The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-10 00:00:00

THE FAMINE IN ALGERIA.

The Archbishop of Algiers has written an appeal
for assistance to the suffering Arabs in the colony.
He says :—" The evil is daily extending, and assum-
ing such grievous proportions that I cannot any
longer remain quiet It is in fact famine' with all
its horrors that is decimating the native population,
already so severely tried by the ravages of cholera.
Two years of drought and the invasion of locusts
have exhausted all resources. During several
months past a large number of Arabs have been
living solely on the herbs of the field or the
leaves of trees, which they browse on like animals;
and now, with a winter more rigorous than
usual, their exhausted bodies no longer re-
sist, and they die of absolute hunger. They
are to be seen naked, hardly covered with rags,
wandering in troops on the roads in the neighbour-
hood of the towns, whence they are obliged to be
removed to prevent disturbances of all kinds. Every
morning men are found on the highways and in the
fields dead of inanition, in groups of six, eight, or
ten. These poor people, destitute of everything,
still show a certain amount of fortitude and a savage
resignation which would be really admirable if in-
spired by a sentiment of Christianity, and if they
did not arise from their sad Mussulman fatalism,
the first cause of their misfortunes, because it
prevents them from using the slightest foresight.
It was in that way that in the summer they died
of cholera, and are now perishing of hunger. Cal-
culations which are not exaggerated estimate the
victims in the last six months at 100,000. Only
think of the number of widows and orphans !
Little children are sometimes picked up on the road-
side still clinging to the necks of their dead mothers,
frequently themselves expiring. Several have been
brought to me, and the Bishop of Oran writes me
wo:d that others have been brought to him, lie
tells me that near him the people are also dying of
hunger, and I know that the misery is not less
great in the province of Constantine. Under these
circumstances the Government of Algeria fulfils its
duty admirably. Work is offered to all the able-
bodied men, and there is plenty for all. Extra-
ordinary assistance for the widows and children
has been asked from the legislative body, and will
doubtless be accorded. But this help will cer-
tainly be insufficient, especially for the orphans,
who will have to be educated. It is, therefore
for them I solicit the charity of generous and Chrit-
tian souls. Before doing so I have given all 1 had ;
at present I shall receive with gratitude whatever,
may be sent to me. It is not without a certain
timidity that I address this appeal to the Christians
of France ; but if they cannot succour us, they will
at least comprehend the sentiment which suggests
my appeal. lam a bishop, that is to say, a father,
and although those for whoin I plead do not give
me the title, I love them as my children, and I seek
to prove it to them ; happy, if I cannot impart my
faith to them, to at least exercise charity towards
the poor creatures of God.—Accept, &c.,

" CHARLES."

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