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

The Insurrection in Tunis.

F and Italian
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aPers have during the past
fortnight
Paragraphs stating that the
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effigies of the French Consul
General and an orderly officer of the
"a Emperor Napoleon as
targets for Minie rifle and Colt's ,
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haveoen htcontained
ai
been
evolver practice. We
fortunately have it in our power to give the whole of these
statements a flat denial. There is no better foundation for
the statement that the French Government bad sent out
would be withdrawn
unlessorders tthhaet all-powß"eiytsof
Tunise rf u
would
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Thet
counsels
inertiateo of an
an equally strong nation have happily
prevailed with the Bey, and, thanks to his own firmness,
and the preaching of attention,a who are listened to by the
Arabs with profound the prediction that no ma-
terial change was to iie hoped for until a French and Italian
armed force was landed has happily not come to pass.
The Arno, Italian mail steamer, which
arrived on Tues.•
day night, brings intelligence from Tunis to
the Ist of August, announcing the termination of the insur-
rection. The chief mover in it, Ali 13e„
us important
diminution of the taxes.
, '4 Gdahem, has not
only accepted the amnesty granted by _
the Bey, but even
retired to his tents, after signing a document to the effect
by him have all dis-
persed
mode of levying them.
T thathe hl
aeregrxeectiet
excepting
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g mounted
u notables
satisfiedotetadbfl
force
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oet
rhh theeeha
di
chiefs, and
a Ir ,
u 400 Sheiks or
elders, of 16 out of 17 of the most considerable tribes, left as
a deputation or representative body to settle and establish
the amount oounnlyt
poefrfsuotnurwehimo pmoasyt spaonssitbhiye
attempt
pt to hold one is
a certain Mansour Ben Dahr, who formerly
fled to Algeria,
after committing two murders, and who
killed five other
persons friends of the murdered men, b
) whom he met during
his flight. On the breaking out of the revolt ho returned
to his tribe, but only contrived to place himself at the head
of some marauders intent on pillage. From a person pos-
sessing neither power nor influence, and enjoying not even
credit with his own tribe, hot much has to be feared.
The natives of the villages in the provinces of Susa, which
The inhabitants,
family.
took such prompt
furnished 2,000 recruits, most of whom have deserted, fear-
ing that punishment to which their disloyalty and treachery
town that it is confi-
dently subjected them, resolved on taking possession of the
town of Susa, proclaiming the Sultan of the East, and de-
posing
however,
tll
hearing
energetice reigningaringof
measuresthisTunisian
The other seaport towns of Sfax, Mehdiah,
their project, to d determination.efendf atl nh e
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 themselves. From 30 to 40 have been slain on
either side.

The Boy will now have 6,000 regular troops, besides the
Arab contingent, free to act against the few outstanding
insurgent and disaffected tribes, and with suoh a force, and
the known fact that the Sublime Porte has offered him
25,000 mounted Bashi-Bazouks, and if more be necessary an
Egyptiaa hroo (rowleripg totally 141100eosary °War Frew