The New York herald., 1876-09-11
WHAT THE ENGLISH PAPERS SAY.


Although We have not Ar. Barings report We have
preliminary report from Mr. Schuyler, the American
Consul General. to Mr.. Maynard, the Minister of the
United States at Ccnstantnople, which contains the
results OF searching personal investigation made by
HIM in visitation OF the villages laid waste. 1t is a
preliminary report, because Mr. Schuyler had not
finished his inquiries at the time It written,
bu: as far as goes IL is detailed and complete. 1t
confirms the that had been said written before
and even adds horrors that had not been before
veaed The letter read by Sir Charles Dixie at
the meeting OF his constituents at Nottinahl
led us 10 expect this, and we do not know that
anybody denies the substantial accuracy of
the darkest pictures that have been drawn OF the
Is To suggest, somewhat eebly. that derds quite as
foul were committed the other SIDE which set tho
example OF nhumaniiy; but This pailiation OF Turkish
ou,ragcs Is met and rcfued in Mr. Schuylers report,
In which the few specific statements that have been
made on the subject are examined and exposed and
the conclusion established, as far as any universal
negative be established, that although Turks
were killed the OF the FAINT flicker OF Bull
garian insurrection no outrage or atrocy stains its
record.
From the Daily News, Aug 29)
II Will be seen that those portions OF Mr. Schuyers
report which relate to towns and villages reported
by special commissioner paint the atrocities of the
Turss In even darker coors than that gentleman had
done. Mr. Schuyler was IN constant Intercourse with
the Ottoman autho tiles throughout this inquiry and
he has taken great pains to ascertain what were
those atrocities said to have been committed by
the Bulgarans at tho beginning OF these
troubles which have been often referred to
in Parliament and elsewhere having constituted the
provocaiion under which the Turks acted, and his
statements on this subject are especially deserving Of
attention. The Turkish officials were of course, tho
proper persons 10 give him information these points,
and they undertook to do but their attempts COM
pleoly broke down. IL have carefully investigated this
point says Mr.. schuyler, 'and am unable to find that
the Bulgarians committed any outragcs or atrocities,
any acts which deserve that namc.n He asked the
Turkish officials for list of such acts but they had
none TO give him; he could only obtain vague state
ments which proved baselcss when investigated From
his inquiries 1t results that mo Turkish women
children were killed IN COLI blood Mussuman
women were violated; Mussulmans tor
tured; no purely Turkish village was attacked
or burned; Mussulman home pillaged;
no Mosque was desecracd or destroyed" Edib
Effcndi the Special Turkish Commissioner, told
indeed, a very different story but his whole re-
port" Mr.. Schuyler writes, 'may be characterized as
tissue Of fasehoods. Wo may take 1t then cstab
shed that when Sir Henry Elliot wrote home that tho
Bugarians had perpetrated atrocities which the
OF those aitcrward committed by tho Turks snd
the Prime Minister repeated the statement In the
House OF Commons, both were grossly deceived by
Their Turkish informnnts
Another point on which Mr. Schuyler furnishes val.
liable nfor is the share Of the Imperial Ottoman
government In these atrocities