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REPORT OF MARSHAL BUGEALTD.
Camp, near Coudiat Abderrah man, Aug. 17.
M. LE MARECHALt—The son of the Emperor, Muley
Abderrahni an, not having made reply to the letter I
wrote to him after the sort of summons he addressed to
me to evacuate Lilla Magrania, if we were anxious for
peace, his army daily reeeived fresh reinforcements, and
his pride increased with his forces. The Moors openly
spoke in his camp of taking Tlemcen, Oran, Mascara,
and even Algiers.
It was a real crusade to retrieve the affairs of Islamism.
They thought that we could not resist so large a body
of the most renowned horsemen in the empire of Mo•
rocco, and they were only waiting to attack us for the
arrival of the contingents of infantry of the Beni-Senassen
and Rif; who were to assail us from the mountains, at
the foot of which stands the camp of Lalla Magrania,
whilst an immense cavalry would surround us on the
side of the plain.
The nine days of uncertainty which had just elapsed
had already alarmed the minds of the natives in my
rear ; hostile parties had already twice attacked out
convoys of Djemmaa Ghazeout, and the good-will of
the tribes of which they consisted was very near giving
way. Two reconnoitring parties came to within the
distance of a pistol shot of Lalla Magrania, and attacked
our outposts. A long doubt as to our force, and as to
our wish to fight the adversaries whom we had in front,
Might have provoked revolts behind us, and, besides
other embarrassments, might have stopped the victual-
ling of the army of the west. I should have preferred,
from the excessive heat, to have waited for the attack
than to have gone to attack an enemy which was at a '
distance of eight hours from me, but the dangers of
waiting any longer made me decide upon taking theini-
tiative.

General Bedeau having joined me on the 12th with
three battalions and six squadrons, I advanced on the
13th, at three P.M., feigning to make a grand forage,
in order not to let the enemy understand that it really
was an offensive movement. At nightfall the foragers
returned towards the columns, and we encamped in
marching order in silence, and without lighting fires.
At two in the morning I was again in movement.
I passed a first time the Isly, at dawn, without meet-
ing the enemy. On arriving, at eight o'clock in the
morning, on the heights of Djurf-el-Akhdar, we per-
ceived all the Moorish camps still in their places, ex-
tending over the slopes of the right bank. All the
cavalry composing them had moved forward, in order to
attack us at the second passage of the river. Amidst a
large mass stationed on the highest part, we perfectly
distinguished the group of the Emperor's son, his flags
and his parasol—the badge of his command.
It was the point I gave to the battalion of direction of
my echelonne order. On arriving thither, we were to
move to the right and march to the camps, whilst keep-
ing the summit of the hills with the left face of my
square of squares. All the leaders of the several parts
of my order of combat were near me; I rapidly gave
them my instructions, and after a halt of five or six
minutes, we descended to the fords, at the mere "pas
accelere," and to the sound of the instruments.
Numerous horse defended the passage ; they were re-
pulsed by my infantry tirailleurs, with some loss on both
sides, and I soon reached the plateau immediately below
the highest spot where the Emperor's son stood. I
directed upon it the fire of my four field-pieces, and the
utmost confusion was forthwith manifested.

At that moment enormous masses of cavalry issued on
both sides from the back of the hill, and assailed at the
same time my two flanks and my rear. It required all
the solidity of my infantry; not a man betraying any
weakness. Our tirailleurs, who were only fifty paces
from the squares, firmly awaiting the multitude, without
retiring a single step; they had orders to lie down if the
charge extended to them, in order not to obstruct the
fire of the squares. Upon the line of the dead angles of
the battalions the artillery poured grape shot.
The enemy's masses were stopped, and began to turn
about. I accelerated their retreat, and increased their
confusion, by directing against them my four field
pieces, which marched at the head of the column. As
soon as I saw that the enemy's efforts against my flanks
were broken, I continued my march onwards. The
great height was carried, and the conversion on the
camps effected.
The enemy's cavalry being divided by its own move-
ments, and by my march, which cut it in two, I deemed
the moment come to make mine issue upon the capital
point, which, in my opinion, was the camp I supposed to
be defended by the infantry and artillery. I ordered
Colonel Tartas to echelonner his nineteen squadrons by
the left, so that his last echelon might rest on the right
bank of the Isly.
Colonel Jusuf commanded the first echelon, which
consisted of six squadrons of Spahis, very closely sup-
ported in the rear by three squadrons of the 4th Chas-
seurs.

