The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-01-18
Tae Tragedy OF -9rkaIi.

ogtUS VI
Tie report OF The bloaing up OF the
monastery of AIkadi In Candia, ly IL he
roic Christian garrison MAS doubled at
tirsi. buI l. NOW iullv cunfirme,,. \ lei
Ter from Curcl 10 IN, New Irrl Trbune
giVe> a graphic account ui l. =:
The mpna>ier1 oi Arhaai. 500 years
old. situated a-ar the foot uf Mount LA.
WAS ulncNiou- TO The Turk. a. The occa-
-ional headquarters of ihe Creian LEAD rs
and they determined 10 'le-lroy ii. The
forces of The P,i>lrl mere about $4,000
mem. io meet wl,,>e attacks lllc Christians
mad l,>- il,an 2oo. priests snl fathers uf
families m,'>ilv- Tiny declined 10 sur
renler, anl finding that anr attempt al
,,>c.llale or surpri>, ws> u>clc>,. lie P.i>ha
>enl io Il .iimo ior artillery. which was
>eni him. The ncxi day lac seni Tor REM
iurcelnrnl> an munc -un-. - thai al The
>i n- il.s,i > : ,li> .ia IAu i,l l,si.aT-. nj
nus three .u:l> burst. anl l6.OlO mcn.
The convent having been cul of from
communication nish The mountains. no
:ieA> uuull L.. >ti,t ln Curoacn~. wno MAS
ll,-en; un an expedition. :iml hre MAS
no ao,r. oi r,liei AGAINST such u.rrwl.ein-
jnG numi,cs> ii h lla.l r.me. Thrcc DAYS
III lwo hunl,c he-n,> foag'l lh- battle
of de>i.air. tiling irom winisa and loop
holc =, ca,er-e-si-4lr \ anl o.,>iisi;, elk that
ie Turks speak oi i a. liAr Eurupern
ha:il-. lie like oi which '.errr w.o> seen In
Cre,c. Tie third ,lly l,r,<a- IA MIS- cti-ci-
eI at 1hr "resl po-ial AMI sn assault
mad. the Arm l.,uI- AMI C1e,m Ml->u,-
mn.lil- ia ;,lr.,i.-- rae .a,e opens Nah =
la-er coGgf. around which a,e ar
r.rne FL llr cell AMI ro panS ol III. mbna~-
~, e>ial,lr>hm.,,,. anl lo ih - lhe Cars
Hans mirh lrtw whta ihe traps had e.
l,cici an cn;raRct. anl KIP, up Ih. fire
from ii,t doors an-l winl,a> ul lhe cne-
any, who MAS pa-ilcl in il il-rel-inE
misses y ihi~ lime small riila o~
magazine eNlnlol-l, Aillia- a'.ull l5b ut
The irag,> wh, rc-ni.c .lai lii tn place
in pnmi.-, l,ai .ycre orlerrI IA agaii.
aIl tie i.hl in ia. ( GrI MA hg1c up >iN
h,,;lr- fran the i'm ihc l~.arl wl- e.l-
tertl. Til. ermnl ui ia c rurt ws> coy
,r,-l miih ihc fnrAl-h u an wonnl,l.
hlit The Cnri>,i ni> Ino. wsl-tcd awly- aal
iisnllr. >,-,in. all Ia b. lo-l. anl lone r r.
-i>iance iml,o>>in,c. san. ut The nla;-
ans embraced IN fnr-nrI sinl >:ablel
c;irh olh,-r; ihc ilcamn.ina-, Gallil.
.isllinE la lhc la>i moment. blew uut his
nwn hr.lIn> whrn iP found that the Turks
were :il'oui to take him. Tie rest. r.
treating lo ill,- gr,sll luHn of ihe lleEumi-
no>. wier, wtrc ma-i %; ihc MON "a AMI
children l-Ieg1nin,l 1" perish Together
Father than submit Ia The AruraliiieS AMI
nuirsi.Ee> of 1he Tnra-- anal fired lhe mla-
slZIne. al irein-E d>>.roHrzl, nilh all the
lr,nl> ia ihe ,igini;y la distant room
were - >irh AMI e"u;:rl,l men anl 6l
wam-n all clnl,irta. nllo escaped lhe eN-
pla>inn- oae priest ef Il ntirhharinr con-
ve'it, who had SUR md red io the Plsha
and reCgircl proteclipa fnam him, WAS
murlerol l,y the E-yplian-, inyarnate
iienl>- whn spare nothing That l. Chris
iian The io-S'> a. she trappS are enaT-
NOUS. the civ nf Re;Imo l. lillrl with the
wonn'la,l, ami ihr hospitals hare received
over HOO ui whom mu>; viii tli-. the sur
eeon> >ay. haNins b-,n injured by the eN-
p!n>iun MOI les than c;g01 and some
say i1O0 uf ihe Mu->nlman~ have heen
killed or latlly wounle,l in The al ,ir, and
an unwunlcd .luo,.. l. on The faces al lhyir
cOmlnlriol> lcr,-nJ cNullaIion uf Vicio-
ry can be sen, AMI they say that Ma>ia-
plis Pl>ha ragrl Ike i wounl.l h'n
wh-n lie as;iie -s-:.S C--eT-ao Dae aa~el
approach him. Ills hroiher-in-ilw, Sliev-
man. hi flNnrifc. wa> morally woun iel.
an inanv Other oiii -er> kill..l or y ,aa Ill
Tnriy-~iN hours tn army MIS- engaged IN
/ l'riagin. in la. woanlel aul IL /, sui
Iha; Ihe "rom aT,nnl The contrat l.
sirenn with The Turkish dell.