The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-15
SHU M L A..
Care With. Which the Turks
Guard This Town.
SKETCHES or BULGARIAN CHARACTER.
Comforts and Embellishments OF
Shumla Hotel.
suunLA. juno 16, 1877.

AZ only arrived hero about tbiry-siS hours ago.
mud during half iimo tho rain has been pouring
down in torrents, rendering anything like sightseeing
iinpracticablc, my letter must necessarily nc ore.
From Caspitcnan station 10 Shumla the grouad Is W.
duating and all around high hills, some steep ana
craggy, others with siopps sides In fact, the camp
Is pitched IN what appears TO be vast circus
about ten miles in diameter Hall an hours
drive briggs tho ouposts in sight and in double ha'
tin.e part OF tho camp becomes visible ~ Is ohy,
however on reaching the summit OF the last rising
groun that perfect view OF the CAMP can be ooa'neo'
aud then It's white seen spreading in long
lies and doep 0lcs IN Of tho town, which Is only
am,lc further on The town OF Shumla distinguishes
itself Oy being the paved OF any important town
have seen Turkey The houses are either OF WOOD
Dr. wooden frames, lad in with hurdles ana piastereu
over with mud. mixed with chopped straw. Accurate
statistics cannot be obtained, but as the popua-
ton liteen years ago was set down ut oo'ooo'
md sinco& then there has been considerable
Tartar Immigration may now be reckoned at 10000
The majority arc Turks Tho Bulgarians next in
number. OF Armcnians and jews respectively there
arc only $50 houses, and there only score Of
Crock houses. Tho remarkable feature about the
place unruned serenity Yesterday friday being
The Turkish Sabbath the soldiers leave Tor GER
lain hours and ocgcd into the town to buy such uxu
rics as onions garlic and tobacco Though the main
throngcd with these hardy warriors scarcely
sound was to DO heard, the purchases being made
silently and every man trudgnB along mihdng MS
business as though TOO serious to allow
him tlnlo 10 mcddle III that oi others
BArTEEiEs JEALorsLy GUARDED.
Tho batteries now jealousy guarded, aud no ono
but the proper authorities can give admission without
special order from the Commanderin-ChieE About
four days ago Lord Mesund supposed 10 DC mere as
agent OF the Intelligence Department and Lieutenant
Cnurmsidc (ssisiant TO Colonel Lennox. British mill
tary atlachc). having approached too near battery
ish olhcer Is customary when visits are made 10
fortified positions were politely invited by the sentry
to sec the officer in command The officer on learning
who the visitors were, apoiogilca Tor having neon
vanicnced tneni- though his apology was supornuous
NJ only did his duly. The chie ol the stan hi nsc
cannot visit tort without the Coininurder-in-Chleis
direct orders. Incidents OF this sort are constantly
happening not only here but at Ruschnk and Varna
foreigners being seemingly forgctiul OF the fact TIA.
Turkey war, and that the curiosity-oiten mere
being spies Tor the enemy Military regulations have
been 50 lar 50 quiet IN their operation that people or
got that they exist Martial law has not YET been pro
claimed at the trout although Tor political reasons the
State 0l siege has been proclaimed III Consantinopie
Sp.scEETioS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
The trainrncs put Oh the movements OF correspond
cuts due the indiscrcton oil the correspondent
OF Partisan and English provincial paper, who hav
ing been admitted into battery, fastened 10 send to
ms papers Il detailed account OF its strength even 10
the calibrc ol its guns The military authorities now
iusis upon seeing al! letters tina. are sent iron tho
theatre OF anu The only orcgn languages allowed
10 be used are English French. German aud Italian.
THIS completely snuhs out the correspondent OF
Norwegian paper, who cannot write luenty any Ian
guasc but bis own No letter or telegram viii be for
wardcd unless correspondent can produce tho per
MT OF the Commander IL ChIc. Halfway employees
used 10 carry correspondence letters to Varna
aud send board This has been
put stop the railway manager beng informed that
any eniploye found carrying letter would DO treated
al a spy. To-day or tomorrow shall. have copy OF
the regulations about to be issued to correspondents,
vino will have subscribe TO them IN order TO obtain
the Permit to follow tho camp and transmit letters ana
kilograms. Breach of the resuIaons viii entail severe
pai.s and penaliits. Mos. o. the correspondents,
being unknown personally to tho Turkish gov
crnment, VIII bc ,clhered 10 headquarters. For
my part 1annot but approve OF these precautions,
once II has been proved that the government
can neither TO the loyalty discretion OF
respondents, though 1t is only fair TO state from my
personal knowledge thai many OF tbcn arc men Of
h,ch honor aud sound Judgment who would be incapa
bic OF writing anything p:cJudciai 10 the interests OF
tho Tur ksh army.