The New York herald., 1877-07-04
cent paid for all the food and horses and other cattle
that have been appropriated.

cent paid for all the food horses and other cattle
that have been appropriated.
uSscRurULous ROBBERS.
"what do We want with money" said my Tcher-
kess, 'seeiDg that tho government gives all tho
grouse necds" II should be said that when the
Colonel feels pressing need Of few pIastres he will
not hesitate to borrow shilling or two of you--and
this has often occurred TO the English officer Of whom
have written. Moreover recently witnessed little
dodge which is most characteristic. -Four wzams
were caught In tho act Of searching the pockets of
Bulgarian, who had demanded what they wanted.
Soon officer appeared, having heard the cries of
the man who was being robbed He made the robbers
disgorge everything they had taken into his hands
tobacco, money, &c but what was most astonishing
in the premises he placed the whole of the plunder in
his pocket and marched or gravey though
nothing had occurred.
FoRcEs AT wiDDIN.
The greater portion Of the troops occupying widdn
are formed OF Anatolians and Romelans--the first
bong recognizable by their square, squatty figures
the others by their athletic proportions; they have
also great reputation for bravery. The ensemble Of
this army forms seventy batta,ions each comprising
some 500 or 1900 men. It thus represents about
co. 900 mon, among whom 900 Tcherkoss, other
wise bashLbazouks All the cannon (about hun
drod and eighty Of the calibre sixteen and twenty
four are principally by Krupp, and many Of them
handled by Englishmen.
QUEER DISCIPLINE.
It's with that the Turkish officers are often
reproached with being at the head Of ranks
&c, Tor often meets officers who can neither read
nor write This would be very serious inconvenience
in any other army; In Turkey these defects less
thought or for q very wide latnude is allowed soldier
who fights, and here the warrior initiates the hunting
dog This initiative is specially remarkable IN the
outpost service, where there only small squads
Thus / saw at Rakovitza post Of some
ninety men commanded by two sergeants
who absolutely did nothing; each went his own way,
taking advice oil save the sun, which told thcm
the time Of day. That which strikes the stranger most
is the absence OF respect which soldiers show and the
cool and pleasant manner In which they salute their
superiors The soldier borows his tobacco Of the OH
Ger and the oacer will take from the soldier without
the slightest scruplc. II by chance soldier meets
drunken oflccr In tho street, which sometimes hap
pens he leads to hs quarters, managing tho mat
ter so adroitly that one knows anything about It,
When campaigning officers and men live tho same
lifc AtR,koviEa tho military Governor lives sdo BY
side with his ordercs smokes the same tobacco, dimes
from the same cuisine, with this difference, however,
that the officer with fork, whlo tho mon dip their
fingers into every DISH II by chance the morsel OF
mutton no brings up is not sufficiently appeIizng be
puts it back again into the dish.
ORDERED LEAVE FORTHWITH.
continued TO observe Widdin, where rccko oned to
pass another day. and walking about the with
INV cioerone whom l remarked that the Turks rather
opstructed my passage, and that they pointed after
me and looked anything but pleasant MS they passed
asked the Tcherkess why they acted so. and they in
formed me that the police looking for me in the
city and that other agents awaited me at the hotel.
went at once 70 my rooms There found tho Chief
of Police and a subordinate ofccr, who invited me TO
enter a carriage which standing at the door and
leave widdn within an hour.
had 20 obcy, and placed myself at their disposal
forthwith. when foreign correspondent of whom
made mention above oEo gather Information about
the matter He soon returned and related what he had
learned. MY German companion, whom had aban-
doued. had gone to visit osman facha, Commander
,,.Cb,ef of tho Army OF widdin. and there. either
sr;te,ulv or .iu order to 'beas" colleague of tho
p,sss his German lad represented me in such man.
ner ,hat osman took for q Servian spy. Tho Turk
,sb eenera It seemed did not exhibit any great con-
Germ about the "ssrvian spy" Seeing this the other
added. ..wa, while and you will see Serva recon-
mcnce the war; THIS infamy exceeded anything
had ever heard In the least civilized portions Of
,b. r,oho But be did succeed IN having mo shot.
s,arted 10 leave and estimated that got on very
cheauIy. considering all tbe pcssibites Al length,
when had again set loot on Servan SOIL uttered an
expression Of gratitude ior my deliverancc.