The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-03 00:00:00

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MOROCCO.

By the arrival at Southampton of the Pera
steamer we have received some interesting intelli-
gence from Morocco by way of Gibraltar.
Two sailing vessels arrived at Gibraltar on the
19th ult. from Mazagan, one of which, the Frederico,
left that port on the evening of the 16th. Between
the two they had 22 British and 71 foreign sub-
jects as passengers, who had left on account of the
Kabyles of Ducala having come down and made
an attack on the town. It appears that the moment
her Majesty's steamer Vulture was observed to be
out of sight on her return to Gibraltar, the Kabyles
lad already attacked Azamor, a fortified seaport
town, eight miles north-east of Mazagan, were de-
termined to fall on the latter town. Heavy firing
was distinctly heard while the steamer was in
port. A message was received from the Governor
of Azamor, stating that hordes of mountaineers
were then attacking that place, and that it
was their intention to come down that afternoon
and do the same at Mazagan, so he ad-
vised the people to be prepared. True enough,
down they came on different points. The guns
(seven in all), which had been brought to bear on the
land side, were manned, and, assisted by all the
armed Moors and several Europeans, defended the
town against the Bedouins, who seemed bent upon
entering. Towards evenine, a cry arose which
caused the panic to become greater. "No more
powder in the hands of the defenders !" were the
awful words heard in every direction. This was
sufficient. After a short consultation the greater
part of the Europeans determined to embark,
which they did, abandoning all that they possessed,
on board the Portuguese schooner Frederico, Cap-
tain Soares, who set sail immediately after. When
the Frederico left, the Kabyles had not succeeded
in entering the town ; but it was expected they
would do so shortly, as they evinced great deter-
mination. In the attack these marauders me re-
ported to have lost but 30 killed ; it is supposed on
account of the bad management by the Moors of
the town, who are not skilled in gunnery. The
Kabyles retired towards dark. but it was fully ex-
pected that the moment it became known to them
that the besieged were without ammunition, which
they would very soon, as they had spies every-
where, these hordes would carry their point. The
British Vice-Consul and four other residents be-
longing to Gibraltar remained behind. There
were in the harbour the British schooner Clemen-

tina and the Portuguese schooner Amalia, in which
they could take refuge should these barb. rians
succeed in penetrating into the town.
The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 20th publishes
the following letter from its correspondent :
" Tangier, Sept. 19, 10 a.m.
" I hasten to address you the present letter, in
order to rectify an involuntary error in the account
inserted in the Chronicle of the 15th, to the effect
that all the European Consuls' gardens in the vinci-
nity of this city had been destroyed by fire. I can
positively assure you that none of them suffered
the least damage, and more particularly that of the
British Charge d'Affaires, whose property, I am
firmly persuaded, would, under whatever circum-
stances, always be respected ; for you cannot form
an idea of the esteem and regard in which our
worthy Plenipotentiary is held by the Moors of the
country on account of his philanthropic acts towards
them.

It is quite certain that, on the morning of the
14th, the rumour was spread, and it was even posi-
tively stated, that a large portion of Mr. Drummond
Hay's garden had been destroyed by fire ; but, as I
always like to investigate things as far as lies in
my power before taking up my pen, I have ascer-
tained beyond a doubt that the fire was limited to
two or three insignifica-it gardens belonging to
some Christian artisans.

