The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-22
FLEET OPENS FIRE.
Christians ShelIGd for Al
lacking Turks.
CONFLICT OCCURS AT CANEA
Greek Flag Over the InSurgent
| STRUGGLE SOON STOPPED.
/ The Rebels Unable TO Stand the
BOmhaTdmHnt,
CONFLICT OCCURS AT CANEA
STRUGGLE SOON STOPPED.

s A Greek Vessel and "a Turkish FRI
gate Reported to Have Exchanged
shots-A Total of Seventy Shells
Fired by the FIeet-The Aim OF the
Gunners GOOd-The Turks Fire on
the Christians While the Latter
Are Removing Their Wounded At
ter the BOmbaFdment-Deep Indig-
nation Aroused at Athens-A Turk
ish Transport Reported Carrying
Troops to Crete Under a British
Escort.
& London, Feb. 21.-A dispatch from Ath-
ems to the Central News, says that the
& fleets of the powers to-day bombarded the
Il nsurgent positions in the vicinity of Ca
nea No details of the bombardment are
given.
The dispatch adds that the Greek dis
patch boat Pineios has exchanged shots
& with a Turkish frigate, but in this case
also details are lacking and both reports
are accepted under reserve.
1t is reported that 700 Greeks
& and a number of pieces of artillery have
Il been landed at Kisamo Bay.
4 British torpedo boat stopped the
4 Greek steamer Tauram, which was land
ing provisions and munitions of war at
Kolymbar Bay, and escorted her to Ca
nea
-,
without abatement and the popular voice
IS loud for war if the annexation of Crete
a to Greece can be obtained in no other
A way The populace demand that no at
tenton be paid to the warnings and de-
mands of the powers, but that Greece
maintain her position in the face of Eu-
rope
vast crowd gathered this afternoon in
trout Of the palace and repeatedly cheer
ed the king and the royal princes, whose
Il actions meet with the fullest appreciation
Inc crowd finally became so demonstra-
i've that the king appeared upon one of
the balconies of the palace and addressed
the people. He and the government, he de-
clared, were fulfilling the mandate of the
entire Hellenic people in going to the aid
VI Ihe struggling Cretan Christians, and in
i
lie added that he prayed that God would
strengthen their efforts
ms majesty concluded his address by
thanking the people for the whole hearted
support they had given him.
Ihe crowd became wild with delight over
the words OF King George and the applause
MAS deafening when he had concluded.
iheh after crying again and again Long
persed.
4, .s,.o.1e ,,,.,,1 4
ing the foreign fleets here yesterday vis-
yea Col. Vassos, the commander of the
creek army of occupation at his camp at
Asma. What transpired there has not
peen made public, but upon the return of
ehe admrals they invited the commander
the Greek warship Navarchos Miaoulis
70 visit them. The invitation was accepted
hd when the commander met the admi-
ais ne was informed that an attack would
made upon the Greek troops and the
'reek warship If Col. Vassos advanced
|Ato the interior.
subsequent to the interview, the COM
duueF' accompanied by Rear Admiral
larrls' commanding the British fleet, pro-
eeded to the camp OF Col Vassos, who
as informed as to the decision that had
cen arrived at by the commanding Off
fers OF the foreign feet
ms morning. the Insurgents in the vi
"'y ol Canea, began firing on the town.
sple the warnings that had been given.
HFlng was continued for some time,
'eleupon the admIrals Of the foreign
~" ordered their vessels cleared for
'oh and soon the guns of the feet were
Wing smells into the insurgent camp.
british cruiser was the first of tho
,sups to open fire, vessels of the other
"9 following In succession. Forty
Gus were fired.
4orts fired blanks cartridges at the
ob N ulspatch boat Penineos, which had
hanged shots with a Turkish frigate.
snots had been fred by both ves-
e irigate withdrew. The German
haiserin Augusta has arrived
aug landed marines, who will share
"' foreign occupation OF the town.
r,., req. Y, a. NIT has been
mat the ultmatum of the adini-
Vol Nassos was against his at
5' Canea. 1t apparently did not for
from marching into the interior of
1 me-, 'u' where Col. Vassos purposes TO
p' several strategic points.
~, sport states that the ultimatum de-
r,.- mat If the Greek troops or the in
approached any nearer 10 Canea
al '1ey were, the fleets would shell
81 guy II they were quiet they would
pS' nitted TO land food.
al t ~ Hssos replied that he cld not at
~'''ea or the lags OF the powers. lie