The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-26 00:00:00

MOROCCO

The Ghraltar Chronicle of the 19th publishes
the following letter from its correspondent at Tan-
gier, received by her Majesty's steamer Vulture
" Tangier, Sept. 18, 11 a.m.
" Both from Fez and Mequinez it is announced
that many people, in the form of deputations, had
left their cities to meet the Sultan.
" From Rabat nothing is known, in consequence
of the foot runners, who convey the letters, being
intercepted by hordes of Moors, who destroy the
correspondence. This proceeding indicates that
the country is not, on the whole, tranquil.
"The accounts which the Moors bring from Ceuta
are of course that in every attack they repulse the
Spaniards and come off victorious. More than one
Moor has been observed congratulating a Bedouin
for insuring to himself Paradise by killing an infidel
in the war, or taking part in executing one of them
" In case of a rupture between her Catholic MaL
jesty's Government and that of his Sheriffian Ma-
jesty, Mr. Blanco, the Spanish Charge d'Affaires,
have to take his departure, and the Spanish
subjects who may not be willing to follow him will
remain under the protection of the French .flag, as
was the case at Tetuan, where' the Spaniel' Vice-
consul having withdrawn, Mr. Nahon, the French
consul, took under his protection the Spaniards who
remained, as well as the faluchos of that nation
which were in the harbour.
" Her Majesty's steam-sloop Vulture returned
from the coast, and left shortly afterwards for Gib-
raltar. Consequently you will learn the, news she
conveys there, perhaps with more exactness than
the particulars I could communicate.
"The three Portuguese men-of-war are still here.
The Prince has not as yet come ashore. Mr. Celan°,
the consul, has been several times on board."
We (Chronicle) glean the following particulars
concerning the cruise of her Majesty's steam-sloop
Vulture, which returned yesterday morning (the
18th inst.) from the coast of Barbary :
" On the Bth instant her Majesty's steam-sloop
Vulture, Capt. F. A. Campbell, left the Rock and
proceeded to Tangier, apprehensions being enter-
tained respecting the safety of the British subjects
residing in the empire of Morocco. Three Spanish
men-of- war were lying at Tangier when the Vul-
ture arrived, and in the course of the evening they
were reinforced by two others. Considerable ex-
citement prevailed on shbre, and rumour represented
a large body of Kabyles a few miles outside the
walls, ready, on a given signal, to rush into the
town with a view to pillage. The gate of the tofu
was vigilantly guarded, and a loaded fieldpiece was
in waiting anxious to give the marauders a warm
reception. In the course of the night firing was
heard in the streets, and every eye from the har-
bour was directed towards the repeated flashes.
After a little time the conclusion was come to that
the firing was merely part of the celebration of a
Moorish wedding.
" That night the Vulture, having on board the
English Vice-Consuls of Saffi. and Cassabianca, left
for Mazagan, where she arrived at Saturday morn-
ing. A meeting of European residents had already
determined that measures be taken to defend them-
selves to the last, and a supply of powder from the
English steamer made their preparations complete.
All the ivomen and children had been sent on board
a Portuguese vessel. Sunday morning the Vulture
landed the Vice-Consul of Saffi, and the same day
arrived at Mogadore, where the Vice-Consul reported
all quiet. Next day the Vulture saluted the Moorish
flag with 21 guns, which was returned.. Every-
where along the coast evidences of a good feeling
were observed towards the English. Contempt for
the Spaniards is generally expressed ; and the
other day, when a Spanish man-of-war attempted
to enter the harbour on the south side and got
aground (since got off), the expressions of the de-
lighted Moors were anything but complimentary.
On the 14th the Vulture left Mogadore and
next day anchored off Saffi. On arrival the
Moors saluted with 21 guns, which was returned.
Several of the Governor's family went on board,
and seemed delighted to see theittEnglish friends.
On a previous occasion a great number of officers
had taken coffee at the Governor's and Dr: Duigan
had been instrumental in effecting a cure in the case
MC of au infant child of his Excellency ; which
accounts for the cordiality existing between the
Governor's family and the English.
" On the 16th the Vulture was again atMazagan.
Firinc, had been heard in the direction of Azimoor,
and the videttes of the Mazagan corps could be seen
on the hills looking out for the enemy. The Go-
vernoor of Azimoor is unpopular, and he had sent a
considerable amount of dollars to Mazagan for safety
On the evening of the 16th the Vulture landed Mr.
Woolridge,Niee-Consul, at Cassabianca, and next
day arrived at Tangier. Three Portuguese men-of-
war, one Spanish, and one French were there."
Intelligence had been received at Gibraltar from
Tangier, announcing that all the European'Consuls'
gardens in the vicinity of that city were destroyed
by fire on the night of the 13th, The garden of the
British Charge d'Affaires, which was considered one
of the largest and most beautiful in the country (ad-
joining that, of the Spanish Consul's), had on .its
site a summer residence, out-offices, &e. It is sup-
posed that this act of incendiarism was committed
by the mountaineers out of revenge for havingbeen
prevented from pillaging the city a few days before.
The correspondent of the Chronicle says,—
" Tangier, Sept. 15.

