The New York herald., 1876-08-15
ATROCITIES IN BULGARIA,

FIEND1sH WORK OF THE TURKs-THE TERRI
BILE BAsHI-DAZoUKs AT woRK-MAssACRE,
1NCENDJARIsM, SLAVERY AND DEBAUCHERY-
ONE HUNDRED AND TwKNTY-oNE vILLAGKs
DESTROYED.
NJ Ivan de wocs,yne, correspondent OF tho Paris
Figaro, has made extended tour through Bulgaria
and has written several graphic letters to that Journal
which he describes the atrocities committed by the
Turks The following will be found extremely
interesting. Although the author is evidently anti
Turk in his feelings there Is no reason for supposng
that the story he tells is exaggerated. He thus de-
scrbcs his experiences tho first morning Of his visit
to Adrianople:-
At the first street corner ator leaving my hotel
found myself opposite man hanging whose legs were
still kicking convusIvely He was suspended IRON
the door of shop. The feet fastened and
the hands tied behind his back but the
face uncovered and the tongue hung
from the mouth. The feet scratching
the side wall of the door in vain endcavor to lind
resting place. The shopkccper, iurous that his house
should have been chosen for the execution. aius
ing tho zaptlcs" who went away laughing ana driving
before them two other wrctehes whom they
ordered to hang different parts OF The town. The
evening before. the tribunal, which composed of
the Turks and chosen CHRISTIANS. had condemned
dozen Bulgariaps to death account o the revolt
which took pace three months ago. II was decided
that three OF them should be executed in Adriunoplo
and the other nine scattered through the country
IA each lJllowed the soldiers who were
driving these uniortunates before them with tho butt
ends ot their guns. while crowds OF boys threw stones
at them shouted "GiaouE We came TO
GALLONS CoNsrRrCTsD
OF three pieces OF wood, The upright and being
held in their places by support from The other
This primitive galiows erected under lamp which
had been pulled down the Eight before by the weight OF
another executed there; Tor they hang them here
every day. In II lew minutes every thing ready.
The cord rolled round the arm OF the giows ended in
u running knot, which fell down to victim
Ono soldier placed round the neck o the shorter OF
the couuem ned men and then, upon remark
MADE oy one oi ms comrades, TOOK on ana adjusted
il the taller The reason gwen by the second SOL
der Tor this change was that II was difficult
hang tall men from the shops. which are gen.
orally low The nun was then placed on tho scalold
where he kept in position with blows from the
butts OF the soldiers guns until the finally
adjusted when the scatold kicked from under
MIN They had taken the trouble to iasten
his legs which kicked convulsvcly his agony, while
the gallows groancd lne crowd al
ready far distant AT the of the the cor
tGse seemed TO be in doubt us to which route they
should take, and the soldiers engaged in discussion
1t appears that although they had been ordered
hang one OF the prisoners at the gallows, yet they
were tree TO strangle the others where they pleased
they advanced towards conieciioner's shop, winch
was somewhat larger than the others, but the
proprietor, guessing their Intentions In front
commanders hand who, changing his direction,
cao Here tue same scene ensued, the owner OF tie
cafe took The sergeants hand WAC turned TO cac op
postc with the same rcEult All the shopkcepcrs not
.ng TO have nan hanging at their door ali day pay
the zapties TO farther and the victim meanwhile
has 10 follow their zigzag march under incessant
lain abuse and Al last the cortege stopped
The bulgarian had tainted. wen, away, for had
too much.
BAsmI-BAzouKs
''Bashp' means IN Turkish ''hcad" ana "Bazouk,
''spocd" or 'danagcd, so that bashibazouk is bad
head. - THIS Official name gwen to these irregular
troops show that the government has allowed them
take tho ntiaiive. The population OF Turk
ish villages, like those OF. villages everywhere
else, are composed OF men aud women, but
with this difference, that whereas with US the
men are willing 10 work, here they do no,hing
and are send their into the fields as
l have frequently seen them from the top of my
wagon in tho vicinity OF the Turkish villages, and when
leaving their work they home with their faces
veiled. While the women work the SIT at the door
Of their cabins smoking the excellent tobacco which
their country affords. This is kept up during the
clement portion the year. and during tho winter the
women work in the barns aud 'arm houses There
comes q call 'lo arms and everything. changes face.
PREPARING FOR TnR FIELD.
Immediately an old flag is brought out from the
mosque borue by fellow who, in view OF some past
exploits bears the title oil chie accompanied by priests
recug short verses OF the Koran, the religious scn
ments OF which .'Down with the nidcl," and The
real meaning ncitemcnt 10 pluuder and destruction
The village is at once uil OF lie and activity Old guns
rclurbished the old nntloc repaired and
ntted; the broad blades OF their knives
are cleaned and snarpened women aud children
all take hand at tho work. They are thinking
Of the spoiIs, and the great thing is TO
be ready first. II Is also question OF Saying the
giaours. for who shall shed the blood will be
aspire TO the first place chicftanshp Of the
village Vanity governs amid savages IL seems as il
amid the civilized. The day the snbprecct,
Kaimakam, makes his appeal TO these patriotic ~
souls every available man is en- route for the place
lowed by old men and children, the former going TO
teach the young how TO torture the wounded and
lire TO vacated dwellings,.
RAGAMrfFiSs.
These reunions last several days for II is the villagers
furthest OF that receive the notice last and who have
the greatest distance 10 make These latter arriving
at tho town OF meeting, mud the others gorgcd with
booty, and rrltated by jealousy attack the Christians
the streets where they supposed TO be protected
Among these bandits the bravest most brutal the
Circassans whose costumes sketched III my last let
The others the red blouse and spattcrdash-
shoes they take from the peasantsthc belt is n.leo
with long knives and long oarrellcd pistols aud their
linen, when they have any is always despatched with
blood IRON the bodies OF their victims A Greek vest
fitted close around the body and handkerchief tied
around the head completes the dress. They moth
ing around the neck Ii would seem that they
constantly IN expectation OF being hung Everything
tucy have on Is iithy, rcpugnant. hdeous such are
the men Who according TO turkish newspapers. "lcavo
their hearth and home to rob I'm defence oil their
country"
HUNDRED TWENTY VILLAGES BURNED.
have said that 900 regular trained troops. which
have not been sent, would have been more effective,
but 10 600 Bash bazouks have been sent instead Thy
will assassinatc more than so 900 persons The tear
inspired by the authorizes before attack some of
the Christian villages caused them 10 abandon every
thing hundred and twentyone villages were
burned went by chance to look At one OF these
Peroutchtza--the history Of which will give Ac-
cording the estimate OF disntercsted persons and