New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-16

ships In no to.,,ng 90, a shot at her 20 far, And
go, man who embarks on her as eV29n'eer kho IS
he GOES 10 certain death II she pe Captured or@rs
-, zone from ConstantinOpe to Crete TO shoot every
rrroreat volunteer captured Eut three PanhtlemonS
o,,S ,ot sn,fice to do the work demanded, Half the
o"t ~ Greece would 90 II were forthcoming to
lin and send them. have never seen anything
- nce the magnificent ouburst after the firing on
Sumter. ~, -. =,
But the sinews Of are lacking the GreeKs are as
poton poor Thrty-siX years ago tney emerged rom
te most utter ruin and poverty which nation ever nVeo
tbrourh Cities all bombarded, villages Ed waste not
no standing on another through the land Capital, In
dustrv. all means Of prosperity gone, the population
s,,sbod IN a remnant Greece was reborn naked as q
- TIC Lind foster.mohere unable TO prevent s birth
oo GOOD care 10 stop its growing They charged II with
king court and loan OF GO0OOOOO francs, then turhen
round and robbed It Of most OF the cash. leaving TESS ~
OOOOOO being actually realized by ne nation And on TINS
they must keep their King ahe us su'e 10! 'oe'" wv"
and Bavaran army
no bsort that In face OF oil this the nation has not an
nestneuishable vitality is to ignore cause aud effect
ut add TO all this that all the richest parts OF Greece the
most productive and important, not In the hands
~ tbe Turks their best exiled, take refuge In free
Greece and while they demand protection and assistance
can do little to advance the prosperity OF anaoD crbbed
caiued and confined this Republicans to their very
bones dhe Greeks have word in their language even
for titles OF nobility they arc forced to maintain king
who has no sympathy with their character and no care
for their difficulties head TO govern them and IN
capabe OF heading the nation In crisis The question OF
Crete is vital ono for Greece, her geographical pot
cal and economic position demand its annexatoni many
OF tho best and most energetic administrators and soldiers
are ean the best Of the Crctan blood has been given to
Greek INDEPENDENCE cut Crete off from Greece Is ike
cutting New from America. They must DC united
The event OF the day here is the intervention OF the
Encish gnboat Assurance who had the audacty to Wo
late his instructions, to preserve the most strict he
traitv and 70 carry of from the Turkish territory $40
poor starving men, women, and children Diplomacy al
Athens and perhaps, other captals) stands aghast
such un1uestoned humanity Is Incredible and inconve-
lent The gallant sailor could not endure their misery
aud he sked more than ten battles 20 load ut
cast for itsis said that ho will be casherCd And he
knew beforehand what might come, but Is hald " nave
necareg mat IoG n bis coyeTument did NOT or the
$40 souls only IS men, and OF these only Two or ee
could waiK-oie u" trflT1d ~ sniod. an Yer" hi
starved, and many had to DO carried Only three
able bodied men wefo willing TO embark, and NOT
one OF them actually went. Even women who had ne
children refused 10 90, prceI1ing TO await inc aNa OF
the COmbatants. None embarked pnt those VINO hau
children or aged parents 20 for Themselves
sick Capt Pym would have gladly returned FOR another
load but his consul frightened by his last instuctons
chafcd II they were ordered out or BATTLE ~ bchB
prevented from returning to sua for more Of the unior-
Inmates.
The poor Cretans are dying by hundreds but resoute
10 the as-anything and everything for liberty II sto
the honor of America that we have NJ Consantnoplc
Minister whose conduct in this affair has the hearts
of the whole Greek race, while commanding the respect
Of the whole Ottoman Tie name OF Mr.. Morris is
to-day where tie Greek language IL read, regarded az
among It's chief beneactOrs His abors among bis col
leagues OF the diplomatic corps viii have done what We
all believed impossible, and Crete Is saved 20 Greece,
10 will be owing 10 him aud his humanity. III he had been
listened in the beginning there would have been no
instructions II his earnest Counscs had been heard even
after the affair atoat, 10 might have been happily
compromised. without ever leaving his diplomatic
rights, nc advocated human rights 80 warmly that he
hfsl America tcnfOd dcarcr 60 Greece than ever
before. With one such man, could now afford ten
rcdtape Admirals 10 u understood here that is III
stuctiOus 70 the Consul at Cauoa have been always 10
lose chance 20 advance the cause OF humanity, but
TO leave the clear ground Of hs consular cros
aves. All of moral power that could be used has been
by the American rorresontatives
The last adVcGs from Crete to the effect that the
Instruction sl further from being suppressed 10
only lee quiet ill the Is off the mountains. The
troops have penetrated any of the ronghOds and
probably VIII not The Insurgents purely on the tie
fensive and will remain uh Epirus and Tbossay are
ready when shall fire fly wherever Turk op-
presses Greek Mustapha pasha was defeated last week
ut IakOs with grave losses. His army IL In the
gOrges OF the mountains Of SenOs, where defeat may
annhiate him. There ~ TRUTH far In the report OF
the submission Of the leland aud, from all know no
present probability Of Il; and IN few days more al the
districts now quiet may be IN blaze again or course
in all il uncertain, but four hs Of The chances arc
~ favor Of the Crctans.