Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-21
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FROM W WASHINGTON.
Desperate Battle BetWecu Turks Rnd
CrcLans-Barbarity of the turks.

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Crctans-ISarbarity of the TURKS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-W. j. Stillman,
United States Minister at COrea. under date
of October IA, writing to the Secretary OF
State, says: have the honor to inform
you that a battle Of apparently great Sc
verify was fought near the Riso, ten miles
from this place, during three days preceding
to-day, between Government forces num-
bering about 10000 and insurgent Cretans.
We are unable TO get any reliable news, but
as the report OF artillery was distinctly
audible from here, and some smoke visible,
we could see that the place of combat was
unchanged and that 1t had not drawn near
The Riso, which was understood to be the OBJ
ject ofthe movement. AS we perceive that
the firing has entirely ceased in that direc-
tion to day, and hearingarum0r that, being
severely repuIsed. the Pasha has changed
his attack to flanking movement which
accounts with what we see and learn from
peasants, l judge that we may conclude
that the movement, on which much was
supposed to depend, may be regarded as a
failure.
regret to say that the Turkish troops
are conducting the war with great barbara
ty, killing many inoffensive persons and
destroying all towns they pass through.
supplies and ammunition, and it seems
likely that If Europe should not intervene
we shall have long devastating war of it,
and Crete will be thrown back quarter OF
a century. Whatever may be the result OF
the war, hope that our Government will
be able in some way to contribute to the
relief of the unfUrtunates, who are already
depriveI of the provisions made against
winter and are in many cases without the
means OF obtaining living, by the indis-
criminate and barbarous severity of the
Government forces, who destroy not only
stores of provisions, but also the houses and
implements. and In many cases the vine
yards, of those whose only offense has
been to escape at the approach of sol
dery of whose humanity they have good
reason to doubt. Ii the charity of the
friends of humanity is not large, the Gre
tans by thousands must perish the coming
winter.
Expense OF Postal ServICe,fOr Year
ending June 30th, IdeB.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The Postmaster
General has sent estimates to the House fol
service of the department for the fiscal
year ending June Both, 1885, the sum be
ing seventeen and half millions. The
items include, for inland transportation
SS,GO0000; f'reign mail transportation
$G20 600; and ships, steamboat and way let
tiers, $4,000. The following amounts will
| be n quired from any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated: For overland
mail transportation between AtchisOn ant
| Folsow, and for marine mail transportation
| between New York and California, 5000,
| 600; for steamship service between Sal
Francisco, Japan and China for one yea
from July lst, 1867, S500,000; for steamship
service between the United States AMI Bra
zil, same period, $l50,0O0; total, $l,55O,OOO
Tbe Marine Hospital ut Chicago.
A communication from the Treasury De
partment says no plans have been prepared
lor tue proposed marine hospital 1T Chica
20, il being desirable that site should b
selected before they are prepared, III orde
to adapt them to the peculiarlties OF loca
ton, should there be any. Mr.. Mullett
superintendng architect, says he propose
to visit Chicago during the present montf
in order to make personal examination {
such proper ty as may be offered, and trust
to be able to recommend a suitable site o
his return.
The Question of Admitting Member
from South Carolina.
1t is not true that a majority of the Re
publican members of Congress have give
assurances that the Senators and Represer
tatlyes from South Carolina shall be admi
ted on the adoption of the amendment b
the legislature of that State, though it
positively known that quite number I
prominent Republicans have done 50.
Not Expedient nor Consistent.
The Republican Association, at regult
meeting last night, passed a resolution d'
claring that in It's judgment the OrganizS
ton of auXiliaries to this society, compose
exclusively of colored persons, is neithC
pxpedient as a matter of policy nor consis
ent with our Republican principles, whC
makes no distinction on account OF race
color.
The Mexican Question.
The President to day sent large MAJ
of documents to the House In reply to
resolution of that body. Among them al
/ tiers from Gen. Santa Anna addressed
L the President, dated st. Thomas, Dec. Is
1855. and Eliz lbeth Point, May 2lst lS6
setting forth his intentions in respect
Mexico and soliciting aid as basis TO cou
mence the work of redeeming his couI
t"y from the yoke whi IN oppress'
I. He in June last sent To WashingtC
Captain +. Yetung, with full power to az
as if he were present; but it appears thu
ernment holds no intercourse affecting il
{ irrational relations of the United Stat
o ID Mexico only with accredited represen
atives of Mexico. Santa Anna askt
for a personal interview, but this Il
Secretary of State refused, on the grour
that it il the practice of the governmeI
to hold correspondence in regaI
to affairs OF friendly foreign republic e.
clusivtly with the Government OF that r
public, which is recognized by the Unit
States, aud never with persons whom SUI
foreign Government pronounce to be ho
tile.
The correspondence also includes lette
of Gen. Orteja complaining of his ARE
and protesting against it in the name of {
Mexican Republic, whose President
claims to be. Gen. Sheridan says Gen. Q
teia was about to cross the lines of o
frontier, and was arrested OH the sar
principle that Fenians were arrested In 1
tempting to violate the laws by the invasi
of Canada. ..s.,