New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-22
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
CRETE.

GRILLE
A CRISIS IMMINENT OMAR PASHAs TLAN TIE
CHRISTIANS STILL CONFIDENT.
IRON Our Special Core pendent.
The war clouds are pilng thick and black over
Crete and few weeks now will determine who are
10 be masters of her destinics. To-day or tomorrow
Omar Pasha sets out on his campaign lie has been
irIated into a little quicker action than he intended
by the audacty OF the Christians who, not content
to await his attack. have come down and attacked
the troops in several places At two points in the
ApOkorona there have been very desperate fights,
though not of great magnitude; at TyiissO near
Gambia fighting has been going on several days and
retnforcements have been sent from here 10 the as
sistance of the Mussulmans who III very light
place Judging from the last news brought by the
steamer sent for reGnforcements being penned up in
one of the mountain goTges Hnable to exicate them
selves
Everywhere the spirit of the Cretans is rising, and
their determination hardening The fighting is of a
more desperate character, and the merclessness Of
both parties at maximum. Six wounded Chris
tians, taken at one of the engagements in the Apo
kOrona near StylOs were at once beheaded, and the
troops found a funeral pile burning, with SIX heads
on it, when the Christians had retired not even the
bodies being allowed 10 fall into the hands OF the
Turks when il can be prevented. They tell mot
Gf the Italian Consul. which Is worth repeating III
conversation with Server Eflendi, the acting Civil
Governor, the latter made some very severe COLI
ments the barbarity of the Christians, who, he
said were atrOciOus as To Kill then own wounded
rather than permit them to fall INTO the handsOf me
Turks That" said the Italian, proves possibly
The barbartv Of the troops rather than that OF the
insurgents" OF the Turkish losses in the StyOs fight
we know nothing, save that Northumberland
was buried from the city, who was killed in it, and a
captain or major lbimbarhl and Is men were
brought into the hospital As they make all possible
efforts TO avoid bringing in wounded men, II IS likely
that these only those who could find no quar-
teLs elsewhere.
SpllaLia from the KisSamOs side, where Ali Senkosh
was defeated "A mOnth.RgO; from Krapl where no ut
tack has yet been made and from Lutro These three
will be from the nature of the country, only diver
kions as they entirely impracticablc IN the face
of a considerable armed force. ana the real attack
will 1sedireeted by Omar himself from franko Cas-
telli gu Kallikrat the seat Of the Assembly, Co
operi 0iItg with column from RetimO marching on
tie same point, and ea they have made their june
ton. tyItrnR off all communication by line OF
block-lsOuses between Sphakia and Amari THIS IS
good strategy, sVpp0sing need OF NJ; but as there
has never been any olnt acton between the FORCES
Of the insurgents IN the two sections OF the island
formed and the necessities of their condition are
such that any such is xtremely Improbable, it seems
waste of srateRe1l talent and II begins 10 appear
~ if Omar was aiming above his mark The Cretans
haN ing DO organization, great depOts ana no
eo missariat. not held 10 POSITIONS, and can al
WAYS pass along the mountain ridges where the
ifo0ps cannot 60. They defend place rs long as IT
can be held profitably, and kill many Turks
a thew can, and when il comes to losing
their oAgn men. they decamp and take another
POSITION II is not to be doubted that against the IN
complete leans Of defense the Christians possess 50
will succeet ultimately III penetrating INTO and hold
ing tLe stro 1ghOIds II time and the forces at bis
Command sun ice. His block-houses require time TO
build them an men 70 garrison them ana % ne &C. has
the latter one, bird of the time and half of the
forces he will probably need. He succeeded with
the block house sy stem in Montenegro because the
Positions he had 10 take were assaable with the
bayonet. and when he had once penetrated TO and
taken the capital, the Montenegrins gave IN; bnt
here he las positions here bayOnets will do moth
ing and no capital 10 take az well as country gen,
orally much more difficult OF access and destitute Of
every direction and defended by men better
armed than the MontenegrinS as well as en-
Outraged BY assistance and sympathy Dopl