Having put to the sword a good number of horse,
Colonel Jusuf attacked the immense camp, after receiv-
ing several discharges of artillery ; he found it filled
with horse and foot soldiers, who disputed every inch of
the ground. The reserve of the three squadrons of the
4th Chasseurs arrived—a fresh impulse was imparted—
the artillery was captured—and the camp carried.
It was covered with dead bodies and dead horses. The
whole artillery, all the provisions and war stores, the
tent of the Emperor's son, the tents of all the chiefs, the
shops of numerous traders accompanying the army,
everything, in short, remained in our power. But this
bright episode of the campaign cost us dear—four offs
cers of the Spahis and Chasseurs had lost their lives in
it ; several others were wounded.

Meanwhile Colonel Morris, who commanded the 2d
and 3d echelons, seeing a large mass of cavalry rushing
again on my right wing, passed the Isly in order to
break that charge by attacking the enemy on their right
flank. The attack upon our infantry failed like the
others ; but Colonel Morris had to sustain the most un-
equal combat.
Unable to retire without exposing himself to a defeat,
he resolved on energetically combatting until succoured.
This struggle lasted about half an hour ; those six
squadrons were successively and repeatedly engaged ;
our Chasseurs achieved prodigies of valour ; three hun-
dred horse, Berbers or Abide-Bokhari, fell under their
blows.

At last, General Beduin, commanding the right wing
seeing the immense danger the 2d Chasseurs was ex-
posed to, detached the battalion of Zouaves, a battalion
of the 15th Light Infantry, and the 9th battalion of
Chasseurs of Orleans, in order to attack the enemy on
the side of the mountains. That movement determined
their retreat. Colonel Morris then resumed the offen-
sive against them, and executed several successful
charges in the pass whereby they were retiring ; that
episode was one of the most vigorous of the day, 550
Chasseurs of the 2d combatted 6,000 of the enemy's
cavalry. Each chasseur brought back a trophy of this
engagement, one a flag, another a horse, &c., &c.
The infantry had net been long in following to the
camp the first echelon of cavalry ; the enemy had rallied
in a large mass on the left banks of the Isly, and seemed
to prepare to recapture the camp ; the infantry and ar-
tillery rapidly crossed it, the artillery placed itself in
battery on the right bank, and discharged grape shot on
that vast confusion of horse, assembling from all sides.
The infantry then passed the river under the protection
of the artillery ; the Spahis sallied forth, and were then
closely followed by the three squadrons of the 4th, and
the fourth echelon, consisting of two squadrons of the Ist
regiment of Chasseurs, and of two squadrons of the 2d
Hussars, under the command of Colonel Gagnon.
The Spahis, seeing themselves well supported by the
cavalry and infantry, re-commenced the attack. The
enemy were vigorously pushed for a league ; their rout
became complete. They retired partly by the road of
Thaza, partly by the valleys leading to the mountains
of the Beni-Senassen.
It was then noon, the heat was great, the troops of all
arms were greatly fatigued. There was no more bag-
gage nor artillery to take, since all was taken. I or-
dered the pursuit to cease, and led all the troops back to
the Sultan's camp.
Colonel Jusuf had made me to reserve the tent of the
Emperor's son. The standards taken from the enemy
had been got together to the number of eighteen, and
eleven pieces of artillery, with the parasol of the Em-
peror's son, and a great number of trophies.
The Moors left on the field of battle at least 800
killed, almost all of them cavalry ; of the infantry, which
was not numerous, the greater part escaped from us in
consequence of the ravines. This army has besides lost
almost all its materiel. It must have had from 1,500 to

2,000 wounded.
Our loss was-4 officers killed and 70 wounded, and 25
sub-officers and soldiers killed, and 80 wounded.

