The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-15 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

A most capitally contested sculler's race came off yes-
terday between Edward May, of the Times Unity Club,
and James Perry, of Messrs. Tyler's printing establish-
ment, over the usual course, from Putney Bridge to the
Ship at Mortlake. Perry had been the favourite from
the making of the match ; so confident were his friends
of his success that they laid 6/. to 51., and on the morn
ing of the race be was freely backed at 7 to 4 and 2 to
1. Henry Kelly was umpire for May, Mr. M'Carty for
Perry, and Mr. Kilsby referee. At half-past two the
men took their stations, and were followed by their gal-
leys, a very large number of boats being out to witness
the race. Both looked very confident, especially May,
although he bad sprained his wrist a few days before,
from which he was still suffering. At twenty minutes
to three thicy got off well together, and rowed so to the
Star and Garter. Perry then drew ahead, and was a
length in advance at the High Bridge. May now began
to get better to his work, 830 n came up with his oPP('-
nent, and they rowed desperately, scull and scull, to the
Crab Tree. May now put on a spurt, and between this
and Hammersmith Bridge had gradually deal el himse f,
and passed Chiswick Eyot a good length ahead. Front
this point he 1-ad it all his own way, Perry, however,
rowing a capital stern wager, coming in 100 yards behind
his fortunate cpponmt. The winner traine i at the
Feathers, under toe care of Mr. Salter, and was "coached
up" by Kelly in a most able manner.

The commercial accounts from New York state that
a further slight decline had occurred in the stock.mar-
ket. Erie were quoted 92i, Reading 81i, Panama 89,
Illinois Central 117 to 118, and the bonds 94. TLere
bad been an increased demand for money,'and the amen t
of specie by this packet would have been larger but fc r
that circumstance. The prospects of the winter trade
were regarded with confidence. Serious results, however,
mutt be expected in the money market when intelli-
gence shall have been received of the state of affairs on
this side.

The Moniteur of yesterday publisfres the follow-
ing deTatches from the Governor-Genera] of Al-
geria, who has taken the conny,and of the expedi-
tion against the Kabyles
Bivouac of IJou-Assern, Beni-Bonghreolan,
Monsieur le M Oct. 2, 1856.arechal—As I hare announced to yen,
I quitted Drael Mizan, to rejoin the column of General
Renault, encamped near Bordj-Begbui.
I visited, on the 7th ult , the troops of the division,
es also those of the division Jusuf, enoatnped at the ex-
tremity of the country of the and I was
much pleased with their military attitude.
Several sections of the great tribe of Geechtoulas
have made us overtures of submission; but the • Beni-
Mendes, the Beni.Addou, and the Beni-Boughredan
persevered in their hostility. To put down their
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revolt, I oame this morning and established myself
the division of General Renault, where I have
fixed my head-quarters in the district of Boughrodan.
The divisionof Jusuf has occupied the district of Beni-
hliaovue bfi,eeten
caownlm
await the
ereosrulttoofretnheew operations againstmegotiattons which
the Guechtoulas if the overtures of submission already
wade should prove without result.
This morning, during the movement of the division of
General Renault, the Beni-Boughrediens disposed them-
selves on our right flank, as if to dispute with us the ap-
proach to their villages, and the poser of the river.
They were entrenched, to the number of from 500 to
600, behind thick hedges, and the loose stone enclosing
walls of their gardens. After having reconnoitred their
position, I instructed Colonel Fenelon tolielodge them,
and to follow them up as far as the nature of the
country permitted. A battalion of infantry, without
knapsacks, supported the cavalry. at kdistanoe.
Colonel Fenelon, with three- squadrons of Chasseurs
d'Afrique, about 300 st,eng altogether, and a platoon of
Spahis, brilliantly executed this duty. The Chasseurs, in
their rapid charge breaking down the fences and the
loose stone walls came like a thunderbolt cn the Kabyles,
without giving them time even to take to flight. All
who were on the left bank of the river were killed ; these
on the right bank were pursued even to their villages.
Col. Fenelon having re-formed his men, they rejoined
the main body in admirable order, witheut being mo-
lested by the enemy, whom this charge of cavalry, in the
midst of a mountainous district, has smitten with terror.
This brilliant charge, most ably conducted, reflects the
utmost honour on thQ Ist Regiment of African Chas-
seurs, and their Colonel. Our loss is only one man
killed, four seriously wounded, received into the ambu-
lance, and four slightly, remaining in the ranks. Our
men brought into camp, muskets, tronfolone, and other
spoils taken from the enemy.
On the morning of te• 29th ult. I directed four batta-
lions, without knapsacks, under orders of Gen. Deligny,
to carry the villages situated in steep parts of the moun•
tain, not accessible' to cavalry. Notwithstanding the
difficulties of a mountain tract, covered with brushwood,
walls, and rocks, the villages of the Beni-Boughredan,
and the entrenchments which they made to debnd them,
were promptly carried and destroyed, and the column
returned to the camp without a single man having been
wounded.

