Case Study Circassian Migration FV - EUROCLIO

Experiences during the journey
The hazards of the journey by sea.
Contemporary painting by Faruk Kutlu
“Sailors were acquisitive. They were letting 200-
300 people on to the ships that have a capacity of
50-60. The people left with a little bread and
water. In 5-6 days these were all consumed and
then they caught epidemic illnesses from
starvation, they were dying in the way to
Ottoman Empire, and those who die were
dumped into the sea. The ship that started the
trip with 600 people ended up with only 370
people alive.”
French Military Adviser, A. Fonvill, “The last year
of the Circassian War of Independence 12863-64:
From the notes of a foreign party”, reprinted in
the Nalchik edition of the Journal, Adyge, 1991.
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