The battle of Isly is, in the opinion of the whole army,
the consecration of our conquest of Algeria ; it cannot
fail, besides, in greatly accelerating the conclusion of our
differences with the empire of Morocco.
I cannot sufficiently praise the conduct of the whole of
our army in this engagement, which again proves the
superiority of our organization and our tactics over those
who have only to trust to numbers. On all the fronts of
the great lozenge formed of battalions in squares, the
infantry showed an imperturbable sang froid. The batta-
lions of the four angles were assailed in turn by from
three to four thousand cavalry at a time, and nothing
confused them even for a moment. The artillery went
in front of the squares, to throw their grapeshot to
greater advantage ; the cavalry, when the proper mo-
ment came, advanced with an irresistible impetuosity,
and overthrew everything it found in front of it.
From all accounts of the prisoners and the Arabs, who
saw the camp of the enemy, their cavalry cannot be cal-
culated at less than 23,000. They showed themselves
very bold, but the confusion rendered their efforts power-
less. The boldest stood to be killed. All they wanted
to do well, was the force of combination and a well-
constituted infantry to support their movements. With
a government like theirs, it would require several ages
to give them the condition of success in battles.
I shall not attempt to enumerate all the brilliant acts
which have distinguished this day, but I cannot help
citing the names of those soldiers of all ranks who have
distinguished themselves most remarkably.
I was perfectly supported in this battle, which lasted
four hours, by Lieutenant-General Lamoriciere, by
General Bedeau, the commander of the right ; by Col.
Pelisier, the commander of the left ; by Colonel Cavag-
niac, of the 32d, the commander of the centre ; by
Colonel Gachot, the commander of the war-guard ; by
Colonel Tarlas, the commander of the whole of the
cavalry ; by Colonel Yousuf, who highly distinguished
himself in the command of the new squadrons, com-
prising the first echelon of cavalry, and by Colonel
Morris, who showed intelligence and vigour in the com-
bat on the left bank of the Isly, which I have described
above. Captain Bonami, commander of my sixteen
pieces of artillery, directed his fire throughout with in-
telligence, and rendered the greatest service.
The Marshal then named the principal officers of his
staff, his Aides-de-camp, a great number of the officers
in the regiments of Sappers, and in the different regi-
ments of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, who distin-
guished themselves, but the names are so numerous that
it is unnecessary to give them.
I have the honour to be, &c.
Marobal BUGEAUD, Governor-General

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, Acc, 30.—The Earl ,of Haddington,
we are happy to say, was so far recovered from his sud-
den indisposition yesterday, as to be enabled to leave the
Admiralty-house, and, accompanied by Rear-Admiral
Hyde Parker, crossed the harbour to the Royal Cla-
rence-yard, to receive his Royal Highness Prince Albert
on his landing from the Black Eagle, prior to leaving for
the railway terminus, in the carriage of Sir Hercules
Pakenham, Major-General commanding, and Lieutenant-
Governor of Portsmouth Garrison.
On the return of the Lords of the Admiralty from the
inspection of Ilaslar Hospital yesterday, their Lordships,
after the departure of his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
inspected the stores of the Royal Dockyard.
This morning about half-past ten o'clock, Sir George
Cockburn, and the other members of the Board, not in-
cluding the Earl of Haddington, proceeded in the car-
riage of Sir Thomas Hastings to Southsea-common,
where the new battery for the instruction of Marines in
sea service was inspected. The Colonel-Commandant
of this division attended their Lordships, who afterwards
inspected the Royal Marine corps in barracks. At about
a quarter past one o'clock their Lordships returned from
their inspection, and proceeded on board the Excellent,
Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, to witness shell and ge-
neral practice. Luncheon was ordered for six, at the
residence of Sir Thomas Hastings, with whom their
Lordships dined last evening. Lieutenant Peel, R.N.,
son of the Premier, and several other officers, dined with
their Lordships.
This morning the Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington
at eleven o'clock held a levee in the Committee-room of
the Royal Naval College, at which the following officers
were presented

Adamirals--isaeres and Lysaght.
Captains—T. M. C. Symonds, Sear), Mowbray, and
Prevost, R.N.

Commanders—Lowe, Slade, Sherringham, Baynton,
Radcliffe, Dyer, Mitchell, Goold, Pritchard, Langtrey,
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Worsfold, and Renans.
Lieutenants—Reid, Stone, Moorman, Burslem, Spal-
Lieutenant—Sherwen.
The above presentations occupied until past one o'clock,
when his Lordship rose, and proceeded on board the
Excelleut, to join the other members of the Board. His
Lordship adjourned the levee until eleven o'clock to-
morrow, when the other officers not presented to-day,
whose names are on the list, will be received.
Their Lordships dine this evening with Admiral Sir
George Seymour, on board the Collingwood.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, S. B. Cook,
Master Commander, will remain, we are informed, at this
port during the stay of the Lords of the Admiralty.
The Sylvia, 6, tender to the Seaflower, is undergoing
a refit in the harbour.

The Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane, was cruising off
Fernando Po on the sth of June.

The Pique, 36, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford,
by private letters just come to hand, is ordered to the
Leeward Islands to relieve the Inconstant, 36, Captain
C. H. Fremantle, after which she will be stationed at
Barbadoes.

