Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20

se expedency of ordering the interna-
)nal fleets to leave Cretan waters anu
0 90 In the direction of Sal0nica and the
)ardanelles. to watch the fighting with a
lew TO localizng ii. If necessary, by
naval Intervention. Should this sugses-
ton. which is understood to emanate from
the Italian Foreign Office. be acted upon
it is probable that only half the heet ol
foreign warships would be withdrawn Tor
such a purpose, the other half remaining
to continue the Cretan blockade.
There is said to be a sharp difference
of opinion between the military powers
Russia. Austria. Hungary, and Germany
and the maritime powers-Great Britain
France and Italy-as 10 the most eXpedl-
tious and least violent methods Of com
pelling a cessation OF hostilities, should
this result not be reached by the exercise
of diplomatic pressure at Athens ana
Constantinople. The likelihood is that
the force to be employed by Europe, If a
resort 10 force becomes necessary, would
be by sea, as the contingencies Of mill
tary Intervention might be more serious
than the hostiiities now in progress.
BRITAIN FOR PEACE.
It is reported at the Foreign Office that
the communications received here to-day
interview with Queen Victoria at Nice.
support the theory that the British Gov
ernment is using the utmost energy 10
persuade both the combatants TO make
cessation of the conflict at the stage
which il has now reached. NJ. HanOtauN,
who received the Greek Minister 10
France to-day, is understood TO have as
sured him that while France could not
tolerate the indefinite proiongauon o.
war and would never consent 10 any
essential modification Of the existing ter
ritories Of Greece and Turkey, she would
continue for the present her policy of non
intervention except so far as lnterVeh-
lion might be necessary TO prevent
spread of the contest 10 other COM
batants.
The situation on the frontier has not
tccording TO the latest advices, been ma
erlally modified to-day. Both The Turks
nd the Greeks are resting from the
tremendous exertions of Friday. Satur-
ay. and Sunday. The troops of Edhem
Pasha were half dead with fatigue and
hunger when the fight slackened last
night. Most Of them flung themselves
down where they stood on the bare
ground to sleep. The Turkish COM
mander-in-chief prudently decided 10 al
low his army to rest to-day.
MILOUNA FIGHTING SAVAGE.
AS details come in, it becomes more
and more apparent that the fighting In
Miouna Pass was or the most stubborn
and savage character The Turks fought
like devils and the Greeks resisted in the
spirit of their ancestors. The most in
explicable fact In connection with the
whole engagement is the comparatively
of
correspondents agree as 10 this. The
Turks appear to have fired as wildly
with their rifles at Milouna Pass as they
did al Arta. where the fighting con-
sisted Of an artillery duel between the
rival batteries on each side of the river,
lasting about four hours in the after
noon. There they fired only one out OF
five shots with any effect and their
batteries were soon silenced by the
Greeks, whose craftsmanship was very
much superior. The Turkish losses at
Arta are believed TO have been very
heavy On the Greek side there was not
a man killed.
EDHEM ALMOST 4 PRISONER.
Iater-9 p. M.-General Smoemitz. ex-
Minister of War. is in command of 1900
Greeks at Beveni, not far from Tyran-
vos. northwest of Larissa. AT this point
Edhem Pasha. closely pressed. was
nearly taken prisoner. His plan was 10
force the pass OF Reveni. to enter the
plain OF Larissa. TO cut of the retreat
OF the Greek army with his cavalry. ana
thus to take Larissa without resistance.
But the plan was defeated. General
Demopoulos. at the head OF one Greek
division. forced the Turkish line al
Boughazi. close to Tyrnavo. and Gene
raj Marayomochale broke through at
Koniskos. The two generals united their
troops near Damasi.
The news of this success at Reveni
and OF the imminence OF the fall OF
Preyesa, has changed the dlsmay caused