[16] This statement, coming from a Circassian, may be deemed by some people in England, like the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., who believe that Russia is the protector of the unprotected, and the refuge of those who have no other refuge, as hardly worthy of credence. Unfortunately for humanity it is confirmed, so far as the massacre of pregnant women and of children is concerned, by the official report of a British Consul. See Appendix VII. vol. ii. p. 349. [17] For statement made by Circassians on this subject, see Appendix X. vol. ii. p. 353. [18] I wrote this anecdote down at the time. It is given precisely as the Armenian narrated the story. I have not been able to find a corroboration of the statement in any historical document. Very little is known of what took place during this war. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 1 of 2, by Fred Burnaby