" The Portuguese men-of-war continue at anchor
in this bay, but his Royal Highness the Infante
Dora Luiz has not yet landed. Many are the
rumours circulated here respecting his visit, but as
I consider them exaggerated or unfounded, I ab-
stain from communicating the same to you. All I
know is, that when his Royal Highness visited
Gibraltar in the spring of 1858 it was his intentioa
to come to this place and Tetuan, but it seems that,
on account of some misunderstanding which took
place at that time between Sidi Mahomed-El-Katib
and Dom J. It. Waco, the Portuguese Consul, re-
specting the reception which was 'Co have been given
to the Prince, his Royal Highness returned to Lis-
bon without calling at Tangier. It is believed that
his Most Faithful Majesty's Government were little
satisfied at the reception given on a former occa-
sion to Dorn Fernando on his visit to this place and
Tetuan some time ago, and this is the reason assigned
for the Infante not having landed; but I am sure
that if he should land the same honours would be
paid him as to any other Prince. After the arrival
of the squadron, despatches were forwarded to Sidi
Mahomed-El-iatib, and it is probable that on the
receipt of the answer the Infante Dora Luiz will
ultimately come on shore!'
Her Majesty's steamer Redpole arrived at Gibral-
tar from Tangier on the afternoon of the 20th. When
she left, the screw gunboat Quail and two Spanish
war steamers were the only ships of war in the
port, the Portuguese squadron having taken its de-
parture. The Duke of Oporto did not land. The
squadron, it was said, would return to Lisbon. The
Tangier correspondent of the Chronicle, in his let-
ter of the 21st, says :
" The Portugnese squadron weighed anchor yes-
terday morning, and his Royal Highness the In-
fante Dom Luiz left without having set his foot on
the soil of Morocco. It seems that Sidi Mohamed-
El-Katib's answer had not satisfied the Prince, as
thesquadron started without losin g a single moment.
The object of this visit was that the Portu-
guese Government, having been made acquainted
with the intentions of that of Spain to occupy Tan-
gier, hastened to send this squadron, under the
orders of the Duke of Oporto, to oppose the views
of Spain ; and, in case the Spaniards should insist
in carrying that point, to take possessior. of it them-
selves by virtue of the rights which the Portuguese
have on this city from ancient times, it formerly
having belonged to them. I would never have com-
municated this piece of intelligence to you, as I
considered it unfounded ; but if I do so now it is
becanse I have been positively informed that the
object of the Prince's visit to Tangier has been pub-
lished in the official journals of Lisbon.
" With respect to the Sultan nothing positive is
known, as no correspondence whatever is received ;
and the reports brought by the Moors from the in-
terior are so contradictory that no reliance can be
placed on them for, while some state that the Em-
peror had arrived at Rabat and that his army was
daily increasing, others affirm that nobody knows
where he is, and even deny his departure from
Morocco. That the Sultan actually left that city
with his army is quite correct; and it seems the
most probable that his procrastination among the
Kabyles accounts for his non-arrival at Rabat as
yet, and this is that which causes so much uneasi-
ness.
" Nothing positive is known respecting the pend-
ing question with Spain. It is announced that
Sidi Mohamed-El-Katils has- demanded from M.
Blanco an armistice of three months, promising to
give by that time the satisfaction required. The
reasons assigned by his Excellency for such a de-
mand are, that it is impossible for the Sultan to
turn his attention to this affair before the expira-
tion of that term, as his Shcriffian Majesty must
first be consolidated as Emperor of Morrocco, King
of Fez, and Prince of Tafilet, &c. M. Blanco has
his Taleb, who writes for him the despatches in.
the Arabic language which he sends to Sidi Mo-
hamed-El-Katib, and this functionary answers
a direct manner, both preserving m the greatest rin
-
serve. In consequence of this state of things, the
country continues somewhat alarmed, and it will
be so until official news of the arrival of the Sultan
at Fez be received,"
The Ralpole again steamed across to Tangier,
and returned to Gibraltar on the 22d. The Quail
left that harbour on the night of the 21st for the
coast as far as Mogador. Four Spanish war
steamers were at anchor in the Bay of Tangier
when the Redpole left. All seemed to be quiet in
that city and its neighbourhood. His Sheriffian
Majesty had reached Rabat on his way to Mequi-
nez. The Kabyles of Ducala had not renewed the
attack on Mazagan since their attempt on the 16th,
when nine were wounded, two mortally, in the
town. Tranquillity prevailed in that city on the
20th ; but trade was at a standstill. The Chronicle
publishes the following letter, dated :
" Tangier, Sept. 22.
" Despatches from the Governor of Larache
arrived yesterday, announcing to the Governor of
this place that he had received official information
of the Sultan's entry into Rabat on the 18th, amid
the acclamations of the people This intelligence
has greatly gladdened us, as the most disagree-
able rumours were afloat. By the same convey-
ance we learn that, besides the army, the Sultan
had 30 pieces of cannon, and that he has most
severely chastised some Kabyle tribes which opposed
his being proclaimed.
" It is reported from Fez that the son of the
former Emperor, Mulai Soliman, had endeavoured
to raise the standard of rebellion in that city in
order to get himself proclaimed Sultan ; but he was
sadly disappointed in his attempt, as the General
of the Black Guards, having discovered the conspi-
racy beforehand, secured and sent to priscn 200 or
300 Moors who had raised their voices, and the
Prince was obliged to fly for safety.
" The rejoicing which the news of the Sultan's
entry into Rabat created here soon vanished consc-
quent on the intelligence brought by the Redpole
and Earl of Lonsclafe from Gibraltar respecting the
occurrences that took place at Mazagan. This in-
telligence caused great sensation and sorrow here,