The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-11
BeSieged MOSlemS at Can
damO Relieved.
The Alleged Treachery Of a
Greek Ex-COmmOdOre.
Supplies OF Food are Now Running
Short on Island Of Crete.

Canea, March 1.-THE Mussulmans
were brought here yesterday from Can
damo on board an Italian warship with
the greatest difficulty and danger. Cau-
damo is situated in a valley surrounded
by forts occupied by 10000 insurgents.
The European force sent 10 the rescue
OF the Mussulmans there besieged was
commanded by British and French OFF,
GERS. The insurgents searched the Mus
sulmans and took their arms from them
before they were allowed to depart. In
all 523 men, 1047 women and children and
452 Turkish soldiers were taken to the
coast and embarked on board of foreign
vessels.
London, March iL-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Canea says
that early on Wednesday morning the
water supply of the Turkish fortress at
Izzedin was cut off by the insurgents in
spite of the firing of the Turkish war
ships. The Turkish garrison then at
tackled the insurgents and the firing con-
tinued all day.
The Times publishes a dispatch fpom
Canea which states that during an in
terview with one OF the officials Of Cam
damo he said the insurgents threw 200
shells into the town and fort. The am
munition and bread supplies were ex-
hausted, but the flesh food was plenti-
full. The garrison lost 13 killed and 25
wounded. The British consul, Sir Alfred
Billioti, came first alone and then sent
for rescue party. which arrived on
Tuesday and stayed six hours below the
town.
The insurgents entered and pillaged
the town before all the Mohammedans
had gone.
AT Selino, during the embarkation, the
insurgents who had followed assumed
q menacing attitude and set fire To the
town. The marines were ordered 10 fire
yolley In the air, and an Italian vessel
fired "a shell in order to drive the insur-
gents back from the shore.
Captain Rainier of II. M. S. Rodney re-
ports that the insurgents acted fairly at
Candamo, but that an armed rabble fol-
lowed the refugees to the coast and
tried to rush into Selino. Although the
rescue party had been IL hours on the
march, ii was Obliged to form Gordon
across the neck of the peninsula during
embarkation. They were fired on and
they replied. Some anxiety was felt by
Sir Alfred Billiotti, and the rest of the
refugees who are at Trinacria Will be
assisted by the Tyne and a Turkish
steamer that has returned to fetch them.
The foreign admirals had a confer
ence with the insurgents at Akrotiri
yesterday. IL was learned that ex-
Commodore Reineck of the Greek navy
had never impaired to the chiefs the
proclamation of the admrals forbid
ding them TO attack the towns, although
he had accepted commission to do so.
A dispatch to The Times from Canaa
says Ii turns out that the British and
Italian transports which made their ap-
pearance suddenly at this port yester-
day morning are not as was then be-
lieved, British and Italian vessels loaded
with troops, but only vessels bringing
food supplies and refugees. 1t is re-
ported that the Turks plundered aban-
doned Christian houses at Selino. Retimo
and Gambia. There is no confirmation
of the report that two Italian volun-
teers have been killed at Kierepetra by
shells from an Italian cruiser during the
recent fighting.
IL lis rumored that the troops of Col
onel Vassos in the interior are suffering
from hunger and have been reduced to a
ciet of biscuit and oranges