The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-08-16
Ronmanian militia

NEWS FROM RUSSIAN SOURCES.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-THE
following official dispatch has
been received here:
ALEXANDRI0PoL, Aug. 9.-The
Turkish right wing assumed the
offensive Oh the 9th inst, along
the whole line, from Tsahingyi
Pass TO Karanansarari Pass. a
number ofthe Bdshi-Blzouks and
kurds, supported by six infantry
battalions, coming from Yara and
kundschacha. drove in the Rus
sian outpOsts, and there was Skin
mishing along the picket lines
The whole day. After occupying
Alikat-shak, the Turks endeayor-
ed TO take khaifs, but were re
pulsed. The Russian losses were
four officers killed and twelve Of.
hcers and thirteen men wounded.
The Turks left twenty killed on
the field. The Turkish corps is
now concentrating in the direc-
ton Of Anakatchak. Gen. Iergu-
k~assaii's army has been reinfor
ced by a column detached from
the main body, and is concentra-
ting towards lgdyr.
According to the latest intelli-
gence from Batoum, Dcryish Pa
sha with four battalions has left
Iichidsire by sea, i'll a n]ortherly
direction.
A Constantinople dispatch to
the Times, by way Of SYRIA, says:
"Your correspondent at Karabu-
mar writes that appalling ac-
counts continue to come to us Of
the misery Of the fugitives from
the districts devastated by the
Bashi-B azouks and Bulgarians.
Thousands of women and chill
dren are homeless and perishing
for want Of shelter, medical at
tendance and food, and immedi-
ate help, on the largest possible
scale, is most soTely needed. The
Pasha is command here proposes
to distribute the fugitives about
Constantinople and Phillopolis,
but no arrangements have been
made to receive them The cor
respondent suggests the forma-
ton Of a city Of refuge; on an Is
land near ConstantinOple, under
the protection Of a neutral flag,
and a neutral guarantee from the
belligerents. Thousands of PEG
pie are homeless, crops are rot
ting on the ground, and no sort
of provision is made for winter.
The correspondent speaks fayora-
bly, o fthe Turkish regulars, but
severely blames the Government
for employing or not controlling
REGULARS who scour the country,
committing the worst excuses.
Even fugitive women and chill
dren, who come for protection to
the Turks, have to be guarded by
regular troops lest they should
be further injured by the say
ages.
The Constantinople agent, who
forwards the foregoing, says:
"From other letters which have
reached me, | have little doubt
but that the Bulgarians are be-
having much in the way as the
Bashi Bazouks. 1t will be i'm
possible for Christians and Mo
hamedans to even live together
in the same districts. Even Philo-
Russians severely condemn Rus
sia's conduct in first instigating
the Bulgarians to revolt and then
leaving them to the mercy Of the
Turks, whose right to treat them
as rebels is hard to question"
A civil war Of eXtermilatiCn is
being carried on at present at
Esk Saghra. All the male Chris
tan native population have been
sentenced by the Turkish Gener-
al. This news is also confirmed
by consular dispatches. Every
male Bulgarian is accused Of be-
ing either a spy or an open enc
my. Karahunar is crowded with
fugitives. There is only one well
in the place, and there are 10000
troops there. The wounded, sick
and fugitives are perishing from
thirst"