The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-28 00:00:00

THE MOROCCO PIRATES.

STEAM EXPEDITION UNDER SIR CHARLES
NAPIER TO THE RIFF COAST.
Gibraltar, Feb. 19, -1849.

Sir,—The frequent piracies committed in the vicinity
of Cape Tres Forcas having for a long time past en-
gaged the serious attention of those trading to the Me-
diterranean, I have now the satisfaction to acquaint you
that an efficient steam squadron, under the command of
Admiral Sir Charles Napier, conoisting of the following
vessels—viz., Gladiator, Sidon, Reynord, Plumper, Poly-
phemus, and Stromboli, departed very unexpectedly, on
the afternoon of the 17th inst., after embarking the
34th Regiment in the Sidon, in order to chastise the
pirates of the Riff coast, and destroy their launches
and boats ; but as these might soon be replaced, as
stated in the dispatch of Admiral Parker, of which I
had the honour of sending you a copy in my letter of the
3d ult., it appears to me that the said coast should al-
ways be vigilantly watched not only by our navy, but
by that of France and other maritime nations whose
merchant vessels resort to the Mediterranean. The ex-
tent of the Riff piracies there is no means of ascertain-
ing, but it is the general opinion that the crews of many
vessels so taken may have been often unable to effect
their escape, or been lost at sea in their boats by bad
weather, thus leaving no one to tell the tale. It is re-
ported that a Spanish vessel has very lately been cap-
tured by the Riffians. I shall apprise you when 'the
expedition alluded to returns from Cape Tres Forcas, and
of the result ; but you will, probably, obtain a more
exact and full account of it when the Admiral's dispat,vhcs
.on the subject are published.—l have the honour to be,
Sir, your very obedient servant,
J. LONGLANDS COWELL, Agent for Lloyds.
Captain Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyds.
P.S. on the 20th.
All the steamers alluded to in the preceding have just
returned; and from what I have been able to gather, it
would appear that they coasted as far as Melitta (tbe
Spanish penal settlement beyond Cape Tres -Forcas)
without discovering any boats or launches, owing, no.
doubt, to the Ruffians having taken the precaution to
bury them in the sand on the sea coast, which I under-
stand they are in the habit of doing when apprehending
attack. There is little doubt that since the arrival here of
the Gallant Admiral's squadron, about a month ago, the
Riffians have been expecting to be chastised, and conse-
quently retired from the shore, after concealing their boats.
To have attempted to follow them into their mountainous
country, with the marines and 34th Regiment, would,
doubtless, have been injudiciously risking a very
serious loss of life, without producing any good result.
It -is feared that this lawless people may now be embol-
dened (by finding they can so easily place themselves
beyond the reach of punishment), to renew their system
of piracy. on merchant vessels when becalmed, conse-
quently a man-of-war steamer from this should occa-
sionally be sent to that coast ; and as I have, also, on a
previous occasion, suggested, all ships and steamers of
war, passing in and out of the Mediterranean, ought to
be directed to sight Cape Tres Forcas and the whole of
the Riff coast to the west of it. The greatest punish-
ment which could be inflicted on the Ruffians would be,
in the opinion of many here, the simultaneous setting
fire to their crops of grain in the month of May. The
Emperor of Morocco has always professed his complete
inability to control this portion of his subjects. _

J.L.C.

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