New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-27
/, PROTEST FROM GREECE.
p1oCKADE OF CRETE CONTRARY
ro SENTIMENTS OF HUMANITY.
,,psrpESr OF THE BoUI.r THANKS MIR.
o,.psToNE - CROWN PRINCE coNsTAN-
TINE STILL. IN ATHEHs-TrE srTUA-
TIrr
TrON IN THE ISLAND.

TINE STILL IN ATHENs-TlIE siTuA-
TIoN IN THE ISLAND.
..,.,s March cG-The Government has
.s.s 70 the representatives bore OF the several
nrsrs note protesting agains: the blockade
.crs,e The note declares that in view OF the
s.ras uniting the Greeks and the Christians Of
C.se the blockade. which is deprlving the island
~ ,ha means Of provisioning itself. is contrary
~ tho sentiments of humanity inspiring the
Powers
rha President Of the Boule in behalf OF that
,oav has sent TO Mr.. Gladstone a message Of
a,;,uae FOR the stand he has taken in behalf
:, creeca and the Cretan Christians. The mes
SAGE says in part:
"Au YOUR glorious life has been full OF COM
hats FOR Justice and liberty. Now that the
uauenic nation has risen to fight in favor OF
cra,e which is bedewed with blood. you come
- uphold anew the rights of an oppressed
race"
For some as yet unexplained reason Crown
Prince Constantine. who. it was announced last
night would leave Athens at o'clock this
morning to assume command OF the Greek
forces in Thessaly. has not yet left this city.
II is now reported that he will go TO the
praeus. whence he will sail for Volo, in Thes-
,alv tomorrow evening.
Canea March 26-It is ascertained that in
the Aghting which took place between the Turk
jsh garrison and the insurgents at Malaxa yes
,eraav the Turks lost sixty men and the in
surgents ZoO
1ondon March 26.-The Government an
nounces that the international forces in the
island Of Crete have occupied the town of
Ma]axa which was the scene Of fighting between
the Turkish garrison and the Cretan insurgents
yesterday and subsequently taken by the latter
the garrison having found the place untenaole
The grounds for this action as stated are tnat
the admirals commanding the joint fleet or the
Powers in Cretan waters regarded the occupa-
ton Of the town by either Turks or GREEKS as
menacing TO the Europeans occupying Canea
THE telegraph" Will tomorrow publish ais
patch from Vienna stating that all the PoWers
have now accepted the project 70 blockade the
entire Greek coast, beginning with the ports OF
the Piraeus Volo COrnth and Arta
The Canea correspondent of THE Times te!e-
graphs that many complaints are heard or the
paTtiality shown by the Powers for the iurhs .
he adds that Mahometans have burned part
OF the village OF PerivOlia Animals belonging
10 Turks are feeding upon the vines OF Chris
tians The Church Of ST. John has just been
desecrated by a crowd Of Moslems. All these
things are being done under the eyes OF the
representatives Of the Powers, who make no
effort TO stay them. The MahOmetans think
that now they have European backing theS
can do what they like
The dispatch adds that the fleets at O'clock
this afternoon resumed their shelNng or the
Christian insurgents in the vicinity of Canea
Vienna. March pa battalion Of Austrian
infantry left Trieste for Crete to-day. Part or
the men will he stationed at Suda and the re-
mainder at Canea