The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

The Insurrection in Tunis.

The French and Italian newspapers have during the past
fortnight contained numerous paragraphs stating that the
Tunisians have been Betting 111, -
effigies of the French Consul
General and an orderly officer of the Emperor Napoleon as
targets for Minis ti
Power to give the whole of these
rifle and Colt's revolver practice. We
no better foundation for
Gisovernment had sent out
orderss thetfortunatelyatcsmtatethneamt ste a'nh4 statement
fiatat
tvsheaalditl te-
tnpihni:e awol •Feurrrf el:I:ellhere
protection
imperiously call for."
unless the Bey of Tunis would at once rouse himself from
ihlletetreiritng termination of the insur-
his state of inertia and take forthwith such measures as the
Btr°ng nation have happily
LhOitclicoanarerivtoedpao
...Anne to his own firmness,
and the preaching of the Ulema, who are listened to by the
Arabs with profound attention, the prediction that no ma-
terial change was to be hoped for until a French and Italian
prevailed lamentable
The counselswith
is
ttha t
teho of fant h
Bey,inssn equallyds o b
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armed force was landed has happily
intelligence from Tunis to
pass.
'Tues..
, -.en Gdahem, has not
only accepted the amnesty g:ented i-,
-Y the Bey, but even
retired to his tents, after signing a ,t
by
to the effect
that ho rests fully satisfied with the diminution of the taxes.
insur-
rection. ilhnosenitg.Aoh of August,
nbohin Italiangc
hsi ufasn movermnoauil n importantc i
inn gi
steamer,
t t,
All n
Thear s
ed a r g
l mounted
lbby him have all dis.
p
chiefs, and 400 Sheiks or
elders, of 16 out of 17 of the most considerable tribes, left as
a deputation or representative body to
large
excepting Arab
no t
a forceles
orheaded
settle and establish
the amount of future imposts and the Mode of levying them.
The only person who may possibly attemp t to hold one is
a certain Mansour Ben Dahr, who formerly fled to Algeria,
after committing two murders, and who killed five other
revolt be returned
contrived to place himself at the head
of some marauders intent on pillage.
tohis
his persons
fli gt h
tribe,
friendsth .
e,
Onhut ofto h thenel
ynreeaomurderednking
our
omen,f
the
whom he met during
From a person pos-
sesaing neither power nor influence, and enjoying not even
credit with his own tribe, not much has to be feared.
, Thena
2,0 natives
sosO rufrtelicsviitis m
la,
geossit of
ntheprovinces of Susa which
furnished whore have deserted, fear-
ing that punishment to which their disloyalty and treachery
have subjected them, resolved on taking po:..seasion of the
towno si
g of
theBu reigning Tunisians'ii°eiai3li
nthm
the
Sultan
of the East and do-
posing The inhabitants,
however, hearing of this determination, took such prompt
pn
and energetic measures to defend the town that it is confi-
dently hoped the villagers will bo frustrated in carrying out
their project. The other seaport towns of Sfax, Mehdiah,
and Monastier are quiet, as are the interior towns of Ker-
man and Keff, but not so Slas and Ouled Said, where the
revival of an ancient feud has given rise to fighting among
the Arabs them:elves. From 30 to 40 have been slain on
either side.

The Bey will now have 6,000 regular troops, besides the
Arab contingent, free to act against the few outstanding
insurgent and disaffected tribes, and with sash a force, and
the known fact that the Subdme Porto has offered him
25,000 mounted Bashi-flazmaks, and if more be necessary an
Egyptian force (rendering tc kalty vetulecotiary either Vreucla

" I beg to inform your highness that at this moment the
Sheiks Sy Moustapha Ben Azouz, El Hadj Mohamed-
el-Sadik, and Sy Ahmed Ben Abd-el-Melek, together with
about 400 horsemen, the chiefs of the tribes Dreed,
Ouled Sidy Abid, El Arab, Wergha, Sharen, Hama-
mesa, Doutan, Gendouba, Ouled Yacob, Zegalema, Tuabaa,
Ouled Ayar, Uerten, Ouled Ben Salem, and Meggiar have
arrived at the camp to treat with us respecting the termina-
tion of their affairs, as well as that I may solicit your High-
ness to forgive them from your heart, in addition to the
amnesty which your Highness has already granted, in obli-
vion of their errors. With regard, however, to Aly Ben
Gdahem, the ringleader of the revolt, and those of his tribe
(the Meggiar) who were with him, they have withdrawn to
their abodes, after hie having declared to the two Sheiks, Sy
Mohamed Ben Azouz and Sy Ahmed Abd-el-Maret, that
henceforward ho will not interfere in anything regarding
the tribes, and he has given a document to that effect under
his hand and seal to the two venerable Sheiks above men-
tioned ; and that singe he has obtained an amnesty, as well
as what it has pleased your Highness to grant by way of
diminution of the tax imposed upon them, and which has
caused their agitation, he will never again do anything
which will disturb the peace. The above is the substance
of his words, and hereafter we will inform your Highness
of any future occurrence."
Letters from Ali Ben Gdahem have also been received
apologising for what has occurred, and saying that circum-
stances and necessity compelled the Arabs to take this
course, and that many people had written him to urge him,
and he could not avoid seconding their wishes without any
desire of his own. In short, his words show the sincerity
of his conversion and repentance for what he has done.
With respect to himself, he says he is a Sheriff (descendant
of the Prophet) and a religious man, and that it is not in
his character, nor in the character of those who aide with
God, to misguide the people, and other words leading to
purify the afflicted heart.