The New York herald., 1877-09-03
BARBARIsM OF THE TURKS.

MURDER OF THE RUSSIAN WOUNDED ON THE
BATTLE FIELD ArTEsTED BY NUMEROUS W.T.
NEssEs.
The Russian government has sent to its ambassado
abroad the following despatch, dated Tirnova, July
27:-
The Ottoman government has had published In the
European and American journals series of deceituI
denuncations OF cruelt'es which presnds have been
committed by our troops. Evidently seeking
by this shameful man9uvre to take by sur
prise the good faith OF the civilized world
ana turn aside the accusations which Its
army hes merited the Porte has not been able 10
prevent the truth itself from coming to light Beside
several cases Of Turkish oarbarty already published
by the press our troops recently on occupying tho
batteries IN Shipka Pass, found there heap Of heads
belonging to Russ ian soldiers, whose mutliatcd bodies
been confirmed by foreign officers attached to
our columns well by the correspondents of Eu-
ropean journals. VINO have drawn up regular state
ment.
HORRIBLE MuTILATIoN
The following is the document in question, to which
the Ambassadors are requested to give the largest
publicity
KAsANLlK. July 81, 1877.
We foreigners, permitted to follow the operations
OF the Russian army representatives oi some OF the
principal organs Of the European PRESS believe 1t TO
be duty to testify publicly to tho acts OF barbarism
with the defence Of tho Shipka Pass
On the 18th and 18th OF July, In the doaay combats
which preceded the evacuation OF the intrenched
works thrown up by the Turks certain positions
occupied successfully and abandoned by the combat
ants OF the Two armies noltner SIDE having time to
take away It's dead and wounded The struggle ended,
the wounded Turks, abandoned in largo numbers,
were picked up and cared Tor the spot by tho
Eeons Of the hostile army but not one Of tho wounded
Russians who had the misfortune to tall 10 place
which was temporarily occupied by tho Turkish troops
was found alive. 'A'7
THE WORK or riEyDs
From twenty to thirty OF these unfortunate men had
been decapateo and several OF the bodies found
with eet hands, eurs, noses and other parts cut of
and breasts sashed yataghans The heads had been
carried into the Turkish camp where they found
by the Russian troops attcr the occupation Of the
WORKS We have seen With our own eyes these heads,
these mutilated bodes some showing by the contrac
sion OF muscles the torsion OF the members, that
the horrible Lorures Of mutilation had been inflicted
while the victims were alive Wo saw body decapi-
tated and otherwise mutilaed extended tho litter
where it had been placed whom wounded, and not far
from II the bodies of two litter carriers also decap
tated each OF whom bore his lett arm the badge o
she red cross.
CHASTITY CONTRAST.
We conine ourselves strictly to what we have seen,
contrast which presented on the morrow OF the
combat q hundred metres dtstant-on ono side mo-
than fifty wounded Mussolmans cared for according 10
the precepts Of humanity by physicians OF the Rus
army; the other heap of heads cut or
hideous trophies Of the barbarian OF regular Ottoman
garrison,
c. B. BRAKENBURY, Lieutenant Colonel military
correspondent OF the Times
DICK DE LONLAY, special correspondent Of the
MOniteur Uniperset and the Monde MuStr%.
II. DE LAMOrHE correspondent OF the Times
j. L. TELLER, correspondent OF the Illustration
EspaisOla y Americana.