New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-26
nor FIGHTING IN CRETE.
,,crNTs AGAIN SHELLED BY THE
FOREIGN wARsHIPs.
,rfxG DRIVEN FROM THEIR 1NTRENCHED
- ,>-ro CANrA- BRITISH AND

Turns DE-
-,oxs INTO CANEA - BRITISH AND
,.S SOLDIERS LAND. on THE ISLAND.
March 25.-The fighting in the vicinity
.",.,s continued throughout the day. 1t was
I" ~ ',.ly desperate at o'clock this afternoon in
eGern,aee Of Tsicalaria. where the insurgents set
!H' number Of Turkish houses.
~. Insurgents are now occupying Malaxa The
..I.orsan warshps sheed them this afternoon,
-. sr,ng lasting about ten minutes. The in
~,.snts. ~ however held their ground close to the
S,,ns Of the blockhouse, from which they drove
49, turkish garrison last night. and did not seem
~-ao,lv 70 mind the bombardment
when the Turkish troops evacuated the block
.ouee they set fire 10 1t in order that II might
-, Furnish shelter to their enemies. 1t was.
sorever badly wrecked by the fire Of the rebels.
II Is evident that the Turkish troops here are
~ match for the insurgents. A body Of troops
made an attempt to-day TO gain the heights
shove Nerok- Ouru. where the Keratdi block
house is situated. With this position and the
one At MalaXa in their possession, the insurgents
would be able completely 10 blockade Canea from
,be land side The troops had gone only lit
pe distance when they were attacked by In
.ursents, who drove them back. Later another
s.er,pt was made 10 reach the heights. but this.
too proved unsuccessful
body Of insurgents TCde an attack upon the
r,rkish Gordon at Halepa. The Turks had
Number Of mountain guns, and the fire from
,hem prevented the insurgents from coming to
c,css ouartsrs Il was this alone which saved
the Noslems from defeat Montevardia and
Belepa are both within range OF the guns of the
insurgents who continue to shell both places.
This evening part of Malaxa was blown UP
with dynamite, and the rest Of the town is
burning The Turkish warships in Suda Bay
are bombarding tho insurgents but their fire
appears 10 be wholly Ineffective.
Malaxa Is one of the towns mentioned by the
foreign admrals in their proclamation. issued
or Tuesday that must not be attacked by Greek
troops or insurgents The admirals declared
that the Notifications. which We're needed TO
"main;ain security and quiet" must not be
fred upon otherwise they would use force
agains; the attackers. 1t was the dscbedience
Of the insurgents to this proclamation that led
the foreign warships h lombard them Ihese
vessels fired ninety shells. three Of which 1e"
within the fort.
After the place had been evacuated by It's gar
rison. which numbered sixty-four men, me
troops scattered in any direction that leu 10 lIie
coast, IN order 10 escape from tneF pulSuSIS.
One of them reached NerOk- Ouru, and eighteen
managed to make their way TO Suda. The others
have not been heard from. and 1t Is supposeu
that they We're Killed -,
The Mussulmans here. and they comprise al
most the entire population. are IN a state OF
great excitement They fear that the nsur
gents, elated 10y their capture ana destruction ol
NalaXa Will attack keraUdL
4 force Of 800 II Hiehlanders was landed at can
d,a to-day and their appearance In the city
caused the most intense excitement The popu-
lace were evidently ignorant Of their coming until
tbev were in the town The Turkish troops were
also at A loss to account for their presence ana
anparently thought that they were about 10 ne
ATTACKED The Turkish officers had nluch dln-
cvltv in preventing their men from hrins on the
British troops The garrison troops rusheu 10
the shore from all directions. loading then flnes
as they ran. and uttering threats against the
British The latter remained perfectly COOL anu
eventually the irritation was Gained. All dan
ger however is not over. The Turkish troops DO
not anDear 10 grasp the fact that the presence OF
the foreigners is practically the only thing that
saves them from annihiation Swarms Of Turk-
fish soldiery armed to the teeth are paradlng
a bout the streets. giving voice 70 their herce
hat tired Of all nhdels The slightest spark at any
moment may produce a fatal outbreak II would
be a queer commentary on the Turkish gratitude
10 find the Moslems ana their Christian allies
engaged in a bloody religious feud and II would
further complicate the situation.
\ number Of Italian troops have also arrived
a Gambia.
TIL, Austrian cruiser Satet has arrived In
Suda Rav having in custody Greek steamer
with sixty volunteers On board and a Greek
sailing vessel laden with ammunition intended
for the Cretan insurgents. These vessels were
captured by the Sat-t While they were at
tempting TO run the blockade.