The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-02
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
THE CANADIAN REVOLUTION.


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Thu CANADIAN REVOLUTION.
Details Of the Action at the Monastery Of
The Arcadion-- Stacking OF the House, He.
roism Of the Christians aud Cruelty Of the
Turks.
The last advices from Gambia bring the following
ADDITIONAL details Of tho mournfu catastrophe at
Arcadion:-- i
Muitapha Pssha entered tho town Of Rcihymnos upon
the 1ah November and remained there several hours
he collected all the Turkish and Egyptian troops Of the
department amounting together with those he had
brought from Cansa altogether TO about sixteen thous
and. Leaving EpiscopL the imperial commissioner ar
rived seore the convent Of Arcadion the night Of the
10TH This convent situated In the eastern part Of
Rethymios. in the midst Of rich, extensive plain,
about journey from the southern coast Of the
island Built 10 the regn Of the Emperor Heraciius, Il
was famousfor is wealth, which It employed in relev
ing the poor and the oppressed Tho monks offered hos
piiay 70 IL vstos without distinction Of nationality
or ass mo convent had been spared By al the suc
csssive conquero Of the island the Spanish, Arabs
Venetian, and even by the Janissarica
Since te commencement Of the insunectionlof monks
the Arcan had given refuge different families Of the
Of Mustaph Pasha's appearance before its walls num-
bcred $40 Aeo, women and children. About 1877 wore
capabIsofA earing arms viz :-sixty.three monks
three Greek roiuheen and 1Sl Cretans
Upon tho uornsg Of the 10th the Pasha summoned
the Cretans tosurrenr and upon their rafusal mme-
diately the bombsrdmenk In tho afternoon
ssngers reacled Rehymhos requiring fresh artillery,
mon and uanitioHS and an that sti remained in the
town at once sent on, that the 21s twenty
sx heavyguus and two mortars were playing on the
convent The siege continued uninteruptedly two days
and highs Wien breach being effected the Turks On.
tered tho connt court and the Greeks continued nrng
upon them fim the cells But this ncessant nre tor
minated by tttng or the firearms OF the Christians
out OF order many Of their number had also been killed
and wounded "a
The remalder, men, women and Children then a.
ssmbed ID hall, under the leadership Of Father
Gabriel fsuperior Of the convent and dotcrmipsd TO
blow upLh building The powder was depositedin the
cellars, Aycung monk twenty years OF age, Emanuel
T. Covhs ANaied the MATCH and the bulk of the con-
vent <as Immediately blown into the air. Thlrtynine
men and sIIty women and children. most OF them
wohded, viii we're in the wing that remained intact
suFived the catastrophe.
fhe grcaterpar Of these are reported to have been
tassacred ne Turks applied lighted torches to tho
OF the 9oundec stretched upon the ground to
which OF them still lived, and then despatched them
The large and beautiful church Of the convent was not
shattered by the explosion The Turks rushed into
to piage the wealth accumulated for ages and after
wsfds act fire TO the building
Tho Turkish wounded began to arrive ct Rcshymnos
and the adjacent towns the 22d The hospitals being
to accommodate tho number private houses
wcra transformed into nnrmaries The number Of two
thousand Turks killed by the explosion stated pre-.
vously, r. below the truth. The bodies OF insurgents
% the other parts G the department. FASTENED the AID
n tho bcsieged they heard OF the attack but
Nustspna Pasha detached troopso meet them and hold
hem In check.
Tho Cretan Assembly General has addressed tho fol-
owing proclamation to the people from the district OF
idcmss in which II now holds its meetmgs:-
ProPLE ov GAMBIA Tho Almighty who g,vac strength
o the weak and tho fcobe. has sustained IN In the
mcred conflict wo have undertaken TO obtain full
iberty The courage aud tho bravery Of the crcsans
aye again gOrihod our victorious arms AMI have ac-
civS3d Tor as the sympathy Of the enlightened and
MN world. Collections are made and help is sent
sr ~ So Europe and even from America not only
anr families wn. remained In the country but also for
So that We daily taken refuge IN free Greece You
iour biscuits lea3hy0 munitions, arms, provisions,
sssnd 10 psod. ships, vend everything Of which No
70 take board our wivGe informed, wii soon arrive
carry them IN ell security tond our children and 70
OF pscsscsoO and sn receive sv.ry Sort
While all the world slrs M ana A.,
p Power. S1 q EUROPE. and Christian
tscsinS Poxss aided Xmsyo s"e ' .h gsat pro
humanity labor sos prom Evsntios ais fs.d q
:, .o .Sc' ;sss lev ssssi ms spread
bctray our unhappy couss.y = sIwsys hsrs dons
~ YET = q "a V cur ssd IN svs YET
~, ~, i,befsy canno tssorS1 ls:'y decnsisE
YOU again submit 'Ss suin ~ S Ss.n sosF
ar C,.,.p broshsn, for the love Of -.
country reflect and d. not destroy youSS na O. sns
Saving ,nss our sor.ssr Ccss~ b covssss xsS
- s.vsge AsIsuc Turk and We shall b reduced Aas
similar condition 70 tnArsbs aud tho 'phabitants Of
A1 nso,an brosner the ,putation Of or country !,
arsss and sno gloy Of OUT ancestors remai immortal
DO nos ssss @ you You ~0n mu q
ssSc~ vourseives bravo auscourageoua iour srms
oogS' Sss, ,o%s your 'ss ys
We boss y sa'o 'ns' SUNNI y you 70 ~ eoSn those
Brave crs,sus our ancSs srsn. must Is.m a., N.
| ,herty We must make N Uncertain, aasn thsf ~ y
our nrm intention TO der snite oursve1 70 Crsece
mother sOun Every css. v n.
.snsd from your minds q from ysur earta God = !
| With Ne and the world Slsts "a
nj yoa have csrredosbs struggle f ssvsy for three
months; tina. you " ios s your prosy cha. your
sss s'1s has ~o m9s. n; ,cs1
courage and your fancy. IL you psssis,nly little
saranr vour cufrauf eemont 10 certain. Blu you must
.os sxes that ey1 dssrdcr every bad net ~ commit
nos ~ sh,s Won EUROPE In unfavonble ssht that
VIII onn s cysrio hsv entertained OF you " ~ a..
,nc 800 yrm RESPECT the life, the honor IA Tho
pluysrsy Of q our yas mus. have 70
nnon with CIV .slss one another ns worus !, 81 ne
Gospel, Mat Concentrate yoursefs,o ma victory
the law OF D. not aii0w the tyrnnt S~xscu,ioner
will be cerken freely 70 traverse your
Of your Chen imagine he has forced you TO hbmit
THIN embrace concord Unite q sv wsSsour
70 brethsL viy has irampled upon your holy religfS
The cersn u you demand Il with perseverance, an
m l Liosut sairindincrcnt
\ | dohssKnanrcs foow.l
= III, Turkish Report Ottoman Assnuit ON On
u nreach-The Explosion and LOSSES.
"a me allowing ID tho substance Of tho Turkish repor
the taking Of the monastery Of Arkat:, in IN
psshalik Of Rstiimo, by MusApha Pashs. tho mpcra
Z commissioner In Crste:-
IT T-7 CAxRA, Nov. 20. 1880.
| the pacihcasion OF the island 10 advancing In vel
satisfactory way and many villages daily send depu