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was obvious that they must abandor
their positions if pressed.
THEIR GUN PRACTICE

from the redoubt on the O. * ~
was ludicrous. The chief - ess 81
ton was hamlet on nils,
1000 yards from the ~
AT 4;3O this (SundA afternoon
signals were made to II. NJ. S. Dryad,
H. NJ. S. Harrier and H. NJ. S. Revenge,
together with one Italian. one German
and one Russian ship TO open fire on the
Creta position where the Greek flag was
hoisted some days ago. The British
ships fired forty and the foreign ships
thirty shells at the village and ruined
the house held by the Cretans. The
flag was soon lowered and the order
cease fire sounded after ten minutes.
ThereupOn the flag was rehoisted. The
rocks around were crowded with Gre
tans. The Turks encouraged by the
fleets. now opened a lively tusllade
while the Cretans were removing the
wounded. The Cretans had not re-
piled during the whole performance.
IL was a somewhat melancholy and
DEGRADING SPECTACLE"
Describing the fighting at Fort Vou-
kOlies. the Canea correspondent OF the
Daily News says:
The Cretans suffered heavily By
their own fault. They disregarded an
order 10 withhold musketry fire until
the work Of the artillery had been COM
pleted. They wasted $4,000 cartridges
and lost thirty men, maintaining tur-
ious and foolish fire, advancing to with
in one hundred yards OF the redoubts,
while the Turks fired splendidly, vast
ing few bullets. The Cretans were OBJ
Hged to send to Platania for more am
munition. which arrived on Thursday
night with four guns. The Cretans at
this time surrounding the fort dlsooey-
ed orders and dispersed
IN SEARCH OF FOOD,
the Turks profiting by the position
evacuated by the Cretans.
ON Friday morning. when the guns
had been placed in position and they
were about TO resume bOmbardlng, the
troops were surprised TO see the Gre
tans plant a flag upon the deserted fort
Thirty-two dead Turks were found IN
side the Notifications which were
blown up by dynamite. The Greek
troops were all young men. Never
before had they been under tire, ana
they displayed GOODNESS, courage ana
enthusiasm. The Greeks took ten
/ Turkish soldiers prisoners.
THE INSURGENTS FLED.
/ Canea. Island of Crete, February p
/ g p. m.-An engagement has just oc-
Cured just above the village OF Mour-
nies. between the insurgents and a
Turkish band.
At AS the insurgents at Akrotlrl
having attacked the Turkish garrison
IN Halepa. the Joint fleet bombarded
the Cretans for twenty-five minutes.
The insurgents fed, taking their nag
with them.
A WARNING.
/ Canea. Island of Crete, February 2l
The foreign admirals have warned
I Col. VassOS. the commander or the
I Greek forces on the Island of Crete
of their intention to attack his troops
with four men-of-war anchored OFF his
camp. Aghioi Theodoroi, should he at
tempt 10 advance TO the interior OF the
island.
TO ATTACK GREECE.
Constantinople. February 21.-A dis
patch from Janina says that the au-
| thorities are arming the Mussulman
population for descent upon the Greek
/ frontier near Arta.
AUSTRIA ONLY ACCEPTS
/ Berlin. February 21.-None of tie
movers. except Austria, has accepted
the proposal of Emperor William to
/ blockade Piraeus.