The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
ALLEGED RUSSIAN OUTRAGES.

FLAG OF TRUCE FIRED UPON TURKs--BURNED
IN MOSQUE.
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1877.
The Turkish Legation has received following cir
cular dispatches the Minister for Foreign Affairs
AZ Conslantinople:-
CoSsrANrISoPLE July %, 1877.
telegram from Mouktar Pacha, Commander In.
Chief OF the Army in Asia, dated the 18th inst. IN
forms us of the following fact r0lt-Ac'
After fight which TOOK place near Mount semyas
in the vicinity Of Kars troops were obliged to
leave upon the field few dead and wounded.
The next day, in conformity with the rules
and military usages, HAM pacha, commandant
Of Kars, sent his aide-de-camp Osman
Enondi TO the Russian outposts to claim
our dead and wounded but notwithstanding the flag Of
truce, which preceded Osman Enondi and the who
accompanied him, they wcro received with voey OF
musketery Their signals to indicate their character,
which sufficiently shown by the white flag were
totally disregarded. The Russians continued to lire
and Osman Enendi received wound In tho left
which still confines him In the hospital One justi
fed in nquIring whether the Russians havo under
taken violate, one after another, the usages Of war
as well as the dictates Of humanity.
TURKS BURNED MOSQUE
A telegram from the Governor OF rlrnova, addressed
to His Highness the Grand vizer, confirms every act
of barbarity previously mentioned and committed by
the Russians and Bugarans at The time OF the occupa
ton OF Trnova and the adjacent villages That telegram
notably confirms the burning of mosque, wherein the
Inhabitants OF Tamsi Keni had taken refuge and were
burned alive 1t adds that the Russians compel under
penalty OF DEATH the Mussuman prisoners to fire upon
the Ottoman troops which come to their relief
VILLAGES BURNED
The Mucher Suleiman Pacha has telegraphed to tho
Minister OF War that twelve unarmed Mussulmans in
habitants of the village OF Soukoulan. EskiSaghra
having surrendered to tho Russians, seven OF them
massacred with axes by the Buigarans and three
others by the Cossacks. We have ordered statement
to be made as exact rs possible OF the number OF
houses destroyed by fire and of the Mussulman in
habitants killed by the Russians and Bugarians In the
villages which the presen; date have suffered tho
most by the enemys invasion. transmit the result,
which is as foows:-
Pyst-At Batak, village exclusively Mohammedan
IN the district OF Sstowa 100 houses were burned.
200 and 300 women persisted; total, 500 victims.
1t Is believed that seven inhabitants survived
.Second-At Baovan a Mussuman village in the dis
trict of Trnova $50 houses burned, 700 and
l2oO women perished-n all 1000 victms Ono
person only Il is beloved escaped from the massacre.
Third At Caba Bonnas leo houses burned,
200 men and 800 women persisted; total, 500 victims.
Two persons escaped alive.
Fourth-At Kestambol $50 houses we're burned 800
men and 600 women perished; total, 900 victims
FYtM-At Chems, mixed village, sixty Mussulman
houses destroyed; 120 men and 200 women per.
shcd; total. $50 victims. One person only escaped.
Slrth-At Tundja mixed village, 100 houses were
destroyed $50 mon and 400 women persisted; total,
$50 victims Only three survivors
Here follows the number Of the houses set fire in
the villages abandoned by the inhabitants before the
enemy's arrval:-At Franch Honri, 40; at Bcran $50
at odalar $780, at Amdlork, 80; at Bourouck, 100; ct
Kodua 20; at OkdUei, eco; total $40. Between forty
and fifty mixed villages, each containing a minimum
OF 100 houses, are also mentioned, and whose Mussu
man Inhabitants had surrendered to the Russians
Their fate Is unknown.
You will think do, that these frightul Stats
tics the most overwhelming evidence OF the
ruthless cruelty OF the Russian policy.