New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-15

Of the Russians meant Arc the Russians rs weak
rs their attack and defence would indicated Did
they f. Il to count the cost in such IA undertaking.
and not make due preparationl One theory i'll le-
gard to the cause OF the retreat of the Russians Is
that formidable rebellion has broken out III
Caucasia, which threatens to break inc
line Of communication by which they oD-
tain supplies and Teinforcements. mat there
has been for some time rebellion IN the region
hardening on the Black Sea is well known, but that
il has extended far enough eastward 70 cnGan'er
communication is not yet known. Ihe pan Oh the
Russians. however. may be TO lure the Turks on to
Kars and ,hen bring on a battle where supplies ana
reinforcements can be easily procured In case OF de-
feat This side of kars every strong posltiOh they
found defended by the Turks. AS it is now, they
have drawn their enemy out of these strongholdS,
and NAV have a chance to cross swords with him on
the plains There the Turkish soldiers cannot be
depended upon so well by their commanders; al
though it is admitted by all that in every battle they
have fought brayely The pcople of this neghbor-
hood think they have never fought so well in any
war before. BE that as it may, the Russians have
nothing to boast of up 10 tho present time. What
ever may be the reason they have been driven back
from every point
From every fact one now has to judge Ivy, one can
hardly forgive them for the course they have taken
in this campaign. Apparently they have not that
interest in the protection of the Christian inhaoi-
tants of Armenia from the Turks that they professed
when beginning the campaign. Bayazld. for IN
stance, was gwen such a scanty garrison that the
Russian troops were unable 70 protect the Christians
from being robbed and murdered by the kurds. The
Allshgerd region fell into the hands OF the Russians,
and for he sake of humanity should have been held
by them, whatever sacrifice IL might demand. In-
stead they fell back and allowed TIE villages III that
region to fall into the hands of the Kurds who forth
with proceeded tO plumber them. In fact, the kurds
seem TO think any part of Armenia that the
Russians have passed over is already RUSSIAN
territory, and plumber it accordingly. News
comes that the Kurds have thoroughly
devastated this and regions beyond Not only do
they seize the scany bed-clOtlnng Of henhabitants,
but they even go so far to strip every stitch OF
clothing from the backs of both men and women.
Few places outside of the cities have escaped these
robberies. As if gutted with the ordinary ways of
murder, the Kurds invent new methods OF torture.
In one place they cut oft the feet of two women and
allowed them to bleed to death; in another they
filled a mans mouth with guupOwder aud then dis
charged the powder. They have no compassion for
age or SEX 1t may be said what can the Turkish
Government dot these regions are dsordcrly during
times Of peace. and now every Turkish soldier Is
needed at the front. The kurds and CircassGns
who commit these outrages are not inhabitants of
the land In ordinary times they are often in open
rebellion against the Government. Now, when the
land is unprotected they plumber the people.