New-York tribune., 1867-03-26


is that France is willing to allow Crete to be
annexed to Greece.
LATEST NEWS.
A dispatch, of Greek origin, dated Corfu March o.,
affims that the Cretans had gained another victory
over the Turks on March ], at ST. Myr0n. The Turks
had retired upon IIeracla and Spinaloga
The new Government had officially notified its
formation to the different Consuls at Canea.
FORBIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
CRETE.
BRILLIANT SUCCESSES OF THE INsURGENTs-HEAVY
LOSSES OF THE TURKs-pAIBAuTIEs OF THE
MUsSUI.MhNs.
Our Special Correspondent
CANEA, Feb. "a, 1867
The dubious successes Of the Turkish army aTe
being fast eclipsed by series OF unmistakaDle DIS
asters inclose n copy of translation of report
given TO one of the consular body here OF an affair
which is by far the most brilliant so far, of the war.
The troops leaving Retimo seemed to have followed
the course of the valley to the westward of Mt.
Ida through a very bold and broken country, and
there TO have been drawn into trap by the Cretans,
commanded by CoroneOs, whence they extricated
themselves in two bodies the regulars and
part of the irregulars going back the way they
came, and the others going south pursued ana
beaten again at Melambes, e sea- escapingin into
Messara the valley of the ancient Lohe and to nave
beenraught again at the Nan, where the road goes
through the ridge, dividing the valley Of Messara
from that near Gambia lBy the way, let me beg the
American journals to correct then Ise OF the words
Gambia and Canadians. Crete is applied 10 the island,
Gambia being the ancient HeracleOn, the capital OF
the western district, and the Canadians the people
there ving)
The losses Of the Turks are reported to me from
the best sources about &c., with guns, &c., as IN the
letter incloscd, and. what is worse, general de-
morazation of the Turkish element IN the island.
hgra7c pf he lnlo
barbarities more open and extreme than anything
vet coming TO attention. In the village Ol
Froude near here number OF men were taken @ o.t
OF their houses and murdered in cold blood, because
the troops pretended that armed CretanS hau taken
refuge among them. The bodies Of most OF the
killed were quarteIed and hung mp IN the lees
around. Their number Is Nmlousy stated HOih
Is to 3D. -,
TO ffset the victories of the Cretans. An attack or
series of attacks, lasting 20 days, on O1nao, always
repulsed have been finally abandoned, the troops
nothing. The whole island is mp again-the men TO
/ Tobt and the families 10 fly from the new 6arDar-
lies heggng and praying continually INC IMtslIah
powers Sod forgive ms Tor nus misuse 4l ene er to,
;, ~ seems il I>nt Christian enough 10 respond 10
that call If some sun lelle aPes nor cVe 1nc sVol S
most Of the feebler membG % Vi '''o N'''"n
find their refuge with God. =, -. -, ol
The obstnacy Of the Cretans win uaye its rewaIq'
There can he no longer much doubt as J ii th,
fair viii finish but the Mnsslllnans VIII MS news
can before caying tohavc their revenge Inc Gtoos
of the American action and formation OF comm NJ
| Is making great agitation here both among Inr'%
and Christians, ana ouf sole ~ SS
dom counting family as one may solHt fInt S;:''S
ihg have occasion TO make reclamation elsewhere
| than TO the local GGTerf6T. -
But the CTetih insulrection touches its end-llb-
| erty Perhaps before YOU get this yon may bear by
telegraph Of the uprising Of hessay EpnuS ceryl,e
and the great Christian world now denied the rights
they will soon take with armed hands 1 i ~ ~ Is % Tla
| Napoleon will stop the movement hy obhgnH lut-
| kew TO abandon Crete before the uprising begns
on the continent but this we doubt--it is too near.
| RETINo Feb. II. 1861
On the 18Th inst an obstinatey fought battle took
place in tho villages Of Ycrakar MeTona, and Amafl,
| of tie province OF Amari, and Alelambes OF AgoS
BasiliUs eiween the Turkish soldiers and lrfegulaIs
of Gambia. Mylopotomo and Ages BaslpUs, number;
ing about OOO0 and the Christians, volunteers, and
| Crctms, numbers unknown; The battle, conf
| meneng at noon Of the 18th, continued until 8
| H. M. and all the next day. the 18th. in the more
| elevated villages of this district, the Turks
| being finally Tepused with great loss including
many prisoners. Tie troops lost about 100 horses,
| with munitions aud provisions, two guns five flags,
and many killed and wounded The Cretan Turks
arrived here the 18th, and the soldiers yesterday
| u7thl, except body left IN Amhsaln OF Retimo
The Mussulmans Of Gambia are reported 20 have sur
fcrcd still more heavily and were Obliged TO retreat
| to the village of Dibaclu of Messara. -
On the 10TH in tho afternoon, rulnor, spread that
| 200 men had been seen half an hours journey nom
Retimo who according to the report of the Mussul-
mans took many sheep and oxen with the shepherds.
! and the Turks went ont To attack then. Returning
very much enragcd, they attacked the Christians OF
| them slightly, and several mortally. One OF them
escaping went to the kaimakan, who was in the
market but the Turks took HIM isom his hands and
| wounded him severely, and at the same tune an
| Egyptian captain who saved another Christian
from their harbarity. On, tins the soldiers lie
| were ordered out t. patrol the town, and thus
| saved the Christians FROM being wounded
or killed. But for this many would have been killed.
There were also village people in town. but the
troops, taking them put them in the church under
guard and yesterday sent them away under escort,
| which went with them some distance, and so to their
villages but Others having time got into the houses,
and, shutting the doors, remained with the guards
outside. Outside the city, in several places were
found dead Christians aSsasslnated by the Mussul-
| mans that day and the day before.
| The menaces of the country Mussulmans against
the Christians as well as their conduct gave us sus-
picion that there was plot against us, as 1t was
not true that the Christians took their sheep, but
they pretended this 10 Justify attackon the Chris
tiaus of the town. For this reason We beg your as
| sistance, to save us from the present danger
The Candan irregulars on their way 10 the battle
| ground committed many barbarities, robbing, vio-
| iating women and girls Going from AnOya to Moni
Vassaras they killed monk who i'll and in bed,
| spilled the oil and wines, and destroyed the mOnas-
terry The regular troops did similar things III all the
villages through which they passed, Cuseliaca,
| Paeolutra, Spali Dumerito, Acumia, Meronas, Ar
| nari Yerkari and many Others, destroying every
| thing The Governor, though prayed by the repre-
sentatiyes of those Provinces which has submitted
| to the Government, has done nothing for them. No
| one now comes 20 town, and we hear that all the
| people have gone TO the mountains.
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