The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-11
crlGE OF KANDAM0S STOPPED.
,,,r BELEAGURED GARRISON AND
CIVILIANS RESCUED.


canea Given the Credit For the
1.scue--Went to the Town With
100 of $50 Men and Four Gums
rrom the Allied Fleets.
,.udon March Ii, a. m.-The Daily
,,.n-s publishes a dispatch from Canea
..-,ps that the Mussulmans who had
,..D besieged at Kandamos and who
.,.s arrived at Canea were conveyed
,,ors m board the Italian transport Trim
..io and that another vessel is expected
rive shortly with more refugees. The
,orce which relieved the beleaguered in
s.bitants of Kandamos also assisted 112
.ol5iers. who were besieged in block
house.
The dispatch also says that the arrival
=, the Trinacria with her load of refugees
has created a deep impression in Canca.
ona of the beys says 1t is impossible to
sxnress the gratitude felt by the Moslems
Inward the English.
The Daily News correspondent tells the
storv of the rescue of the residents of
xandamos upon the authority of the Off
,ers If the Trinacria. His account says
the utmost credit is due to Sir A. Bill
lotto the British consIi at Canea, who
managed the a:ire affair. Without him
the besieged people could never have es-
caped. In the first Instance he went
alone to Kandamos, after comforting with
the Cretan leaders, who expressed doubt
Of their ability to control their followers.
The place was surrounded by 1000 Gre
tans. who kept up continuous fusilade,
which sometimes was replied to by a
light fire. Consul Billiotto entered the
town and remained until nightfall, when,
having become convinced of the neces-
sity of employing a force of Europeans to
effect the release, he returned to Selino,
from which place he started on his re-
turn to Kandamos before dawn with q
force of $50 British, 100 French, 100 Aus
trians $50 Russians and So Italians, with
four guns. This force was commanded
by the captain of the British ship Rod
ney
Upon arriving at Kandamos, the troops
remained upon the outskirts, while the
consu. entered the town to arrange for the
sOrtie. Some delay occurred owing to
lack of beasts of burden. The Cretans
had ceased their firing and consented that
ule MOSlen SUiuieTS SlOulQ retain tllSlI
arms, but when the latter emerged, a scene
Of the widest confusion and one of great
danger took place. The horde of Cretan
Insurgents surrounded the refugees and,
wherever a gap occurred in the escol t,
would dash in and tear their weapons from
the Bashi-bazouks, and snatch the bundles
which many of the women and children
carried. 1t was with the utmost difficulty
that the Moslems we're prevented from
. firing tnc nd
ing about horrible slaughter. During
The confusion one girl was kidnapped by the
Cretans. The insurgents followed the ref
ugees as far as Spaniako, where there is
gorge, which was blocked by the escort.
The embarkation on board the Trinacria
oegan at O'Clock in the evening and end
cd at o'clock. After sunset the Cretans
al Selino began to make hostile demon
strations towards the Mosems, and sew
eral shots were fired and several houses
were burned. With a view to putting a
sop TO this, the warships fired several
shots in the air.
The governor of Kandamos says that
Wnen the people were relieved there was
only seven boxes of rifle cartridges left,
ana tnat the gun ammunition was ex-
hausted. Thirteen persons had been kill
"a ana tWenty-nine wounded since March
D. There was neither bread nor rice in
Iae town, but there was a plentiful sup
ply OF meat. Had there been a sufficient
amount Of bread and ammunition, the
governor declares the inhabitants of the
own ana the garrison would have been
Die 2. to resist the insurgents for a year.
me correspondent says the refugees are
apluly debarking at Canea. The gov
Inment Is supplying tents for the poor
ne captain of the warship Rodney has
eported that the chiefs of the insurgents
no surrounded Kandamos ATTEMPTED to
gulpe, their followers to keep the promise
Hen mat the Moslem soldiers should re-
s'a 'neir arms, but were not always able
me me Tlmos will to-day publish a dis
ror rom rom Canea, saying that the situa-
loh at Hierapetra is one of ANXIETY The
gents, under the Greek leader Kora-
are supplied with guns, and Il is
- that they will make another at
sck upon the town.
me Daily Chronicle will puhIish to.dav
ulspatch from Athens, saying that
ma -. mas 5000 troops on the frontier.
ars La eilat the turkish and Greek outposts
Slose together. A Greek general re-
nuy. while inspecting the frontier en-
n ~ turkish territory and was captured
@ le ottoman patrol, but was eventual
tSscued by his troops The situation
Inc ene frontier is a dangerous one and
NJ would be required to set the country
,,ne me standard publishes an Athens dis
Graai,, saying that the summoning of the
orr,N reserves has compelled several
80, eoinmercial houses to close their
Numbers of families have bean
~, without supporters.
atnh ilHes Tomorrow publishes a dis
no -. from rom Athens saying that the fight
~ hlerapetra Yesterday has rearous-
''e war fever there.
March 1O.-.The leading T,ondo,,
,'Aers now express their belief that there
oa,,I ~, De no war in the east and a general
,.'s Of confidence is returning.
ositiomrn william Harcourt. leader OF the on
bodosau. IN the House of Commons -hss
erancase tne pessimistic tone OF his ut-
|thangoo ana Il is supposed that his
tb3t VI VI 'front.' is due to his having learn
IranoeS hesotiations between England snd
|tnued III regard to Egypt are being con-
|(urzone House of Commons to-day G. N
|tbrelon PaFllamentary secretary 10 tbe
Inn sir viig.ee vllige said In answer TO a question
b. a., william Harcourt. the leader -
LIN bppositlon, that the government bsd
tteriiru that Greece had made ar me-,
ID her, s a 70 make a reply supplementnrv
|towers onswer i to the Identical note of the