The Queen, 110, Captain W. F. Martin, was expected
to have left her moorings in the harbour for Spithead,
to-morrow ; but, not being quite complete in her equip-
ment, we are informed she will not leave for Spithead
until the latter part of next week.
The experimental brig squadron will not be commis-
sioned at present. There are no orders respecting them
at the Admiralty-house here.
The Raven cutter, Lieutenant Stephens, arrived from
Sheerness this morning, bringing supernumerary seamen
for the ships fitting out here.

ADVANCE SHIPS AT THE DIFFERENT PORTS.
PORTSMOUTH.—Britannia, 120 guns ; Neptune, 120;
Camperdown, 104 ; Rodney, 92 ; Powerful, 84 ; Ven-
geance, 84; Bellerophon, 78; Pembroke, 72; Hastings,
72; President, 50.

bEVONPORT.—St. George, 120 guns; Royal Adelaide,
140; Nile, 92; Bombay, 84; Calcutta, 84; Clarence, 80;
Superb, 80; Vanguard, 80; Foudroyant, 78; Indus, 78;
Implacable, 72; Endymion, 44; Melampus, 42.
CHATHAM.—Trafalgar, 120 guns ; Waterloo, 120 ;
Ganges, 84; Asia, 84; Achille, 76; Hercules, 72; Hawke,
72; Russell, 72; Cornwall, 50; Conquestador, 50.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Collingwood,
80, Captain Smart, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
George Seymour, still remains at Spithead, and up to
this hour there is no sign of her removal. Yesterday
she was inspected by the Lords of the Admiralty, and
also by his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
The Lords of the Admiralty went on board the Excel-
lent gunnery ship, Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, this
afternoon, to inspect her, and to witness the shot and
shell practice. The admirable precision with which the
firing was carried on elicited the approbation of their
Lordships. Every shot was so well directed that it struck,
or went -quite close to, the target. Had a vessel been
moored there instead of the target every shot that was
fired would have hulled her. Their Lordships remained
on board nearly three hours.
The Queen, 110, Captain Martin, will go out of har-
bour on Monday.
The rumour is gaining ground that several line-of-
battle ships are to be commissioned immediately, and
appearances lead us to believe that there is some truth
in it, for the Pembroke, 74, an advance ship, has been
taken into dock and masted, and the Powerful, 84, has
this day been hauled from her moorings to the vicinity
of the dockyard, also for the purpose of being masted.
She, as well as all the other advance ships, are only cop-
pered to light load water mark, and the caulkers are now
busy upon her, and preparing leer for being coppered to
deep load water mark. The Rodney, 90, another ad-
vance ship, is to be masted and got ready for commis-
sioning.
The Victoria and Albert royal steam yacht, Captain
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, has had her upper deck
painted since her return from her cruise to the west-
ward. She will be quite ready to receive her Majesty
the beginning of next week.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEADRAIL-
WAY- COMMUNICATION WITH IRE-
LAND.

Yesterday the adjourned general meeting of the
shareholders in this Company was held at the office,
No. 62, Moorgate-street, W. R. Collett, Esq., M.P.)
in the Chair.

The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting at consider-
able length, dilating upon the advantages that would
arise both to the proprietors and the country in ge-
neral from the formation of this line, which would
not exceed 84 miles in length, and which had been
pronounced by the most eminent engineers, and sanc-
tioned by her Majesty's Government, as the most
direct and eligible line of communication with Ireland.
All the topics upon which the llon. Gentleman
touched will be found in the annexed summary of
the report, submitted by the Directors to the pro-
pr io r and in which report he expressed his fullest
concurrence.ets,

