The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07
The WAR In GREECE.
FOREIGN wARSHIPS AT GREEK
PORT OF VOLO.
The Town Patroiled by French Sailors
The Treasury of 1h-s>aly Placed on a
War-hip-Confietlng Rumors as to an
Armistice Turks Approaching Voio-
The Greeks Entrenched-Fatal Mistake
of the Greeks in Bombardment of Pre-.
vesa-CoIoneI Vassos Recalled.

ScsA-Sotoics Sdesos httdlleus
Volo, May 34:20 p. ma majority
OF the inhabitants have migrated from
this port to Athen and the island of
Euboea. The town is caImer. owing to
the arrival Of the Greek squadron and
French, British and Italian warships.
Two hundred French sailors are
patrolling the streets in order to re-as-
sure the inhabitants.
The Greek treasury Of Thessaly. com
prising 1G0 chests of money, which has
been lying at the french consulate,
was transported on board a Greek war
ship today to be conveyed to Athens.
The Turks are approaching in the di-
rectiOn of Velestino, where IS. 200
Greeks are encamped and skillfully en-
trenched. a detachment of Evzones is
guarding the railroad station here.
The flag has been hoisted over the hos
pital.
London, May "A special dispatch
from J~anina, Epirus, says: After
travelling 200 miles across the ountry
L found the greatest loyalty to the
Sultan and hatred Of the Greeks every
where. The Greek prisoners are bitter
at the conduct of their officers. They
are all we'll treated by the Turks.
Seventy n Turks and twenty
two Greeks are in the hospitals here.
The sanitation infirmary is excellent.
There are only All sick men,"
Athens, May 3.-Colonel Tosamedos.
minister of war, and NJ. Theotokis,
minister of the interior. are said to be
favorably impressed with the situation
at PharsalOs, both as respects the posi-
ton of the Greek troops and the plan
of defense.
RumOrS conflict materially as to the
diplomatic attitude of Turkey. Accord
ing to n report, Edhem Pasha, the
Turkish commander in Thessaly, has
asked an armistice Of five days; accord
lrS to another, an armistice already
exists by the tacit acquescence of both
commanders, while a third story de-
scribes Edhem Pasha as only awaiting
reinforcements for an attack upon
PharsalOs, to be followed by an attack
upon VOlO. 1t is also aid to be prOba-
bic that Admiral TamatellO is prepar-
ing to prevent a possible attempt of the
Turks to seize VOlo by the coast roads.
London, May 3.-The correspondent
OF the Daily Mail at Arta will say to-
morrow:
"One Of the worst mistakes the
Greeks have made has been the casual
and intermittent character of the at
tack upon Prevessa. It's capture was
essential, if the Greeks meant business
in Epirus. To capture so strong a
place by the means adopted was quite
impossible and now the opportunity is
lost altogether. Instead Of desultory
firing which enabled the Turks to re.
pair the damage about as fast as it was
done, the town should have been at.
tackled with determination by the com
bined naval n military forces.
"Arta is now deserted, it's wretcheG
inhabitants living in the fields behind
the town, many of them on the verge
Of starvation. Nothing is pr~ocurable il
the way Of food, except a scanty ant
uncertain supply of bread. Womer
and children are suffering pitiably with
cold and hunger and to these tortures i:
added the dread of a Turkish attacl
at any moment"
Athens, May 3.-The Greek govern
ment has recalled Colonel Vassos from
Crete. He will be replaced in command
Of the Greek forces in tn island b.
StaikOs.