The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-10
Cretans at Akrotiri Again At
tack the MusSulmanS
FIRING AL ALONG THE LINE.
an Italian CrGss-r-The Power.
VIII at Once Unite to E1peI the
Greeks From the IsIand-Rusxia
Aims 10 Crush the Weak but
Patriotic HeIienes.

CANEA. March s.-Ths Gordon OF Turk
fish troops drawn around Akrotiri is being
reattacked by insurgents Severe lighting
ensued- Fighting between insurgents and
Turks commenced at o'clock this morn
ing and continued all along the line.
After hghting between the insurgents
and the Gordon OF Turkish troops had
ceased the insurgents moved their camp
with a view 10 avoiding a naval lombard
ment.
II has been ascertained by the foreign
consuls that the report. formerly denied.
of the massacre OF 400 persons in villages
in the Sil.ado district is correct.
Owing TO the refusal Of the Mussulmans
10 surrender the fort at Hierapatra the
insurgents attacked it. whereupon an
italian cruiser shelled the insurgents.
The insurgents at Candismo. on hearing
that autonomy would be granted 10 the
island. wrote the British consul inviting
him 10 a conference.
All the Greeks at Retimo have been or
dered to leave for Greece. and a man-of-
war has been placed at their disposal.
These measures are incomprehensible here.
the general impression being that war has
been declared.
At meeting OF the captains OF the for
eign warships. on board the Barfieur. TO
discuss the question of sheInng the po-
sition OF the insurgents at Akrotiri. the
Russian commander firmly declined to FIRE
without first giving notice. Akrotiri is sur
rounded by rock monasteries, and 1t is
believed the Bashi Bazouks began their
firing with view TO piiiage.
The Turks Fired First.
LONDON. March "A dispatch 10 the
Times from Canea says each side accuses
the other OF beginning the combat at
Akrotiri. but the truth seems 10 be that
as soon as the insurgents began to ad-
vance the Turks began 10 fire. The cap
tain OF H. NJ. s Barbour had the insur-
gent leader brought on board by Greek
officers from the gunbost Alpheus. and
warned him that unless the insurgents
receded to their former position. the nee
essary action would be taken 10 compel
them.
The situation IS very similar to that
preceding the bombsrdment. but the fleets
are anxious to avoid firing. This great
precaution is necessary. lest the insur-
gents should succeed in drawing the fire
in order to make political capital out OF
the Incident
1t is stated this afternoon in Official
circles that the renewal OF fighting be-
tween the insurgents and the Turks In
Crete will have the effect OF making the
powers Immediately take action IN ex-
pelling the Greeks from the island.
The Athens correspondent OF the Daily
Chronicle says; The kernel OF the situa-
ton is the fact, inexplicable 10 every one
here. that Russia is pursuing Greece with
terrible vlndictiveness.
The Athens correspondent Of the Times
says that Greek squadron Is biockading
several Turkish vessels in the Ambracian
gulf.
Greece Is Indaunfed-
ATHENS. March a.--The Ephermoris,
the government organ. asserts that orders
have been sent TO Commodore saehtouris
70 maintain the position Of the Greek feet
IN Grecian waters, even though the pow
ers threaten to use force. and that Prince
George himself has visited Platania to in
struct Co. Vases to remain where he u