New-York tribune., 1867-09-04
THE CRETAN WAR.
TIE NEW DIFFICULTY WITH THE UNITED STATES


CoSsrAsTSoPIE, Aug i6, 1867
The Sultan has returned. The magnificent
farce of his European tour has been played out The
enthusiastic Englishmen who went down on their
knees in the mud before him are now beginning to
nerceive that they drtied their hands Napoleon the
lid having exhibited him AT the Exhibition IS now
beginning to talk about Crete again. And the first
thing which the United States has to do on his re-
turn is to demand apology for an insult offered TO
its representative in Canea. Ihaye already written
YOU of the facts in respect to this new Cretan I'M
| broglio In word, the Turks seized a cavass who
was carving letters to the American Consul from the
Consulate of Russia 1t so happened that of these
letters was an address from the Provisional Govern
ment of Crete q copy of which had gone to the other
Consus. The copy for Mr: St,lman went FIRST TO the
Russian Consul who sent it along by his own cayass
The Turks not only seized the cayass, but broke open
the letters addressed to the American Consu ana re-
tanned them, This was done deliberately Dy order
| of the Turkish Admiral at Suda Bay.
Wben the matter was first mentioned to the Porte,
| the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs denied the
| facts but these now unquestioned. In view OF
them, Mr.. Morris has demanded categorcally OF the
| Porte an apology by the Turkish Admiral ana by
Server Efendi, Imperial Commissioner in person, to
Mr. Stllman for the seizure of the dispatches ad-
dressed to him. and also that the same be returned to
| him. He claims that it cannot be allowed that the
Turks have right to arrest Consular dispatches for
the of breaking the seals and deciding whether
| it is proper or not to be delivered to the Consul
| learn also that Mr. Morris has informed the Porte
that unless the satisfaction demanded Is promptly
| given he will ask the Government or the United
States to interpose directly and sustain its honor and
the privileges of its representatives. III Seward IN
siss upon keeping consul at Crete, do not see now
| he can avoid sustaining Mr.. Morris, and protecting
his agent from insult No doubt it IS absurd for us
to have consul at Crete; no doubt 1t IS still more
absurd having there to treat his representations
and his prayers Mr.. Sllman's have been treated;
| but can hardly believe that Mr.. Seward would go
to the absurdiy of keeping consul at Crete iGr te
sole purpose Of giving the Turks chance to insult
MS at their pleasure The meekness OF lamb ls very
beautiful in its place but this is not the emblem we
put over our consular offices abroad. Perhaps, how
| ever Mr. Seward will follow the English precedent
in Abyssinia and return good for eyil. sending the
Sultan present for insulting the Consul and
| through him. the Government.
| THE OPERATIONS AGAINST sPHAKIA-TIE RUS
| SIAN wAR-yEssELS-ENGLISH POLICY.
| CANEA. Aug s, 1857.
The changes in our drama succeed fast enough
to suit the melo-dramac STAGE Governors, Consuls.
Pashas follow anoher policies and parties change
all while that the slow and terrible crushingout OF
the rebellion goes on and the huge army Of the Sultan
goes over the island like wind the grain, the rebel
lion going before It, and rising again behind it, the
only effect being in the ruin and blood 1t stains ITS track
with II IL said by those who ought TO know that no less
than 900 troops the island Of whom by far
the largest part been engaged in the operations
| against sphaka for tho month past. Divisions which
would have ruined cause less potent and universal in
ts calls the people have far weakened their force
thar positions easily held against any force have been
lost FOR want OF accord subordinaton. Individual
has been obstinate enough and the general pop
uar spirit seems 10 have proof gainst Inducements
no other people ever had resist the want of
organization IN the insurgen forces wants tte 10 nave
most splendid success in the history OF revolutions.
The progress Of Omar Pasha through, or rather along
sphakia has been as painful and costly rs useless hav
ng penetrated 10 Arkypo he followed the ridges along
ne south side and eeeng nominal junction ,, with WITH
side Kares and sending him some povsions-of which
he sorcly IN need having been twelve days hemmed
Annapolis fighting all along the way Here an lmpassaple
raye ba1rd his way, and he was obliged TO descend To
The sca e and turn M then nghting his up toward
Arndcnn under ~ the fire of halfadozen men-o
ali q, whom kent up an ncessant battering OF the rocks
prevent the Creans from coming down to attack tho
and is slowly moving along toward Agos klme
AZ The same time he attempted dsba5ka,on deb a. the
late Crc tan refuge. -Four attempts were repnlsed ana
he had recourse again would seem TO the tedious ana
| as to crown the minor nights which command the
beach nt the entrance Of the glen. :, -,...,
on by capt Bou,akor, commanding the Russian SQUAD
NOBLE 20 carry away the families who were beseged In
| The caves Of the coast OF sphakia Aali Pasha had
promised that simultaneous orders should be sent TO the
srdar Ekrcm 10 facilitate such debarkations No such
order, however was sent but on The contrary the Pasha
forcwamed Of the visit of Bouiakoh had FASTENED to ac
] commodae his terms 90 the emergency, ana had In
duccd the besiegers cave To surrender his ehefoista
perhaps inspiring degree of faith no Turk would have
|
an the along the seaside, being mined and
| blown up; so that when the Russian commander ran
along the coast not only did he no human being but
| 80 utterly some OF the landmarks demolished.
| Boutakof waiting the Pasha on board the iron
| clad, where he was ditoctng INC operauolss
| against Arndena informed him OF the object
him that be- had received instructions 10 permit any
deporiations from the island and that II he had he should
not obey them considering that the release OF the families
would rekinde the insuIrecton nOS-accOrding 10 him
about repressed Moreover he said the caves had all
| tff xr1te nknn
the himself the Pasha protested and begged him
t0eavc h presence must encourage the Insurgents
lie left accordingly, but steamed back by the coast,
searching for some waif OF humanty but whether by
| fear. caused by treacherous ruscs employed 50
often on tho defcnseless families. such calling them
down by the display OF friendly flag and ihen firing on
Them by thus having been actually driven back into
the mountains by the cannonade, he could still ind no
Meanwhile the identical kilograms forwarded by the
consuls delay by storm which Obliged the Avolse 10
put back did not leave finally unil Tuesday night and
BoutHkon, on returning from sPhakla, imlncdlatey
started for Peeus 10 telegraph the result Of his mission
Scarcely had he sailed when the Esnomme flag ship OF
the French squadron Of the Leyant arrived wk her ten
der coming all believed IN response 10 the identical
Paris families from the island
Greece. The moment was most exciting one ON the
exultant assured that Admiral Simon had come 10
stop Russian ntrgues We. on the other knowing from
the French consul what the Admiras mission was.
naturally eated seeing already the end. The Admiral
lost little time in waiting on the Vice Governor and In
forming him that he had to relieve the Christian
families in the rsland But replies the thunderstruck
on omar Pasha and consult with him" II have nothing
TO do with Omar Pasha; ! have orders from
my Emperor, and intend to obey them without con-
sutng any II have called on you, Is only for
the sake OF poenes and not To leave you ia Ignorance
OF my Intentions" But at least give me time 10 send
message 10 the sirdar Ekrem.' "send as many as you
like; sail tonight my mission = and 40 tho Admiral
left him. euibu and sailed at dark followed by the Rus
sian gunboat aud the French satlonnare line Imagine
the collapse In ottomans the OF the faithful found
Of expression but III mutterings threats, and
curses. They stood IN Whispering groups along the
marina In the bazaars and laid heads together In the
cafes barbershops There nothing 10 bo said for
It, The refusal TO Bouakof tho day before had left no
pretex consent now and pretend that was by order
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