The state of the country on the occurrence of another defeated sortie of the Mussulmans from Candanos was terrible.

Two Christians were murdered in the streets of Canea, and the remainder in the villages round about fled precipitately to the mountains.

Many were killed, and Mussulmans coming in from the country reported groups of dead bodies in houses, in chapels where they had taken refuge, and by the roadside.

The new Greek consul rode out to Galata, a village three miles from Canea, and counted seven dead bodies naked by the roadside.

The public slaughterhouses were midway between Canea and Kalepa, and there were always large flocks of ravens battening on the offal which was thrown out on the ground; but for weeks the ravens abandoned the place entirely, and the flocks were seen only hovering over certain localities on the great plain between Canea and the nearest hills.
None of the Christians dared take the risk of a voyage of exploration to see what they were feeding on there.
The Egyptian troops, humiliated at their surrender, attacked the villages around their camp in the plains, killing the peaceable inhabitants; the governor-general lost his head and gave contradictory orders, and the confusion became anarchy.