The New York herald., 1868-11-08
THE WAR NJ CRETE.


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~, ,au men outsde Of Crete know wen what d
.s,,, nm a this unhappy island. Only two weeks
Sso vour correspondent wrote his experiences oi
s,a Musulman side Of the island, and sketched Z
ef sccount OF the revolutions in Crete for the last
snty years up to the present date with an account
of e rise and progress OF the revolution Of lsos87
Dom the Mussulman side OF Crete could give but
tle good report Of the insurgents because al that
person hears is but cloudy and bewildered onicial
seport OF Turkish intentions. AS intentions are not
sefuates such news concerns but little the American
seaders OF the NEW YORK HERALD, who always man.
test desire to ascertain facts to gather which your
correspondent little risk by running the block
ade. / should consider 1t ain and o shame II the
steps taken to obtain news were not known, and 1t
b for that reason that the following details have
been written:-
sunday morning In the harbor OF SYRIA, especially
70 II the weather s COOL is the time when the whole
population Of that busy town turns out TO walk ana
visit and gossip with their neighbors This walking
and gossipping Is generally done on the promenade
On the hills, from whence clear view OF the town,
harbor and Cyclades is obtained steamer coming
up from smyrna, Constantinople or Athens Is seen
from great distance, and the whole population at
once proceed TO the walls which are built as pro-
lection from falling down the precipices near the hill
promenade, where they lean and talk and maun
der about politics and comment upon the appear
ance OF the approaching steamer. But on particu-
lar Sunday morning there was an unusual crowd
upon the promenade, on the piers, and the house
tops were covered with spectators OF both sexes.
Over several houses were seen flags floating In the
pure summer air, and the sonorous sound of drum
The unusual and excited appearance OF this island
city due to the fact that the celebrated blockade
Elnner Eunosis formerly the Hornet, that used TO
run between Nassau and wilmington) with several
scores OF volunteers and foreign gentlemen among
whom II was rumored was the correspondent Of tho
NEW YORK HERALD, was about to depart for Crete
and run The blockade
At ten A. NJ. precisely blackisn- looking ball was
hoisted to the mainmast head, which, as soon as it
reached the top, unfoded itself to the Greek nag,
and simultaneously with that cannon ON board
was discharged and the Eunosis was under way
with her head seaward. No sooner had the echoes
Of that loud discharge OF the artillery died away
smonQ the hills than 1t was answered by splutter
Of musketry on shore, which gradually heightened
into continued roar, seemingly running around the
whole harbor the excited people the hills on the
housetops and on the piers gave vent to their en-
thusiasm and patriotism In long, loud cheers
and irantical waving OF handkerchiefs, which
were heartily responded to by the volunteers,
correspondents and BY the FAT captain himself. A
Its Paran marbe) shut the goodly city OF Syra with
- goodly and patriotic inhabitants, completely fom
!. We are threading the inazys channels Of the Cy
ades. The sacred isle Of Deos b.ftn iace oI Apollo
And Artemis, and Naxus, Ariadne's fessanl nome
s o sS or cSsr ss On ss Si sterile
brown as when It first sprung from the froth Of the
sea, and its water is just as blue and as clear as
above Its placid surface. Away astern to those buzz
hooking hills LOOK and see the Mills OF Laconia
and Attica and just behind that sr promontory Of
~summer's marbed steep' Is the once fertile far
'sSail no /, cries man at the masthead.
There is no need to ask "Where away ~ for around
che extreme southern point OF Cerigo the sharp
nosed black hull OF Turkish cruiser Is seen, with
Its smokestack vomiting rolling volumes OF blacklist
smoke, just two miles or on our lee bow now
stand. "Does she know what we are, wondersn
says an English volunteer, all the way from cockney
"To be sure she does; our leaden color, our low
hull, our stupendous paddles and our Greek nag be
tray US; and by Jove, sur here comes An iron mes
scnger to hail us,n and before the speaker could
nnish speaking o cannon ball plunged into the water
about five hundred yards short OF us.
tain to the man at the wheel. Fuel speed below
shere,, to the English engineer on watch.
.FuI speed sir,n answers voice from the engine
room, and directly the Eun0sis hitherto c0ntenfedy
Logging along IKE se1 mSdss s going to son
east-with slight shvering motion which increases
until amdshps dances up and down as II 1t were
sprhging Into the water ike racer with head bent
low straghtening himself for the race the huge pad
cnairs ana cabin windows rattle up and down. the
captain on his bridge, the volunteers on the deck,
with Loaded %usis ,ss SKIP ans IKE %s
stomachs keep jumping up at an increased
rate until they threaten to jump out Of our mouths
altogether. II we stand on our feet and endeavor 10
take hold OF shrouds we are In the same predicar
ment the volunteers which IL rather undignined.
II we lie down on the deck In danger OF being
heaved on the deck, and we are compelled to look
at each other with such an imbecile look, 80 hope
less OF relief that were we In any other position put
our present one we should doubtless laugh at the
The skipper keeps his weather eye inexorably
Hxed on the cruiser, but In the meantime clingng
70 the bridge as his only means OF safety.
Suddenly he bends and yells, "Fuil speed. Faster,
faster. gastcr.r
"Fun speed, and faster sirn IL echoed back again,
and tile Eunoss skins away as II she had only been
..funnDgn before. Every man lays hold OF the
ing wheels heavinR showers or spray far on deck,
she darts ahead on her impctuous course The KNIFE
above her deck winch drench the forecaste Us they
fal. Above our path Is traced by diagonal plilar
rhort burrows eaIen up b. the cruiser, which is yisi
bly, falling behind. and curling mass of white smore
announces his spiteful parting salute But we sun
keep our terrific speed until sunset, when we fad
the southeastern coast OF Crete looming up on our
starbOard quarter
No otucr VesSe " IN sig anu the ElnVols
aorg with every light out close 10 the land buried
IN inc deep shadows OF the towering mountains.
Town after town, village after village We pass; now
around some bold forward headand, then decD into
some inlet and anon straighting away along
straight wall OF q mountain.
Al 10 T.. NJ. that evening we arrived az Agbia Ru-
meii an Inlet Of sufficient depth to allow the block
Rdc runners 20 enter well protected on all sides by
high, bold hills. Rockets were sent up and lights
show when we first hove IN sight, ana thcsc gave
warning 10 the patriots on tho bus 10 be on hand TO
dLschalge the steamer AS anchor and
lookout stationed on the most prominent peaks
70 warn the blockade runner " lis enemy, thirty
forty lighters brought at once alongside and into
tbem the bold volunteers, proud In their youth and
strength, leap with many ringing 'halloou and
loud 'bravo,r nourishlng their weapons in the most
determined manner at some imaginary enemy Loud
cheers and enthusiastic ciCds greet them they ap-
proaCh tue shore, lined with the bold sphakiote
pcasanTy, with their wives and sweethearts Joining
In from pure sympathy In the rough but kindly
chorus OF welcome. Unmlndiul OF the water, and
following the example OF our cotpa grs0as de royage