last moment he sent orders delaying complete evacuation, and Admiral
Noel was at last compelled to employ force. He surrounded the Turkish barracks in Candia with troops, dis- armed the remaining Turkish soldiers, and sent them away in a British transport. He subsequently ordered the Turkish Governor to leave, and hauled down the Turkish flag pending a reference to the Powers. The Russian Admiral has followed his example at Retimo, and the island has, therefore, been cleared of Turks within two months of the massacre of British soldiers. The Sultan will not receive any tribute, and will probably not be permitted to enjoy the barren honour of appointing Prince George, who is, it is said, to land in the island as "High Commissioner for the Allied Powers." That title gives him full authority, as no limit has yet been suggested to the powers of a General commanding an army in occupation of invaded territory, which will be, we conceive, for a time the precise legal position of Prince George. It can be made more regular afterwards without inconvenience, for though the Mahommedan section of the population would rather obey an agent of the Sultan, they all acknowledge that it is lawful to obey a conqueror.
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