Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-01-08
THE oANDlAN REVOLUTION.

Details Of he .Action at the Monastery Of tie
Arcadion-Sacking Of The House.
The last advices from Gambia bring the fol- |
lowing additional details Of the mOurnful catas-
trophe at Arcadlon:
Mustapha Pasha entered the town Of Rethym-
nos upon the 18th of November, and remained
there several hours. He collected all the Turk
ish and Egyptian troops of the department,
amounting, together with those he had brought
from Canea altogether, to about sixteen thou
sand. Leaying EpiscOpi, the Imperial Commits
| soner arrived before the Convent Of Arcadlon
on the night of the 10Th This convent was
situated in the eastern part of Rethymnos, in
the midst of a rich, extensive plain, about two
hours journey from the southern coast Of the
Island. Built in the reign Of the Emperor
Heraclius, it was famous for its wealth, which it
employed in relieving the poor and the oppress-
ed The monks offered hospitality to ali visitors,
without distinction of nationality or creed. Tho
convent had been spared by ell the successive
conquerors of the Island-the Spanish, Arabs,
Venetans, and even by the Janissaries.
Since the commencement Of the insurrection
of monks, the Arcadon had given refuge Il
different families Of the neighborhood. Th'
inmates of the convent OF the time Of Mustaphl
Pashas appearance before its walls numbered
Eve hundred and forty men, women and chil
dren. About one hundred and ninety-seve
were men capable of bearing arms, vz;-Sixty
three monks, three Greek volunteers and on
hundred and thirty-one Cretans.
Upon the morning of the 10th the Pasha sun
moned the Cretans to surrender, and, upon the
refusal, Immediately began the bombardmen
In the afternoon messengers reached Rethymnt
requiring fresh sartilery, men and munitiou
and all that still remained in the town were
once sent on, SO that on the 21st twenty-s
heavy guns and two mortars were playing
the convent. The seige continued uninterruI
, edly two days and nights, when breach be
effected, the Turks entered the convent cOui
and the Greeks continued firing upon them frC
!. the cells But this inoessant FIRE terminated
- putting most Of the firearms of the ohristia
out Of order; many Of their number had a
. been killed and wounded.
The remainder, men, women and childrt
then assembled in hall, under the leaders,
= of Father Gabriel, the superior Of the conve
and determined to blow up the building.
Q, powder was deposited in the cellars. A yov
ell. monk, twenty years of age, Emanuel T. Coul
sqa applied the match. and the bulk of the cow
was Immediately blown into the air. Thir
nine men, aud sixty women and children, N
@ I'M. of them wounded, who were in the wing
,dge- remained intact survived the catastrophe.
nsin, The greater part Of these are reported to
nou' been massacred. The Turks applied ligl
1s Or torches to the faces of the wounded streto
upon the ground, to see which of them
%. lived, and then despatched them. The Il
and beautiful church Of the convent was
shattered by the explosion. The Turks ru
OH'ei into it to pillage the wealth accumulated
ages, aud afterwards set fire to the buile
M AIM, a The Turkish wounded began to arrive at
". writ; thymnos and the adjacent towns on the
ted The hospitals being insufficient to accommt
- the number, private houses were transfo
into infirmaries. The number Of two thou
Turks killed by the explosion, stated preyio
ARE ia below the truth. The bodies of insurgel
AT the other parts Of the department. hasten
the aid Of the beseiged as soon as they hes
a, the attack, but Mustapha Pasha detached
~, to meet them and hold them in check.