The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-22

LONDON. Feb. IA dispatch 20 tho
Daily News from Canea. dated Sunday.
says. Smart firing was heard today Ia
the hills 10 the eastward. The reply Of
the Turks was feeble. and Z was obvious
that they would have to abandon their
position il pressed The gun practice from
the Ye50ubt on ths cutter line was luai-
croaz
The chief stronghold of the Cretans was
a hamlet ou a ridge OF hills 900 yards
from the flagship. At 4-39 o'clock this
afternoon signals we're made 10 her ma
9asfy's ships Dryad. Stzrries and Re
venge. together wlth one Italian. one Ger
man and one Russian ship, to open fra
upon the Cretan position. where the Greek
flag was hoizted some days age. The
British ships fred forty and the foreign
ships thirty shells at the village and
ruined the houses held by the Cretans.
The dag was soon lowered, and the order
cease firing" sounded after ten minutes.
Theregpon the Tag was rehoisted. The
rocks around we're crowded with Cretans.
The Turks. encouraged by the feet. now
opened a lively fnsillade, while the Gre
tans were removing the wounded. The
cretsns had not replied during the whole
performance. IL was a somewhat melan-
choly spectacle.
A dispatch to the Chronicle from Athens
s3ys. The night that Fort Noukolies fell
Col Eass0s learned that the Turkish gar
fisoa from Cane8 was advancing 20 succor
the defeated Turks. He dispatched a body
OF insurgents 10 meet them, and speedily
followed himself with his troops. In the
plain of Liyidia /. go Turks and Zoo Turk,
ssh Gretans. with three guns. engaged In
battle. The Cretan insurgents and the
Greeks depioyed. and after ninety min
utes' fighting swept the plain, forcing the
Turks 10 take refuge Ia Canea. Col.
Vassos burned the fortified barracks at Lii
vida and the Aghio blockhouse. The
Greeks lost four sub-lieulena nts killed and
twenty officers and men wounded The
Turkish losses are unknown. In obedl-
ance To the orders Of the king of Greece.
Col. Nassos recalled the troops 10
Platania
Describing the lighting at Fort Vouko-
lies. the Canea correspondent OF the Daily
Mail says: The Cretans suffered heavily
by their own fault. They disregarded an
order to withhold musketry fire until the
work Of the artillery had been completed
They wasted 50eo cartridges and lost
thirty men in maintaining a furious ard
foolish IRE. advancing 10 within 100 yards
OF the redoubts. while the Turks fred
splaadidly. wasting few bullets. The Gre
tans were obliged 10 send to Platania for
more ammunition. which arrived on
Thursday night with four guns. THE
Cretans at this time surrounding the fort
disobeyed orders and dispersed In search
OF food, the Turks prof;ing by the position
evacuated by the Cretans
On Friday morning, when the guns had
been placed In position. and they were
about TO resume bombarding, the troops
We're surprised 10 see the Creians plant
nag upon the deserted fort. Thirts-two
dead Turks were found inside the fortlf-
cations. which were blown up by dyna-
mite.
The Greek troops were all young men.
Never before had they been under fire.
and they displayed cooiness and courage.
The Greeks took ten Turkish soldiers pris-
oners.
a dispatch to the Times from Canea
says. King George ordered Col Vassos
20 offer safe conduct 10 Canea for all the
Turkish garrssons besleEcd by Christians.
Col. Nassos made the offer 10 the Vouk-
olIes garrison. The troops a the garrison
refused 20 leave without arms. and the
fOrtification therefore was bonbarded.
But for the large supplies or provisions
which the powers allowed to be landed for
tile Greeks and the insurgents at Pla-
tauiG and Akrogirl their position would
have been desperate. Tney can now afford
20 ignore She threat OF the foreign admi-
rails 20 step further supplies IL hOstiu-
ties are resumed.
Later reports are to the effect thar the
English man-bf-wAr opened the lombard
mont The Others followed The Ksiserfo
Augusta fired rnelinite shells The com
mander OF the Greek nlRn-of-war Hydra
cleared for action in case the necessity
should arise. Some shells fell in the town
OF Cauea. raising clouds OF dust II is ru-
u1ored several persons were killed and
wounded.
When nFins ceased the Greek rHx Wa
saal flying over the INSURGENTS carap