The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-21
THE PLTCKY CREEKS
Making a Gallant Fight Against
Their Powerful Foes.
TURKS WANT TO REACH LARIssA.
The Greeks, However, Are Prepared
to Vigorously Defend That strong-
hold-The Death ofa Brave Old Turk
. fish General.

ish General.
London, April 21.-on good authority
the Associated Press is informed that
the war between Greece and Turkey
will not affect the situation In Crete.
The powers, having guaranteed the
safety Of the Mussulman population
there, will continue their efforts to
pacify the island and endow IL with
autonomy.
The officials Of the Turkish embassy
here believe from the wording of Ed
hem Pasha's dispatches to the Turkish
government that the Greeks will make
no great stand until the. Turks reach
4 lIarissa, where the main battle, It Is
thought, VIII be fought. This seems
probable, as Prince Constantin, the
Greek commander-in-chief, has left
Tyrnavo for Larisss.
Several British officers, both on the
active list and belonging to the re-
serve, have offered their services at the
Turkish embassy, one Of them volun-
teering to equip 80 men for service
against the Greeks and to bear all the
expenses OF taking them to the frontier
The officials Of the embassy have re-
ferred all such offers to the govern
Ment at Constantinople.
A dispatch from Milouna Pass says:
Active preparations for general ad-
vance have been In progress since day
break yesterday. During Monday night
the Greeks established themselves on
the last height near Tyrnavo. opposite
the position which the Turks captured
Monday evening. Nechat Pasha OPEN
ed the attack upon this position yes
terday with brisk firing from behind
s, the defenses. The combatants have
not vet come into close quarters. The
Greeks brought up several pieces of
artillery, which were speedily silenced.
The Greeks are now concentrated
near Tyrnavo, whether in great
strength or not Is not known. Greek
teinforcements have been seen crossing
the plain in the direction Of Tyrnavo.
Three batteries Of Turkish artillery
have arrived from Monastoru. Grum-
koff is now with the Turkish troops
The Turkish commander at Janina
announces that the Greek fleet which
has been bombarding Prevesa has been
compelled to retire, one division with
drawing to the interior of the gulf and
the larger ironclads outside sailing for
ehe islands Of Paxo and Sancta Laura.
An official telegram from Zanthi as
serts that the Greeks who landed at
Eleutheropoli and reached Gojrat near
the railway, were attacked and de-
feated by Turkish troops and peasants
and that 100 Greeks were killed
Edem Pasha has wired the sultan
y Afnt he paipad ntah fata
IN Monday, occupying all the fortified
positions commanding Tyrnavo. He re-
ports that the Greeks evacuated their
lntrenched camp. leaving behind 80
gases of cartridges and many rifles.
be Turks, he says, have retaken Vel
kko. which the Greeks surprised and
ptured on the first day of the from
fr aggression.
"a second Turkish squadron left the
@den Horn yesterday afternoon for
e Dardanelles 1t consists of the from
> sE Orharienl the monitor Hifsirah-
fnan, the .corpeete Mansoura Ave tor
redcs boats and four steamers which
have been conve rted into cruisers.
Late dispatches from Athens say:
News has Just reached here that the
Greeks, after desperate battle, have
captured and burned Damasi Another
division of the Greek troops, it is re-
ported, has traversed the Reveni Pass
and captured three blockhouses. This
division has almost reached Damasi,
where 1t will effect union with the
force that captured the town. The TO-
De0 troops under General Smolenitz dis
played the greatest bravery.
Reveni lies IL miles northwest of La
riHsa. Edhem Pasha. with force
variouE;y estimated at from 10000 to
M.e00 troops. led seven assaults against
1t on Monday but all were repulsed by
the Greeks. Crown Prince Constantin
has telegraphed that the Turks at that
point were completely and finally re-
pulsed.
In Athens greater attention has been
paid to the operations in the neighbor-
hood Of Reveni than to those at Mil
ouna Pass. The theory all along has
been that If the Greeks could establish
themselvesat Damasi their road would
lie open to Eassona.
The exact situation at Tyrnavo is
somewhat in doubt. The news from
that point is conaicting. But there Is no
confirmation Of the runner that the
QiNCC nus DCCH Cuptulcu W tHo
What seems to have happened Is that
Tyrnayo was evacuated in order to
send troops forward to Reveni. and
was then resccspted by trssps return !
Ing from Miisuna.
A dispatch from Arta says that 5000
Greeks have crossed tho freaher at
Bani and a severe artillery dvet has
been in progress since MendaV. The
Greek artillery have sileaesd tho Tuck
fish Imraues fort, comNaAdiag the
town. Two attempts BY the TURKS to |
6ross the river were repulsed. There
has been brisk artillery and infantry
Hiring along the line for about five
miles. Two Greek officers and many
Turks have been killed.
The report Of the capture Of Dasnasi
by the Greeks under General Snolenitz
ls confirmed BY sffioial dispatches.
Official dispatches report also that
further heavy breaches have been
made In the Turkish forts at Prevesa.
The bombardment ceased at niehtfaIl
but was resumed this morning.
The ironclad spetzia has left the
Gulf of Arta to join the eastern squad
ron, which, 1t IL said, has an important
mission.
I The news Of the capture Of Damasi
puts a new complexion upon the situa-
lion on the frontier, is a great encour-
agement to the Greek government,
and is likely to have the most exhiar-
eting effect uDeh the spirits of the
Greek soldiers, who had been greatly
depressed by the reverses of their
troops at Milouna Pass. This success.
and the fact that the fall OF Prevesa
seems imminent. virtually offsets the
salamity at Mllouna. If the Greek di-
visions effect a union at Damasi, as is
expected, there Is almost nothing In
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