The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07

The Turks Defeated I'm the Greatest lsnaaA,
OF the War. and Also KePuised i'm Anoeh-

NAi u tis heHulsed In AE0Eh-
er EngaGemcnt-Thc slaughter Terrihse
Athens, May 5.-The Greek fleet h1x
captured at the entrance OF the Gulf
Of Salonica a schooner in which Sir
Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, the Anglo
American member OF parliament re-
Gently visited the Turks. The vcssaJ
will be taken to the Piraeus for ex-
animation.
p. ma private dispatch received
here from the front says that a battle
between the Greeks and Turks besan
today at Avail, between Nelestino and
Pharsalos.
Larissa, May Six divisions of Turk
ish troops have marched forward To
Pharsalos and it is understood here
that the porte has given Edhem PashA
a free hand.
S~alonica, May Sit is officially an
nounced that eight Turkish warshipn
have left the Dardanelles and afier
proceeding to the Cassandra Peninsula.
sailed for the island Of Lemons (Sta-
| linni).
London, May 5.-The Athens corre-
spondent of The Daily Mail says: Ties
thousand Turks attacked the Greek
position at Velestino. The fire ceased
| at 4 o CLOCK tnlS d1ternOn ana IL IL eSh-
dent that the Greeks have met "A great
success. There has been great slaught-
er at Pharsalos, where the battle Is pro-
ceeding. Crown Prince Constantine
telegraphs as to the engagement "a
Valestino: With Gods help our sfdr
has conquered" -
The Athens c~orresponden az The
Times says: simultaneously with the
attack at Valestino. the Turks attack
ed the Greek out posts at Tatar, near
Pharasalos. 1t is said that 10Th at
tacks have been repulsed by the
Greeks. General Smolenski says.
vale at Valestino Is deluged with blood
An American man-of-war has Joined
the international squadron at Phale-
rum.
The Greek government has Protested
to the powers against the acts Of VIC
lence and rapine being committed Ivy
the Turk in Thessaly.
London, May 5.-A dispatch To The
Times from Con%stantinople says thaf
the special and extraordinary exIens@
of the war department from March
18th, 1896, to April 18th, 1897, were e.
5000 600 pounds sterling.
London, May 6.-The Athens corrc-
spondent of The Daily Telegraph under
date of Wednesday says: Following
is the official dispatch from Major Pal
lis, chief Of STAFF Of the Greek forces in
Thessaly, describing the fighting al
: i IldTSdlOS.
The Turks attacked our advances
posts at 2 o'clock. Since yesterday TIN.
enemy's movement had Indicated zn
intention to cut of our left wing, and
today they attacked our front Our
advance posts retreated. as they were
fighting against very much superSrx
numbers and took up a position in fruns
of our right wing.
AN artillery duel ensued along this
extensive line. The enemy's infantry
advanced in perfect order at three
points in large numbers, but they Werw
| speedily checked by our infantry.
The respective losses are as yet nm
known. The crown prime took q
very active part in the combat and ad-
vanced within range of the Turkish
fire. greatly inspiring the men. Prince
Nicholas was equally active at The
right wing and directed the fire or hiss
battery against the Turks batteries
His GOODNESS greatly encouraged the
troops.
w maintain all our positions in
tact, and the engagement will certainly
be continued tomorrow CThursdayD- We
calculate that about l.. 900 Turks at
tackled our wing. They rushed do~n
the hill slopes in Tast numbers. Tho,
enemy was our sup nrior in both artl-
lery and cavalry. Inc calibre Of thesy
gurs was larger. while their nJmlssx
was almost double ours. We had IND
cavalry, because our only squadron has
been used for scouting and had gone
to Trikkala."
London. May 6.-The correspondent
Of The Daily Telegraph at Nolo under
date or Wednesday, says: The big
gest battle OF the war began near We
lestino this morning. AS a result or n
the Turkish force of 1000 men has
been repulsed. The Turkish plan wa~
10 seize the hills or the north. divId-
ing Pharsalos from Velestino."