New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-14

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Ateleeram from Gabroya 10 The Temps says: "Ac-
cordinc TO reports received here tho Turks have
bnruea an hospital at Eski Saghra which contained
500 sick Eski Saghra-the word Esh meaning
colds in Roumclia, the southern slope OF
Tie Balkan mountains, seventy miles northwest OF
AdIiauople
DISTRESS AND LAwLEssNESs.
LONDON. Monday, Aug. Is, 1877.
A Constantinople dispatch to The times, by way
of Syra, saws: Your correspondent at haTabunar
writes that appalling accounts continue to come IN
Of the misery of fuctives from the districts deNas-
tated by the Bashi-Bazouks and Bulgarans Thou
sands Of women and children arc u,ncIess ana per
ishing for want of shelter, medical attendance ana
food Immediate help. the largest possible scale
is most sOrely needed The Pasha in command mere
proposes to distribute the fuGtives ahout Consah-
tinoplc. Adrianople and Phiilppopohs, but no
arrangements have been made to receive them.
The correspondent suggests the formation
Of a city of refuge an island near
Const1ntinople under the protection OF
neutral flag and neutral guarantee from the bellg-
erents Thousands of people are homeless. Inc
crops are roting the ground and no sort of pro-
vision is made for the Winter The correspondent
sneals favorablv of the conduct of the Turkish reg
ulars. but severely bames the Government for EN-
blowing or not controlling the iTegulars who scour
tbe country committing the worst excuses. Even
the fugitive women and children who come for pro-
lection TO the Turks have 70 be guarded by he reg
Mar troops lest they should be further injured by
These savagcs.v The Constantinope Agent who for
ward, the foregoing says" From other letters which
have reached me | have little doubt that the
Bulglriaus are behaving much in the same way as
the Bashi-Bazouks 1t will he impossible for the
. Christians and M0hammcdans to ever live together
again in the disturbed districts. Even Philo-lIus
slams severely condemn Ru~sias conduct in first
nstigatiug the Bulgariaus to revolt and then eay-
ing them to the mercy Of the Turks, whose right TO
treat them as rebels is hard to question. As fur
Their evidence of the enlightened policy of the
Porte towards foreigners the services Of Col Baker
have been secured by Lieut.-Geu. Mchemet Ali, and
he has gone to the front with three other wel-known
English oficers-l KaraDunar is southeast of Eski
Saghr There is another town of the same name in
Asia Mnorl
THE OPERATIONS AT TIE BALKANS.
CONsTANTISOPLE, Monday, Aug -, 1877.
Suleiman Pasha announces under date of August
u. that Rassam Pasha has retaken Kartova, dis
armed the Bulgarians, and rc;stsblished order. He
then captured Kalofer, which was defended by the
Bulgarans in intrenched positions, and occupied the
Kalofer Pass The rebels fled into the Balkans after
losing 500 killed. Eleven Turkish soldiers were
killed and thiTty-thrce wounded
CHRISTIAN BURNED At EsKI sAGHRA.
LONDON. Tuesday aug. If. 1877
The DqHg Necss Bucharest correspondent
telerraphs: Il have written the following as
! received it and from the terrible accounts
which fugitives continually bring over the
Balkans, / fear it must be only too true: "On
July 31st the day of the Russian evacuation.
Of Eski Saghra, the Turks ordered that all Chris
tians. men, women and children, should be shot as
they left their houses. Those who remaRed within
were burnt alive. The order was given 10 burn
down and destroy every particle Of Christian prop
erty in the place. Many leading Turkish merchants
took part in the affair.
ADRIAKOPLE, Monday. Aug. IS. 1877.
Official statistics state that 5000 Mussulman ref
ugees are here, and 5000 in other towns, besides
which several thousand are expected from Kazanlik
STUTTGABDT Monday, Aug. 10, 1877.
Responding TO the appeal of the Russian Govern
mcnt to the Queen of Wurtemberg, ambulance
corps is being formed and goes promptly to Bucha-
rest.