The New York herald., 1876-11-20
LOST TURKEY.
Ruin and Riot Raging
Rampant.
AMERICAN CITIZENS OUTRAGED.
The Present Suferings of the Bull
garian Peasantry.
Can the United States Re-
main Indif1erentp
CossrAsrrsorLx, Oct Fl, 1870.

CoxsTAxTISoPLK, Oct 2l 1876
Itwould be difficult to imagine a country in worse
state than Turkey now In From ali parts OF the into
rior we hear Of nothing but stories OF robber.es
plage murder and OF violence Of all kinda From
every point both In Europe and In Asia como CON-
plants OF Christians against their Mussulman neigh
bors against tho authorities Tor ncgecting to repress
the disorders and countenancng tnen Fears OF
massacre ain exist for It that not in Bulgaria
alone but In Jerusalem, smyrna and everywhere
through ASIA Minor the Turks are using the same
language aud making tho Same threats. Take all the
ourages said to have been perpcratcd IN tho South,
concentrate them in one State within three
months, It would then be nothing 20 what
/: Is here Our information about this state
OF things is not derived from the complaints
OF the inhabitants alone from reports and rumors.
II certified by Official reports from the consuls Of
almost every part OF Turkey TO their legations at Con-
stantnope Armenian towns and villages are pillaged
by regular troops and the complaints or the lnhab-
itants pass UNDECIDED or IL something done order
TO save appearancos the compainants are subsequently
made to sign documents saying that what they had
complained Of false In smyrna crime Is increas-
ing such extent that the consus have signed a
joint calling tho attention OF tho authorities to
the inefficient state Of tho police and the bad
ernment Of the province. and have requested their
ambassadors call shc attention OF the Porto TO the
same subject
AMERICAN CITIZENS Ronanp.
Among other crimes several iron safes belonging to
American citizens forcibly opened, and the gov
ernmsnt under various pretoxt refused arrest the
persons who pointed out guilty OF the act
This has compelled our Minister, Mr.. Maynard, to
make representation the Porto for tho better ad-
ministraon Of justice and Ihe increase Of the police
last winter near Jerusalem and only has the Pacha
OF Jerusalem excused himself from performing his
duty but the Porte has devised several prctexts to
shield hlm from blame.
xAcgpoSIA
Tho consuls At Saonica report constant murders
and robberos throughout tho whole Of Macedonia
Their reports have been In part officially denied BY
the Turkish authorities, but nevertheless, the Gov
ernor OF Saonica has found 1t necessary to issue an
address to the Mussulman inhabitants recommending
them TO live on good terms with thor Christian
neighbors. While tho burning OF villages and the
massacre Of large numbers OF persons has ceased
Bulgaria outrages Of every kind Of daily
renee, but instead OF Wholesale slaughter, now
have separate and individual Of murder, rape
and outrage amounting in the whole to almost as
great number as at any preceding period
xfFEcr ENGLISH AGITATION.
one good effect upon tho English Ambassador here, as
IL has impressed HIM with the necessity OF doing his
best to allay the excitement and retrieve his past
omissions. Mr.. Barring sent up to Bulgaria again
with mixed Turkish commission, supposed,
and he himself believed for the purpose Of weaken
Ing his report The additional evidence, however,
which has been brought before him has only served
to strengthen the conclusions which he had already
drawn. He has had his eyes fully opened the
and neses OF the Turkish governors. and has begun
carefully TO follow all the OF outrage reported
from the neighborhood Of Philippopos. and has
insisted that redress be given to tho sufferers
Both he and Mr.. Calvert the English Vice
Consul, have followed the trials Of Bulgarians
accused OF participating In tho insurrection
and they have quite convinced OF the frequent
uso Of torture. iact which they had previously
believed Indeed they paid much attention these
trials that the authorities considered Il bcst dscon
tinuc them for the present Mr. Barring. by the direc
ton OF Sir Horny Elliott has also been urging the
trials Of tho ringcaders OF the SO lar
ever. he has had but little Two three
under trial bat they have not yet been convicted and
judging from Mussuman members of the COM
MISSION say outside OF the court they will probably be
acquitted. Chcvket Pacha, who living in Con-
stantinopo, tor whose orders given the
request OF Earl Derby, has found means for running
away.
SUFFERING BULGARIA
Practically the government has done nothing for the
sufferers in Bulgaria The authorities still demand
tithes and taxes and cndcavoring mako
that the Bulgarian population Is rich that hoy need
no help. Al Perushttsa within three hours OF Phil
ippopos, they have begun to build 12o houses Tho
walls OF none of them, however, than three
feet from the ground, and the work has now been
stopped, as there timber to be had Ii s now i'm
possible rebuild the villages by winter. In
places the government has advanced money hiring
rcapers and Tor the purchase OF agricultural tools
they have taken all precautions for repayment. They
only advance money to the wealthy men, who give
some guarantee tha. 1t will DO repaid For the poorer
class and those suffering nothing is done by the
government.
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES
All that has been done ut Batak has bccn accom-
Clarke. American missionary, who 10 acting as tho
agent OF the Central Relief Committed AL Boyardjk,
destroyed by Chevket Pacha- with tho exception Of
little done by tho government for which promissory
notes were given, the only aid distributed TO the in
habitants that given by Mr.. Marsh. another Amer
cau missionary The whole district of SIivno in which
Boyardjik is situated. is state OF great disturb
aucc, as there constant robberies aud cases Of
violence reported, by Turks and Circassana
Thore many Circassans In the I'm cdate vicinity
I he Turks made many threats OF massacre and OF
III treatment that Mr.. Marsh finally to Consan-
inopis Mt the earnes. request Of the inhabitants TO
SEQ II something could not be done. He had
An INTERVIEW WITH BRITISH AMBASSADOR,
who promised TO do his bcst and have back the
Governor Of Svno, haidar Boy, OF tho best Turk
ish oniciais He has, however, been removed on ac-
count of having given evidence with regard 10 the
misconduct OF Chevket Pacha On th!s application
being made by the English Ambassador much hcsita-
tion manifest, and finally kilograms. with REFER