Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-26
GREECE.
Murder of the Members of the EnIish
and Italian Diplomatic Corps.

Murder of the Members OF the Enlish
and Italian Diplomatic Corps.
ATHENS, April "a, Midnight. mes
sage, Just received from the officer in
command of the detachment of troops
sent TO effect the release of the party re-
Gently captured by the bandits on the plain
of Marathon. about eighteen miles to the
northeast OF this city, communicates the
startling intelligence of the murder of the
entire party by the outlaws. The cap
tured party consisted of Lord Duncaster
and Secretaries Hubert and Boyel, of the
British and Italian Legations, respectively.
The bandits, some days after the capture,
released Lord Duncaster on parole for the
purpose of procuring ransom for him
self and companions; but soon after, the
outlaws despairing, it is supposed, of a
favorable response to their demands, and
possibly to insure an escape from the
scene of their capture, murdered the re-
naming prisoners. Besides the murdered
Secretaries the party included, it is said,
one lady.
The intelligence from the scene of the
murder communicates but the bare fact of
the outrage, but as the last information
received from the troops represented them
as about surrounding the outlaws, it is
supposed they are occupied in the pursuit.
Great excitement prevails at the English
and Italian Legations, and on receipt of
the message an additional force was at
once dispatched TO secure the bodies of
the murdered persons. A second dispatch
states that the troops had surrounded the
brigands when they massacred their pris-
Oners,
LONDON, April 25.-News has been re-
ceived that the Greek brigands, closely
pressed by troops, have cruelty murdered
their English prisoners, Italian Secretary
of Legation, and others recently captured.
Later-HarrOVying Details.
Mr.. Getaway, under the Foreign Secre-
tary, stated in the House of Commons,
that the government had received dis
patches from others, concerning the mel
anchOly intelligence of the fate of the
captives in the hands of the brigands in
Greece. The government made every
effort to save them, but in vain, negotia-
tons ha ing been exhausted. Troops
moved against tho robbers, and drove them
to town on the coast, near OrohO, where
| they were surrounded.
On Friday afternoon offers were once
more made to the brigands but rejected,
and at 10 O'Clock next morning an attack
was made on their position, As soon as
the troops commenced to move, Mr.. HUI
bert and the Secretary of the Italian Lc-
| CATION were taken out by their captors
and butchercd, and subsequently when
| the brigands found themselves hard press
| ed Vigner and Lloyd were killed. The
troops finally carried the tower, and the
brigands, two of whose leaders had been
MORALLY wounded, fled, closely pursued
| by the soldiers.
| Strong hopes are entertained that most
| of the band will he captured, IN which
case they will be summarily deal with
by the Greek authorities. The British
press clamor for the punishmen: of the
murderers, and demand indemnity from
the Greek government.
Another Version.
ATHENS, April 24.-ln the first attack
upon the brigands near Marathon, Is of
them were killed. The fight lasted one
hour, and several soldiers were also killed.
KeOnite, the Chief, and s of the band
fled during the pursuit. Lord Muncastcr
made his escape on the 4th day. Her
bert, an attachee of the British Legation,
and Boyd, Secretary of the Italian Lega.
ton, because exhausted, were brutality
| murdered.
Next day Lloyd, whose exhaustion also
impeded flight, was poignarded. Troops
| are still pursuing the bandits. Excite
mcnt is terrible. The bodies of those
murdered by the bandits will be brought
| here for lurial.