulls and skeletons
charred among the ruins. or lying entire
where they fell in their clothing. There
were skeletons of girls and women with
long brown hair hanging to the skulls.
We approached the church. There these
remains were more frequent, until the
ground was literally covered with skele-
tons, skulls and putrelying bodies in
clothing. Between the church and the
school there were heaps. The stencil
was fearful. We entered the churchyard
The sight was more dreadful. The whole
churchyard for three feet deep wasslestcr-
ing with dead bodies partly covered
hands. legs, arms and heads projected in
CHASTITY confusion. saw many little
hands, heads and feet Of children of three
years of age, and girls with heads COW
cred with beautiful hair The church
was still worse. The floor was covered
with rotting bodies quite uncovered.
never imagined anything SO fearful. There
were 5000 bodies in the churchyard and
church. We were obliged TO hold tobac-
co to our noses. In the school, Il fine
building, 800 women and children had
| been burnt alive. All over the town
| there were the same scenes In some
places heaps OF bodies buried in shallow
holes had been uncovered by the dogs.
The banks of the little stream were COW
cred with bodies. Many bodies had been
carried to Tatar Bazardjik. distance of
thirty miles. The town had 5000 in
| habltants. There now remain 200.
Many who escaped had returned re-
Gently, weeping and moaning over their
| ruined homes. Their sorrowful wall
ing could be heard half mile off.
Some were digging out the skeletons
of loved ones. A woman was sitting
moaning over three small skulls with
hairs clinging to them, which she had in
her lap. The man who did all this, Ach-
med Aga, has been promoted. and is still
Governor of the district. The newspaper
accounts were not exaggerated. They
could not be. No crime invented by Turk
sh terocity was left uncommitted Seven
thousand bodies have been lying here
since May 18th, rotting in the sun, proved
upon by dogs, and Sir Henry Elliot has
never heard that the authorities demand a
war contribution from the remaining in
habitants of 100000 piastres. The town
formerly paid 100000 piastres The
harvest is rotting in the fields. The own
ers are in the churchyards The survi-
vors' cattle have been taken by the Turks,
| who refuse to restore them. 1t is impos-
sible to get in the harvest. 1t is not true
| that the Turks are sending help The in
habitants everywhere complain to Mr.
Schuyler that their cattle are not restored,
and that help is not given.
| The statement that the Bulgarians com
mitted atrocities is utterly unfonded and
shamefully false. Mr.. Schuyler thinks that
less than two hundred Turks were killed,
nearly all in open combat. There is no
proof yet that a single Turkish woman Or
child was killed or violated. The reports
of Mr.. Schuyler and Mr. Barring will cor
roborate this telegram. There is urgent
need of relief for the starving and helpless
| families