The record-union., 1897-04-04
POWERS STAND IN WITH TURKS.
THE LATTER ALLOWED TO DO AS
THEY LIKE IN CRETE.
Insurgents Invited by the Italian Adj
miraI to Move Inland, Only to
be Fired Upon.

CANEA (Crete). April 3.-Admiral
Canevaro, the Italian Admiral in COM
mand of the fleets of the Powers, yes
terday authorized the insurgents and
their families to quit the Akrotiri pc
ninsula and proceed inland, where they
would be in a better position to obtain
food supplies than on the nights of Ak
rotiri. CCnfiding in this authorization,
| the insurgents and their families de-
scended from the nights Of Akrotri,
with the intention of moving inland.
AS soon as they reached the plain,
however, fire was opened upon them at
a range CT 200 yards by Bashi Ba-
Zouks.
The Turkish force was largely COM
posed of refugees from the garrison at
Selino, who, in spite of the promise
made to the representatives of the Pow
ers, have been rearmed by the Turkish
| Governor. AS soon as the Bashi Ba-
zouks began firing on the insurgents
the latter returned the fire, and killed
some of their assailants
The international forces. did not take
a step to prevent this collision. which
might have resulted in the massacre of
| large numbers of women and children.
to say nothing of the insurgents, who
had moved from a practically impreg-
nable position down to the exposed
plain, firm in the belief that the for
eign Adnirals had guaranteed them a
safe passage across the plains to the
hills inland. where the Bashi Ba-
zouks would not dare to follow them. The
foreign warships in Suda Bay did not
fro hot 70 ot,r II h.
though it was impossible for the officers
| to be ignorant of the fact that fighting
was in progress around the band. which
had left the Businesses of Akrotiri to all
intents mad purposes, under the guar
antee Of the great Powers of Europe.
Finally, when it was no longer possible
! to resist the attack of the Bashi Ba-
zouks. orders were sent to the interna-
/ tional forces ashore to proceed to the
| disarmament of the Turks These in
structionS, however, We're sent too late
| to be of avail
| After the fighting a force of British
sailors was landed to hold the Mus
suimans in check. The latter are known
| to have lost heavily, and already fifty
killed and wounded have been brought
! here. All the Mussumans, on reaching
| the fortified lines outside the town.
coming back from the fight. were dis
armed by the Italian sailors and gem
! darmes The disarming of the Mus
sulmans greatly incensed all of their
co-religionists in town. and they began
| assembling in large numbers in the
main public square.
| ELASSONA. April "a war cor
respondent representing the Associated
Press has arrived at the Turkish head
quarters. The Turks are in splendid
condition. and intensely eager for a
| fight. EChen Pasha, commander of
the Turkish troops, has stopped the dis
patch of any further reinforcements as
| he regards the forces under his com
mand as ample to deal with the Greeks
He could concentrate over 10000 men
on the Greek frontier in the vicinity of
Elassona within five hours. Every
thing is ready, so that all the forces
could advance within an hour after the
| receipt of instructions to do SO
| There having been many stories cir
| cuiated regarding the scarcity of food
IN the Turkish camps and the alleged
bad quality of the provisions supplied
TO the Sultan's soldiers. the correspond
ent made it a point to personally exam
Inc these supplies. He found them m
be plentiful and of excellent quality
| After the test of the food the corra-
| spondent has no hesitation in saving
that the rations supplied here are supe-
rior to those which were shipped to the
Egyptian troops which took part in the
expedition to Dongola last year.