The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-14
Eastern War.
THE PORTE REFUSES TO PERMIT 4 BRITISH
FLEET TO ENTER TIE BoSrHnRuS UNLESS
&C Az AVOWFD ALLY

THE PORTE REFUSES TO PERMIT 4 BRITISH
FLEET TO ENTER TIE EosrHnRUS UNLESS
AS AN AyOWED ALLY.
LONDON, August IA ConstantinOpie
correspondent OF the Telegraph. telegraph
ing by way Of Syria, says: 1t is stated on
good authority that Musqucras Pasha, the
Turkish ambassador at London, recently
wrote to the Porte that he had reason TO
believe the British Government would
shortly ask authorization fora fleet to enter
the BosphoruS on certain contingencies i'll
order to protect Christians. 1t is further
stated that the Porte replied that the fleet
could only come rs an ayowcd ally ct Tur-
KEY. 1t Is also asserted. though the author
ity is doubted, that this reply was with
drawn on the energetic rcmonstance OF
Mr.. Layard, the British representative at
Constantinoplc.
WANT, DEVASTATION, AND FAMINE II ARME-
NIA-TERRIBLE ATROCITIES BY THE BASHE
BAZOuKS-IEREGuLA TROOPS UHG0yERN-
ABLE.
LONDON, August ia ConStantinople
dispatch to the Times, by way OF Syria,
says: Your correspondent at karrabunar
writes that appalling accounts continue to
come in Of the misery OF fugitivcs from the
districts devastated by the Bashi-BaZouks
and Bulgarians. Thousands oil women and
children are homeless, and pcrishing FOR
want Of shelter medical attendance, and
food. Immediate help on the largest posi-
Die scale i, most sorcly nccdcd.>
The Pasll in command here proposes to
distribute the fugitvcs about Constantine
nle, Adrianoplc, and llipopols. but no
arrangements have been made to receive
them. Your correspondent suggests the
~ ut - an ~ /. Ian IL
near ConStantinoplc under protection OF Il
neutral flag and Il neutral guarantee from
bclliccrents. Thousands OF people are
homeless. Crops are rottin- on the ground
and no sort Of provision is made for the
winter.
The correspondent speaks favorably OF
the conduct OF the Turkish regulars, but
severely blalncs the Government for en-
blowing or not controlling irreguarS,
who Scour the country, committing the
worst excuses. Even fugitive women
and children who come for protection
to the Turks have to be guarded by
regular troops lest they should be further
injured by the savageS. The Constantine
ple agent who forwarded the foregoing
SAYS: "From other letters which have
reached me l have little doubt but that
the Bulgarians are behaving much in the
same way as the Basll-Bazouks. 1t will be
impossible for Christians and Mahomedans
to ever live together again in disturbed dis
tricts. Even Russians severely condemn
R,lssia's conduct in first instigatlng the Bull
garians to revolt, and then leaving them to
the mercy of the Turks, whose right to treat
them as rebels is hard to question"
As further evidence OF the more cnllght-
ened policy OF the Porte towards foreigners,
the services OF Colonel Baker have been Sc
cured by Lieutenant-G General Mchemit Ali,
and he has gone to the front with three
other well-known English officers.
A Times Armenian correspondent writes
that stories OF Russian atrocities in Armc-
mia are utterly untrue: The Russians have
throughout behaved well. The Turkish
regulars also have behaved well, but irregu-
lars are guilty OF atrocities past belief, de-
spite OF laudable efforts OF Mukta Pasha to
restrain them.
ADVANCE OF SCLElMAN PASliA.
SurALA, August 13.-Sulciman Pashi,
taking the offensive, has marched through
the Fcredediteh, L Balkan pass, and sent Il
strong recommending force as far rs the la
ratour, on the opposite bank OF which the
Russians were found in considerable force.
MOVEMENTS OF MussCLMAN REFUGEES.
ADRIANoPLE, August 13.-Official Statls-
tics state that there are 5000 Mussulnlan
refugees here and 5000 III other towns, be-
sides which several thousand are expected
from kaZeallik.