Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-07
GREECE PREPARING,
rEyERrsH ACTIVITY IN GETTING
READY FOR WAR.
RESERVES EVERYWHERE CALLED OUT


ATHENS. March e.-The feverish ac-
tivity which has characterized the move
rrents Of the military and naval authori-
ties here FOR several days past continues
undated. Preparations 10 dispatch troops
and munitions Of war 90 Thessaly are
being hurried forward with all possible
haste The Greek barbette ships Spezia
and Psara. which sailed from the Piraeus
a day OF two ago. under sealed orders
together with the cruiser Navarchos. the
Corvettes Admiral Miaulis and Basileus
Georgios, and the gunboats Anso ana
Paralos will form a squadron, which has
been ordered 10 cruise in the Sporades'
Another squadron. composed Of eight
cunboats. will cruise I'm the Gulf OF Arta.
ANOTHER PRO-TURKIsH STEP.
CANEA, March 6.-Colonel Nassos has
intimated to the admirals Of the foreign
fleets that he will secure the liberation
Of all the Mussulmsss captured by IN
surgents, on condition that tie prisoners
abandon their arms, and take no further
part in the fighting.
The foreign admirals have, II is pc
lieved taken another step in behalf or
the Turks. and fuel has thereby been
added 70 the indignation Of the Christians.
Orders have been issued for the British
warships Rodney and CamperdoWn, a
Russian warship, and the French warshlp
ChAnzy 10 land 500 men TO escort Sir
Alfred Billiotti, the British Consul mere
TO Kandanmos, whittier he proceeds Win
the ostensible object Of rescuing the be
sieged MOslems. The Consul is on board
the Rodney. II IS thought that the real
object in landing the foreign force IS to
compel the insurgents to raise the siege
of KanGanmos. 81 necessary.
MUsSULNiANS IN PERIL.
Kandanmos IS among the mountains.
seven miles inland. 1T is reliably stated
that there are 1900 Mussulmans in the
town and that their situation is very
grave The insurgents guns are Destroy
ing the fort-works, which the Turks are
CALAMITY defending a number Of the
combatants on both sides have been
killed, including some of the leaders.
The go foreign sailors and marines
have been landed and will start at once
for the town.
DEMAND on THE PORTE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 6.-The
foreign ambassadors here presented
collective note TO the Porte Thursday,
requiring the withdrawal of Turkish
troops from the interior of the Island
Of Crete to the coast towns. The Sultan
was also notified that it had been de-
cided by the Powers to abolish the in
ternational gendarmerie in Crete.
RESERVES CALLED OUT.
NEW YORK, March "a cable dispatch
was received by d. ". Botassi, the Greek
Consul-G General in New York, this morn
ing. saying that Greece had called out
the reserves Of the classes Of 1858 TO lS'3
and ordered them p join their respective
regiments at once.
The Consul is instructed to give imme-
date information 10 all Of the ConsIls OF
Greece in the United States, and expects
them TO do their duty.
There are 5000 Greeks i'm the United
States. Of which about a quarter are sub
iect 10 cOnscTiption. Failure TO obey this
mandate carries a punishment of two
years Imprisonment and a fine.
VOLUNTEERS FOR GREECE.
LONDON. March Charge numbers Of
men are presenting themselves al the
Greek cOnsulates In London Liverpool,
and Manchester and Offering themselves
10 the consuls for service in the Greek
army in Crete.