The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04
GREECE.
our ATHENS CORRESPONDENCE.

Reply OF Greece Co the Foreign Ministers
Affairs In tho Observation-Disclosures with
Turkey Closed--A National Loan-The War
In Candia-French Onicers In the Field.
ArHKss Dec II, 1901.
In the carly part OF The present month the French and
English ministers in this capital made, your readers
will remember serious representations the Hellenic
government in consequence OF order issued for the
despatch to the Northern frontier Of three bodies Of
troops and Of other waliko preparations which have
for some time past boon going on in Grcece These
monstrances however, produced effect; the troops
forwarded without delay and the only explanation
the foreign ministers able to obtain from the Greek
President Of the Ministry relative to the mentioned
that these troops intended 70 keep in check
tho organized banda OF brgands which, he alleged fire.
qucntly fell upon tho noghboring districts in Greece
and created continual state OF disquietude and
s.ernation among the inhabitanta He added that he
could conceive how such could be looked
on a. implying any menace 70 Turkey, as the troops
would, the contrary, have the effect Of securing
that state against any rsings in It's southern
districts-an event which he could not look
upon n improbable, considering tho disturbed
state OF the public mind. He might in my opinion,
we'll have added that the could not really
any alarm the Porte with liz thirty thousand troops
stationed along the Greek frontiers and indeed It has
certainly need 70 resort TO the European Powers
protection against the aggression Of three Greek dctach
msnts comprising altogether not moro than three thou
sand 70 four thousand men, partly recruited among the
may seem, such would ssill appear 70 be the case
This proved by the actual conflict IN Candida where
bat In ndful OF Christian combatan haze for the last
tarse months resisted unconquered and undismaycd,
the united Turkish and Egyptian troops which replace
ranks by means of the few Greek volunteers who may
from time TO time BE- able 70 come TO their rescue.
- ~ lS~wxsk ~ sh~
alarmed baude Of Creans carry the contest against
tho imperial troops have the accounts Of the AFFAIR
ers wS caii 70 mind the besisrsd lnsurreniss After
brave resistance blew up the building rather than sub
mi. 70 the Turkish srOops Tn. fact better than any
feeling In Gambia and the character Of the struggle
which was reported at m end weeks and weeks ago
embi.ser The evaporation on both sdes ana thss tbs
difcutes Of pacincssIcn will be prcpcrtcnably In
creased. t#8 Lick
must now tell you, with regard 10 the actual
state OF the insurrcctou that Kasehos beleaguercd
BY the Cretan forces under Phroudaks and Byxantoe
garrison which h closely pressed and fgstc sails To-
day for that purpose should the Canadians raise the
sege they will JOIN zmorakskis At Kerannls and 70 all
Mus,apha fscha remains at Reshymno, ana is gat6sr
ing recruits from all quarters TO repair his losses 1t
Arkadi. He soon, however expected Il CansA Among
the volunteers, large numbers OF whom continually
manage NJ. % land in the ssud despite the Turkish block
fresh proclamation Of the General Assembly OF
Crete has been Distributed here Il 10 signed by Zim.
brakakis a. commanded chief and announces the
hrm determination Of the insurgents 70 continue the
struggle 70 the very last extremity. II s on dingy
brown paper, and was printed amid the mountains IL
is said 70 be written In style Of simple and touching
elequence. ~
Postal communications between Greece and Turkey In
reality no longer exist and the passenger trshc has
s'so almost entirely ceased between the two countries
ssnc days back the bags OF the courier who performs
the service between the Turkish town OF volo aud the
Of latte a. -
entirely a the expense Of the 0reskswere robbed 10
thetoeoeg Town o. oil the pdvass tssssn a1drsoped ~