Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-17

GREEK IRREGuLARs AND TURKISH
TROOPS AT 1T AGAIN.
The INSURGENTS SUCCESSFUL.
They Capture Town, After Despe-
rate Defence on the Part Of the
Noslems-serious Greek Reverse in
Another Direction.

Army. in Thessaly) April l6.-Severe
fighting has occurred in Macedonia be-
tween the Greek irregulars and turkish
forces. The column OF irregulars sent
TO the right from Pigavtza. after having
invested and captured Sitovon continued
its advance toward Kritudes, Plizia ana
Kourduzi. with orders TO hold kourduzi
AT all cost, as II commands the right APP
proach TO Grevena, the objective point.
This column. commanded by Chiefs Ter
mos and Luzzo, attacked Kritudes tues
day. The place was defended by TWO
companies of Turks. After a severe
fight. during which eighty Turks we're
killed and twenty-five were taken
prisoners, the position was captured by
the Greeks. who also obtained possession
of 80 rifles and a quantity of cartridges.
The insurgents have suffered a severe
check in another direction. strong
force of Turkish troops from Name
covon, with a number Of mountain guns,
advanced on Krania. which had pre-
viously been captured by the Greeks.
and were attacked by 400 irregulars OF
Greece. who occupied an entrenched
position. IL Is reported that the fight
ing was ferocious on both sides. The
insurgents eventually were compelled TO
retreat north to the mountains. Some
of them however. succeeded In break
ing through the Turkish lines, and es-
capped TO Baltino, the town just across
the frontier, I'm Macedonia, first cap
tured by the Greek irregulars, and used
by them as depot for provisions and
ammunition. The accounts given by the
refugees of the Turkish losses are be-
lieved to be exaggerated. They say that
2C5 Turks were killed, while the irregu
lars had only eight men killed and
seventeen wounded.
GREEK LEADERS BLAMED.
The leader of the Greeks operating In
that direction. Chief Mlonas, was among
the wounded and returned later into
Greek territory, with a number of the
refugees. One of the latter says that a
portion of the Turkish force was COM.
posed of irregulars. whose dress re-
sembles that of the Greek insurgents.
This, IL appears, enabled the Turkish
force to execute a flank movement UNI
needed by the leaders of the Greeks.
The refugee referred TO blames the
Greek leaders for badly handling their
men.
All the refugees bore traces of having
experienced great fatigue, and it is re-
ported that the Ethnike Hetairia, or
National League. has ordered the Greek
rregulars to retreat into Greek terri
tory. regarding further bloodshed az
useless, unless the regular army Of
Greece supports the irregulars.
The Crown Princess has arrived here.
TO take part In the work of the ambu-
lance corps.
There is a feeling Of great satisfaction
here at the declarations made by
Premier Delyannis in the Greek Chamber
Of Deputies
Three hundred Hungarian horses, in
tended for cavalry remOunts, were
landed at Volo yesterday, and are being
forwarded to Trikhala.
CANNONADING IN CRETE.
CANEA, ISLAND OF CRETE. April
1G.-Cannonading has been proceeding IN
the direction of Kilavas since yesterday
evening. The cause of the firing is not
known here. Pillagng continues in this
vicinity. Typhus-fever and smallpox
are raging at Hierapetra. The Turkish
troops have reoccupied the springs near
Gambia. number of prisoners have re-
voted here. and are being transported
to the prison on the Island of Rhodes.
SALONlCA, April l6.-Edhem Pasha.
the Turkish commander-in-chief. has sent
home from the frontier the Albanian
gendarmerie corps, enrolled at Monas-
tir, which revolted. The mutineers have
been disarmed by the Vail of Monastir
and imprisoned. Forty-fve of the lead
ers have been sent here on their way
to exile in Yemen. Arabia.
The Greek Consul AT Monastir has i'm
prisoned several Greek reservists for re-
fusing to join their regiments.
BROUFAS REAPPEARS.
Chief Broufas. who was the soul Of
the Macedonian rising Cast year. and upon
whose head Turkey set a price Of 1000
francs, and who was supposed TO be dead,
has reappeared He is now organizing
an invasion of the CalcdIke peninsula.
with a view 10 divertng the Turkish
army from Macedonia.
He has assembled 2,200 men from Chal-
kris, Rumeli, Athens, and Volo, and en-
barked them on a couple OF steamers,
which were TO leave the Gulf of Volo on
Wednesday last for the coast of Chalet
dixie. there to raise an instruction.
A Turk, who was passing as the Rus
sian correspondent Of the Journal de St
Petersburg, has been arrested here as
a spy.
Another fight has taken place across
the frontier. Turks are said to have lost
fifty killed and q small number OF
prisoners.
GREEKS ENTER EPIRUS.
ATHENS, April ia force of Greek
insurgents is reported TO have entered
Epirus The statement must be accepted
with reserve.
A dispatch from Trikhala announces
that Colonel Cyprinnia, the Italian So
calist leader, has disbanded the Italian
legion raised TO assist the Greeks in their
struggle against the Turks.
REPORTED ENGAGEMENT.
ATHENS. April ia dispatch from
Larissa. the headquarters of the Greek
army In Thessaly, received at 1873 =.
NJ. says that an engagement has taken
place near Nezeros. on the frontier, in
which artillery participated. The dis
patch gives no details OF the fighting.
TURKS REOCCUPY BALTINO.
LONDON, April ia dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Kutsuflina says that
the Turks have reoccupied Baltino and
other stations Their sentres fire on
every one trying 10 cross the frontier.
JUNGLE SAM" HAS A WORD.
LONDON. April 1.-THE Rome CORE
spondent of the Standard says ii Is stated
there that Admiral Canevaro, command
ing the international fleets in Cretan
waters. has received notice from the
American Government that the United
states does not recognize the existence
OF a blockade of Crete.
EofaI Mine EXPLOSION.