New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-07

the Villages The olive trees which the chef depend
ence of the island and which are of very slow growth no
has systematically cut down. -,
Murders of men, and children, occur every Gay,
and the fanatea MOoms of the island encouraged 10
commit every possible Tho following extraetifom
letter from the island from an impartial source pup,
shcd here in The LecdEt Herald gives the testimony OIL
one eye witness TO these facts: - =,
In the neiehborhoOd OF KephAa hear that the soldiers ds
covered cave in which over 200 women children ana Cla
concealed. They were all mastered AS nave
both Turkish and creek accounts Of this and IL comes 10 s
from several directions CONSIDER entitled 70 oeeL 4 y,
hestaed at first TO accept H. have the deposition Oh ohe
survivors similar occurrence where Is persons taxing
refuge in caye-a noncomoatants-Were desto!ea " %
persons reported 10 have been tortured 70 og
them TO confess whore their goods concealed and hGF
circumstantia statement Oh case IN which Two persons
individual conteshe or not there can Oe no
doubt that this state OF things does exist and Is enec1
aged by military authorities as means 70 dlshea M,
Christians and obge them 10 surrender The Cretan Mussu
above all are allowed m swing in this bdrbaty ana We
have the testimony OF European resident mere or sl4
years who witness of the revolution Of ls andl
that the devastation the rum the borbanty ana ID. s
cism Of to-day were not eqnmed eIeN tneh Ina. y.
these few months more Destruction has been wrought
than in those nine years In the name OF Goa anu o.
humanity do what you can TO make these things known
for an sick and weary Of being in the midst OF these nor
endure il much longer II makes one almost
doubt the existence and providence of God no enough
poor Christians submit villages that offered their SUB
mission when troops passing through them have been
plaged and all who remained IN them massacTed IN te
rage their they spare nothing the oil mills spared
s29 destroyed the very pastures are burned
over where is possible that the sheep may not hno 1901
God have mercy ON this UNHAPPY island ana people
The atrocities committed upon the families OF those
who are fighting the Turks tend 10 make them desperate,
but at the time they must discourage them II heip
does from some quarter do rot see nov
they hold out much longer against 40 600 Turkish and
Egyptian troops. Almost every gun and every pound OF
powder in Greece has gone already to their assistance
The Greeks really doing narvels IN their BEHALF but
Greece itself is small.
France is the power which stands IN the way
of interference The Emperor who was IN such haste To
rescue the Christians Of Mount Lebanon looks on
with Indifference if not with pleasure, at the slaughter In
Crete. -
This seems TO be evidence in favor Of what has all
along been believed herehat France has secret under
standing with Egypt in reference TO the ceson Of the
Island as soon the revolution is put down. The fact
that the Vceroy has 600 soldiers there il another strong
proof If the same thing.
Now cesson Of the Island 10 Egypt means, with the
Emperor ultimate cessiOn 20 France, and the whole plan
is connected with the famous Suez Canal project. De
liver from the tender mefcies Of Napoleon Ill!
LATER NEWS.
just as l am closing my letter, we have news from
Crete up 20 the 9Th instant. From this II would appear
that only few Of the SphakiOcs have surrendered the
body replying that IL Mustapha wished 10 obtain
their he had better 10 take them The news OF
more battles is also confirmed One took place near
Rctyrno where the insurgents under the Greek Colonel
Coroneoo defeated the Turks, who lost some ZOO men,
the Cretan loss being reported at 10
The following morning the Christians attacked the
Turks in their fortress at Avon, and finally captured u
the Turks retiring 10 CASTILLO with loss of 80 killed
Among these Tahia Pasha Of the Turkish Gen
erals. The number OF wounded both sides war very
large.
When the steamer left the main body Of the Christians
at Askyfos and the Turks were preparing to attack
them there
On the whole, this news If very favorable TO the
insurgents.