New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
THE BULGARIAN ATROCITIES
REPORTS MORE THAN CONFIRMED.

LAMENT.
IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl
LoNDOy Aug. 1O.-Notwithstanding Mr.. Dlsra-
ellis and the persistent inanilon OF the orlt
ish Minister at Constantlnople, The DAILY Ne~s al-
pears to have been most thoroughly in the right,
and its accounts OF the atrocities in Turkey are con-
rIned by such little official information as has come
to hand. But worse than this, the original accounts
have this week been supplemented by Others oil a
far appalling character, till we are now brought
face to face with deeds which, as Mr. Taylor justly
said in the House of Commons on Monday night'
may have been equaled but neither in ancient nor
modern times have ever been excelled. Inc Ddoy
Nc,cs correspondent telegaphs from Phlipopolis on
the 1st of August that Mr.. Barring the British com
missioner is accompanied by an interpreter who is
unfairly prejudiced against the Christians, and that
in consequence the Bulgarians fear 10 forward
letter from Mr.. Barring to Sir Henry Elliot, the
British Minister at ConstantiHople, was read in the
course of the debate in the House of Commons by
Mr. Bourkc, the Under Foreign Secretary who re-
piled on behalf OF the Government and IN tins Mr.
Bauug admits that some 10000 Bulgarans have
perished though he does add that he hopes hereafter
to be able modify this statement He also details
some great horrors that have TO his ears in con-
necton with 400 prisoners who were chained to-
gether at Tatar Bazardjik.
But those who would know exactly what has been
passing must read The Daily hc,cs correspondents
account, which will lose none of its influence, at all
events with Americans when il is stated that he Is
travelling with Mr.. Schuyler, who has scarcely set
tied himself down in his new office at Consantnople
before he is called upon to investigate this horrible
series of atrocities. The correspondent accompanied
by Mr. SCHUYLER visited the town of Batok on the
IsC of August, and | cannot do better than give IN
his own words the details of what he saw. iiesays
On approaching the town on hill there were some
dogs They ran away, aud we lOHhd on ~ spo' i'i
of skulls scattered about, and g SLY heap OF
skeletons with clothing. counted f0hi the saddle
bundled skulls picked aud licked clean; "i OF WOheh
and children. We entered tho town On every SIDE were
skulls and skeletons carred among te rams, OF Blhg
entire where they te in thcir c.oans hnCre mere Tefe a
hanging to the skulls We approached the church Jcre
literally covered WITH Skeletons, skulls and pugeyiug
bodies in clothing Between the church and the school
there were heaps. The stem W1S i,'.idi "e'GherGd
the nyar. The sigh was dreadful. The
whole cnurchyard for three re deep was fcsternS WIN
dead bodies Narly covered handS, legs arms "bd
heads projected in ghGstiY cJnfis9n -" many llite
hands, heads, and feet o. children o. threS yea.a
of axe and girls with hoads covered Wth beduii har
The church stu worse The floor was covered WIN
roing bodies quia uucyN,Iea1, 1 heNtI lu",il.G 20 y
thing fearful. There wel" 5000 bodies the chuien-
yard ana cnUrch. We Wtr" ODhS2d 10 f"ld rDdcco 10
our noses. In the school iiue hulidn,, 200 women
and chdlen had been hu 1t alive. All over ne town
there wer1 the same scene. In - ae p'c hcdpS Ol
bodies bur ri III shallow l1es had been mcoS cred By
the dogs Ihe banks of tie tle stream were Covered
with bodies. Many bOdie. lad be,E oatiled to 1aar
lk.au
inhatjitarts There now remain 2DC. Many who
escaped h.I returned recently, wcCpiu1 anh moaning
Ssir p heard ard hs i HiIS or soc were digging out the
skeletons OF loved ones. woman was suihg moaning
over tGrcc small skulls win mars 'lhShS 10 'hem,
which she hal IA her Hap
He goes on to "a that the newspaper accounts
have not been exaggerated, and ~ he Justly says
they could not be. No crime invented by Turkish
feroeity was left uncommi;tcd. Who can wonder in
the.face OF such statements thesastatemcnts un-
doubtedly authentic, and which viii not yield the
palm to any that have arrived ut the British Foreign
Ofcc-that thrill of horror has passed through the
country accompanied by feeling of incxpressible
indignation at the conduct Of tie Government and
of shame that the Prime Minister in his blindly
infatuated support of the Tux should treat these
accounts with objectionable gity when he could
10 longer plead the excuse lat they were merely
exaggerated newspaper rmors. Who indeed can
wonder at the tone of the short debate which took
place ia the House OF Commons on this matter on
Monday night, and at the outspoken way IN which
at length The Tim's has dealt with it. The Times
very rightly anticipates & at were it not for the fact
that in few days Parl iment viii have separated
we might expect SER. Of debates, IN comparison
to which that of Monday would be gentle and sub
dued in tone and rs J will show you in a minute
even that was by no means cool one. Lord husscl
asks what is that British feet doing at Besika
Bay3 What irAcedl Except it be giving the Turks
the notion that they are under British protection
and can practice their icudsh barbaTties with iI-
punity.
But az to the Parliamentary discussion, it was
introduced by nr. Anderson one of the members
for Glasgow, who not sparing IN his references
TO the Government, and To MIR. Disraeis conduct as
well 10 of that of Sir Henry Elliot in this matter
1t wa salI Mr.. Anderson, perfectly notorious that
these cj.Crages were going on and yet Sir Henry
Elliot pretended to know nothing about them.
The statements, however, which weGe. row appear
ing from day 20 day showed that IT would not do for
the Prime Minister to throw discredit on them, and
he very properly said it was the duty OF the Govern
ment to make stronger representations to the Porte
than they had hitherto matte, with a view TO putting
an end 20 these atrocities Mr. Mundella, blr. i. A.
TAYLOR Mr.. Jacob Bright, and Mr. COwen were
among the subsequent speakers All these gentle
men maintained the accuracy Of the newspaper ac-
counts and in one or two cases they said from pri-
vate adyices they could say the papers lad even
undcrstated the facts. MIR. Jacob Bright asserted
that il was q scandal to Europe that such atrocities
should take place within its borders. and he asked
what was the British feet doing in Ska Bay, add
ing that il would gladden. the y ut of every En-
glislrndn to know that It was being used in the
cause Of humanity. Mr.. Cowen charged the British
ambassador with Turkish leaDinGs. Mr. BOurkc, IN
replying for the Government attempted to defend
MI Disraeli from the charge OF leyity on this mat
ter and be went so tar 10 pledge his personal honor
that there was 10 subject connected with foreign
affairs which had given Mr. Dsraeli such cause for
anxious consideration this case. Mr. Bourke had
absolutely no answer 70 make. He still clung as
much as he dare to the old plea OF eXaggeraion, and
he read the long report before alluded to from Mr.
Barring one of Che Secretaries Of the British En-
bassy at Coustaptnople, at the same time taking