New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-30
TuT LATE AUGUSTUS DICKRNs.
LIE EAsTERN QUESTION.
TEXT OF THE GREEK PROTEST.


gls Standard of Jan. 10 publishes, as from
NJ, at Brussels the following the text Of
tbe note presented by the Greek Penopentay at the
FIRST sitting Of the Conferences
"MoNsfEUR lie PRESIDENT deeply regret 10 be unable
20 accept the invitation Bou honored Inc with 70 assist at
The Conference having for object TO dea! with diff
r cannot faEe psft tn II unless She assists at II on
The same footing "a Tire de pu1C as the OtnCf party
She cannot accept position Of lnferiOrity
1T one OF tile contendng parties is called 70 eli IN the
Conference in virtue OF her title OF great power Greece
jout wishing 10 Law any stress upon that appreciation
cannot admit the doctrine that the Great Powers only
PARTIES voice which is refused to their adversaries
ft because she signed the Treaty Of Paris Of 1856
that Turkey IS admitted 10 the Conference, and that
Greece Is excluded from IT, am bound TO observe that
tho special incident to which the Conference proposes 10
Imit Its work has connection whatever with the slip
ulatons O that treaty, which, beng taken for the basis
Of the Conference presents the serious inconvenience ~
making unequal position for the two parties equally
concerned and which put forward mutual grievances.
whether the Conference has m view an act OF aIbra
ton work OF c0nCiaton In both cases Greece must
take part N ID only on the same footing as Turkey
have the honor 10 hand the present reclamation to
the members Of tho Conference cOndng IN their feelings
" equity Ia ease the Conference should not think
proper 10 do justice TO II instructed to withdraw
audit take no part IN It's deliberations
Tho Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenpOten-
fsryOf Greece, AR. RASGABE."
IuE ExPEDrT1oN OF PErRoPoULAREs TO CBETE.
Cnder date Of jan The london 7iss correspondent
writes from Athens, on the 9th Of December that 400
Spartans of the expedition of Petropouskes landed on
tile north side OF Crete, under the command OF his
IeOnida andsOn the 10TH 800 the south side under
the old Colonel himself LeODdas collected an the Volun
teers and insurgents who we're hiding themselves In tho
mountains Of MyopOtamOs and with his force Increased
10 200 men, moved southwark to form junction with
make a new Thermopyl@." Met by Ottoman forces
posted in defensive positions, they were forced b
move along the rugged slopes on the western side OF
Mount Ida, they succeeded In eecng their Junction
with the Colonel IN the district OF AmariOn a1d the
united force then concentrated amounted $500 men,
but with only the provisions and ammunition which each
man could carry. The Ottoman troops had, in the mean
70 hem 81 H3sS Pssbas the 10 s Sv STGe
General OF the Island, and the expedition found itself
cut on from the and unable penetrate into the cu
pyated dsrcts where they had expected 10 obtain pro
visions There remained nothing for Petropouakes hut
90 maoh westward toward the labyrinth Of rocky rs
vines and inaccessible peaks called sphaka or the White
Mountains where he hoped TO ind supplies seat In by the
committees OF syria and Athens from CeriRO in small
boats The march Of the spsrtans along the precpltons
dge q Agblo Vasii was series Of skirmshes in which
hhe0 and wounded, and 250 missing and deseTters
INC movement had been oreseen and prepared for by
driven onward 10 tho vest reached Kallkrafe on the
~ december The Ottoman troops began closing in on
VIC sl@rtans from the north and the east and their
pss we're securely intrenched along the seacoast 10 m
nth 80 that PetrOpOuakes found himself unable TO risk
treated to Askypho mountain level that hangs on tho
eastern side OF the White Mountains like an eagies nest
hendu and Kra which d sees 81 the ~ passes OF
an attack on the Turkish troops seemed desperate
Huetahg and on the 10th Of December Col Petronou.
@As and tho Spartans captuated 10 Omer Na5k Pasbs
on ne following conditions
Awe. All a5S S9SlsaseTs whoa. exception. viii have their
= lsey wll surrender their arms which will he 70
'sV 70 them on their Decentralization I'M Cireeco ~
cubarkatioD VIII ue1eithlhe the place OF
furnish theme SihSSrhstion the Ottoman Government will
,t ~ A1sutgent Cretans with the volup.aars ,,u, /,
giving up their arms vi W an amnesty on
AecoTy ~ ,be ao9nstantlnops, dated Jan u savs
-. s 70 luo isst orhcal news received All ts , oSs
Ipuainlhg Ia crete including Petroponi soiun
All several Cretan leaders who had son
VIC lslano on board French vessel In order VIZ
sum :" 'feeco Inc lnsurTection Is considered 81 az 90 "a
THB LATEST NEWS FROM CPTTT w ~ 'n ehd'
a. 10 IoloWlnk Is the latest authentic nteige,.. f.,
Crcte received In this country: ''Nsehee from
ih5is IRON Dispatch Of The PrOIona Goytrrr,, ~ "a go,
a. Inc lhsureetOn IL Sill In the same cOndifioy - Doe
thVush on account OF the severity of the seas0n u Al
ageehs with the enemy less frequent Than ~, On
tney SUI from time 10 time occur at Different
llama which shows the steadast decision Of tbs S,s e
suppoIt their Independence and the utter fIsit y,
JUNIORS OF the Turkish agents We hear Win go,
&c o o. Tue endeayors made In NewYork In fsyor ~
A. NASOUssELIs N y $500 80 IAhlA,
Tho Secretary, j. ZAROUTAKte 0'A"oDis'
In s-e Nisan Committees Bulletin Athens Dee IL tse.
49, seFtIe battles between tie Cfctaus and 1Pg
fS.Se stSh pace resulting IN loss Of no on seveta,
S6isf ID ~ v ~ ,le turks, tie Turkish Commanderin
N'"p''"lNVs being among TIE Killed The dis.