A correspondent of the Times, writing from Bucharest on June
24, makes a remarkable statement. He says the smaller plateaus of the Balkan range are inhabited by Bulgarian refugees, who, from age to age, have fled from the tyranny of the Turks in the plain, and have defended the mountains sword in hand. These men call themselves Reyducs, they know every pass in the moun- tains, and their leaders told the correspondent last year that they could lead infantry, cavalry, and artillery through passes by which they could deploy on the southern side, before the Turks were aware of their proximity. They are entirely on the Russian side. The statement is by no means improbable, when we remember the nearly similar position occupied by the Maroons, but we should have some doubt as to the numbers who could be conveyed. A brigade would soon be lost south of the Balkans, and for a corps d armee food must be carried as well as ammunition, a heavy task, though not impossible, if only there is water. If the Bulgarian refugees can perform the task assigned to them successfully, the vengeance of history will be complete.
