The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-11
H u R O q Il.
M all Dates to Dec. 90.
The TurCo'Grecian Difficulty
Naval Engagement-Terrific
Storms at Sea-Loss
of Life.
ny an arrival AT New York yesterday we have
RuNpean adviccs to the 26th ult.
TURKEY AND GREECE.



The Times correspond at, under date Dec. II,
writes from Athens:-"Ye esterday the Greek
Minister for Foreign Affairs read to the chamber
he answer oil tue Greek Government to the
Turkish demands and the ultimatum of the
Porte 10 the House. He also informed the
deputies that the ambassadors OF Russia,
France, and England at Constantiuople sup
ported the Turkish pretensions that the Greek
Government ought to put stop to open re.
cruitipg for the purpose OF invading PROVINCES OF
the Ottoman empire, that it ought 10 dsarm the
blockade-runners fitted out in the port OF Syra,
and protect the Cretan refugees who desired to
return home ii ON the MODS that opposed their
embark alton. But the Minister of Foreign
Affairs boasted that he had replied to the pro-
tectiDg powers in the same terms OF deemed
refusal as in his written answer to the Ottoman
Minister. Other friendly powers had given their
advice that rupture could and ought TO be
that nothing could be yielded to a demand of
Turkey without dishonor to Greece. The ma
tim would be degraded by any concession
to Turkish ultlmatum. The Minister
concluded his speech to the Chamber by ablur-
ing Greeks 10 unite firmly ia the present critical
position OF their national affairs in order to
brig the contest with the Ottoman empire TO a
victorious END. Most of the members evidently
believe that rupture with Turkey will, on the
whole, be rather beneficial TO Greece than other
wise, 1t will bring the Crotan difficulty to
Termination, and, they believe, VIII hasten the
annexation of the island to the Hellenic king
dom. The enthusiasm of the people is awakened,
and the smOthered hatred of the Orthodox to
the Mussulmans is bursting forth vigorously"
Naval Engagement between the EnOsis
and two Turkish Frisates.
Athens (Dec. l7) Correspondence London Times.
The blockade runner Enosis, with her Arm.
strong guns mounted, left syria Tor her grand
expedition the week before last. Having trans
ported 800 of the troops ntted out for the inva-
sion of Crete by the patriots at Athens, from
Mama to Kimolos, a small island 10 the north
OF Candla 600 OF these troops were landed with
their arms, ammunition, and provisions for five
days, at a bay tar Bal, in the mountains be-
tween RethyDnos and Candla, on Sunday
evening, December g. On the following Thurs
day, the remaining 800, commanded by D..
Petropoulakes, colonel in the Greek army,
with two rihed guns and ammunilon, were
carried from Kimolos to Pfassonesi, near the
southeastern cape OF Crete. And on Saturday
December IL, large quantity OF ammunition
was landed at Psarephorda, further west IN the
province OF RhlZokastron. Extraordinary ex-
erlious have been made and money has been
employed, and apparently very judlclously
lavished, to afford pretext for asserting that
the insurreCtion has AGAIN become general.
Last Monday, the l4th, the Enosis returned to
Byra, having succeeded In all her operations
with great skill and daring. Her entrance into
port was attended bS an engage nent with two
Turkish ships, of which the captain gives the
following report:-As he approached SYRIA, at
distance of half mile from land, he was pur-
sued by frigate bearing the flag OF an Ottoman
Admiral, attended by the corvette lZzedn, and
was fred at with heavy guns, reVolvers, aud
muskets, for the pursuing ships came, he says,
within nusket shOt The enthusiasm OF tae
crew OF the Enosis was worthy of the patriotism
OF Greece. They returned the fire of the Turks
with great effect. One shot from their we'll
poine guns disabled the corvette by striking
a paddle'Wheel and another raked the flagship
from bow 10 stern.
Shortly after the Enosis was anchored in the
recess OF the port the Ottoman frigate cast
anchor at the mouth The irigate bore the
flag of the Hon. Captain Hobart, Il. N. who
has taken service with the Turks, as C)lonel
Peiropoulakes has taken service with the
Cretan Committee. Caotain Hobart has received
the rank OF Yice-Admira, and assumed the
command of the Ottoman squadron blockadng
the insurgents in Crete. Hobart Pasha sent
communication to the monarch tpretecO OF
Syra, which states the facts OF the
engagement somewhat differently from the
report of the captain OF the Enosis. He informs
the monarch thsa about A. NJ he observed
that the Enosis, after having been publicly
fitted out with Armstrong guns IN the port
of syra, was, he believed, returning from land-
ing large BODY OF armed Greeks 10 assist the
insurrection in Crete. When he was six miles
distant from land he ordered the izzedin to fire
a gun without shot as an order to the Enosls TO
bring to- but at the drst blank tire OF the lzzedin
the Euoss replied with shOtted gun. The ball
struck the Admiral'S ship and shattered two
and pursued the Enosis TO within four lies of
the port. The flagship followed, anchored,
and the Admiral sent a letter to the monarch
demanding, that the Enosis should be
made, and that the monarch should act
theoretically and without delay. Hobart Pasha
observes that the Euosls mas, curing the lasI
two years, while engaged in blockade-runnlng,
repeatedly violated the law of nations, and Is
now caught in an act of piracy which calls for
legal p1nis hment. He concludes by demanding
strict judicial investigation in the presence OF
the European consuls at SYRIA. The monarch
and the consuls Immediately sent OF an express
steamer to Athens tor Instructions, and in the
meantime the Ottoman VicesAdmlral re mains
anchored at the mouth of the port, to prevent
the armed block kade-runners, Enosis and Crete,
from escaping to sea. At Athens King George
had already accepted the alternative OF rup
tuIe as unavoidable.
ENGLAND.