The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-04
Force of British sailors Landed After
the Fighting Was Over tn Hold
the Mussulmans i'm Check.
TURKS ARE EAGER FOR WAR
OVER 10000 OF THE sULTAN.S SOL
DiERS NOW IN MACEDONIA,
Ready to Cross Into Greece on short
Noticc-POwers Suspicious of One An
other, and Slow To Coerce Greece.

CANEA, Crete. April 3.-Admiral Cane
vero. the Italian admiral in command OF
the fleets OF the powers. yesterday author
lied the insurgents and their families TO
quit the Akrotiri peninsula and proceed in
land, where they would be in a better posi-
tion TO obtain food supplies than on the
heights Of Akrouri. Confiding in this
thoriZation. the insurgents and their fam
lilies, driving their cattle descended from
the heights of Akrotiri with the intention
of moving inland. AS soon as they reached
the plain, however, fire was opened on them
al range of two hundred yards by two
hundred bashi-bazouks. The Turkish force
was largely composed OF refugees from the
garrison OF Selino, which, in spite of the
promise made TO the representatives of the
powers have been rearmed by the Turkish
governor. AS soon as the bashi-bazouks
began firing on the insurgents party the
latter returned the fire and killed some OF
their assailants.
The international forces did not take a
step to prevent this collision. which might
have resulted i'm the massacre OF large
numbers of women and children to say
nothing of the insurgents who had moved
from a practically impregnable position
down to an exposed plain in the belief that
the foreign admirals had guaranteed them
a safe passage across the plains to the hills
inland. where the bashi-bazouks would not
dare to follow them. The foreign war ships
i'm Suda bay did not fire a shot to check the
onslaught of the bashi-bazouks although
IL was impossible for the officers TO be
ignorant of the fact that fighting was In
progress around the band which bad left
the fastnesses OF Akrotiri to all intents and
purposes under the guarantee and protec-
ton of the great powers of Europe. FINAL
lv. when it was no longer possible TO ignore
the attacks of the bashi-bazouks, orders
were sent to the international forces ashore
to proceed to the disarmament OF the Turks.
These instructions, however were sent TOO
late TO be of avail.
After the fighting on the plain of Akro-
tiri a force of British sailors was landed
to hold the Mussulmans in check. The
latter are known to have lost heavily and
already fifty killed and wounded have been
brought i'm here. All the Mussulmans on
reaching the fortified lines outside the
town coming back from the hght were
disarmed by the Italian sailors ana gen.
darmes. The disarming of the Mussuihahs
greatly incensed all of their coreligionists
i'm town and they began assembling in large
numbers in the main public square.
9 d. m.-Orders had just been given TO
the foreign war ships TO fire on the bashi-
bazourks when Major Borand and two
Italian officers were seen on the Akrotiri
hills with Tewfik Pasha- They succeeded
i'm persuading the bash-baZouks TO return
to this city, A lieutenant left here this
morning for Platania TO bring back a num-
ber of Turkish prisoners. The latter, now
ever refused TO leave Colonel Nassos .
camp.