Encouraged by his success, he decided to advance on Canea.
No sooner was word of his advance brought to the city, than the admirals
in command of the various fleets set out for the Greek camp, and had a
talk with Colonel Vassos.
They would not tell what had passed, but on their return to Canea they
sent to the commander of the Greek fleet, and asked him to call on them.
When this gentleman met the admirals, they were all assembled together,
and had evidently been talking the situation over. They informed him, as
the result of their conference, that if Colonel Vassos did attack the
city, the allied fleets of the Powers would fire upon him and drive him
away.
The same message was sent to Colonel Vassos.
In spite of it, he advanced upon Canea, and the morning after the warning
had been received his troops began to fire upon the town.
Immediately, the admirals of the fleets in the harbor ordered the decks of
their ships to be cleared for action, and fired their guns upon the
Greeks.
After a short while, the Greeks, finding that they could not stand against
the terrible fire from the big guns, became disheartened, and withdrew.
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