The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-05 00:00:00

WAR.

The general effective land force consisted on the Ist of
October only of 387,519 men and 84,306 horses. If cir-
cumstances present no obstacle this effective force will
be brought within the budgetary limits of 1852, which
reduce it to 377,130 men and 83,455 horses. No fresh
supplementary credit will be necessary for 1851. The
credits granted by the budget of 1851 have allowed to
be organized this year 231 new brigades of gendarmrie.
The creation of 230 more will take place in 1852,
and the increase of expenditure which will accrue from this
source wilt be more than compensated by the reductions
operated in the effective force of other arms. Several
bills concerning the organization of the skeletons of re-
giments, recruiting, and the pensions to be granted to
non-commissioned officers and privates, have been for
some time past submitted to the consideration of the
Legislative Assembly. The army waits for their adop-
tion with justifiable impatience. We hope that it will
not be long ere they are discussed and voted by the As-
sembly.
Yon are aware of the importance of the military
operations of last spring in the eastern portion of Ka-
bylia, and the success which, during 80 days' march,
crowned the brillant valour of our troops, under the
command of a General whom my confidence had called
to the Ministry,; of War. The subjugation of the
tribes of the Djidjelli circle, the pacification of
the valley of Loned Sahel, the extension of the oil trade,
supplied by the Kabyles, such are the happy results of
this campaign. Of 1,145 tribes proved to exist in Al-
geria, 1,100 have acknowledged the sovereignty of
France, and those which still withdraw themselves from
it are the most poor and distantly located.
The army, after having vanquished the Arabs, ap-
plied itself to civilize them, by modifying their social
habits. Thus under the inspiration of our officers has
been seen to spring up all that could reveal a well-
established state of progress ; edifices, numerous
houses, extensive plantations, new staples of agricul-
ture, dams and bridges across rivers, caravanserais on
the roads of communication, the organization of public
schools, and the healing art introduced among a people
decimated by sickness. Although fanatic passions
have Lot yet been entirely disarmed, there is forming
among the Arabs a wise party, capable of appreciating
their veritable interest, and ready to second our efforts.
The recent passing of several enactments specially re-
ferring to Algeria bas powerfully contributed to assist
the work of colonization. The law of the 16th
of June, 1851, on the constitution of property—
that of the 11th of January, regulating commercial
transactions—that of the 4th of August, esta-
blishing a bank of discount, circulation, and deposit—
lastly, the decree of April 26, introducing amend-
ments, shown by experience to be necessary, have faci-
litated the concessions of land. In conclusion, although
the general situation of Algeria is far from being
alarming, it has, nevertheless, become complicated in
certain points, such as the valley of Lebdon, on account
of the attempted insurrection of Bou-Bargla,the province
of Algiers, on account of the religious agitation; and
the frontier of Morocco, on account of the excitement
among the savage and warlike tribes by which it is
occupied.