THE POLES IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
The distress among the Poles in Turkey, and especially in Constantinople, is reported to be terrible. A recent letter from Lembcrg says :—" They have no pecuniary means whatever, as they have for some time not received any p'iy or pension. It is, therefore, not possible for them to escape ; and if they remain till the Russians come, a certain death on the gallows awaits them. Many have already perished this way ; among them are not only such as have served in a military capacity in the Turkish army, but also surgeons, who, being attached to the hospitals, have trusted to the Geneva Convention to protect them. According to our latest information, five Polish surgeons have already been hanged by the Russians-two in Asia and three in Europe —besides several Polish officers and soldiers who were taken prisoners. Could not our friends in London induce the British Government to take our unfortunate countrymen under their protection, and enable them to leave Turkey in English ships ? "
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Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1284, 1 May 1878, Page 3
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168THE POLES IN CONSTANTINOPLE. Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1284, 1 May 1878, Page 3
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