The record-union., 1897-04-25
HEAVY BLOW TO GREECE.
Her Troops Forced to Abandon Tyrn-
ayO and arisSa

LONDON, April PA dispatch from
Athens this afternoon says that, after
a desperate battle at Matt, the Greeks
were outnumbered, retreated with
heavy loss. abandoned Tyrnavo and
Larissa and removed their headquar-
ters to Pharsilos. a small town on the
right bank of the Phersalitis and at
the north foot of the spur of the Chas-
sidiari mountains.
ATHENS, April PA Cabinet coun-
Gil lasting a long time was held here
last evening.
Official news has arrived from the
Greek Commander in Thessaly Prince
Constantine says a battle is proceed
ing around Matt.
Up to > o'clock last evening the Turks
had been repulsed. No further informa-
ton has been received of the result OF
the subsequent fighting.
The Turks at noon yesterday strongly
! attacked Matt, which was defended by
General Mastaphos brigade
After six hours fighting a council of
war presided over by the Crown
Prince decided to order the retreat of
the Greek forces from Tyrnavo. The
retreat was effected in good order
Riccotti Garibaldi has arrived here.
He was accorded an enthusiastic re-
ception.
The following semi official announce
ment was made this afternoon:
In a fierce engagement at Matt yes
terday the troops fought heroically un-
til g o'clock in the evening and com
PEELED the Turks to retreat. whereupon
the Turks We're heavily reinforced and
our positions We're shaken and retreat
ordered. 1t is not yet known if the
retreat was general
A dispatch from the headquarters OF
the staff says:
Our troops are concentrated along
the line OF Pharsilos, in consequence of
these opei ations the abandonment OF
| Tyrnavo and Larissa being considered
| inevitable"
| PARIS April PA dispatch from
Athens confirms the report that the
| Greeks have abandoned Tyrnavo and
Larissa and concentrated on the second
! line of defense at Pharsalos.
| The news caused the greatest agita-
| ton III political circles and diplomats
are freely discussing the question
whether the time has not arrived for
the Powers to take immediate steps to
arrest the further advance of the Turks
in the Greek peninsula.
THE GRECIAN FLEET.
! NEW YORK, April PA dispatch
TO the Herald" from Corfu says: The
Greek squadron sailed from Corfu for
| Santa Quaranta with orders to bonn
I bard and continue operations along the
| Albanian coast.
! Later. the Greek squadron returned
/ TO Corfu, carrying about eighty Chris
| tian refugees from Santa Quaranta
which is destroyed. The Turkish troops
resisted. hut were compelled to retreat
/ Their losses are unknown The sailors
landed at once, setting fire to the Gov
eminent store houses. containing flour
and other provisions
On returning to- Corfu the warships
bombarded st. George and the village
of Chwara- 1t is rumored that they
viii lombard Salada to-day
EDHEM PASHA REPORTED DEAD
! LONDON. April PA dispatch from
Athens says it is rumored there that
Edhem Pasha. the Turkish Comman-
der-in- Chief. succumbed to a wound
received in the recent fighting in Nil.
ouna Pass.
1t is further announced that the
| Turkish troops are leaving Crete fol-
some unknown destination.
AL.BANIANS MUTINY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 24.-The
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