New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
EUROPE.
WAR BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE.

WAR BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE.
THE SULTAN RESOLVED TO ENFORCE HIS DE-
MANDs-sAILING OF FOUR FRIGATEs.
CoYsTANTINOpLH Dec. lit is officially an
nounced that the Sultan has resolved to enforce his
demands on Greece. A feet of four frigates sailed
yesterday for the Archipelago.
MOBILIZATION OF THE GREEK ARMY-A COM
MAND TO BE OFFERED TO GARIBALDI-
EPIRUs TO BE INVADED.
LONDON, Dec 1S--EvENING.--The following dis
patch. dated Corfu, Dec 6, has been received here:
The Government at Athens has called out the mill
tary reserve of the country and the mobilization OF
the national militia has been ordered battaiion
Of students is forming at Athens and ten battaons'
composed of the Greek subjects of the Sultan, are
to be enrolled 1t is said that a command has been
offered to Garbaldi. The instant invasion Of Epirus
is loudly urged"
GREEK, TURKISH, AND OTHER VESSELS AT sfRA
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT ATHENS.
MIDNIGHT--The following is the latest news
which has been received from the East The Greek
Government has dispatched two men-of-war to Syra
to demand of Hobart Pasha that he shall not obsruet
the free entrance OF the harbor. Three foreign
war vessels are at Syra, belonging respec-
lively to tho French, British, and Russian
navies. Hobart Pasha does not attempt to
blockade SyIa. He has already allowed
two Greek ships to enter the harbor. Letters from
Athens, dated Dec. 10 represent that the city was
scene of great popular animation. Bands were
focking from the interior and paradng around the
city. Great bitterness of feeling was shown against
the Admiral of the French fleet in the Pireus who
was extremely unpopular account of the energetic
demands he had made on the Greek Government to
preserve peace.
A BLOCKADE TO BE ESTABLISHED AT SYRIA
MOVEMENTS OF TURKISH TROOPS.
PANS, Dec 1s-Ihe Patrie has special dispatches
reporting that Turkish ships have been sent to the
Greek waters TO establish blockade, and that Turk
ish troops are collecting the Greek frontier to
prevent the volunteers from making irruptions into
Thessaly and Macedonia.
THE EROsIs REPORTED TO BE SUNK.
PARIS, Dec 1s-EvENNG.-It is rlmored that the
Turkish Admiral, Hobart Pasha, followed the Greek
steamer Erosis into the port of Syra, and sunk her
TIE MoNITEUR ON TIE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILE
TIES.
PARIS, Dec 1s.-The MoRitcW regrets the breaking
ont of the hosilities between Turkey and Greece,
and hopes that common action on the part Of the
great Powers will shorten the duration and circnm
scribe the consequences of the rupture.
IHE OPINIONS OF TIE ENGLISH PREss-rIiE
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
LoNpoS, Dee. ls.-ILo London Times, in an article
on the impending war in the East, hoids that Greece
is the aggressive patty because she ordered her yes
sells 10 frc upon all Turkish men-ofwar who might
attempt to overhaul them. Tie Tiacs thinks the
powers will bring such pressure TO bear upon the
Aiherian Coyenment, that peace will be speedily
restored.
Tic STANDARD and The Stn both attribute the out
break IN the East to The obstinacy OF the European
powers in maintaining the Status quo of the Ottoman
Empire.
Greeks with commencing hostities. 1t asserts that
in the recent naval encounter in the Archipelago the
Eross fired the iirst shot. The Turkish nan'of-war
returned the fire with effect and the Erosis put on
al steam and ran into the harbor of Syra The dis
patch adds that the Erosis Was struck several times
and her mast and smoAo-s stack were badly damaged