New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-21

in the atrocities II only the Government had
treated the matter thus from the beginning they
might have saved themselves large and serious
loss of popularity, well az spared themselves
vast amount Of difficulty in carrying on their nego-
tiations in the East. Though tardily expressed
the views have given satisfaction, and The Daily
Nelcs itself acknowledges that Lord Derby's rep
resentations circumstances, and demands are, in
tone and in substance" such il would desire and
expect from an English Minister and it finds it a
sincere pleasure " to make the acknowledgment.
Meanwhile are still hearing of further atroci-
ties. A day or two ago Gen. Tchernaycif himself
telegraphed to The Daily Ners that recapuring a
position given up by the Turks, the bodies Of Ser
vian wounded who had been taken prisoners had
been found "pnned to the earth by hedge-stakes,
the hands stretched ont the feet and parts of the
body burned and charred, the toes cut off, the
stomachs discmboweled, and the faces distorted by
the agony o. the tortures" We have heard at vari-
Gus times also the terror with which the Turkish
troops are regarded by the populations, and this
week there have been mentioned cases-sotary, IL
is true-of the violation Of women. controversy
has sprung up this week between two English
clergymen and the Turkish ambassador in London
The Rev Malcolm McColl, who was travelling with
Canon Iddon wrote 10 The Times that in the course
OF their recent travels in Bosnia they not only heard
that The Turks had adopted the practice of mpale-
ncnt but that from on board steamboat on the
Save. on the way To Belgrade. they saw
a number Of stakes in the ground which
had been put up for the purpose 10 one Of
which human body was actually fastened. A day
or two after letter appeared in The lines from NJ
Musurus the Turkish Minister stating that, though
the abSurly of the story was self-evidcnt and
doubtless attributable TO the abused credulity and
an optical illusion Of the writer he had FASTENED TO
bring il under The notice of the properGuthorty and
he was authorized TO give most formal and categor
cal denial to The whole story. In reply, both Canon
Itddon ana Nr. McColl write a more crcnmStantla
description Of what they saw, which leaves little #
any, doubt on the minds Of those who have read the
correspondence. Ausion Is made 10 other denials
Of the existence of atrocities, after inquiry by
proper authority" tEdlf E1cud- report, which
have cmanated from the Ottoman Embassy in Lon
don 50 that the denial doubtless made in good faith
by VI. Musurus, viii not go for much. Singulary
enough however. in The Times Of the same day. inn
mcdiatcy above Canon Liddon's and Mr.. McColfs
justification. il another letter from NJ. Musurus
which concludes with the following paragraph:
! hope shall be believed when I stat" that I have
silently endured very great pain during the Elst few
month. ffom What have read iu the English new saltrs
and perhaps on This occasion should Lave ne better
keep silent instead Of ycuturug 70 defend my Govern
meut AGAINST such Caluuninur stories.
Undoubtedly you would, Monsieur Musurus We
will believe you have endured pain from what you
have read Were II otherwise, you would not be
held i'm the estimation that you are.