The Beni-Bou-Abbou, the only section of the Gluech-
toulas which we had not attacked, believed themselves
inaccessible in their villages, perched on steep rocks.
They bad strengthened themselves by barriers of felled
trees, and bad loopholed their houses. I learned also
that reiEforcements had been sent to their assistance by
the Beni-Raten. It was necessary immediately to chas-
tise this tribe. With this end, I formed, on the morning
of the 30th, a column of five battalions of infantry, a
section of artillery, a detachment of engineers, a squad-
ron of cavalry, and a section of the ambulance corps.
General Renault had the chief command of this column.
The first positions of the enemy were promptly carried,
but there remained one of difficult access, and crowned
by entrenched villages.
General Renault directed an attacking column on the
right of their position, while another column turned the
enemy's left. The Zonaves arrived first at the village,
under the protection of the fire of the artillery. The
Kabyles awaited them behind their entrenchments,
whence they were soon dislodged at the point of the
bayonet, and fled to their ravines, under the fire of our

riflemen. At the same time the column oftbe left was
briskly engaged with the contingents sent by the Sedka
and Beni.Raten tribes. But though these mountaineers
made a vigorous resistance, all their efforts yielded to
the intrepidity of our tr6ops, who chased them from
position to position, and drove them beyond the heights
after having caused them heavy losses.
_

I profited by the offensive Movement of our troops to
make a reconnaissance with the cavalry on that part of
the plain which extends to the Mtuchenacha River. This
advance, which extended to a distance of two musket
shots from the mountain, and menaced 4.l44ekrear of the
enemy, no doubt served ai a useful divetiCon.-4't rejoined
the column of Gen. Renault, and soon afterwards gale
the order to retire. It was executed with regularity; not.
withstanding the offensive movements of the enemy,
whom it was twice necessary to repulse with the bayondt.
We had throughout the day only one man killed and
21 wounded. Among the latter two officers, Captains
Kcenigseggand St. Martin, of the 2d Regt. of Zouaves.
Receive, &a.,
The Marshal Governor-General RANDON.

BIVOUAC OF Bou ASSEM, Oct. 5.
Monsieur le Marechal,-10) severe chastisement in-
flicted on the Beni-Bou-Addou on the 30th ult. did not
immediately produce the effect which I had a riot to
expect. I was informed that these mountaineers, pressed
by the contingents of the Beni Eaten, Beni jheuni,
Beni Iseghen, and others, who had entered their coun-
try, believed themselves secure and beyond reach on the
summit of a steep and high hill which is directly con-
nected with the rocky escarpments of the crest of the
Djurjura.
Si ila4Amar had arrived in person, to stimulate the
fanaticism of this tribe of Marabouts, swearing that be
should be invincible in this mountain, which until then
had been exempt from all invasion. I had learned fur-
ther that the powerful confederation of the Sedka, who
inhabit the high contre-forts of the Djurjura, had
hastened t,) furnish contingents, so that the number of
muskets defending the almost inaccessible heights had
been raised to 1,600 or 1,800. _ _

It was a matter of importance to reduce this prestige,
and to prove that no retreat, however high or however
steep, could save an enemy from our arms. I therefore
resolved to plant our eagles on the rocky crest near
Djurjura, where the large village of Bern Djenni, a frac-
tion of the Beni-thu Adieu was situated.
•General Jusuf, who had received the submission of the
Beni-Mendes, established his bivouac on the 31 October
on the Oued-Beu h retlan, beside the position occupied
by General Renault's division.
. .

