The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-20
WITH SULEIMAN PACHA,
The TURKS DETERMINED TO ExTERMINArE
THE MISUNDERSTANDING AND DEvAsTAT-
ING THE CoUNTRY-sHooTINa BULGARIAN
INsURGFNTa

THE MISUNDERSTANDING AND DEvAsTAT-
ING THE COMMISSIONING BULGARIAN
INSURGENTS
From the London Daily News
HEADQUARTERS OF SULEIMAN PAcHA's ARMY
KARABoUsAR July 30 1877. I
Up to the present time no military operations have
taken place, but Instead have had horrors
and atrocities. Not day but reports arrive of
OF every kind, and If 1.-THE them are
the will become OF determination and
the Eastern question will have solved itself The
villages between this little station on the Yambol
limo and Esk Saghra appear likely to become as
Infamous in history Is those in which tho
Turkish will DO branded to tho end
OF time. Tho passion Of revenge let loose
among q barbarous people is not to DO stayed
by military mandates, matter how the Ian
guage which they may be couched. II is 10 DO
hoped that tho Russian Commando Chief is In
in his endeavors TO carry the In civil
ized manner aud II certainly appears almost incrcdi
bio TO and the Turkish side protesting 70 be horror
struck outrages which they have lately doing
their utmost to palliate.
SHOOTING BULGARIAN INSURGENTS.
The first object was taken TO my arrival here
was tho severed head OF Bulgarian peasant, which
had just been brought in by Turkish solder, who had
himself performed the horrid operation in revenge
being fred at. The head into u ditch close
to the station, and there remained u CHASTITY object
enough until charitable person covered it with
Next spies, We at first heard but alter
wurd civil stan officer Informed us they spies
but Bulgarian insurgents who had been charged with
having blown up railway bridge across tho river
here brought to place OF execution, which hap
pcned, much 10 my disgust, 10 be two stunted
she'd in which / happened to be quarterea. None Of
the unfortunate beings appeared to show the least
emotion as they stood surrounded by tow dozen
soldiers nnd bullock drivers; md rough but ready
set of volunteer Cacras tied the ropes the sparse
branches OF The trees slipped the knots round their
necks excepting the last, old man, WHO
quietly performed that duty for himself, and sat
down cross legged on the ground his Shut muir
muring what appeared to DO prayer and patiently
awaiting his turnl and hauling them up, end came
almost without a struggle human life Ia TUT Key as
all other Oriental countries Is certainly taken and
lost in a different manner to own; but l never
could imagine such scene possible this that most
reluctantly was called upon u witness
The train just starting Tor Adranople has IN It the
body OF MussuIman split IN halves and otherwise
mutlated IN the most frghtiul manner, which suei-
Pacha has sent to the Consuls there a terrible
proof OF what the Russians and their followers are
capable.
WAR OF DIFFERENTIATION
A telegram from Reouf racha has just been shown
to stating that the inhabitants Of i've villages near
Eski Saghra have been slaughtered, men, woman and
children, three hundred lorty number by re-
treating Russians. Within the next few days shall
havo an opportunity. trust OF making inquiries
tho few survivors VINO have made their way in u "a
inevitable state TO Jen Saghr, whittier
are now moving Burning villages OF the Christians
are TO be seen marking this line OF march, and spirit
OF ferocty mas been stirred which Will make tho
war byword and rcprOach Tor u year.
The whole population Is flying, and can be in
countless thousands between here and Adriauoplo,
with their miles OF bullock wagons containing tnor
families and household goods their cattle aud sheep
in common droves and Hocks tOing painfully along
vain hope ol hnding rest IN = peaceful country.
Surely was which has brought In its
such UNI old misery as this. Tho Russian side
doubtless enter into competition in this irghtful
hibilion equal terms, as no sympathizer the
Turks can believe in the sudden and nigh flown indg.
nation expressed, especially IN the kilograms pub
lished (and manufactured TOO, ID asscried) at Con
stantinople proessedly from the front
WORK OF THE STAFFORD HOUSE COMMITTEE
The Stafford House Committee doctors have made
thor welcome appe irance here, and present
lodged IN railway carriage which has been placed
their disposition oy the Pscha, and which
their hospital, surgery AMI Tor domestic purposes
bined. For the moment they Tree from having
any operations to perform; out their carriage as |
write, Is surrounded by motley crowd Of unhappy
looking soldiers, who have the appearances ut all
events, Of prostraion from all sorts OF evils excepting
preston that curiosity a CT tho attractive
stores which have been uDpackod aud are lying
temptingy about may 80 some way toward
accounting for the Unprecedented amount OF sick
ness So suddenly prevailing. The good nature
young practILonr must be sorely trcd by such un
expected applications, and unless line Is drawn they
Will find IT necessary to telegraph Tor more stores
from the charitable hands OF those who have already
cvnccd such liberality.
The removal OF headquarters TO six hours further on
toward the Balkans IL evidence That ''Ies Quequcs
jours," in which Sueiman Pacha told me he would
assume the offensive, are rapidly drawing II Close
ana we may now any day have To witness the shock
battle My next will be from JenI Sagnra, and will
enable me to be moro than prophetic, bes des giving
the opportunity OF testing tho amount of credit to
Turkish and Russian, many Of WHOM OF too revot
ing a nature for publication