The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-09

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The Eassern War. IS,
sEBFIA REPORTED AS SUING voR PEACH uRnYs.
TI0SS. a y s.
LONDON, August 8.-The PaslMcu fya-
zette's Berlin dispatch has the following.
The National Zeitung says SerYia, DESPAIR
ing OF successful issue OF the war, has re-
quested the Powers to mediate in favor Of
peace. Servia's attempt to raise wnr loan
In Russia has proved a failure"
TURKEY WILLING FOR PEACE. 4
LONDON, August 8.-The Porte has diplo-
maticaliy limited abroad that IL Is willing to
make peace If Seryiaa and Montenegro Jointly
ask for it and will allow the Turks TO gar
rison certain places in SerYia.
The Paris Patrie reports that the disaster
to the Sevians was complete. General
Leschjarin was routed, and has been forced
to abandon Saitzchar.
General Todgetzif is to replace General
Tchernayeff.
|. VIENNA, August 8.---The 1agsbiatt says
Turkey viii submit to convention OF the
Powers in the case Of Montenegro, but will
refuse in that OF Servia.
THE ATROCITIES IN BGLGARIA--THE LONDON
"TINEs" on THE SUBJECT.
LONDON, August 8.-There was an ami
mated debate in the House Of Commons to-
day,on the Bulgarian atrocities.
The Times OF to-day, in a leading article,
says &c Once more the affairs In Bulgaria .
have occupied the attention OF the House OF
Commons. In a few days members will
have separated; but for this might we exc
pect series Of debates in comparison with
which that OF last night would be gentle
and subdued in tone, for there can be little
doubt that we are on the verge OF reyelar
tons surprising anything the imagination
OF civilized man could have conceived.
Barbarities OF Tartar, conquerors wild and
ceaseless, destruction of human life which
the modern students OF history have been
disposed to look upon rs fabulous, find a
parallel In the deeds perpetrated within
the last few weeks at "a few days
journey from our own shores. In our
own age we must turn to Asllantee
or Dahomy for anything similar to the
ghostly spectacle now presented by
a Turkish province, according to the testi-
mony, OF which there can be no reasonable
doubt. The helpless inhabitants Of the dis
trict about Tartar, BaZardiik, and Phillip
pod-mcn, women, and children-haye been
slaughtered by thousands, and their towns
and villages utterly destroyed. It seems
likely that those whom humane incredulity
has led to suppose that the accounts were
exaggerated will have to abandon that sup
position.
"Thc testimony OF witnesses and udmis-
sions OF n member OF the British embassy
charged with the investigation OF these mas
sacres give reason to believe that there has
been nothing less than general massacre
OF the population, against which the Turk.
ish Government let loose its bands. Fur
thermore, there Is the strongest evidence
that these atrocities have not been the
work wholly, OF even principally, OF
Circassian settlers, but OF Turkish IRE
gular troops, commanded by duly-ap-
pointed officers sent into the country
expressly to strike terror into the popula-
ton. What passed last night in the House
OF Commons shows the establishment and
horror these deeds have aroused. Dir.
George Anderson (LiberaD, from Glasgow,
introduced the subject, and one member
after another rose TO express MS mdlSna-
ton and to protest against the attitude OF
Indifference on the part of the British Gov
eminent, and still more against the tone
OF apology which has been In official
communications. Hon. Robert Bourke,
one OF thesUnder Secretaries for the For
eign Department, assured the House that
the Premier was not disposed to treat the
subject with levity; but, on the contrary,
would give it his anxious consideration.
1t was incumbent on him not to say q word
without the gravest circumspecti0n until
he had ascertained the exact truth. But IL
these atrocities turned out to be true no man
would more sternly vindicate humanity"