The record-union., 1897-05-09

VELESTINO, May S.-The Greeks
have evacuated Volo. Detachments OF
marines have landed from the British,
Russian, French, Austrian and German
warships to guard the town.
The foreign Consuls have arrived to
confer with Edhem Pasha, the Turkish
commander.
AS this dispatch is being sent the
Turkish troops are entering Volo. The
Greeks who fed to Almyros will rejoin
the main body of Greek forces at Do
mokos.
LARISSA, Mays. The report that the
Turks have occupied Volo is confirmed.
The Turkish troops entered that place
this morning.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The Turk
ish Legation tonight received the fol
lowing cabIegram from Constantinople:
Edhem Pasha, who is now at Neles-
tino, telegraphs under date OF to-day
that the French and British Consuls OF
Volo called upon him this evening IN
order to state in their own names and
those of their colleagues that the Greek
troops had evacuated the place, after
having released the convicts, and they
requested him to send at once forces to
occupy the town, and secure the public
order and safety. Ten battalions We're
therefore sent to Volo and occupied the
city.
CONSTANTINOPL May S,-Before
leaving Volo the Greeks opened all the
prisons. The British and French Con-
suls invited the Turkish commanders to
occupy the town Immediately. Iver
Bey and ten baCtalions entered the
town at II O'Clock this morning. The
Turks have already established a sys-
TEN of street patrol.
TURKS BURN VALESTINO.
ATHENS, May S.-The Turks have
completely occupied and burned Vales-
tino AT 7:30 o'clock Thursday even
ing the defeat of the Greeks was COM
plete and the pass to Volo open to the
Turks. The searchlights of the war
ships on the bay flashing up the noun
tain sides were of great assistance to
the retreating Greeks, showing the road
through the intense darkness. over a
dozen cannon were abandoned and cap
tured by the Turks. Two hundred
wounded soldiers were brought to Volo.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press is of the opinion that many of
the Greek soldiers were left on the
field 1t is impossible to estimate the
number of killed.
Advices received from the frontier at
o'clock are to the effect that General
Smolenski's shattered army was cut
in two The left wing retired to Almy-
ros. What was left of the right wing
came toward Volo broken and demor-
= b.
tains was almost as bad as the panic
which resulted in the change of base
from Tyrnavo to Volo. The scene of
the more recent panic was wild and al
most indescribable On Thursday and
Friday the populace filled the streets of
Volo with their household goods. The
peasants from surrounding villages fled
to the town and added chaos to con-
fusion. Brigandage became common.
Five steamers were completely filled
with refugees. Scores of caiques car
ried fugitives to the islands.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press succeeded in getting on the last
steamer On this boat were l 800 men,
women and children, packed thick as
herrings. The Associated Press repre-
setative landed at Chalus. and from
that place drove to Athens.
Dispatches received here from DomO-
kos, the headquarters of the Greek army.
to-day say that the Turkish cavalry. in
making a reconnaissance, approached
within two hours of Domokos. but re-
treated on the approach of the Greeks,
who followed the Turkish cavalry to
the advance posts of the enemy's lines.
Prince Constantine's forces occupy all
the defiles through which the Turkish
troops must pass when they advance,
notably those Of Agorani and Tia
massi
The inhabitants of Domokos are GO
ing into the interior.
The Admiral in command of the
Greek squadron ar Volo telegraphs to-
day saying that the French and British
Consuls a Volo, accompanied by the
commanders of the British. Italian and
French warships had a conference at
Velestino with Edhem Pasha. the
Turkish commander. The latter prom
ised to respect the inhabitants and
property at Volo, provided the Greek
squadron agreed to refrain from hostil-
tiles and retire beyond range The
Greek Admiral accepted these terms
barked for other ports, and the town is
now empty.
ATHENS, May s. IL p. m.-The Gov
ernment has informed the Ministers OF
the Powers verbally that following the
recall from Crete of Colonel Vassos
twenty-five officers and two companies
of troops, the gradual withdrawal OF
troops from the island of Crete will
take place. After brief delay the
Powers viii offer to mediate between
Greece and Turkey The Powers will
insist, however, that Greece shall con-
fide her interests unreservedly to their
hands. Negotiations have commenced
and emdiation is regarded as imminent
1:30 a. m.-Colonel Vassos has just
arrived from Crete. II is believed that
an armistice of fortnight between
Greece and Turkey will be agreed upon
VOLO AS A NEUTRAL PORT.
ATHENS. May S.-The newspapers
published report yesterday that Volo
would be declared a neutral port, and
the Turks. therefore, would not occupy
1T.