The record-union., 1897-03-11
To Occupy All the Principal Seaports
of the Island.
Mussulmans Who Were Taken to
Canea From Candiamo On Board
an Italian Warship Delivered With
Great Difficulty and Danger
Searched by Insurgents and Re-
Iieved of Their Gums Before They
Were Allowed to Depart.

CANEA, March 10.-When the sun
rose this morning it was seen that
there We're strange vessels at anchor
here. They We're British and Italian
transports loaded with troops, evident
ly part of the foreign force which, as
the Admirals recommended, will occupy
all the principal seaport towns of the
island.
The Turks assert these troops will be
used to drive the Greek forces out of
Crete, but this belief is not shared by
the foreign population generally.
Owing to a receipt of advices that a
band of armed volunteers from Greece
were on the way to Crete with the in
tention of reinforcing the Cretan in
surgents, the foreign Admirals agreed
to dispatch a cruiser to prevent their
landing.
The Mussulmans besieged at Cam
dame have arrived here on an Italian
Warship.
CANEA, March 10.-The Mussulmans
who were brought here to-day from
Candiamo on board the Italian warship
were delivered with the greatest diff
Guilty and danger. Candiamo is sit
uated in a valley surrounded by forts
occupied by 10000 insurgents. The
European forces sent to the rescue of
the Mussulmans was commanded by
British and French officers. The in
surgents searched the Mussulmans and
took their arms from them before they
We're allowed to depart In all 523 men,
/, ,067 women and children and 452 Turk
ish soldiers We're taken to the coast and
embarked on board the foreign vessels
LONDON, March IA dispatch to
the Times" from Canea says:
1t turns out that the British and Ital-
ian transports which made their ap-
pearance suddenly at the port (Canea)
yesterday morning are not, as was then
believed, British, but We're only ves-
sells bringing food supplies and refugees.
1t is reported the Turks plundered
abandoned Christian houses at Selino,
Retimo and Gambia.
There is no confirmation of the report
that two Italian volunteers have been
killed at Hierapetra by shells from an
Italian cruiser during the recent fight
ing.
1t is rumored that the troops of Col.
Vassos in the interior are suffering from
hunger, and have been reduced to a diet
of biscuits and oranges.
The Times" commenting this morn
ing on the news from Canea says that
ex-Commodore Reinecke appears to
have assumed the responsibility of sup
pressing the joint remonstrances of Eu-
rope which he had undertaken to make
known to the insurgent chiefs. and adds
that there are hardly words strong
enough TO characterize these treacher-
Gus actions.
CONCENTRATING TROOPS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March lot
is announced that $4,000 Turkish
troops are concentrated on the Greek
frontier. 1t is understood the Greek
forces sent into Thessaly do not ex-
ceed 1900 men of all arms.
FIGHTING CONTINUES.
BERLIN, March 10.-A dispatch to
the Cologne Gazette" from Gambia
says in the fight between Bashi Ba-
Zouks and a detachment of insurgents
/ before the gates Of the town sixty of
the Turks We're killed or wounded.
The dispatch further announces that
firing between the opposing forces con-
tinues, and the town is threatened with
incendiarism.
ENGLISH TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
LONDON, March lot is stated
here that secret orders have been re-
ceived for the First Army Corps, in
Guiding the York and Lancaster regi-
ments, the Essex regiment and the
Suffolk regiment, to prepare for service
in the Mediterranean.
MILITIA UNDER ARMS.
BELGRADE (Servia) March 10
! The entire army reserve and both
classes of the militia have been called
out in detachments. The reason given
is that they are to undergo a weeks
maneuvers in March and April