The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

SPAIN AND MOROCCO.

The war in Morocco does not go on very brilliantly;
arl, upon the whole, the Moon seem to have rather the
best of it at forment. An affair is reported (ruin "El
Otter°, Dee. 9," as followa :—•• ThM morning the enemy
impetuously attacked our redoubts, but were energeti•
Gaily repulsed by the garrison, and retired to the valley
oolsonatooleil by thew redoubts. The enemy then came
111, again, hut were attacked and repulsed by 10,010
men of the second corps. serving as our vanguard. Tilt
Moor. lost 300 killed and I,OIM wounded. approso•
mate lom of the Spanish was 30 officers, :910 men
wounded, and tO killed."
This read* pretty much as if the Spaniards were
raller proud of retaining their (intrenelied) position,
an 1 that though they had • reserve of 10,154) men.
.igain, in a telegram from Ma Irid, dated the 13th, we
re. ml :—" General Prim has been attacked on the road
to Tetuan. The Moors were repulsed with great loss.
TI.O Spanish had 40 killed and wounded."
(in the 3rd—aotne days previous to the engageinerta
.h iv,' recorded—the Spaniards attempted an advance in
the direction of Tetuan, but gave it up because 3,000
Mooors were hanging ion their flank, though the nature
of the ground prevented the Spaniarda from being
actually attacked.
In reading these amounts we must reinernher that the
tip iniarola write them : probably we should hear a dif-
fer •tat story from the Moors. Their ace 11111 l t. indeed,
ui the action fought on the 2541. of November refire-
poste their o mu lost an about 100 killed, and hut. down
Spaiiisli as 2,000 killed and wounded. Twentptioree
tip mush prisoners are sail to have been taken to Tan-
gin r, a. well as 400 moiskets, some camp kettles, and a
no eiber of drum*, and other musical instronuents. Ac.
coot ling to the latest reports a holy war load been pne
cla mini throughout the empire. 11 true, this will have
tbi effect of bringing tliousends of &rine,' Moore .town
to
the seaboard. From Iliogadur we have a list of the
movtingenta furnished by the Moorish tribes in that
pa lt of the empire : there are fifteen tribes. awl alto-
gether they muster 152,000 men, of whom 38,000 are
sas airy.
',We are given to understand that the Spaniards, until
thy whole of the expeditionary force void hare arrived,
at. rather inelionl to remain on the defenaive, and are
no. likely to challenge their enemies. On the Lich the
1bl:A corps-Irene!, disembarked at Malaga. The
Hp .11i1111 Government has given orders for a levy of
50.000 11111.11 in January nest.
:lanoliall O'Doeuell has made himself ridiculous by
a*tisipting to shake the allegiance of the Moors toward.
On or Government by a proclamation in this style of
Ns •alcon 1. Thus it runs:—
•• • •

Ithabitants of Morocco ! In penetrating into your
tot utry we shall be neither your tyrants nor your env •
:airs. Your Emperor. alto has refused us justice,
for -es us to have recourse to arms to obtain it —it is he
wb has destroyed the generous friendship which Spout
luu. always accorded you! Du not fear, however, thst
we shall make an abusive use of our triumph or of
Tour submission—Spanish soldiers are always generous
in victory, and your submission will give you a claim to
our consideration and friendship. Continue with confi-
de, your ordinary labours. 1 promise you the aid and
prcection of my soldiers ! I promise OA your Mug'
am. customs shall he respected by all. The Spanish sol-
die faithful to his Queen and Isis country, is only to be
fee: ed in the moment of combat !
LEOP..LIIO O'Dos N lilt, General-in• Chief.
( ne of the Madrid journals says that though, as •
gee -rid rule, the Moors will not allow themselves to hut-
tab pri-nners. yet th. rleven were captured in the
aft in of the 25th ult. ; of these eleven, however, it adds,
not fewer than eight kal:od themselves.
'lie chaplains who as .any thy troops in Morocco
are like those of the middle ages, *wrier' as well
out
sts. The chaplain of the Madrid battalion of rifie-
Ille I is represented as 'mein.; In vsriouti engagements
figt red in sacred vestments, arise-1 with • carbine, and
sae ting the soldiers to be courageous.
I. bolero is dying uot of the Spanish camp.