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The Turks Attempted the Capture
Of Arta by Assault. but
Were Repulsed.
The Greek Fleet il Preparing "a
ferent Points-GreclS Successes.


Arta. April 23.-During tho fighting the
handing elevations opposite the town. I'm
der cover of furious cannonade the Turks
| advanced upon the bridge and were re-
| Turks at daybreak attempted to rush the
bridge and capture Arta by assault. The
| artillery had secretly been brought up dur
| Ing the night, placed In a position COM
ccived with murderous rifle fire from
the Greeks. The Turks made several at
temDts to cross the bridge, but in spite OF
| their desperate efforts they never succeeded
in getting further than the center OF the
| bridge. There the Turkish commander fell
| dead and under a terrible fire of the Greeks
| the Turks fell back in dismay. Some time
| afterwards the Turkish guns were silenced.
| In spite of this reverse the Turks re-
newed the assault during the afternoon
and further desperate fighting followed. The
| Greeks. sheltered in their trenches, fought
| gallantly and held their own, although
| since the outbreak of hostilitics on Sunday
| the Greeks had not for a moment quilted
| their positions in the trenches.
Stories OF Turkish atrocities are current
| here.
| a Greek officer who says he was an eye
| witness of the affair. asserts that in the
attack which the Turks made upon the
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| captured Christian women were marched
| in front of the Turkish lines in expectation
that the Greeks would refrain from re-
| turning the fire of the Turks for fear of
| wounding the women.
| London, April %. The Athens CORE
pondent of the Daily Chronicle says that
Crown Prince Constantine wired to King
George as follows:
"The Turks are quiet today owing to
our success yesterday (Thursday). We
have DESTROYED the Turkish battery at LII
garia. The Turks have retired from Nez-
eros and Rapsani. The action of our fleet
at Katerina was excellent. l was In the
| first Inc Of fire Yesterday
| The Chronicles cores pondent says:
| ''The Turks are greatly dismayed by the
destruction OF their stores at Katvrina and
| at Litoohorion. Commodore Sachtouris de
stroyed the stores from the coast 10 the
foot OF Mount Olympus. Nothing remains.
| therefore for Edhem Pasha to carry away
but hunger Tie coast road being barred
the only remaining road from salonica Is
| the Veria road, eight days from Elassona.
The reports of the injury to the railway
line by the blowing up of bridges and a
| tunnel are confirmed.
Financially, everything is doing we'll and
is reported at Athens that troops will be
| withdrawn from Crete.
Private adyices from Volo say that all
| the villages between Katerina and Verla
have risen.
Among the wounded who have arrived
here are several who state that NUMBER
| of the Greeks wounded at Grizovali and I'M
able to follow the Greek retreat were shut
up in a small church by the Turks, who
set fire to the building and burned them
| 10 death.
London. April 2S-The Athens CORE
spondent OF the Daily Mail says 1t Is re-
ported that the Greek army in Epirus has
left contingent to attack Pontepegaiia,
while tho main body has proceeded to
Plakka, where fighting is III progress
salonica. April 23.-The news Is received
here that on Tuesday afternoon herce
battle ACQUIRED. the Greeks occupying har-
va The fighting continues along the
line.
Berlin. April ga telegram received
from Constantipople says while it ia true
that the town of Prevesa has been partly
DESTROYED by the guns of the Greek war
ships and tho battery which the HreeRs
Corfu. April 2a.-The Western Greek
squadron Of warships has suspended the
hombardment of Prevesa, the TURKISH posi-
ton north of the entrance OF the Gun OIL
Arta. and left this morning ior oants a.
rarta ON arrival there tho war vessels De
ar t,o,pharding the Turkish block houses
1onaor April 23.--The Athens corre-
} roraort NJ the Times will say: Those In
a,,,,or,tv here regard the situation as
,,,h,, critical despite the favorable news
from Epirus. Fighting continues n' mAN'
rho Grown Prince Constantine mas Or
derea his troops to maintain sric''y ue-
,ansiye attitude. A portion of the western
,odron has been detached TO bompara
the fortress OF Parga, opposite ran 's. n,I
According TO special aispaten n.va,
Athens n fight occurred IN tne oiiNe e,o.e'
, near Prevesa between the IL,
.,ra Christians. The inhabitants OF lakha
ivy Snn,arjna have risen against the
anu sam. ND welcomed the Turks with en-
thusiasm.
,.,aor April ga dispatch from La
,,ss, N the Daily News says the 'reeRs
.ro about to assume the onensve assin .,s
a'e and salonica; that the Greeks nave ,s
yis,n Karaya and the Turks have sur
osrsd unexpected severe reverses'
Athens. April "a. 1880 a. m'-n' 80
arm squadron. which bomoardea ean''
onoranti. left Corfu yesterday morning
IFriday). Immediately on arriving at lne
sav ~ santi ouaranti. the line OF oa'''e
was taken UP. the warshjps spreading ou'
" ,an.shape. with tho torpedo boats oe-
n.,ng the outlying points with the ad-
cupylns 90 Are THE cannonade opened In
vaniase o. fashion and continued at high
the l ls' for two hours. The great destrue 8,
of the shells WAS soon in every d. l.
the ols...hi,e flames burst out In many
fee.aoh' The fire OF the Greek gunners was
ornalleut and there was no waste OF an-
L ..xii ion.