All reports, says the Times' correspondent, agree as to the
disgraceful behaviour of the Turkish troops, who not only joined in the massacre, but were seen firing on Colonel Reid and his men. The mob ran through the streets shouting "Death to the English." Ships of all the Powers were at once ordered up, and the town was bom- barded by the Camperdown,' whose Captain, we are glad to see, took a strong line with Edhem Pasha, the Turkish Governor. Edhem had four thousand troops under his com- mand, and could, had he chosen, have prevented the massacre and saved our men. As we write reinforcements have been sent from Malta, and soldiers of all the Powers have been landed, and there is now little doubt that order will be restored. One fact emerges clearly,—the responsibility of the Turkish Government. Surely, after this event there can be no question of any longer allowing the presence of Turkish troops in Crete. The Sultan is fond of Autumn Massacres, but he must be taught that he has gone too far in making British soldiers and sailors his victims. Note that it only took us double the Cretan loss to destroy the Khalifa.
