The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-17
WAR NOTES FROM THE EAST.
The Bulgarian Atrocities on Fleeing
Turks Confirmed by The
British Consul.
The Russians Falling Back from
Kars, Followed by the
Turkish Army.
The Circassians and Other Tribes
inFull Rebellion and Thousands
Of Russians Killed.
The Russian Column Making for
The Russian Column Making for
the Balkans.
Eighteen BattaIions Said to have
Passed the Shipka DefIe.
The BuIgarians the Only People
who Know the Secret Passes
Of the Balkans.
Armenia Ruined by the War. Fam.
Inc Already Threatens.
Horrible Massacrss Committed.

OutrageS on Fleeing MuSseImcn.
New YORK, July l6.-Dispatches from
London say the British Consul in Bnl.
garia confirms the reported atrocities
committed on the MusSelman population
by the Bulgarians. In Rhanbagoz deiile
old and young men were massacred with.
out remorse, while the women and girls
were terribly mutilated. The Porte
charges the Cossacks with sacking the
villages near Rutchuk, numbering males
and violating females.
CAPTURE OF NIcoPoLIs.
New YORK, JULY 16.-A St. Peters.
burg dispatch says the Russians made an
assault in heavy force and captured
Nicopolis this morning.
A FAILURE.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July lG.- Ismael
Pasha telegraphs that the Russian at.
tempt to relieve Bayazid on the 18th
inst. was unsuccessful. Their loss was
600 killed, also quantity Of provisions,
with twenty baggage wagons and their
entire ambulance train.
CORRESPONDENCE FROM BOTH ARMIES.
LONDON, July 1G.-A correspondent
OF Mukhtar Pashas says the Russian
army has completely Withdrawn from
the seige Of Kars, and doubts the possibil.
ity Of their gaining any more successes
on this side this year unless heavily re.
inforced. The Turks have very fine
force, the men are in excellent spirits and
full OF confidence. Turkish supports are
steadily flowing in.
A correspondent with the Russian army
telegraphs that the army has fallen back
some distance towards Alexandrople from
sanitary considerations. The Musselmen
convicted Of completely in the Bulgarian
massacres, on Bulgarian testimony, are
being executed. Eighteen thousand shells
were thrown into Kars at an expense OF
100000 roubles. Three Russian officers
and 100 soldiers were killed in the battle.
The army isslowly retiring and is follow
ed by Mukhtar Pasha's army.
The Abychassians, Circassians and
Leschions are in full rebellion and have
killed many thousand Russians. Only
the middle part OF the Mountain country
through which passes the important road
to Titlis remains faithful, and is to be re.
lied upon.
ALEXANDRIA, July 16.-A telegram
from Shumla, yesterday, states that q
Russian column is marching on the Bal
kans by Demier Kahua. This can hardly
identical with the force reported at Yeni
Saghra. Concerning the latter telegram
dated Constantinople, to-day, says:
Eighteen Russian battalions led by n
Bulgarian guide have passed Shipka
defle and arrived before Yeni Saghra.
This account seems obviously erroneous,
for correspondent from Kecanlik, near
the southern mouth Of Shipka dclile, as
late as July l4th, says, by the
latest intelligence from this import.
ant point, at the gateway Of
the hills, on the other side Of the lesser,
Balkans the Cossacks have come
close up and some have even venturcl TO
make partial reconnoissances Of the pass.
es. The Turks are preparing to hold
every likely deiile with the utmost reso-
luton. 1t would not be advisable 10 state
the number OF troops Raouf Pasha can
already marshal for the defense OF the
mountain passes, but they are numerous
even now, and will soon be heavily rein.
forced. Guns have been placed in all
commanding positions or are being 30
placed, while at Adrianople and elsewhere
the work Of fortication goes forward with
energy, which will redeem whatever tar
diness may have hitherto been shown.
Now il is hardly credible that eighteen
battalions coming through Shipka, elud.
ed Raouf Pasha, and we hear nothing OF
his defeat or retreat. 1t seems, therefore,
most probable that the force Of Cossacks
have made their way across the noun
tains in the manner indicated in the
Bucharest letter Of June 2lst. This let
ter stated that the Balkan range abounds
in elevated plateaus, inhabited by
HeyduCs, Bulgarian refugees, who have
held these fortresses for generations
These Heyducs are the only people on
the face OF the earth who know the Bal
kans thoroughly and who are competent
to point out every defile and pass through
which troops are able 10 march. Several
Heyduc chiefs who were in Belgrade last
year said that there were passes utterly
unknown 10 the Turks or any one else
but Themselves, through which they could
lead infantry, cavalry and mountain
guns. These Heyducs are in accord with
the Russians.
The iirst accounts say that the Russian
force has crossed the Heion pass, and is
destitute OF artillery.
A correspondent at Firnora, July l2lh,
has the following bearing on the subject:
As far us can be ascertained very few new
troops are in. the Balkans. There are
no Turks in the vicinity Of Helena, yet
this place is on the direct road to Slevina,
from which point Yambouli, on the rail-
road, is soon reached, Gen. Gurke has
gone forward in that direction to-day
with cavalry and artillery.an the Bulga-
rian legion.
LONDON, July, lG.-An Erzeroum spe-
cial announces that the Turks have
seized the Persian caravan conveying
provisions 10 the Russians.
The resources Of the District Of Ba-
yozid are exhausted.
Provisions for lsmail Pasha's corps
left here yesterday.
Armenia ia ruined by the ravages Of
the war.
Famine is expected in the districts Of
Alashgerd, Kara, Kilisa and Bayazid.
A shumla dispatch says: Five thou.
sand wagon loads Of Turks, old men, wo.
men andchildren, are on their road from
Eskijuma and 0sman Bazar TO Shumla.
Horrible massacres have been commit.
ted by the Russians and Bplgarians at
Terlora, Grahora and llyans! From all
ldirections tugiiyes in large numbers are