. The Burton Holmes lectures;. THE WONDERS OF THESSALY 269 leave the town. Panic seized the troops and spread fromTyrnavos to Larissa and thence southward to the very basesof suppHes, to Volo and the other seaport cities. Larissa was abandoned by the Greek forces, and for threedays was at the mercy of the released convicts and drunkeninsurgents, who pillaged the houses, committed all kinds ofoutrage, and then fought among themselves. When the Turkish cavalry at last arrived, they came inthe guise of deliverers, and were welcomed by the four hun-dred Moslem inhabitants, the Jews, and the few Gr
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. THE WONDERS OF THESSALY 269 leave the town. Panic seized the troops and spread fromTyrnavos to Larissa and thence southward to the very basesof suppHes, to Volo and the other seaport cities. Larissa was abandoned by the Greek forces, and for threedays was at the mercy of the released convicts and drunkeninsurgents, who pillaged the houses, committed all kinds ofoutrage, and then fought among themselves. When the Turkish cavalry at last arrived, they came inthe guise of deliverers, and were welcomed by the four hun-dred Moslem inhabitants, the Jews, and the few Greek resi-dents remaining in the city. The Turkish commander, whencomplimented on his capture of the city, replied : Mere. 2 70 THE WONDERS OF THESSALY
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