Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12
Russo-Turkish War In Asia.


world is left In much doubt as to Russian policy
OF late, IN view OF the retrograde movement all
along the Russo-Turkish line In Asia That re-
Inducements have been coming up Is now evil
dent, and the Russians are about TO enter upon
the aggressive work OF the campaign once more
Heavy fighting is said to have taken place near
Kars, and the Russians are in strong force at Olt
on the road to Erzroom.
However these matters may be, and however
much doubt may hang about the policy question
for the present, one thing Is too evident The
barbarties to Christians, and especially the afro
cities perpetrated in Bayazid, and the villages OF
the Alashgerd region, which have In the past
spoken OF with something OF reserve, lest Il prove
an exaggeration, turn out to be only too true
The Russians seem to have shown very poor
generaship from the first, especially II they are
lighting for the interests OF Christians in Turkey
a. was their pretence at the opening OF the war.
In thoughtless way they dashed on through
regions inhabited alike by Koords and Christians,
capturing territory, but not with sufficient force 10
hold It, Bayazid, with its more than two hun
dred houses Of Christians was among the captured
places 1t was left in charge OF an insufficient
force. The Koords In overwhelming numbers
came from Van way, and they were forced to re-
treat from lnjeh Loo with loss of some one hun
dred men. They entered the old town OF Bayazid,
the infantry taking refuge in an old castle high
up on rugged hill, while the cavalry had to
meet their fate outside the walls 1t was OF short
duration While their and the Turkish comman-
ders were arranging terms Of surrender the slaugh-
ter began under the direction of Koordish
Sheikh Jelladim, as now reported Two hundred
md
the Turkish headquarters under flag of truce,
when they were run upon and butchered in
most horrid manner But the work does not stop
here They now turn upon the non-combatants,
including poor defenceless women and children
they rummage the town in fiendsh madness,
showing no mercy to old or young male or female,
as very well confirmed reports now make IT, ON
the horrors OF those hours who shall tell
iurkish oncer twho certainly ought not 10 WORK
up case against his own cause) recently from
'la' pace says rs almost Impossible 10 enter
the town owing TO the stencil arising from the
unburied dead. One report has it that the place
Is now deserted entirely, and that only one OLD
woman was iound awe after the Terrible WORK
was over, and that one thousand were massacred
IN That ill-iated place alone 1t is reported that
the Russians, fearing what would take place, per-
snaded not few oil the Christians in those parts
70 keep with their army IN the retreat or else the
loss nad been more Inc same othcer above
quoted saysi IN almost every mousse might De iouhd
from TWO 10 hve dead oodies mangled IN most
horriu ways mere were none 10 oury .he uead'
bu. aoou, July ioth the RUSSIANS were sum
cien'ly reinforced so as 10 come ana reheVe the
o'a'e garrison that mao oeeh uhuer sucn Trying
se'ee' WIN i''ie "ater, ana 'ha' suppiieu ny an
Underground Passase' anu the shIieks anu
s'oahs lrolil the reign oi .error oulsiue' lhese
same hoorus' however, couid not stand IN
open nattle' out soon cast away thelr arms ana
fusheu thls"ayahd thatln great coniusion' IL Is
salu the government mas actually become dissat-
isneu WIN such rregulars ana Is turning 'hem
oaoA ui'r'leo ihis Is 'rue Win resaru 70 'he
Nioissi'ns " soiiie eAten'' as VIZ nave seen not
IL" s'r'geiers recurring 10 their MONIES III th's u.s.
hohoraDe way
AS nave oeiore stated IN the past the Alasn-
geru region, too' mas SUFFERED severely indeed
Letters from friends oil ours IN That region put
that oeyond DOUBT Inc iuii truth as reported
at hrst proves true there also fiunder ana
oloodshed have run riot in those parts both at the
hands oil the hoords and Circassians' Most oil
impossible to say at present how many have been
Killed Like It's greater counterpart IN bulgaria
greater because IN more populous region-t
awaits the hght oil more thorough investigation
when' so lar as 1t goes, 1t may be as shocking to
the civilized world
1t would seem that such things are needful to
hold the attention OF certain ones of Her Majestys
government 10 the real iacts In the case AZ Tor
Instance a certain captain burnaDy, author oil
Ride to hhiva, noticed with something OF
favor by papers both sides oil the water, but when
book cannot count accurate, knowing what do
OF the mans course in these parts; he had moth
ing to do with Christians, but Travelled as a mill
tary character, and associated with the Turks
altogether, and as matter OF course sets it down
as fact that there is very little oppression of
Christians in this land So says another OF the
same honorable government who, like the Cap
tain, has it in mind to prepare book ON the real
state of things in these parts. And yet ! am
happy to state that most Englishmen who pretend
to be at all conversant with matters this way,
view things in different light, as their cores
pondence will show Not many days since the
correspondent of London paper remarked to me
that he came here expecting to find more in favor
of the Turks but that he had been most thoroughly
disappointed and disguised with their conduct,
towards Christians especially.
would most heartily sympathize with the gov
ernment-the real Turks-in their difficulty of
managing the Bashi Bazooks, irregulars that are