The New York herald., 1867-03-06
the cRErANs NOT PUT DOWN.

Contradiction OF the London Times, Story.
We translate from the Greek newspaper Eipis, pub.
shcd at Athens, the denial OF recent erroneous state
ments made IN relation to The present state OF affairs In
Crete The character Of the Eps deservedy hgh and
It's statements in this bear evidence OF their own
truth.
An nauspicous rumor given out yesterday about
the subiugaon Of Crete According to this the Chris
tians Of Crete had surrendered their arms and three
steamers two Of which Turkish and one French,
were bringing TO the Piiaens the volunteers that had
gone from Greece Crete Fortunately the funor was
false.
The three steamers referred to were expected. bat
neither they bringing back any volunteers from
Greece nor had the Christians laid down their arms.
What really took place this
that from one hundred and fifty to two hundred men,
the scrapngs Of Anaola, OF suspecled character
and weo naS s1Se % U5 n0 s'd s
under whom they had at times served, had rejected
them Is unworthy, as men that fled from light, and
who supported themselves from the private resources of
the inhabitants These fed 10 the district of Pros
nerus where the traitor Tsiridanes lives, calling upon
him to their mediator with Mustapha Pacha,
to secure their retreat from Crete Most Of them
without arms having sold them 70 the Crctans; a few
~o YET % ns % s vs, -
pointed by him to retain these men In Prosnerue and
when called upoo TO produce them to send them 70 the
ssahore at Louron, where they should ret ON hoard
This Albanian wretch, Mustapha Pacha, cons'dsrsd
he plotted naturally With the French Consul DsIch~,
who wr0ts 10 his government and there Vas Despatched
sIunsousy thought the beginning 10 have been scns
bring away the women and childreu from Crete This
taip having received The instructions sf tho Ccnru
was Joined BY two Ottoman steamers and went with
them Loutron whero they received those above men
toned waiting TO embark and carried them 70 Praeus
There were ono hundred and eighty in all yet they
thought At 10 divide them among the three vessss,
though they might all have been contained IN one.
THIS however, part Of the juggery, and God knows
with how many wonderful iasehoods the French en-
bassy at Athens and the French Consul at Cansa have
The present Turkish Ambassador Ne mot ashamed "a
say that France has satisfied the demands o. phllan
thropy, while many native Crean women, dying Of
hunger and cold and seeking conveyance into Greece,
are NOT thought worthy OF sympathetic glance though
board French corvette that could easily, had
there been any prompting OF true philanthropy, have
Cling with death. Governments have the power 10 do
evi, but history has the satisfaction Of judging and
Tho withdrawal Of these one hundred and eighty in
Fortunate for the Cretans since they unusty dsvoure
inhabitants, and threw diicui,ies in the way Of those
who fought Among those one hundred and eighty
there was not single Cretan, nor any face
morning moro than three thousand people had gone
down 10 Paeus where the people were already on foot
To receive with hootng those transported the three
Steamers their deoarkaion, and God knows what dis
agreeable ghf have been presented had not the
government thoughtfuy sent thther At the same time
an armed force.
noteworthy fact tina. not one OF the boatmen OF
the harbor Of Praeus was willing TO go TO any one Of the
three scamers te French Gag, which the Christians Of
the East had accustomed hail everywhere the
emblem of civilization and philanthropy. seemed 10
these boatmen send forth pestence and they
would not IT, F.rtunatey nothing deplorable
occurred On the refusal Of the Greek boatmen 70 bring
these to land OF the boats OF the French corvette
brought forty OF them ashore, and after disembarkng
them returning, when the people set upon them
aud threw INTO the The French boat there
upon returned and took them all back, and tho people,
Judging these unworthy of any iarther st,enson,
departed
The comedy which the French government wished 70
play its beloved Musisps Pacha ended badly hsv
ing left behind II nothing but contempt .Nhi.
We do know what action government will fake
about this imperial gift Of tho French government u
farce that will end twenty -four hours, and be FOL
lowed by cries OF 'shamev In Europe said French
friend OF ours, who with difficulty rcstraincd s indy
nation at the disgraccfu policy OF his government In
East II In worthy Of remark that the In this
comedy did give their services gratis Each Of tho
transported appeared TO have about six ous dors
yet when they left Crete they had noe drachma.