Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-24
SUNDAY NIGHTS REPORT.


The Greek War-IHOrriblc Details of
theS Affair at Wholesale
Butchery. ....... .... ....
New York, Dec. %. The Herald's
Athens correspondence, dated Nov. 10th,
says: ~ - or'''
Intelligence received yesterday from Can
dia brings details of the affair at Arcadien,
telegraphed on the 10Th. Arcadien is a
convent situated In strong position in the
Department OF Rethymnos. 1t was Oceu-
pied by five hundred and forty persons,
three hundred and forty-three of whom
were women and children, leaving one
hundred and ninety-seven men capable of
bearing arms. Coroneos does not appear
to have been in the place, as was Incorrect
ly reported. On the Goth Mustapha Pasha
left his headquarters at Episcopi with $4,000
men, advanced upon the convent demand
ing the surrender of the garrison. The
Cretans refused, and the Turkish artillery
Immediately opened tremendous fire
upon the place; keeping up the
bOmbardment two days and nights
a breach being at last effected in the walls,
the Turks, wlohad suffered heavy losses,
poured into the convent court. This was
surrounded with small cells, in which the
Christians had barricaded themselves and
kept up their fire for six hours. Finding
all resistance Intellectual, the defenders OF
the convent formed the desperate resolution
Of setting fire to the powder magazine. A
monk applied the match. The explosion
was tremendous, hurting Turks and Chris
tians into the air, showing the nPighbor-
hood with corpses. Two thousand Turkish
soldiers were killed on the spot, and large
numbers wounded. Thirty-nine men and
sixty awomenE and Gehildren of the
garrison aMere, all, that escaped. l1 These
were taken prisoners and carried Off TO
Rethymnos. Wounded Turks are daily
being brought into hospitals. Cauca and
Sauda have received upward of thousand,
manv being officers, among them being
Mus apha Pasha's broth3r-in-law The
Turkish army is reported to be much
dispiritcd by the disaster.
lntbe Department Of Canea Zimbrakakis,
Joined by the army OF Bazantios, is.still at
Dracona, some leagues from Canea. He re-
Gently made reconnaissance up to the gates
Of that city, causing great alarm among the
Turkish inhabitants and the garrison.
Reschid Effendi, the Turkish Command
er, Is still at Ayos, Myron and Coursona.
The Tnrkshave burned seven villages I'M
the district of Malevijion. The Cretan
Chief Michel Coracas, by way of reprisal
has committed twenty-seven villages in the
q strict OF Misnara aud Kenouryo to the
ia nes.f INI q Hi~ft lII-S11
% fhe Turks have set price of five thou
sand piasters upon the capture of Coroneos,
and reward of five hundred Turkish Ii
vres, abaut $50 upon that of Coracas.
Mustapha Pasha, whose army is not at
present In positionto resume hostillties,
has ordered the troops Of Reschid Effendi
to attack Mllnara. - iIH Es7
Five More DistIlleries Seized
% New YORK, Dec. 23.--Five additional
distilleries were seized yesterday. Reye-
nue. officers find on investigation that re-
puted proprietors are merely agents 0f
wealthy capitalists. Most of the distiller-
les in this city and vicinity have ceased |
operations In consequence of the greab bvig-
lance recently displayed by Collector
Shook and Inspector Horton. tRllK
10 Damages Awarded.
Catharine N. Crosby was Yesterday
awarded $1,000 damages for injuries re- |
ceiYed while on the Brooklyn ferry boat |
which collided with the U, s. gunboat. I5' %
9" From IEle JaneIro. a,1J 81
The Herald's Rio Janeiro correspon-