Newcastle Journal
The Circassian Immigration, Newcastle Journal, Tuesday 17 May 1864

The Circassian refugees continue in a deplorable condition along the seaboard. There are as many as 60,000 destitute Circassians at the present moment in Trebizonde, and this mass of wretchedness is continually increasing. At Samsoun there are now about 10,000 of them, seeking shelter and food, and the town feels the burdern heavily.