The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-14
TIE HORRORS OF THE WAR.
ur,cOrITE iND MTSSTLNiN ACCUSED
or SuOCkING BfRBfRTIfES.


following c.rcumr despatch from the Minister
f., Foreign Affairs at tonsiantinoplc:
Cosw,srtNor1r. July 22.-A telegram from
Mulhmr ra-hn Commanaor-in-Chicf Of the
n,ny 10 Asia. dated the 18th inst informs u VI
IT, following inr;
After u nght Whih took place near Mount
Rrmya-. IN the vicinity oi kar'. our trooi w'r'
Obliged g. leave upon the field 20 few d'hl ana
" ,undrd. The n0N day. in conformity Niih
,h, rilr- and military uSage-. Ilami Pn-ha.
,1mmlninnt Of kar. sent lis Aid-dc-Camp.
O,mau Enonli. 10 the lu-Sian outpo-i- tocnim
our lead and wounded. hut notw.thsinnding
the ni, ni truce which preceded O-man lurndi
and fh, mon who accompanied him. they w'rc
1.s..ved with yoncy of muskcry. Their sig
naisil indicate their character. which were suf-
Fl entity shown hy the white nag. were totally
di-reearlod. The Russians continued t. fire.
and O-mnm FNeuli rc'civ'd u wound in the left
arn, which still confines him in the hospital.
Onrl justified in inlurine whether the Rus
e.nn, hayo undcrtak N to violate, one after an
ohcr the usages Of war as well rs the dictates
ol humanity.
A letter from the Governor of Tirnoya. al
dressed To his Hrhnoss the Grand Nzicr. com
Arm. very act Of harlarity previously mon-
uoncl AMI committed blythe Russians AMI Bul-
garian- at the time Of the occupation Of Tir-
nova and the alja villages. ThuttelHgram
II tahy confirms thu burning Of mosque.
whrrrn the inhabitants Of Tiamsi-kcni had
taken refuge. and were burned alive. II adds
that thH Russians compel. under penalty of
death the Mu--ulman prisoners 10 fire upon
til ottoman troops which come to their relief
The Muehir suloiman pasha has tecgraphcd
p the Minister of War that twelve unarmed
nussulmans inhabitants Of the village Of Sou
koul1u. near Eski-Sashra. having surrendered
;, tha Russians -oven of them re massarrcd
with axes by tn" Bulsarans. and three others
by the Cossacks We have ordered a statement
y be made as exact as possible of the number
OF houses destroyed by fire ami of the Mussul-
man inhabitants Killed hy the Russians and
Bulgarians in the villages which. q the present
date. have suffered most 10y the cnemy'- inva-
SION. transmit the result. which is Us follows
l. At Batak a village cN 'luslvely M1hammc-
dan in the district OF S-tova. 100 houses were
blrnei 200 men and 300 women perished;
total 5oO victims. 1t Is believed that seven In
labitants survived.
. Al Baloyan "a Mussulman village in the
district OF Tirnova. 100 houses were burned.
100 men and 1900 women perished in all. 800
victims. One person only, il L. believed. cs-
capped from the massacre.
3 AZ Caba- Bonnas 100 houses were burned
2u men and 800 women porishcd; total. 500
victims. Two persons escaped alive
4 Al KestambOl. $50 houses were burned.
800 mon and 600 women perished. total. 800
victims.
s. Al Chcms. a mixed village. GO Mussulman
houses were destroyed l2O men and 200 women
peri-hcd: total. 32O victims one person only
escaped.
6 At Tundia. a mixed village. 100 houses wcro
dca,roved $50 men and 100 women pcrished
,7, c.,',.s 49,. '..,' ;,
''ul' nyl n'',i',HT' III Il oi,f i' iMN"I9' M -
, Here follows the nump'r "i the houses 81 on
~" IN tn' Nl.ihs's ",ul!uou.i ny lu' ,lhhah-
iii'u' II '',V.' .lp H. a." Ill., Hl, ' "i' iN'i. AZ .,u ~
i,Ari ~. W - pI.n' III ia u, - t",9ri "a,
nuilp H. oW, u u. I'th ~ t', h' h',l l"t' ~
nlAed villages 'W'n ''nl". ths Mlnlinu oi
niw7 ,, i''' H. y W. w. IN. ". iSv ,S
p, III ~ u ' M ''''N4' '' ''''
hv'Nlhl1,i 81. u,i i".. - ,'". =" II ft., ,
s, VII tn',iN' IN, ~ w, ui", III iiE,',, W. u.
sesuletl,- HI' tNr h,,sl ..rlNil'li .n- 'Nlu'h'"
~, Cr.Ir,>,,, I''' NJ, Si
n,I rom u.chmk 81 m Nb{ ,bai an sndny P8 l Io srI&pn. &
.in,i. ,', B,,i,a, l. a.. ,,', .,,'r.j ,,,,, H.,
tn," t,in9 ~" ,, i'"1 'r, & 'c,', , , , 'nt
H. viinge If Y.mi. K.ni r',.ii hnrr.
from Os,nnu-r razar IN tl'S y.Iinl,' ~ k,shh
uinr L',ur-' ii -,n,f fr 20, Tho sIi''7. ,Itv nv
liii.I dv" rar.,,rs '''' '''
trl",,r.',,I' nm Nfntb,or p,.bo som, ., .b,
N,t, II .'''. ,1'',. 7'' ,,i w.,
fn,.ts. On ,yjtbI Ir,l,rin, fr,n, tb Cerin,. ~
Chnuraknl nni /arofi lai' 'tN, ninr,,, liz, ,rl,vai
eyerythIne in his r.tr.af -hnu.,. tltutniiens
9,.i ~ ,tN.hs '.- i'l.N Ntl"4 III 'l" inost
steltor "''' "'-''7"'
Thr Ru-.ians took a- prisoners 20 Aaxan.
di1p1l thr wifn ana Children Of NouSnuf Boy.
Camia.su of Chotirlukni hi- 'ira't.r N.h1m';
Boy and his rnillrnu. finally m. fau,I. .,.r
wants II Tie Camaican of Chouroukn' The
prisoners ufi.r having suffered .,.ry ,u,r,,f,,.
ar at pr..-.n' Ii II '.ir ,ynv - TIM. ''"
A ir-pai Do from ChoumM. aldressod 10 my