The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-22

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c,ANEA. island OF Crete, Feb. q. 8 p.
m-An engagement has occurred just
above tho village OF Alouraies, between
tbo insurgents and a Turkish band.
AZ AS the insurgents at Akrotiri, ,hav-
,ng attacked the Turkish garrison at
Hslepa. the joint feet bombarded the
cre,ans for twenty-five minutes The
insurgents fed. taking their nag with
them,
LONDON. Feb. PA dispatch to tho
Daily News from canea dated Sunday,
smart tIrlnE was heard to-day (Sun-
dSyD, In the hills 10 the eastward. The
reply ot the Turks was feeble, and 1t
was obvious that they must abandon
their positions II pressed. Their gun
Practice from the redoubt on the outer
lines, was ludlcrouR Tho chief Cret1n
posltiOn was hamlet on q ridge Of hills,
l.BO0 yards from the flagship.
AT 4:3o this Sunday afternoon sig
nnls were made to ii. NJ. s, Dryad, H.
NJ. S. Harrier and II. n. S, Revenge, to- ,
grlIier with one italian, one German and
one Russian ship, TO open FIRE on the |
Crelan position where tho Greek flag |
uas hoistcd some days ago. The British |
ships fired forty, and the foreign ships |
thirty sheIls at tho village and ruined |
the house held by the Cretans. The nag |
was soon lowered and the order cease |
fire sounded after ten minutes. There
upon the nag was re.holsted. The rocks |
Ground were crowded with CretanB, The |
Turks encouraged by the fleets, now |
opened lively flsilsde while the Gre
tans had not replied during the whole
performance II was somewhat mel
lncholy and degrading spectacle"
C.ANEA, Island Of Crete, Feb. 2t.-The |
foreign admlrals have warned Colonel
V0sso9, the commander OF the Greek |
forces on the island OF Crete, OF their |
intention to attack his troops with four |
nlen.of-war anchored of his camp, Az |
hiol TheodoTol. should he attempt to adj |
vance TO the interior Of The island.
Il Is stated that the warning OF the |
foreign admirals given to Colonel Vas
SOS only referred 10 q Greek attnck on |
Cauea, Colonel YassOs Will continue TO |
occupy strategic points In the interior OF |
the Island of Crete.
british torpedo boats have captured
and brought to this port the small Greek |
steamer Ilaurtum, which was carrying |
rictuals and tents for the insurgents.
The forts fired two rounds Of blank
cartridges yesterday at the Greek gun
boat PeunsZ. A Turkish frigate also
discharged blank shots Rt the Greeks.
The Greek gunblat Peueu1 quickly re-
Piled to the blank shots fired by the
Turkish frlgate. The frigate then With
drew from the scene OF operations.
The German nag was hoiSted on the
rsmparts here on the arrival OF the cruis-
er KalSerin Augusta.
LONDON, Feb. GA dispatch to the
Times frun CAnea says;
king George ordered Colonel Vassos
10 offer safe conduct TO Canea for all
Turkish garrlsonS besleged by Chris
tlans. Colonel VaBso3 made the offer TO
the Vouk0IIes garrison. The troops at
the garrison refused TO leave without
arms and the fOrtlfcation, therefore, was
bnmbarded.
But for the large supplies Of provisions
which the powers allowed TO be landed
for the Greeks and the insurgents at
Pfateanta and AkrOtirO. their position
would have been desperate They can
now afford to ignore the threat OF the
u hosIllltles are resumed.
a dispatch to the Daily Mail from BeF-
liz says:
'.The queen OF Greece sent a message TO
the car, requesting his support for the
national cause uf Greece. The king also
wired the Gear, 0tatlng that he would de-
clare war on Turkey and himself lead
the army before he would Yield to Euro
fHf flVsnARa
also trlegraphed her fIaDce, Grand Duke
George Of Russia, that the action OF the
powers against Greece was infamous.
Another dispatch TO the Daily Mall,
from Berlin, says:
'The NordeutAche Allen Zeitung az
sorts that the Turkish cabinet last week
decided Ia declare war on Greece, hut the
sultan vetoed the decision on account OF
the finances Of Turkey"
A dispatch to the Times from Athens,
says; ~, ,..,,o,
THE Greek government has decided
10 gend n mart OF the fleet ON cruise
1,ong mo SporRdes islands, while nn-
other portion OF the fleet will proceed
by AHbracin 10 prevent the Turks nt-
tnckinR the Greek frontier from PTe-
vcga. Troops from nil parts OF Greece
nre huTrrying to the Turkish frontier
Thc call for nnyal volunteers has been
more than amply answered The poicy
or Greece win be defensive By land, but
aggressive by sea"
A dispatch TO the Chronicle from
Athens says;
"The night that Fort Vouikolles fell,
CoIone! VeasOs learned that the Turls-
isu garrlsOn from Cnnna was advancing
10 succnr the defeated Turks. He dis
patched n body OF insurgents to meet
them and speedily followed himself with
hIs troops. In the plnin on LlYNdia
500 Turks and $500 Turkish CTctans
with three guns engaged In battle. The
Cretan insurgents and the .reek troops
deployed. and after ninety minutes
fighting swept the plain. forcing the
Turks 10 take refuge IN Canen, Colo
ncl yasaOs burned the fortified bar
racks at fivndiH and the ABhin block
house The Greeks lost four suO'lieu.
tenants killed and twenty oIloers ana
men wounded. The Turkish losses are
unknown. In obedience 10 thc orders
of tho klng Of Greece, Colonel Vlssos
recalled the troops to Platanin.'
Describing the fighting at Fort You
llDlieB, the Canea correspondent OF the
Daily News says:
'rhc Cretans suffered heavily by'their
pwn fault. They disregnrdcd nn order
tu Withhold nuskctry lire until inc
work Of tho artillery had been com.
piotcd. They wasted $4,000 cartridges
and lost thirty men, maintaining II fu'
rIdus and foolish nrc, advancing to
within ono hundred yards Uf the re-.
doubts while the Turks fired splendid.
ly. wasting few bullets. The Cretana
were obliged Ia scnd to Platnnin for
more ammunition, which arrived On
Thursday night with four guns. The
Cretans Bt this time surrounding tho
fort disObeyO- orders and dispersed In