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messed some severe lighting. The Greek
reverse at that place was due to fact
that Gen Mastropas. who is In command
OF the Greek artillery. misunderstood
Prince Constantines orders and ordered
a retreat Of the Greek forces. The Turks
thereupon advanced and soon occupied
Grltzovali. pursuing the retreating Greeks.
killing few and woundng two hundred
OF them.
General Mastropas' brigade later rallied
and made a stand. In the mean time
Prince Constantine hurried achievements
forward to the assistance Of General Mas
tropas and General Smolenitz. formerly
Greek minister OF war, succeeded in
forcing the enemy back.
Prince Constantine has severely CEN
sured General Mastropas for his blunder
A dispatch received here from Cairo
Egypt. says that at the request OF the
Turkish Government, the Egyptian Cow
eminent has handed the Greek diplomatic
agent. NJ. L. Gryparis his passports. and
has ordered all Greeks to leave Egypt
within a fortnight.
THE KING TO THE FRONT.
ROME. April 2O-According TO dis
patch TO the MessagerO. from Athens
dated to-day the forces OF the Greek and
Turks in the lighting which has taken
place in the Milouna Pass. total up 2OOOO
men. The dispatch adds that Crown
Prince Constantine assumes supreme
command Of the Greek forces, which will
fight the Turks to-day. II is also an
nOunced that King George, Of Greece.
leaves Athens for the frontier to-day.
MlLOUNA PASS. April 1O.--Eveaing.-
The Turks have just commenced 70 she'll
the town OF IyrnaNO. All the roads lead
ing TO Larissa are crowded with iugitlves.
shouting. deserves, don't try conclusions
The Greek villages I'm the plain are COM
pletely deserted.
ATHENS. April 2O.-A dispatch from
Arta says that 5000 Greeks have crossed
the frontier at Bdui, and severe artillery
duel has been IN progress since Monday.
The Greek artillery have silenced the
Turkish lmauret fort commanding the
town. TWO attempts by the Turks 70
cross the river were repulsed There has
been brisk firing at Plaza. and heavy IN
fantry ire along the line for about I'VE
miles. TWO Greek officers and many
Turks have been killed.
ATHENS, April Ill \. M.-lhe report
OF the capture OF Damasi by the Greeks
under General SmOlenltz is confirmed oy
official dispatches.
Official dispatches report also that
further heavy breaches have been made
IN the Turkish forts at Prevesa Inc
bombardment ceased at nightfan, nut WEI
be resumed this morning Wednesday,.
The irOnclan Spetzia has left the Gulf
of Arta 10 JON the eastern squadron
which. II is said. has an important mission.
GKECIAN LACK OF ARTILLERY.
LONDON, April 20-The latest details
as TO the lighting at MhOuna Pass make
IL evident that the Greeks suffered Sc
lverely because of their lack Of artillery.
Several Of the war correspondents aver
that If the Greeks had possessed any
thing like adequate artillery the Turks
would never have captured the positions
so obstinately held by the Greeks.
ATHENS April 20.-The Government
has addressed note to the foreign minis
tiers and cOnsuis IN Greece. calling their
attention 10 the fact that Greece has adj
hcreG 10 the declarations Qf the Berlin
Congress Of 1850 and expressing the hope
that foreign gov,rnmen.s will respect the
laws oil "e GREEk SUCCESS.
ATHENS. April 20 -(Midnight)- News
has just reached tore that the ireeks;
and burned Damasi. Nigila Is stu resiit-
irg. Al other division Of the Greek
troops. IT is reported has traversed the
Reveni Pass. and captured three block
houses. 7 his division has almost reach
ed Damasi there il will effect union
with the force that captured the town.
The 20 geo troops NJ der General Smolanitz
displayed the greatest bravery
Reveni lies twelve miles northwest OF
Larissa Edhem Pasha. with force va
ricusly estimated al from 1000 70 liOW
troops. led seven assaults against n yes
terday. but all were repulsed by the
Greeks
Crown Prince Constantine has tele-
graphed here that the Turks at that
point were completely and finally repuls-
ed.
In Athens greater attention has been
paid to the operations in the nelghoor-
hood Of Reveni than 10 those NJ ,lilouna
Pass The theory all along has been that
if the Greeks could establish themselves
al Damasi, their road would lie open TO
ElassOna.
The exact situation 40 Tyrnavo IS some
what in doubt. The news from That point
is conhi sing. hnt there IS no coaurma-
ton Of the rumOr that the place has been
captured by the Turks. What seems To
have happened was that Tyrnavo was
evacuated i'm order to send troops forward
10 Reveni and was then reoccupied Dy
trnnns raImrnLmg from AL--ounl.