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desires to act the aggressive but the Gillian Government
has officially declared that carry defensive
Crete.

by DR.. Howe eff Boston, and dated Athens July 18th:
At the outbreak of the revolt all who could get away from
Crete did and probably about 10000 fled About $4,000
in Greece proper Of these about 5000 pick up scany
livelihood by their efforts while SOO registered and
receive from the several committees daily pttance of 40
epas for adults and 20 epta for children which will barely
buy bread sufficient to support life
The second division of the refugees consists OF those who
having fled from their burned villages took refuge in the
fortified upon the island from the fury of the Bahi
Bazouks native irregulars of the Turkish army There
900 in Megao Castro 900 in Canea 900 in Retymo
and about 1000 in Suda and other forressesa least 5000
in all AS the native Turks who had been driven in from the
interior naturally seized upon the houses abandoned their
owners, who had fled from the island these Greek refugees
houseess pennile half Clad and half fed They live
in the churches schoohouse and abandoned buildings in
state of squalor deuton and wrechedness and in con-
slant terror for their lives, and for the honor of their
daughters Ah p' said Greek to in CANDIDA the other
day M is hard to be spit upon but harder to have bully
ing Turk strut up church and spit upon the Cross
Such is the condition of the second division of the Cretan
refugees 1t be proved beyond all question cayl that
they suffering dreadu yet they not allowed to get
away either by land by few Greek peasants who
remain outside the walls of the cased towns driven by
hunger to seek food there but they forbidden
for fear that they should supply the families in the noun
an and relax the systematic pressure of famine The
third division is composed of those who have fled from their
burned villages to mountains Their number is varousy
estimated from 900 50O0 After the failure of Meheme
Pashas comparatively mild mode of warfare the fertile brain
of his successor Omar Pasha devised pn and his iron
hand is executing it. by which the pressure of war is
brought to bear upon nocombatants vigorous blockade
has converted the whole island into vast prisonhouse In
which orures of various kinds systematically applied
upon immense scale and upon the whole population of
nsurgen districts The hubscrews are steadily ghened
that the agonzng cries of their and children
lead the to submit. Disciplined armies preceded by
fanatic and erocous rregulars devastate the open country
burn the houses, destroy the crops cut down the trees tear
up the vines and leave no living and no green hg behnd
them The wretched ugives who escaped with their lives
from their burning villages stand upon the shores and the
mountain sides and stretch out their hands to the Christian
world for means Of escape Behind them is foe more
dreaded than death around them barren rocks before them
the sea- closely bockaded that cannot fish from
the shore. They have houses and the
large enough shelter them all They have not clothing
enough so that modest avoids looking young
and maens They have not food enough for their
who cling round their mothers limbs and almost gnaw them
in the agony of hunger Famine has been regarded
of those awful instruments by which the Almighty works his
mysterious will The cruel laws of tolerate its usage
against garrisons and armies but must renegade Pha be
permitted to WELD it in Europe against whole Christian
people? 2.
On the 29th ult, OR about midnight reached Lega
Roumei, and in three hours discharged the cargo In
few minutes there running from the surrounding vii
lagos and crying with tears their eyes, Gre
Bread that may live p And gave them some bread
after which they helped transport the provisions
Myos, which to be my depot On the day following
there down from the mountains the inhabitants of
the burned villages of Kydome and Sano halfnaked and
we have not tasted any for twenty days. To them also gave
bread according your directions spent ten days Laga
Roumeli doing the business well.
On the LIST nst went the village Aredana and Ana
polio, where found many families from the province of
Apocorena whose pressing wants have also supplied On
the I'd inst reached the village of Mou where repeated
the same and the Sd passed through the White
tans wherew found multitude of families living in rocks
ravines and caves in the most wreched condition Had it
been possible for to go naked would gladly have
stripped myself and have my clothes to cover their
nudity On the 4h arrived the village of Arkyfo, and
early in the morning while sleeping in ruined hut
reused by the cries of women. looked out when
what sight met my eyes crowd Of girls, old women,
and children, crying:
For Gods sake, bread, bread p
Believe me- shrank from looking at them, account of
their nakedness To each of them gave garments and
bread Tomorrow shall to the province Of Apocorena
for the purpose of examining things for myself From the
above mentioned places L have received many written
Acknowledgements only Of which send to you, taking
the with me- it is difficult to send large packages
On account of the restitution earnestly beseech
you to send some food and clothing possible to
the province of sphaka whittier the refugees from the diff
Provincial Government helped me- especially Joseph Chatzi
Rhuso Anagnos George and Anagnost Bologeannak The
first is from Capt Stekul who is wel-known man OF