The New York herald., 1877-09-12
MORE BULGARIAN MASSACRES.

THE BULGARIANS AND COSSACKs ACCUSED OF
BEING AS UNCIvIIIzED AS RAsHI-BAZoUKs,
ALTHOUGH THE FORMER HAVE BEEN FOR
YEARS UNDER THE CIvIIIzINa INFLUENCES OF
TURKEY
The ottoman Legation has received from the Porte
official circulars containing the following statements,
which IL furnishes to the press:--
. A telegram addressed to the Sublime Porte by the
authorities OF Philppopos gives the following 'ntorma
ion relating to tho treatment suffered by the Mussu
man population in tho district of Kazank
WHY WERE THE BELTS USED?
The troops sent 10 deliver the Mussulman popula-
ton Of tho villages ST. uated tho road from kaoer
TO Kazanlyk, found and tended Aissi Pchlivan and
Hassan. both woundsd--the former dangerously. Ac-
cerding to Hassan's statement the Bulsarans dts
armed every Mussuman inhabitant OF the above mon
TONED villages and vicinity, aud, after having shut up
in q mosque the men, wolncp and children, the Bul-
garians tied thcm by the arms to each 0her with belts
and stabbed them to death. Aissi aud Hassan were
tho only ones who escaped frQm the massacre
A telegram from Suellnan Pacha informs the
sublime Porte OF new series OF cruel deeds com.
mited by the Russians and Bulgariaus. From Fer
TO Kazanlk tho Imperial army found IN the mar
kct towns aud villages, ~ well as in tno country,
massacred by the Cossacks and Busarians. ana whose
bodies lying in the streets, in tho heds, IN tho
roads or in the ditches from Information furnished
by few and women who succeeded IN escaping
1t be affirmed that the other localities which have
not been visited by the army have been the OF
similar massacres
KILLED BY TURKISH SUBJECTS.
Those which were Witnessed by the army can also
be testified by the officers and foreign agents
accompanied il, and who were deeply moved by that
hear,rending sight IL Is proven that the Bull
garians proceeded without provocaon TO gratiy their
savage instincts 10 the utmost by the general massacre
OF the Mussuinan population For instance, In the
village OF Ohanzir every inhabtant-man, woman and
child, little girl seven years old killed by
the Bu.garans At Ke Tchi Deress!, ncar Kazanlik
the greater part Of the inhabitants massacred
bv the Cossacks and Bugarians and latter CON-
u great number OF Mussulman young women These
details were obtained at ketchi Deress from the lips
few women and children rescued by the imperial
army. The RussiaLs 10 accomplish more easily their
sangunary pruJec,s begun first 10 calm the fears of
the Mu-suiman innaDitants with 1alsc promises
Then. alter having dsarmed them, abandoned them
TO the rage o. he BugsraDs 10 whom their arms had
been gvou. hey were brought TO the place OF execu
tIon ike cattle 10 the slaughter house.
DREADFUL BEYOND COMPARISON.
These execut,oners spared neither women nor
children At the breast some bodies were found in
the village OF Baigunlou tol MussuIman women who
had suffered such multi that decency refuses
to describe them clearly These bodies,
which were lying those OF children
with their throas cut bore the marks OF
tortures and OF horrible ouragex In fact,
these fearful crimes committed upon the Mussulmans
surpasses every monstroIs thing hat imagination
who did shed the sight OF that trghtlul
scenc--even the bashi. bazouks wept
II is only evident that all those atrocities have
been conceived and executed With the horrible idea of
extermnating the Mussulman population OF that
country