On the 4th, at half-past 5 o'clock in the morning, Gen.
Renault having r •,ived orders to attack the Bem-Bou-
Addou, with whom he had already fought on the 30tb of
September, set his column in motion ; Generals Deligny
and de Linters commanded the two brigades. The Ka,
byles bad only left a few sharpshooters on the nearest
heights, defeated on the 30th September, but they were
very strongly entrenched along a more distant rocky
height by means of walls of piled stones or pieces of tim-
ber skilfully disposed, so as to cover ciith their fire a
plateau of about 40 metres, from which alone the village
of the Beni•Djenni could be approached.
Tbree battalions were first sent forward to climb to
this position, whence the enemy directed upon them a
shower of balls. Our soldiers, protected by the aspe-
rities of the rocky soil and by the trees, soon sur-
mounted all obstacles without very great lose. The ene-
my held his position to the last moment, well knowing
that he could retreat into the woods behind. At half-
past eight our T hurt; and Zouaves were completely
masters of the position on the right.

At the same time two battalions advanced upon the
left prolongation of the base of the Beni Djenni, arrived
there at great speed, and surprised its defenders, who
were killed by the bayonet. Having thus gained posses-
sion of the two villages I gave my troops two hours' rest.
AL eleven o'clock I ordered the commencement of a
retreat, having resolved to follow its movements myself
in this difficult country ; it was executed at all points in
say.perfectN
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trhd haveset order,
cda binnedge
n tt
hhe
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dffie
emy, whose loss, our Arabs
er
ua
lbtiy of the positions carriede ,
did not molest us.
and the vigorous resistance of the enemy, this day's
warfare, which I hope will
be productive of large re-
sults, cost us only 5 men killed and 39 wounded.
of the Bou-Assam to
carTryo-mouotrrmoyw I
operations my
caontmhep left bank of the Oued-
Aissi. The weather s fine and the health of the troops
excellent.

The Marshal-Governor General RANDON.
P.S. I have this moment received the letter of the
c3lonel commanding the subdivision of Aumale, who re-
ports a bold coup de main, most successful as to its
results, which he bas executed against the Cheurfas. As
I had previously informed you the germs of an insur-
rection had appeared in some tribes of the valley of Oued
Sahel. Col. Dargent, having ascertained that the village
of Cheurfas was made the meeting place of the partisans
of tic insurrection, and that the contingents belonging
to the Zouaouas, the Beni-Mansour, am! others, had fixed
their rendezvous there, resolved to attack and destroy it.
With this object and after ascertaining that the con-
tingents assembled ther.r only in the day-time, Col. Dor-
gent executed a skilful night march, and arrived at the
village at day-break, immediately attar' ed it with his
small column, composed of a battalion of Ttralleurs, two
pieces of artillery, twa squadrons of Hussars, one de-
tachment of Spahis, and one Gourn. The en:prised Ka-
byles fled in disorder, leaving 20 dead and 1D prisoners
in our hands. This happy covi4 de main, will have the
effect of checking the insurrection, and will greatly con-
tribute to re-establish tranquillity throughout the sub-
division cf Aurnale.

CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS ABROAD. —On Mon-
clay Admiralty notices were posted in the Liverpool
Exchange News Rooms, requesting tenders for the con-
ean'ancslo4ololnney and 500 children
children from Limerick
emimgen Legion to Alg.a Bay
from Ports-
vmoefyotEe:;3;
rooitifis2h2s,slo,oowolo•
and Liverpool to Malta ; of 35 women and 48 children
from Liverpool to Corfu ; and 110 women and 137 dal-
drf n from Liverpool to Gibraltar.