The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-23

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ATHENS, April 2s.--l a. m,--rhe min
l,,ers held prolonged conference at
the war Office yesterday, and then went
10 the royal palace FOR q council, at
which King George presided. IL is said
tha, very Important decisions were ia
ken.
The eastern squadron has bom6arded
Ks.erlna and detroyed the custom
house and other public buildings The
western squadron has bombarded
Nourto. north OF Prevesa and captured
a Turkish steamer.
ATHENS, April = 1t appears that
the capture Of For, Saiagora on the
GaIi OF Aria was enteted by joint at
tack OF a Greek column from Bani and
cavalry from Aria There has been a
rsod deal OF revolver nring IN the
s,rtets here to-day. 1t is reported that
some OF the wounded Greek soldiers
from the battle at GrltEoyali say that
tbsIr wounds were caused by splinters
fr6n focks struck from Turkish shells
which never exploded.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE GREEK
ARMY. LAR1SsA, April e2.-The latest
adylces US 10 the situation at Damass
show ths, on sunday the Turks made
s5rtls from the town and attacked the
creek positl0n at BOuEhazi Pass and
sHeropoluki. After severe fighting. thr
creeks drove the Turks back across the
frontier. with a loss OF Ave guns.
The Turks have descended from Mi-
louna Pass on KurtrieYal.. The result -
not yet known here.
Your hundred members OF the foreign
legion. Including tWenty-siT English
men. under Captain Birch, arrived here
oa Tuesday They were received with
a great demonstration, which was re-
psated on thelr departure for the front
in the evening. Intense enthusiasm
was caused among the Greeks, Whel
the Englishmen sang the Greek nation
a. war songs.
The Greek Evzoaes and a mountain
battery, having ascended the mountains
east OF the st George monastery. we're
taken by the Turks on the hank, ntteF
4 severe fight, lasting many hours. The
Turks. who on Monday had driven the
Greeks from Natl and LlgnTia, brought
tEo hundred and eighty Circassian cav
airy from Elassona. This was on Tues.
day. The CIrcasslaTS began TO extend
into the plain. but, being raked by the
Greek colonel Mastroph's battery. and
b. the Evzones, they were compelled
10 fall back on Llgarin with great loss.
Turks Driven back.
A portion OF the fleeing Turks have
re-crosSed the MIlouna Pass toward
Elsssona, The Greek infantry extend
ing In a semi-circie from Tyrnavo TO
KravalI, and supported by artillery. all
well handled, otter a hard days fight
ing drove back the Turks upon Llgaria.
!, IS understood that the latter are re-
treating IN force toward Elassona.
The eStimation In which the Turks
are held is shown by the stampede OF
the whole population on che frontier.
The Villages and roads To Larissh are
literally blocked with fugitivcs,
Larlssa IS over-crowded. Food Is
scarce. The hospitals are full and there
Is an urgent appeal for nurses and sur
gicn1 assistance. The wounded are mr.
rlyIng hourly and all the surgical oper-
aiions must be performed without
chloUEorm. as there IL none 10 be Ind.
6 D. m.-Chief Davellis and the sur
vlvGrs OF his band OF trreEulars, have
returned here from their raid into Mac
edbnia.
The latest news from the district Of
RurtsloVan (probably Identical with
Gritz1valD IS that the place has been
Te-captured by the Greeks.
The Greek artillery at Revem was
RnHfNanI VImIm
silence. This will enable the briEades
Of Colonel SmoIenHz and Colonel Dim
opoulss 10 Unite In movement toward
Damasi
a severe struEglc continues at Bough-
nj. where Colonel DlmOpoulos ls, and
the latest reports from Natl conhftn the
news OF the retreat OF the Greeks from
Sezpros with considerable losses. They
have fallen back to Mayrychori, which
Is well fortified.
LONDON, April GA dispatch to
the Times from Canea says that fight
iaE ls going on almost daily In the VI
cinity OF Gambia. where there are 900
Insurgents. including i've hundred cav
airy. together with n considerable body
NJ Creek troops and four heavy guns
The governor expresses fear lest the ln-
surgents may httack the town el
nasac. The Turks there have no field
Ruu7
\ dispatch to the Times from Tyrna-
70 dated Monday. sayst
The Greeks attacked Boughazl last
evening and carried the pass this morn
ing They have also captured the Tur-
kish fort Of Vlgia and are now on the
road TO DamaBi."
Tslegraphing on Tuesday from Tyr
nny0. the Times correspondent says:
The firing recommended at dawn.
The Greeks have captured and burned
the Turkish blockhouse, Prophet Elias
above Tyrnavo to the west. The Turks.
IN superior numbers are htihcking
GrIlE1vall. Colonel Mastrahas refused