, 1866-10-27

I hAN u iO& fusLltG AEEiEHtHH, tnQ HE WA3 /
:,.c}.ed up. mil to await the action Of the
t;fat9 jnr, Of tlir Criminal Court. A more |
,t.rl Snd deliberate murder WAS ncYc1 com. |
nit'td iu Memphis.
TURKEY.
Thc Cnndian 1nsurrcctlon-Terrlbl
Fighting Ietvyccn the Turiks md
the Chrfs1tanA- Bravo Conduct OF :he
Christian soIdiczs-Dcfea1 of tho
Turks. III
70 The Editor Of the london Star:
sM: beg to baud you herewith translation
oi detailed report Of The battles that havc taken
ppss v5s1s ct sen to hs Greek
sctnhin' cir, sours respectfully,
No. Is Grove et,ee., liverpool, October 8.
"Vrysais, q place in Apokoronn. Is hill.
the north and Gust Ut which Is protected and
well waicIed by rivern aud springs. Its height
Is about fifty metres, mud 1t Is cnvironcd by
bushes, timber and olive trees. The south
and west are less inc1iuinE, and arc covered
valley, which Is surrounded by hillocks.
' In tlis place Lira PashH enclmpeti with
an army Of 4,U0 men, Including some of the
natives nl-trcatcd, robbed an1 imprisoned,
al! he could lay hauds On; exposed many for
whole hours 10 the scorching rays Of the
sun broko into and piIlagcl their houses,
aud thus placed the A0uor and existence, as
Well Us the property Of the Inhabitants, eu-
tircsy at ths mercy OF Ills soldicry, notwith-
s!anu'nS his solemn promise aud peaceful
The Inhabitants Of this district, md that
oi s1aklr, who witnessed all the above out
RACES, attcr declarin. the abolition Of Turk
ill authority aua their union to the mother
country, Greccc, resolved TO attack tho cnc.
my. and therefore some Of them went In q
body and took possession Of the posts by
which Lie Turks were recei:ius thcir rein
fnrccmcnts mud provisions from Cnncz an
DINER party ha'inE surrounded the Turkish
camp, succeeded Ia stopping their supplies
Meanwhile, Oh Sunday by the 18th (lUsll Ill
tllpo), two corps OF soldiers wcrc advancing
from Colyvats with provisions /; they were
met at place called Vames BY the arant
guard Of lhi istiuns, nh0. though only sew
snty IN number, iell upon then INSTANTLY. In
Anii all l"ur there caulc 10 their aid eighty
cmy at V,ya.s, wlIlG a corps
oi The latter proceeded against them to facill-
tate the passage Of the two first, and the
greatest part ot the Greeks pursued them.
- a tight has taken place between the three
Turkish corps and our men not exceeding
cDo-n hard fight In which they defeated,
routed. aud clAscd the enemy There fell
laeean Dey, Budris, the most distinguished
~ that H. province, few officers. and more
prisoners, and are kept to be exchanged with
some Of ours they hayc in prison. From our
part, Incredible to be said, three were Killed
aud ten slightly wounded. 4 great quantity
Of ammunition fell into our hands. During
the Iattlc the women Of keiala displayed
hcroisn and devotion equal to that of the
ancient Spartan ladtes, bringing to Christians
water, bread, cheese aud grapes, and still
more encouraging and blessing them, in the
same manner, as We arc Informed, the women
oi Sefin0s have done.
''1hc next day, ::sEth-11 ultimo, our peas-
HDtE lFnrftr rffs In vhnr., ~, Il
places, dcsctnded to the encmy's camp, be-
sleSihg It and preventing their obtainin. Wa
ter. lie enemy commenced cannonading
and ho1ntnrding them, and the fire wus sl,s-
turkish Governor proposed q suspension Of
arms, agreeing to quit next morning. The
proposition was accepted, md thcy were
allowed to take water; hut during the night
OF the s.!sth, between eleven and twelve,
erccsed new redoubts, and In the morning,
noon, lie was terrifying his position. by lei
tefs from Canea to the Governor, Intercepted
by our men, We harmed that re-cniorcr.
inents would reach him by Thursday next
80, us the army did not leave at the
appointed time, the siege was re.
fire was poured down from boti, sides on the
enemy, mud desperate tightin:, took place,
| unequal! led by any other within the memory
Of onr oldest men: Our peasants successive
| ly attacked the triple ramparts Of the enemy,
and fought like regular European soldiers,
thrice leapipg over tile rA1niarta. They
rushed as iar rs the tents Of the encmy-not
only armed men, but youths, sone with
pixies, breaking the ene1ny's heads; Others
| seszlng with one hand the enemy's bayoncts
and with the other either piercing them with
their scimitcEs or firing Ut their heads. At
last they assai1ed tue enemy from the north.
east also. and setting lire tO the surrounding
trees, rushed III upon tue camp, where tty
desperate "Alaah! aIaal =" was heard,
mingled with the roar OF the cannon. Then
fell The first martyr, the hero Dcmctrius
Scrantzi, Captain from the village Provarlna
and Glynomanolis, from Askifo, who, while
springing forward to spike Il cannon
were shot dead. Cangeorge (euruamed
Arapis), alone In tic middle OF the
conflict, with his sword in hand, stood on the
brascly. Fiually their grape shot was tx.
hausted, but the fire Of the guns was con.
tinucd with great fuzzy until dark. Two o1
our men, us oye-meptioncd, were killed
and ten wounded. The loss Of the enemy
We do not know, but after their departure
graves were found In which were more than
.C0 corTses. Early the next morning q mes
saee n as sent from the Turkish camp, ask.
inS written terms that we should allow them
to depart for Callyals in safety. The request
was granted according to their desire, aud
The army, hungry and diseased, left, aban
ASAA'h5 Az e(A4A61 AC+k4E2s kC%% ~ LII
the exchange Of ten hostages. As soon a
they reached Caliyais they had rcluicinys f,tt
! their unexpected release. But there again
they arc bcsieGed by orr party, who have
cut off their supply Of water. There re-
mains no escape ior them but by sea-"
The following arc the documents cx
changed:
ITO the General Assembly Of the Cretans,
and to the Chiefs under arms at Arokorona
propose to you TO let me this dag retire IT
safety to Caliyais, leaving behind all rroyi
sions md baggage that l cannot carry with
| me.
1866. -'~Se'
From the Governor Of the Egyptian Army
ut Erysais. LIvA PAsuA.nS
The following is the answer to Liya
Pasta:
I'VE received your letter Of the SO--1:
September, by which yoH desire us to let yor
retire slnmolcstcd this day, during wliict
time only the agreement would be valid
You may at once appoint tho time Of you
departure, fu order 10 gire sou the protcc
tion required. As to the prisoners in ou
hands, you can communicate with US whcr
you reach Canca. In respect to your provis
ions lna baggage, YOU can send beasts 0
burden with necessary men, but not escorted
with army; otherwise, after the expiration
Of the agreed time, or il army escort then
you will he responsible for the consequence.