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Is,ra-irblv n Gira,ioe,
THE GRECIAN LEADERS.
PANos CORoNEAs, THE MILITARY CHIEF
or THE CRETANs.
: The master spirit Of the Cretan insuT-
| rection, who not only directs the mill
| tary operations of the CTetans in the
! field, but who is the real head center "
! of The widespread Greek or Hellenic con-
spiration. whose aim is the re-esta blish-
! ment of the Greek nationality on the
I ruins of the European Turkish empire,
/ is the late Greek secretary Of war, lieu
! tenant-coloHel Of artillery, Panos KOro-
neas.
He was born in 1915, in the beautiful,
sunny island Of Cerigo, the old Kytherea,
/ renowned in classic times by its magnifi-
cent temple Of Venus, who bore from
/ this island, whose Inhabitants were her
most devoted worshipers, the name of
's Venus Cytherea." His father was
/ wealthy merchant, and had participated
I in the cruel and bloody war of Greek in
! depsndence against the Turks, 1S2O,
/ $780, commanding a sloop in the -Egean
sea Young kOrOne0s received q classic
education in Athens, under the di-
rection of some Of the German
scholars and professors who came
from Bavaria with King Ohio. When
eigh teen years old he entered the regu-
lar army, and distinguished himself so
much during a service Of nearly twenty
wears, that in 1852 he was made q lieu
tenant-cOlonel Of artillery. In 1854 we
find him as royal Greek military COM
ters at the siege of Silistria. and in this
position be had 0ecasiOF, like our West
Point officers, McCl2llsn and Mcdowell, q.
to study 90 the great war; The Crimeans
campaign being ended, he happened 70
make the acquaintance of one Of our
distinguished cOuntrymen, Chr. B0hlen,
Esq, OF Philadelphia, with whom he
travelled through Asia Minor. BJhlen
returned to the United States to raise, at
his ogn expense, in 1851, a regiment the
18th Pennsylvania vOiunteFrs) in Pbila
delphia, made the western Virginia cam
paign under Fremont, aud was killed 10
the summer Of 1862 on the banks Of the
RappahanBock, commanding the third
brigade in Blenker's German division.
Korsnoes continued his travels to asia
Minor and the Egeap Islands, and par
ticipated as volunteer in the French ex-
pedition TO Syria 1851. Having re-
turned to Athens. he was appointed com
manding inspector OF artillery lchief of
ordnance and deputy secretary Of war
but he resigned sUddeuiy-we don know
for what reasOn-snd became the pOliti-
cal leader Of the opposition party against
King Otho and The EaVari8R dynasty.
Ii Is said thaC at this time he was iui-
tiatei and received Rs member Of the
great council Of the Faubeilenion or
the Hellenic brotherhood the great
secret league, lodges Of which exist in
every city and village in Greece, Rune
lia. Macedonia, LiYadia, the -Egean
islands, the Danubian principalihes, in
Zante, Messins, LiYOnO, and even under
the ewes OF the Turkish government +
at C0nstantinupie and Smyrna. II .
is fact, perhaps not Enown
even 10 the leading Fenians, 4
that the organization Of the Greek .
80 Panhelieui0u was adopted for the .
Irish brotherhood. Some weeks after .
ward Kor0neos was at the head of a .
military conspiracy against King Otho, T
who was 10 be arrested IN ii8 palace and .
sent back to Bavaria, 70 make piaSo tor .
a national republican government But +
the plan of this conspiracy was betrayed .
by accident hIay no, lsgij Col kCTo- .
neos was arrested, cgsEiered and sent
a. q prisoner 10 the Fortress &su- .
plia. 10 be tried Ey court martial .
The soldiers and officers of that for +
tress, nearly al belonging to the Pan
heile1i0n league, received the prisoner .
with shouts Of enthusiasm, yevoltfd .
against the government AID declared .
Eur0ueCs commander Of the fortress and .
Lieut.. Col. ArJemisi, bis friend and com .
panion, now commanding the Greek .
insurgents in Liyadiaf, geuersI-iG-Cliei .
of the Greek army. This revolt, known .
in modern Greek history as the sol .
diers' revolt Of NGupiia," #" lasted for two /
months, from February 10 April, 1852, I
and ended by the defeat of the inspr- /
gents. In the battle Of Aria, q suburb Of I
Nauplia, the royal troops were victo- f.
rious. k0r0Deos, twice wounded, was .
made prisoner and brought II Athens /
where be was I'm Jail until OthC was .
driven from bis throne and returned 20 I
his Bsvarian home. EoToueCs was now
elected representative of the city OF .
Athens, and took bis place in the cham .
ber at the head Of the 50 called Mohiag-
nard party, on the side OF kalergis aud .
Grivae, the recognized leaders Of the .
mountainous tribes. This party was not, F.
as many may suspect by its name, the .
ultra-radical faction, bet rather o0userv- .
alive Through the iDGGenG3 % this .
party KoroneCs was appointed secretary I
1f war but had 60 abdicate, forced by
the three great protective powers, Eng I.
land. France 2nd RUSSIA, who put
Prince George Of Denmark on Ike
vacant throne Of OthO. Under the
reign Of Georgios Col. KoroneOs was /
sgain for very short time sec
retary of war, resigned with kanarisan and T.
accepted ths cCWmaudership of the [
Atheniau national guard 1850 In tue +.
year 1865 he travelled through tte many, (
studying with great care the orgsniza I
ton Of the Pru-sian army and the mill I
tary organization @! Switzerland. The /
called him 10 the leld OF uattie. IN .
September, 1886 he resigned his com. /
msnd, loft bis large family 10 the kind /
cares Of his friends, and took the com I
maud Of all troops In the eastern dis
tGicts leparchiesl Of Caudia while an
other Greek officer, Lieut. Col. Zim-
prakasiF. took the command OF the
western spardive5 Of Sphakia and
the Sphakiotes. in the very reginntng
Of the war koroneos distinguished him
seifin the battle Of HAGEN bIyron against
the combined Egypt0-Tarkish army
under Mustapha pasha, and still more IN
the battle Of Avda, in which one of the
best Turkish generals, Jujah Pasha, the
friend Of Omar Pasha, and renowned as
the victor Of Montenegro Tas killed.
The name Of kOronROs became new
spread oyer on Greece, and be Wss
unanimously elected o. The probationary
government Of Gambia cob aiandeF~in-
chief of all Candiotes and military gov
ernpr dictator Of Gambia and the sur
rounding gisisnds,
GEN. EALERGT.