GREEK FIELD GUNS AT WORK.

THE PROVISIONAL ARMISTICE. 7oi 15th) the Greek 2nd Brigade, under Colonel Doxas,had beenattempting to make a diversion on the upper Arta,in order to force the Turkish commander-in-chief to keep his reservesconcentrated to protect Janina, instead of sending further reinforcements to the south. Doxas succeeded in occupying Syraku,but wasunable to advance any further.

On the evening of the 15th, Colonel Manos recognised that the situation in the south of Epirus was anythingbuthopeful. Next morning he expectedto be attacked by superiorforces in front from Gribovo, and on his left flank at Kalkiades. By- the Turkish advance from Luros he was separated from the Epirote Legion on the extreme left,and there was no sign of the long-hoped-for surrender of Prevesa. He reluctantly decided to withdraw* all his troops to Arta. The retreat waseffected during the night. A rearguard held the heights ofImaret tillthe lastof the 3rd Brigade had recrossedthe bridge of Arta. Colonel Botzaris w*as warned of his danger,and informed of the coming retreat on the evening of the 15th. The sea w*as so rough thatit was impossible to re-embark the Epirote Legion on board the gunboats at the mouth of the Luros. He had to recross the river and marchalongthe shoreof theGulf of Arta during the night, after repellingin the eveninganother sortie from Prevesa. On the morning of the 16thhe re-embarkedhis mennear Salagora,and reached Arta safely. He had lost 500 men, or at least a sixth of his force, during the brief campaign. The Greek regulars under Manos had lost more than a thousand men. The total losses of theTurks were 355 killedand wounded.

On the afternoon of the 16th the two armies occupied the same positions they had held at the outbreak of hostilities,with this difference: that the Greekswere weakened by heavy losses and discouraged by* repeated failure, while the Turks had been strongly reinforced and were elated with victory. On the 17th a provisional armistice was signed at Arta, and the war in Epirus came to an end, exactly a month after the firstshots had been fired