The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09

Bush was pleading before Lord Guillamore,
when donkey gave vent to a loud bray. zone
at time, Brother Bush, one at time" cried
the Judge, Of course CONFUSING the court. But
Brother Bushs turn was to come; for when the
Judge proceeded TO sum up, the donkey struck
up asain. IL beg your lordship's pardon" said
Bush, leaning forward with his hand to bis ear,
| "but there's really such an echo 10 court that
...., SS.t."
A Turkish Camp in Bosnia-sce.
dents Of the Insurrection.
NJ. CHARLES YRIARTE TO whose bold pro-
ject Of explorins the insurrectionary districts
south Of the Danube we have referred, has at
length been heard from again, and We have tho
fruit OF his observ tons In a clever monograph
entitled Inc Vtsite az Camp Tirc. II Ia
worth while to reproduce some graphic pictures
OF local char cter aud incident, ard the reader
may likewise find that a brief account OF the
| transformation which the Ottoman military sys
ten has undergone since the Franco-1russlan
war together with a view u Its actual efficiency
| in the field reported oy all eyewitness, will
assist him TO forecast the Issue Of the Impending
! contest with servil, 49,
At u Jnaluks, one Of the c; pitfalls OF Bosuio. ".
YrIarte was fortunate enough to encounter an
ian, had formerly been student OF the Quar-
tier Latin, and received his professional training
In the hospitals OF Paris. Henceforward the
French travellers opportunities Of accurate In
| formation were exceptional. He was permitted
to Inspect harracks and arsenals, when 1t is Re
to say no foreigner and no friendly rsyah had ever
teen, to mess with the Turkish Officers In their
tents, and to accompany an expeditionary force
which bad sharp encounter with tine rebels.
| IL seems that only few days after his arrival.
the peasants Of the orthodox or Greek Church
had cut the railway from Now. assaulted the
| Mohammedan outposts as we'll "a the outlying
farms Of Catholic rayahs, and hnally intrencned
| Themselves In strong position on the heights
| Of Sviniar, from which 1t was deemed urgent TO
| dislodge them. We would II attention, In
passing. to the fact that IN Bosnia. unlike the
Herzegovina whore an opposite ST tie OF things
| obtains, the Catholic Christians totally repudi-
ate the insurrectionary movement.
The colu u,n OF attack which NJ. Yriarts was
allowed to follow. thanks to the good otices -
| his surgeon friend. consisted OF some two hum
dred bdsht-b1,otAks drregul n troops both foot
and horse), an equal number OF ntxdms or regu-
lar soldiers, several battaiions Of rcdi(s linen Of
the reserve or ldnfir,hr), and two pieces II
artillery. the whole commanded by an onicer
styled Bimbsshi, the counterpart, apparently.
| OF ao lionel. Inc country traversed by this de-
tachmont is the least rugged and most fertile Of
Bosnia, but It present It's state Of abandonment
Is complete. broad road, kept In toIeraole
repair, leads TO the town OF Berbir, and COM
municates with the river Save; but this, and
another crossing at right angles. are the sole
routes practicable for wagons In the whole
province. Elsewhere the natives. like the
nomads ~ Central Asia, must nave recourse to
horseback riding and to caravans.
Along the ahove-named rosd TO Berbir the
nizams and artillery plod slowly. preceded by
the mounted bashi-bazouks, who from time to
time sound the march ON short afes which emit
shrill, stfidulous note, while their fat drum.
strapped to tho saddle, rings under the inces-
SAINT beating Of one hand. These hors emen
| plunge forward capilciously, witt out regard to
r nks or discipi'ne, now In the van, now In the
rear guard, sometimes quitting the route ali O.
eether TO follow the windings OF a river, disap-
pearing II NAV he for hours. and anon returning
at heanlonR eallop to resume their place at the
head OF tile column. Nothing could well be
more strange or Heterogeneous than the asp ct
! Of this irregular cavalry, which appears to In
| clude Us many distinct races and cosiu.ues as
there are troopers, since each recruit, compelled
! to md his own accoutrements, retains tie char
acteristic garb Of his native land. Here, for in
stance. Ia a tall, meagre, nervous fellow, lmbch
| and Jointed Ike an antique statue. He is 81 I'd
simply with low slippers. his calf encased In
short morocco leesines, while breeches Of fine
linen are moulded as closely to the thighs as
d, ncer's tights. Scarfs OF all gay colors are
wound about bis body, and his most substantial
garment Is IA green wastco with Hlisree but
TONS whose flowing sleeves. fashioned like those
Of a medieval Jacket sometimes drop to the
knees. His principal weapon, the hdndjdr, which
seems 10 be Of preposterOus length. Is stuck
In his belt beside pair OF silver
handled pistols; red bonnet tipped
sideways enshrouds tho head, leaving only the
face free; and the 6nal touch is impaired TO a
costume which might ne, dlscredit the pic.
turesque bandit OF the operate stage by silk
shawl nlng across the shoulders, and whose
long frinRes nutter In the wind. BY the side Of
this bashi-bazouk, whose general air Is too gro
tosque to be terrible, rides another, a grim
faced. soherv dressed Circassian, one OF
Schamyl's veterans perhaps. who has taken ser
vice with the hereditary foe OF Russia In this
case the troopers person far from being set OF
with coquetry, is wholly hidden beneath the
botfhd or long mantle Of hairy felt surmounted
by capacous hood or cape, which is pulled
over the book or traditional fur bonnet Of his
country. There are negroes likewise In the
squadron, some Of them draped ike the Arabs
In ample robes OF woolly snow-whits material;
OUTFITS Gnu III Jackets OF scarlet or
bright blue, embroidered with silk and gold
The horses, bestridden by the bashi. baz ouks,
present an equally singular appearance. They
are lean, sturdy, active animals but so small
that their riders, usually men Of large Stature,
seem almost to scraps the ground, notwith-
standing their habit OF holding the leg very
mach bent. The stlrrups are broad plates pro.
Vided with rims. and OF altogether anomalous
dimensions. / he shape and adjustment of har-
ness and caparisons are clumsy and fantastic,
while numerous accessories protruding from
tue saddle bags or tied to the Group strap, pre-
sent quaint mixture OF familiar and strange
articles, cartridge boxes, strings OF beads.
amulets, powder horns, p uches, pursos, and
slender chains supporting light battle axe,
with other Implements which danRle on al
sides and maintain "A continual jangling noise.
We may add that tho firearms employed oy this
Irregular force arc so diverse all varieties in
fact being represented, from the Moorish carblne
to the fowng piece and the bennington ride
that the distribution OF ammunition must In
practice Involve no li''0 diniculty.
1t appears that rae so-called bashi bazouks are
recruited m.Lniy In the Asiatio aud African