People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1897 — FIRE ON THE GREEKS. [ARTICLE]

FIRE ON THE GREEKS.

Foreign Warships t ombard Insurgent Camp. The united squadron has bombarded the insurgent camp outside of Canea. The foreign admirals have warned Col. Vassos, the commander of the Greek forces on the Island of Crete, of their intention to attack his troops with four men-of-war anchored oft his camp, Aghioi Theodoroi, should he attempt to advance to the Interior of the island. At 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon signals were made to Dryad, Harrier and Revenge, together with one Italian, one German and one Russian ship, to open fire on the Cretan 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. An engagement has occurred just above the village Of Mournies, between the Insurgents and a Turkish band. At 4:45 the insurgents at Akoitlrl,

having attacked the Turkish garrison at Halepa, the Joint fleet bombarded the Cretans for twenty-five minutes. The Insurgents fled, taking their flag with them. • King George has ordered Col. Vassos to offer safe conduct to Canea for all Turkish garrisons 'besieged by Christians. Col. Vassos made the offer to the Voukolleg garrison. The troops at the garrison refused to leave without arms, and the fortification, therefore, was bombarded. British torpedo boats have captured and brought to Ct-nea - the small Greek steamer Laurlum, which was carrying victuals and tent# tor the insurgents. The forts fired two rounds of blank cartridges Sunday at the Greek gunboat Peneus. A Turkish frigate also discharged blank shots at the Greek. The Greek gunboat Peneus quickly replied to the blank shots fired by the Turkish frigate. The frigate then withdrew from the scene of operations. The German flag was hoisted on the ramparts of Canea on the arrival of the cruiser Kaiserln Augusta.