The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-21
TURKEY IN WAR TIME.

THE cAMPBELLs COMING INSULT TO THE
OF THE WOUNDED.
yARSA, Dec. 10, 1877.
An order received BY telegraph to stop the de-
psrure of the Austrian mail until further ORDERS and
the only steamer allowed 10 leave the port was tho
Noumhadieh. Turkish iron-cad, carrying Suciman
Pacha 10 Constantnople Az the Same time the tele-
graph officials have received instructions to accept
kilograms excepting from the military commanders.
This practically shuts out from the world ard con-
sequenty the town Is in a state OF panic The bakers
and bankers arc the first to takc advantage of the
state OF things, the former by increasing price OF
bread 100 per cent and the latter advancing the price
OF gold twenty per cent To add 10 the con fusion
hurricane is blowing aud 10. 900 nizams arrived from
Rasgrad Tor embarkation for Constantinopc, are
able to get on board. These men wander about the
streets without officers any ono authority look
after them, and the tradesmcn are obliged to close
their shops as a precautionary measure. ON the
whole, however, is only just them TO say they
conducting themselves to!erably wciL
''THE ENGLISH ARE COMING"
This morning entered coffee shop where about
orc hundred OF them were slipping their favor,e
cordial; tho reception met with rather moro
hearty than cared for was Immediately informed
they were leaving tho country TO make room for
10000 English troops, who already route for
Constantinoplc This "news" astoundcd me, for you
must remember that we had received no mail any
telegram for three days; hut, determined TO get at
the bottom OF the affair. asked tho from whom
they had received the Information, and the reply
received that the major Of each battalion had told
his men SO before starting. then looked up major
whom knew, aud had long conversation with hum,
In the course Of which he gave to understand tho
commanding officers were afraid TO send tho men
away without some plausible story, as they wcro
already dissatisfied and becoming insubordnate-thc
consequences was the Invention OF an English
invasion.
INSULT TO THE BRITISH ArrAcHE.
The General commanding this division 10 Sabit
Pacha, man who can scarcely read or write, and
would not have mentioned his name al all were 1t not
TO record disgraceiul scene which occurred on the
railway in which bo was the principal actor ColonoI
LeDnOx the British military uttache, travelling
down the same day as the Pscha ana on entering tho
first class compartment, the only one in the lrain
roughly ordered out and told 10 ride In the brake
van by tho Pacha- Considering the Colonel mad the
same rights as the Pacha as passenger is surpris
ing he should have had the patience obey the order
1t Is not 10 be wondered at that Sablts m halo him
and would 90 HIM an evil turn were II IN their power
RETURN OF THE scRiBEs
Communication with Europe having at last been
opened all the correspondents have returned. Dur
ing the interval all manner oil rum0rs had been gain
ing ground, even In miIlary circles, and therc was
general sense OF relief hear that nothing had taken
place al Constantinopc. To add 10 the general un-
easiness snow fell up country 10 SUCH depth that all
OF oommunicat with Rustchuk were arrested
the telegraph poles all down, the trains ran
only TO Rasgrad. In some places snow had dritcd TO
depth of eighteen feet the track and as violent
winds were blowing continuously was found useless
plough cut through tho drifts the snow fell in again
behind. 1t was generally believed that Kustchuk had
been taken by SURPRISE ana II was only this morning.
the arrival OF ram, the first which had been able
to cut through, that We learned tnAt all s quiet
this sac OF Pirgos. The sunerings OF tho wounded,
about 500 Of whom arc distributed al the different
stations the line, beyond aescrp ton, the GOV
ernment having neglected 10 provide them even with
bread.
THE ENGLISH Kelley SOCIETIES.
The Red Cross Stafford House societies have had
them thrown entirely ON their hands, aud they have
done their work n0bly. Notwithstanding thus the
military authorities have had the impertneuce to
complain OF insufficient attention. and has gwen
great pleasure 10 hear Turkish paona rcb1ked In a
manner ne richly deserved. Critcisng tho works Of
zoe aud societies At AZ evening party no was taken up
aid Societies fed and cared for the mon and the rail-
way company carried them, It WAS tho usual thing 10
occurred but that, lott TO themselves, tho were
allowed 10 lie on the battle heid, sometimes cvcu for
days and IN the snow, with no one 10 give them bread
or watcr.
TURKISH SURGERY.
! have seen them myself coming In daily with
wounds eight days old unaressed, anu their clothes
sticking 10 their bodies with clothed blood IN such
manner that warm water had TO be applied to separate
the trousers from The esn IN other WORDS the bleed
Ing had been stopped ny surgical aid, but by the
amount OF blood crusted on the wound.
BATTLE METCuKA
have seen brilliant accounts Gi tho last Turkish
attack or MetchKa, described AS Turkish victory"
have the account from an independent eyewitness
I" tho AFFAIR Oh whose story can PIN great faith. the
all air was useless expenditure OF soldiers, sgnay
iacd and might have resulted very seriously Tor the
Russians advanced and were close upon the Turks;
they were coming up valley to turn the Turkish
INK aud were not seen untiI almost late; bad
have taken many prisoners, among them probably the
English Consul Most OF the Turks were Ia Iu
treat and the re on both SIDES generally hot but
at one or Two periods II was tremendous. From the
battle Held the bridge over tho Danube opposite
Metchka could DO plainly seen aud small steamer
plying near 10 II. The wounded on the Turkish