The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-26

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cANEA, Island OF Crete, March 95.--
AIS O'Clock this evening the insurgents
succeeded In blowing up the bloclihouse
a. MalnxA with dynamite. The whole
s,ructure Is now In tlame4, and the
Turkish warshIps are bombardlng the
insurgents,
copyright, 1887 Oy the Associated Press)
CANEA, March 95.-The Insurgents
made determined attack upon the
block house, or fort. at MRlaxa, outside
Of suda, to-day. During the night, the
insurEent forces were pushed forward
until they occupied convenient posi-
tons for attack aud about am, the
artillery opened IRE upon the Turkish
blockhousS. The pieces OF the Chris
,lanS were served with such admirable
promptnPss and precision as that In u
short time EOthinE remained to the
Turks but e1tettuin1ttdn or ey9cG2tlo't.
Tne MusHulmRElS, preferrinG the latter,
left the fort and commenced q retreat
upon sudR. relying upoa the Turkish
warshipS In the bay 10 save them from
ihe Christians. The sultan's fleet
opened badly Judged fire upon the tu-
surEents, In order 10 cover a retrent
from the blockhouSe The shells fell
either short or far beyond the lnSur-
gent forces. Consequently the Chris
iIAns pushed forward steadily. press
Ing hard upon the rear OF the TuEks
and keeping up continual sklrmlsh
I'm. The Turks made stand now and
then, pouring few ToileyS in the dt-
rcctiun Of the insurEent sktrmlsh lines.
The Insurgents succeeded in pushing
on as far as the village Of TsIKalariA,
where they set IRE to some houses.
W!tl!e this fighting was IN progress
q detachment OF Turkish troops, be-
irg unaware OF the fact that the gar
visou OF the fort at MaiaNa had eFaeu-
a:ed that pl2cs and was retreatInS
upon sudu, closely pursued BY the
Christians, mace SOrttc from CRnea
With q convoy OF provisions intended
n. the garrison Of MAlHxa. From the
route Followed by tho Turks nothing
cuuld be seen Of the fighting In proSrcES
between NRlhxa aud SudH, and the
ottoman troOn4 advanced half way up
10 the heights upon which the block,
house OF I5cratldI !s situated. But
while the Turks We're unaware or tho
Insurgents dolngs, the latter had close
iy followed the movements Of the Turk:
ish column escortinS the provision ana
ammunition train. Senr heratl9. thc
Turks were inef by body OF lnsur-
gents who, from well selected positions,
opened n fierce fire upon the advaGc-
ing troops The ATc Of the Christians
giOrpeCI the advance OF the column ana
the turkish commander took the best
position possible IN order TO protect inc
convoy and send It to the rear IL possi-
IL noon as this dispatch ls sent. the
ilghdnE between the Turks and Chris
.ans near Keratidl was still In pro-
greSs and the result was uncertain.
The Turkish garrison at A1laxR lost
heavily during the retreat from thas
place.
occupy all the heights In the vicinity
Of Canea as Ear US Pcriyotta, having
saptured the two last Turkish fortress
es The only fleets OF the powers pre-
vent the entire success OF the insur-
Politically there Is no change in the
situation. The CretRn chietc nave
definitely decided to refuse autonomy
and VIII continue TO struggle until the
union ot the island with Greece Is an
acknowledged fact.
Tho blockade II IN progress all along
the CTetaT. coasts; but this mas not pre-
vented several small Greek vessels from
landing ammunition and provisions
ThN Greek vessel which was accident
aIIv captured by nn Austrian EunbOnt
which nut into ifaFb0r owing 10 the
severity OF the weather, had on board
glytv volunteers and quantity OF am
munItIUn,
Holding the Fort.
Later-The Christians still occupy the
fort ut Malaxa from which they drove
the Turks by bombnrdment this MORN
inr in spste Of the shells which, fell
around It and which set fire to tho
M0clthOuse,
Al ass pm, this afternoon. while
the Turkish reInrorcements were Valns
~ struggling 10 capture the heightS
above NerakourOu, the Christians from
AsrOtirI attacked the Turkish Gordon
at Ratepa, which was keeping them at
distance with mountain artillery.
The lighting continues at this dls'
patch. the shots Of the insurgents
reaching MorteyRdl and Hnlep1.
At s o'clock desperate fighting con-
tinued between the Turks ahd the
Christians until quarter past three
this afternoon, In and about the village
Or TsiliIlarla, not far from SudG, to
which point the insurgents succeeding
N pTb,hg forward this morning while
IN pursuit OF the resting garrison Of
MnlaIa The insurgents burned sew
crai more houses Of the SlllRlarin.
WhfreUpun the warsh1ps Of the foreign
IoWCrB at 3I5 pm, began firing at the
ch.GmihnR, tlc bnmbardmeut, however.
C1,y lasted ten minutes.
4 Dispatch HIom Athens says that ;he
nr,,s N The dynamlting Of the MalaNa
llrli hDurc hl4 made 4 tremendous Scn-
-olua there. ADVISES show that tho
rHTHg,a,a dlplIyed desperate vnlor
ait,Gg the Gellting and arep0t deferred
ig Et biocIale King George has made
Pr,pcs C3Rs;Ragln commander OF the
Creek forces In Th"s7nly, Seven hum
i.al persons were Killed in the Armor-
ian massacre at TdlSat.