The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-25

Atr Ocities.
Athens (Oct. A. Correspondence London Daily Nesos.
4 The latest advlces from Gambia are to the Ist
instant, and fully confirm the rpulse of the urkish
troops i'll their attack upon the intEenched
taken up by the insurgents on the mountains OF the
Iterior.
announces tnat the insurgents have comp etey de-
feated The Iurko-Egyphan force In the neig6bor-
hood of RethymnOs. The expedition of Mustapha
Pacha against the ipsureeit headquarters, stua ed
on the heights OF Apocoronos, has entirely TAI ed
and his forces have been Obliged to tal back,
encamp unuer the walls or Canea. The ins ats
main aimed AL their positions, even those furrhest
fadvanced, three hours journey from Canea. Other
engaPemens eannounced in the district OF SelnOs
where the insurgents ere also successful.
lhs news provoked great maui iestations of Joy in
Att ems Yesterday even ng. The crowds assembled
2and proceeded IN body to the Palace place. Here,
5under the windows of the residences OF the English
icr fi The "king% "uandiaPi and "ise q three Iye
powersi Austria also included in the po pular
saccamations. Everything passed off in an orderly
[mannef, aud the crowd even had the tact TO avoid
The residence oftbe Turkish Minister.
George Spridaks, as priest resident as As ties In
&bespoteos Chancellor of the Greek Consulate a
canea:-rhis day, MONDAY, 11th September 1866
b O'Clock IN the forenoon, the undersigned George
Bpu,dakis, pliest. resident ut Assltes. in he dis
Hrict of halevlzion presents himself before me. ID.
snes, and deposed as follows: -oa tho S S7sS n
- hugust last, the Iurco-EgYpteu force aIter having
Piilaged and turnt TIC village of Assltes: com
emaining, many having previously fed from the
elace. myselr witnessed The butchery OF three OF
kheee unfortunate persons
~ On account OF the danger which threatened u.s.
eit Assles with nv family, consisting OF seventeen
pers0ns and concealed Them IN glOt0 on Mount
E&St. Anthony in the hope OF saving them But Che
|Tufkish troops after having flashed pillaglng nd
burning, came towards the groJto In which We mad
zQpght refuge On reaching II they summOneo us TO
e forth, when and n4y son Emmanue went out
hem; the rest, teing to- much AFRAID to leave tue
Z 5fDe soldiers then kindled fire at the mouth of
he grOtio. and burnt all who gere within, without
being moved in tue slightest degree bY their heart.
endinR cres AS for myself and my son after
aaVlng itIeated us. they loaded us NTH CHAINS at
"A he hands, tire feei and neck, and & ok us TO st.
tMyron 10 the Pacha, who sent us to CastlOn under
ESCORT. there we we're thrown INTO prison ana
terwent much suffering. The soldiers struck us,
bog some fresh ill.treaiment and indignity, each
nore severe than the last We were constantly told
et at liberty. On our refusal the punish ments in
icted upon us we're multiplied
We remained in prison al the evening, aud ON
S. he morrow 31st we taken on board n fr10sre
,baIryng the Turkish flag and anchored In The oort
~ SOnda. Shortly afterwards we had to leave the
lieate, ana were taken board a Turkish
IS l4amer anchored IN the same port: On the deck
f this vessel saw fifteen Creians in CHAINS Ny
Oh and myself we're al-o on the deck, and our al
r. .keatment recommended. At 10 O'Clock at nI0ht o
uter brought rom the figate 20 the steamer three
Christians half naked, whom ehe sailors tmmedi-
&tey telzed and beheaded on the deck oil ou vessel
The heads and the blood fell ini0 wooden
rme afterwards the bodies and heads were thrown
nio the sea After committing this feroo Gus act
eveTa sailors came towards us, and said that we
N'hould 'meet With the same fate One OF them
{&elzed my son, drew his sword, aud WOu d nave
'llIed him on the 8 OF had he not been restrained
v one of his comrades We were then subjected
~ fresh bar baritiea, and fell into q swoon on the
olow inf morning we were taken on board another
/ X nrkish steamer, whicl brought US here, where ne
7 gere taken before Mustapha achA, who, kno WInS
|ls n ersOnally eet us at liberty
|lrawn up signea BY me and the said George SpirI
Y axis, the deponent
(BiGnedl GEORGE bPIRIDAKIs, Curate.
The Chancellor OF the Greek Consulate at CdAea
(elgnedl ID. DKsP0TEos,