The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-28
CRETE.
The TnsurrectIOn at an End-FalIure or
the elDsurgentst to Escape from TurALsh
Control,

The EnSurrectiOn at an Eud-FAt1Hre or
the Insurgents to Escape from Turk lsh
Control.
The Boston IrdoelleT is permitted to copy the
following private letter from an American
residing in Constantlnople. 1t is dated october
26, and gives come new ibtoTmatton:-
II see you have fallen into the same error
which perceive is entertained by some of the
public papers in the United States, the result of
false information with regard to the state Of
things existing in Gambia, and the political
position which it now fills among the great
powers of Europe. In tue first instance, at
the present moment there no more exists in
Gambia q civil war; OF an insurrectiop than
exists now In Calsbria or the Abruzzia noun
tains of Italy against the Italian Government. A
few persons in mountainous parts OF the island
are in arms, and from time to time we hear of
petty actions between them and the troops
which the Sultan keeps there. These should
rather be called brlgands than anything else.
Their number is daily decreasing, they find no
succor nor sympathy from the Inhabitants, and
there Is no doubt but that the latter would be
glad 10 see them all return TO Greece, from
whence they came, aud thus be left to peace and
tranquility. The present ministry in Greece is
totally opposed 10 them, and seeks to discour'
age what so seriously compromises IL Ill the
opinion of the western European overs, and OF
the Porte, and destroys Its commercial Interests
with Turkey, which are of vital Importance to
Greek trade and navie alton.
The position of these persons in the mouu-
famous parts of the island may continue for
some time to come; they will be gradually aud
surely confined more and more to small con-
pass, and be eventually driven out Of the island
or extermiDated. The Sultan's forces are slo wv
occupying the territory around them, aud setting
up block-houses, and their position is becoming
more and more desperate. Tney receive
little or no favor from the Greek Gov.
ernment of Athens, and much less
from the peacefully inclined portion OF the
islanders. Now and then small Greek block.
ade-runner succeeds in landing provisions, etc.,
on the coast for their support, but it amounts to
nothing in the view of supporting them against
the large force in the island. Tue refugee
Candiotes are retiring TO their deserted homes
as fast as they can, or rather as they are allowed
to return by the Greeks of Syria and other parts
of Greece The Sultan even aids them to return
at his own expense, and quite recently he fur
nishcd them foreign steamers tor this purpose.
Left alone to himself, the Sultan adopted a
new means OF settlement for the island. At the
same time that he kept up q large naval and
military force in the island, able 10 suppress l.
virtually, he used every possible means of salts
Tying the just demands OF the island, and thus,
at the same moment show to Europe that he
did not merit the attacks made upon him
through the press. The sultan and his chjet
minister, ALI Pacha, one OF the most gentle.
mauly and humane of men, desired TO institute
a new state of things for the government
OF the island, one that is quite democratic in its
form. Ali the native insureents of the Island
were requested to retire to their homes. A
system OF conciliatlon, then adopted, has been
SO thoroughly continued that Christian Europe
has othing more TO demand, or even to sugg est,
i'll behalf of the islanders. The Sultan'5 forces
are not allowed even to attack the foreigners in
arms IN the mountainous districts have ouly v
acted on the defensive, aud thus the affair is
slowly and surely dying out"