The SECRETARY, Mr. G. King, then read the re-
port, of which the following are the leading and im-
portant points. It commenced by dwelling at great
length upon the vast importance, both in a political
and social view, of establishing a speedy and safe com-
munication with Ireland, and proceeded to state that
the Committee of the House of Commons appointed
for the consideration of this subject warmly approved
of this line, and recommended to Government the ex-
penditure of a sum of
money on the improvement of
the harbour of Holyhead ; and in reply to the applica-
tion of the Company, the Government said it was their
intention to expend a large sum of money upon the
improvement of the harbour. With respect to the ar-
rangements between the Government and the Com-
pany for remuneration for carrying the mails, they had
as yet come to no final conclusion, but there was every
reason to hope the details would be shortly settled.
The report next stated, that in consequence of the op-
position
ofs
stahrey7:tlas
to take a more circuitous route than would be other-
wise °P of Bangor, they were compelled
he thought it would injure his
demesne. It was proposed to avoid the Menai-bridge
and erect another about a mile from Carnarvon, at
the Britannia Rock. The line selected had but
few natural difficulties, and the amount of traffic was
n e
ce
calculated to vary between 193,5001. and 220,1201.
The report also stated that the Grand Junction
Railway Company had pledged themselves that no
undue competition should take place on their part
with respect to the Irish traffic. The appointment of
a resident Director, who would have the management
of the work, was recommended to the consideration
of the proprietors. It concluded by stating that
under any circumstances it would not be necessary to
make any call upon the shareholders
works
shareholders during the
P
resent year, but that . if s were proceeded
with calls of Si. each would be necessary in the
months
ensuing .
of January, April, July, and October.
the recommendation In accordance with in the
report, Captain Moorsom was appointed resident
salary of 1,000/. per annum, and a sum
Director, at a to the Directors, when
of 1,5001. was voted a . _ rectors, when a vote of
mmo I
thanks was passed un_. us yto the chairman, and
the meeting separated

Rl--'--WARD BY THE
FRENCH.eveted me yes-
The following letter has been addressed to the Secre-
tary
gold medal awarded to me by bis
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k of
of the French, for services rendered
terday from acknowledging, in a suitable manner, the
TsEaitr,L_Ll
letter you have done me the honour of addressing to me
the French brig of war Eglantine, in rescuing the crew
and cargo of the barque elecie, wrecked off Cape
imnatjreasntysmthitetinKginthge
Gahore, on the coast of Africa, in ;November last. It
will prove a source of gratification to me, that I was,
under Divine Providence, enabled to assist the crew at a
time when, having escaped the perils of shipwreck, they
were about falling a sacrifice
. to the animosity of the
natives on that coast. Happily through my representa-
tions to the African King, they were eventually pre-
served, and part of the plundered cargci restored. In
conclusion, I beg to offer you my best thanks for your
kindness in forwarding me this token of acknowledg-
ment, and remain, Sir, So,
" C. KREEFT,
Commanding the brig John Forster, of London.
" To W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary at Lloyd's"
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even before the faces of the Arabs. The Brigadier went
out with Spahis, and, creeping to within six yards of
this formidable enemy, fired, and lodged a ball in the
animal's head, and killed him. It measured nearly ten
feet in length, and weighed upwards of 550 pounds.—
Galignam,

CULINARY LEGERDEMAIN.
ARIEL -DISH.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
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wasof SthigaitiosrixDooftetshieo,matsSholouu6
On Thursday last, a party of culinary artists met at the
lel .acrlhlperoodbjueccet
a new dish. Amongst the number present were her
Majesty's two principal chefs de cuisine, the Dowager
Baroness Rothschild's and the headcook belonging to that
establishment, with two others. The table was laid for
twelve—six competitors, and six to judge the result of
this beneficial public innovation. The challenge was
that the one who produced the newest, lightest, and most
delicate dish, was to be presented with a piece of plate ;
the judges not to know the authors of the respective
dishes until after the degustation and decision. After
an excellent course of soup and fish, five dishes were
placed upon the table, four otwhich met with the great-
est approbation from the severe jury. But a general
clamour was raised for the sixth, when in walked the
worthy host with an excellent dish, labelled " La Crous •
tade Sylphe en surprise a la Cerito," and upon the lid
being removed by the chairman, to the astonishment of
every one present, out flew a beautiful pigeon, which
immediately found its way to the terrace, and took its
departure for London. The party, however astonished,
were not disappointed, for upon removing a false
bottom, an ample supply of " Salade de filets de grouse a
la Bol.a:nienne" was discovered, and beneath that some
artificial cotelettes and mushrooms were sweetly resting
on a " memo aux re.lhes." -
The author of this curious dish made a wager a few
days previous that he would send part of a dish of his
own composition from Slough to London, in a manner
which, for speed, should only be exceeded by the electric
telegragh ; consequently, at the moment the dish was
placed upon the table, it was announced by telegraph to
the parties in London, and in fourteen minutes afterwards
they received the principal part of this atmospheric dish
at the spot appointed by the author, with a paper under
its wing, upon which was written, " Please to pay the
chef de cuisine of the Reform Club the sum' of 501., for
my private apartment in his new-'dish, and make the
checque payable to A. Soyer."--