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" The night before last the Moors set fire to some
of the gardens belonging to the European residents
which they have for the recreation of their families ;
but, thanks to the friendly assistance of the popula-
tion the flames were quickly extinguished without
much damage'being done. This act of incendiarism
has shaken the confidence which was manifesting
itself, and there can be no doubt the act was pre-
meditated, for an occurrence of a similar kind rarely
happens here.
" Sept. 1.6.--t--A Portuguese squadron, composed of
three men-of-war, have cast anchor in the bar,
which, it is said, is under the command of a Prince
who, in all probability is the Duke of Oporto, but
having just arrived no particulars have transpired."
A letter from the same correspondent, received
by the French Government steamer Phare, commu-
nicates some interesting particulars concerning the
dispute pending between the Spanish Government
and the Moors :
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" Tangier, Sept. 13.
" When the news of the death of the Sultan be-
came known, Sidi Mohamed El Katib, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, sent several despatches to Mr.
Blanco, the Spanish Charge d'Affaires. The object
of this proceeding was to get the ultimatum with-
drawn, alleging as he did two powerful reasons.
First, because he could not, until his confirmation
by the new Sovereign, receive him in his official
capacity ; and secondly, that perhaps the Emperor
would accede to all the claims made by Spain, and
therefore there will be no necessity for the ultima-
tum. Mr. Blanco refused ; but it seems he consulted,
by means of the telegraph at Algesiras, his Govern-
ment, who have approved of the withdrawal of the
ultimatum until his Sheriffian Majesty's disposi-
tions are known. Sidi Mohamed El Katib continues
at Tetuan. He has not come to this place as was
supposed by the Gibraltar Chronicle of the Bth
inst. ; but the person who arrived here in the Red-
pole is Erzini's Moor. Said Guessus.
" The presence of the Spanish steamers' and the
news daily brought from Algesiras respecting the
troops destined to make an attack on their terri-
tory, which are in that town, causes not the least
impression on the Moors.
" Sept. 14, 8 a.m.—Mr. Drummond Hay has ar-
rived in the French steamer Egyptien. We are
glad he has come in such good time. It is the gene-
ral belief that, by virtue of his influence with this
Government, he may succeed in effecting an, ar-
rangement, notwithstanding all the noise the
Spanish papers have been making about the affair,
refusing all mediation, &c. Little attention is paid
here to all this. Should Mr. Drummond Hay s.ue-
ceed in preventing a conflict which could but bring
misery on the poorer classes of the empire, it would
be adding another to the many important services
already rendered by him to this Government and
his countrymen, and for which at .the same time
they offer the tribute of their most profound respect
and gratitude."
The master of the Spanish felucca Santa Ana,
which had arrived at Gibraltar from Nemours, took
there the following report of an engagement between
the French troops and the Moors on the frontier
near that garrison, of which a short account has
previously- reached us by telegraph
" The Moors on the frontier, having made an in-
cursion into the French territory, cut all the tele-
graph wires and committed other ravages at. a
small town two leagues from Nemours ; in conse-
quence of which the French General ordered part
of the forces stationed at Nemours, which then
numbered about 15,000, to attack them, which they
did on Sunday morning at 5 o'clock- The attack-
ing party WA chiefly composed of Zouaves. The