The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-22
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Foreign Cruisers Destroy R6rt Held
by Insurgents.
Fing George Will Not Submit
y to Coercion.



plies Landed
| \, London. Feb. IA dispatch to The
Times from Canea says:
King George ordered Colonel vassos
10 ofrer safe conduct to Canea for ali
Turkish garrisons besieged by Chris
tiuns. Colonel vassos made the ofrer to
the voukolies garrison. The troops al
the garrison refused TO leave without
arms, and the fortiflcation. therefore.
was bombarded.
But for the large supplies OF provisions
which the powers allowed to be landed
for the Greeks and the insurgents al
Platania and Akrotir, their position
would have been desperate. They can
now afford TO ignore the threat of the
foreign admirals to stop further supplies
II hostilitics are resumed.
A dispatch to The Daily Mail from
Berlin says:
The Queen of Greece recently sent q
message to the czar, requesting his sup
port for the national cause Of Greece
The king also wired the czar, stating
that he would declare war on Turkey
and lead the army himself before he
would yield to European coercion. Prin-
cess Marie Of Greece also teIegraphed her
fiance, Grand Duke George of Russia.
that the action of the powers against
Greece was Infamous.
Another dispatch to The Mail from
Berlin says:
The Norddeutsche Allgem Zeitung as
serts that the Turkish cabinet last week
decided to declare war on Greece, but
the sultan vetoed the decision. on &C.
count on of the finances of Turkey.
A dispatch to The Times from Athens
says:
The Greek government has decided to
send a part Of the fleet on a cruise along
the Sporades islands. while another por-
ton Of the fleet will proceed by Am
bracia. to prevent the Turks attacking
the Greek frontier from Prevasa. Troops
from all parts of Greece are hurrying to
the Turkish frontier. The call for naval
volunteers has been more than amply
answered. The policy Of Greece will be
defensive by land, but aggressive by
sea.
A dispatch to The Chronicle from
Athens says:
The night that Fort voukolies fell
Colonel Vassos learned that the Turkish
garrison from Canea was advancing to
succor the defeated Turks. He dis
patched body Of insurgents to meet
them, and speedily followed himself with
his troops. In the plain Of Livad!a,
1900 Turks and $500 Turkish Cretans
with three guns, engaged In battle. The
Cretan insurgents and the Greek troops
deployed, and. after 80 minutes fighting
swept the plain, forcing the Turks to
take refuge in Canea. Colonel vassos
burned the fortified barracks at Livadis
and the Aghia blockhouse. The Creeks
lost four sub-Iieutenants killed and q
ofiicers and men wounded. The Turkish
losses are unknown. In obedience to the
orders Of the King Of Greece, Colonel
vassos recalled the troops 70 Piata-
MIA. < su,% ~
A dispatch to The Daily News ,1son
caAea. dated Sunday. says:
Smart firing was heard today in the
hills to the eastward. The reply of the
Turks was feeble. ana It was obvious
that they must abandon their positions
II pressed. Their gun practice from the
redoubt on the outer lines was ludicrous
At 4:so this afternoon, signals were
made to III. N. 8. Dryad. HI. NJ. g. Har-
rier and H. M. 8. Revenge. together with
one Italian, one German and one Rus
sian ship. to open hre on the Cretan po-
some days ago. The British ships fired
40 and the foreign ships 30 shells at the
village, and ruined the house held by the
Cretans. The flag was soon lowered,
and the order, Cease firing" sounded
after 10 minutes. Thereupon the flag
was rehoisted. The rocks around were
crowded with Cretans The Turks, en-.
couraged by the fleets, now opened q
lively fusilade while the Cretans were
removing the wounded. The Cretans
had not replied during the whole per-
formance. Il was somewhat melan.
choly and degrading spectacle.
Describing the lighting at Fort vouko.
iies the Canea correspondent Of The
Daily News says:
The Cretans suffered heavily by their
own fault. They disregarded an or
der to withhold musketry fire until the
work Of the artillery had been com
pleted. They wasted $4,000 cartridge
and lost 80 men. maintaining furious
and foolish nre. advancing to within 10e
yards Of the redoubts. while the Turks
fred spiendidly. wasting few bullets.
The CretAns were OBLIGED to send to
| P1atania for more ammunition. which
arrived on Thursday night. with four
gums. The Cretans at this time sur
| rounding the fort disooeyed orders and
diaperscd In search Of food. the Turks
prof,ting BY the position evacuated BY
| the CretAna o4as Era .rere
| On Friday morning. when the gums
had been placed In positlon and they
were about TO resume bombarding. the
trOops were surprised to zee the Crstans
plant nag upon the deserted fort.
Thirty-two dead Turks were found In
side the fortfncations. which were blown
up by dynamite. The Greek troops were
an young men. Never before had they
been under nre. and they displayed cool.
ness. courage and enthusiasm The
Greeks took 10 Turkish soldiers prison
| era.
Berlin. Feb. 22.--None OF the powers,
except Austria. have accepted the pro-
posal Of Emperor William to blockade
Piraeus.
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