The New York herald., 1876-09-25

and the abbess in tho church Two OF them had their
hands hrst cut on. Tue bodies we're stripped ana
burned In tho church. We found among the runs
shrcds of the clothing OF the victims -nd a burned
human bones Besides these nuns the iuther OF
0. them and priest we're killed IN the same con-
vent Some OF the nuns repeatedly volated--one
them by than thirty soldiers-and Two OF them
were kept for days Turkish village The vn-
ascs kravenis, Batoshcvo and Gabeni we're aso phi
iaged and In part burned Tho churches OF kraveniN
BaiosEevo destroyed by means OF petroleum.
Al the Monastery the Assumption the best buildings
burned and tho church piiaged. Among the acts
OF cruelty committed IN this village We limit ourselves
70 mentioning
rag MASSACRE OF ruiRrsEx smgpuERDs
at Kravenk, who were se1ed by toe men Of HadJi
ibrhim had their hands tied and were killed oy sabre
The only one who escaped did 30 with the loss
ear. and told Us tho details OF this affair A!
Batosbevo an old man named koie hatcher
IL should be remarxed that all these
localities do not form compact villages OH the south
OF the Balkans but are rather composed OF numerous
hamlets OF from IL to 81 houses, each OF which
has distinct name. and fact forms distinct VII
ase. All OF these hamets Koy hi have moro or less
suffered The village of kravenick bad l20 houses
burned out OF 256. rs well as Ii shops, mills. The
church and the school, Foriy-two men, women and
children were Killed. In the village OF Ba,ochcvo,
OF 600 houses co were burned. besides mls the
church and the school Fcrtytnree men anu Is women
and children wcro killed fthe 1890 houses which
composed the commune OF Gobeni % were burned,
336 pii.aeed and 80 persons were killed
TIE BAsuI-DAzoCKs ASD CiacAssIANs
OF the districts ol Pevro ana celyi were subsequently
assisted III their pllagc by volunteers coming from the
district OF kasauiyh tveiayct OF Adrianoplcj, com
handed by HadJl lbrahlm Manof Nustafa aud
Austaia Elendi They brought to tho south Of the
Balkans great quantity Of cattle only small part o
which has been restored to the vllagers Al the time
OF our investigation. 20th August The losses oil the
tour villages mentioned amounted to 81, 40 head of
cattle large and small The appli ations OF the in
haoitants 10 the Kanakam OF Kazaniyk had re-
NAMED without result
Til. CONDUCT OF rnE BrLoAniASs
II appears that the Commissioners were unable to
find uny nstsnces of atrocities committed IN these
districts by tho Bugarians. Tho very few Turks
killed were killed by tho Insurgents with arms
in their hnnds Many, however, after having
been taken prisoner set at liberty with the wise
The nsurgent chiefs their passports. In view OF
the act thai the nsurgent bands were very small and
very badly armed is evident that few companies OF
regular soldiers would have been sufficient 10 restore
order without resorns TO the extreme and barbarous
measures taken by the Turks. WIKI regard to
STATE OF COUNTRY,
the Commissioners say that Mussulman lanaticsm has
been excited TO such point rs to render the pacnca
tion OF the country extremely difficult Life and prop
erty are IN state OF Insecurity and the people In the
towns dare not venture out after sunset even with a
lantern, while in the villages they entirely at tho
mercy OF the nrst Mussuluan they meet The evil
docrg iako advantage OF the disarmament OF the
Christians 10 pllagc their villages IN the most wanton
manner II Is suggested that as one means
o somewhat restoring calm and tranquility the
Mussulmans should DO dsarined as the Christians
have already been as 10 place IL out o Their power
TO massacre the Bulgarlans The Commissioners with
eXaEgeratIng the practical result Of their
nevertheless OF opinion that tner presence tended
TO put down great many Of the misdeeds and made
the authorities assduous in the discharge OF their
duties, preventing them at the same time from openly
giving support to the evidoers or listening with deaf
10 the complaints of the Christians In conclusion,
the Com issioners give tho Sublime Porte excellent
piece OF advice savIng:"rhe Porte ought to limit
itself 10 decreeing energetic measures, but should i'm
medateiy about executing them The situation is
SO grave that II demands prompt and eilicacous reme
dies rather than Investigations and explanations