The New York herald., 1876-08-15

and this may even be considered rs beneath the nam:
ber Perouchtza is situated to the left OF the railroad
between Philppopolt and fazardscnyk, midway DC.
these TWO places, and 900 8 900 yards from
the railroad. II was Christian village OF $50 houses
aud having more than 1000 iohabitants planted as u
were, between several Turkish boroughs AS poor py
their dIeness as Peroutchi,za rich by its labor
The instant the call made Tor volunteers Perout-
chitza shut between all its neghbors. The
mobiles saved in time arrived at Phiippopoii.
where they demanded aid more o1dy than any one OF
their follow citizens saying they had ohng do with
the insurccton The Governor replied 10 the effect thai
he would think about It, The consuls lniervcncd and
addressed themselves TO au aide.decamp Of the Sultan
sent from Constantinope TO report the true state oI
things. They obtained promise OF help which was
reduced to the sending of commission Of conc llaon
The commission did not even 40 into the village, which
the assailanls wanted dsarmed, to begin WITH
now THE AssAssiNs OPERATED.
This in effect was the way the bashi- oaxouks Csl
operatcd:-rhey presented themselves before chris.
village, and according to the 'order oi authority,
required complete disarmament After this order was
obcycd massacre OF tho mcn so disarmcd was begun
In case the villagers refused 10 hand over their guns
&c their village Immediately set on lire Several
villages which had never been armed, and which, con-
sequenty had to delver-a fact we'll known to
the murderers-were treated in just tho manner
have Indicated The people OF Peroutchitza answered
that they would deliver their arms 10 soldiers OF the
regular army. but not TO the Bashi-bazouks. en-
the commenced by firing the village at the four
The light lasted four hours. aud the inhab-
ilants surrounded by hro took refuge in one Of the
two churches. The 'auhority then sent cannon, but
the unfortunate people held together though at TIM
point they willing TO parey AT length, com.
pctely oulDumUercd, they consented to surrender.
The nrst 10 leave inc church we're shot down
cold blood the instant they showed themselves thcy
then that the attack was made with but
object, namely, general exlcrmnation, anu they
resolved 10 stand out to the last Thus, In word.
there now remains OF this village absolutely nothing of
the $50 houses-uothing, nothing, nothing DEFY any
one 10 find any other trace than poruon OF the
church, whose four walls arc rddled with bullets anu
piece OF another wall few feet 10 height Inc only
oDIec, remaining inside the church was the hall
painting representing ST. Paul. have sent II TO you,
aud you VIII be in possession OF al that remains OF
township which paid 5co 900 francs year Tor duties
MASSACRE, sLAvhRy, DABAucnERY.
And to tho population OF over 900 PERSONS they
are reduced 10 100 old people and children, who
among the ruins which cover all that was dear 70
them Not strong man Is LETT not a woman All
these have been slam, and all those who escaped the
have been carried away INTO slavery TO the
other side OF the Sakaus where they will DO subjected
to Pomacs renegade Christ ans sti more ferocious
than the Muss sumaps themselves and who are always
the raid. The abandoned children who strayed INTO
country have been caught and sold ut an average
OF fifty piustcrs each-a little less than S3-the
little girls least those who were pretty, sent 10
Constantnoplc and placed upon those secret markets
for such bargains which always exist They will DO
scattered among the harems, where the ladies' always
have little grls which they raise TO sell when they be-
come OF age These their little perquistes. iou
Will understand that tho slave dealers are expected
from Mecca " rnmor now being in circulation that tho
sale of women about TO be recommended. II will be
seen that the old Turk Is just as low as no was
the moment after tho conquest; indeed, these people
have no, advanced step morally. and some OF the
recent events have destroyed all thai European cvii
Za,ion has been able 10 achieve In iy years upon hs
essentially brutal population One hundred ana
twenty one villages burned, women violated aud chill
drcn hacked TO pieces The Bashi-bazouks take tho
latter by arm leg, give them ono terrible cut
with their knives and then pass On to the next Ihcse
considered most adroit in this bloody work cut the
little ones in Two the blow priest told
that some lew days previous while ne was crossings
ford one OF these injured the legs OF his horse
One priest cruched, another was roasted allve
Further he saw women inpaled on stakes crawp
from ricks OF hay Ny mind shrinks from the rcmcm.
brance OF these horrors, and VIII conclude IN the
words of some OF the counrymen to me- "W haisocver
you may to your readers you VIII always DO WITHIN
the truth