The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-31 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

Report of the Prince de Joinville to the Minister of
Marine, on board the Steamer Pluto, Aug 10.
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M. LE MINISTRE—Not having time to give you an
account by the last courier of the state of our affairs,
in detail, as well as of our operations before Tan-
giers, I take advantage of the first moment of lei-
sure to fulfil this duty.
I informed you that on the 2d August, the day
fixed for the reply to the ultimatum of our Consul-
General, nothing reached us.
I waited then for news of Mr. Hay, before com-
mitting hostile acts.
On the 4th a letter of Sidi Bousselam Paella, of
Larache, was sent as more measured, more concilia-
tory, than precedent ones; it renewed, nevertheless,
the insolent demand of the punishment of the Mar-
shal. The letter of Sidi Bousselam said not a word
of the dislocation of the corps of troops collected near
Ouchda. As to Abd-el-Kader, Sidi Bousselam
asserted that he was no longer on the Morocco terri-
tory, and that orders had been given to prevent his
returning to it.
Nevertheless, the Marshal learned at the same time
that Abd-el-Kader had gone into the interior of
Morocco.

Tnese accounts had but one object, to trifle with
us. Annoyed at learning nothing of Mr. Hay, I
sent the Veloce steamer to inquire and bring news
of him.

The Yeloce came back on the sth to Tangiers
bringing me word that Mr. Hay was in safety al
Mogadore.

In fine, on the evening of the sth, the Olna, coming
from Oran, brought me your dispatch of the 27th,
ordering me to commence hostilities, if the answer to
the ultimatum was not satisfactory. It brought us
news, also, of the Marshal proving the falsity of the
assertions of the Moors respecting Abd el-Kader.
Hesitation was no longer possible. We were
amused with deceitful messages while they were pre-
paring war ; and we were thus obliged to have re-
course to arms.

On the morning of the 6th I attacked the batteries
of Tangiers. My instructions were to destroy the
exterior fortification, but to respect the town.
I could easily have attained this aim by disembark-
ing ; but I preferred employing cannon, and render.
ing the batteries useless, whilst respecting the quar-
ters of the Consuls, which but five or six stray bullets
reached. We attained this result with the loss of
three dead and sixteen wounded, the ships receiving
very slight injury.
The enemy confesses a loss of 150 dead and 400
wounded ; but it is impossible to ascertain the num-
ber of dead, since they were only drawing them from
under the ruins on the Bth.

During the engagement, Mr. Hay arrived from
Rabal, where he had stopped -to see the Emperor. I
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received him the next day. He told me he found the
Emperor much depressed. The news of the retire-
ment of the Consuls had reached him. Mr. Hay
thanked me for the solicitude I had shown with re-
spect to him.

I now proceed to Mogadore, at the other extremity
of the empire. Mogadore is the private property of
the Emperor. The town itself, as well as the public
revenue, is his property. He lets the houses and the
ground. It is, in a word, one of the principal sources
of his revenue. To attack that,city, to destroy
it, or to occupy the island that forms the port,
until we obtain satisfaction, is to give the most
sensible blow to Muley Abderrahman and all the
south of his empire.
I shall limit myself for the moment to these two
operations in order to prove to the Emperor that he
is deserted by all the world. The affair of Tangiers
has sufficiently proved that, and that we have the
means of doing him serious injury (which we shall
try to prove at Moy adore). Moreover, our presence
on the coast will recal the Moors from the frontier to
the defence of their homes, and will thus facilitate the
Marshal's operations.

We can then warn the Emperor, that in spite of
what has passed, we still desire peace, and that what
we have done at Tangiers and Mogadore will prove
that he must not trifle with us. If he wishes for
peace, let him hasten to grant us what we demand,
and let acts follow words. If not, if he is not con-
tented, and if he continues to receive and encourage
our enemies on the frontier, he must expect extremi-
ties from us.

A later dispatch of the Prince de Joinville con-
thins the following particulars :—Our loss in the day
was fourteen killed and sixty-four wounded, including
one officer. The island taken, it only remained to us
to destroy the batteries of the town, which lie oppo-
site the harbour. Our cannon had already damaged
them, but it was necessary to make them completely
unfit for service.

Yesterday, when under the cross fire of three
steamers and two brigs, 500 men were disembarked;
they met with no resistance; we spiked the guns and
threw some of them into the sea. We carried away
some of them, the powder magazines were swamped;
in fine, we carried off or sunk all the vessels which
were lying in the harbour. I believe that we could
at that time have penetrated into the interior
of the town without danger, but it would have been
only a promenade without an object or without other
result than useless pillage. I therefore abstained, and
brought back the troops to the island, and the crews
on board the ships. I am busy establishing on the
island a garrison of 500 men. The occupation of the
island without the blockade of the port would be but
half a measure. I therefore follow your orders, in
closing the port of Mogadore.

The town at this moment is on fire, pillaged by the
Arabs, who have taken possession, after having driven
out the Imperial garrison. The English Consul, his
family, and some Europeans, have just come to us.
FRANCOIS DE ORLEANS.
Mogadore, Aug. 17.

PARIS, AUG. 29.—At Tortoni's in the evening the
funds opened at 80f. 35c., but soon afterwards they
fell to 80f. 20c., at which they closed.

AMERICAN NEWS
(EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL.)
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING, 4 A.M.
By the arrival of the Boston and Halifax Royal
Mail steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Lott, at this port
last night, at ten o'clock, advices are received from
New York to the 15th inst. inclusive, Boston 16th,
and Halifax 18th.
The Caledonia brings 45 passengers, and though she
has experienced head-winds all the passage, has made
a very fair run. The Britannia, which took out the
mails 4th August, arrived at Halifax on the 17th, the
day preceding the departure of the Caledonia.
The papers by this arrival appear to be exceedingly
barren ; in fact, there may be said to be no news
except commercial, and even that presents no feature
of interest.
KEY WEST, JULY 17, 1844.—About the 22d inst. the
French ship Louis XIV, Jugefils, master, ran upon the
Florida Reef, just this side of Indian Key. She was from
New Orleans, and had in 2,030 b ales cotton, 13 hhds. to-
bacco, 600 bags coffee, and 50 tons lead. About one-half
the cargo has been brought into this port by our wreckers
and stored in the fire-proof warehouse of F. A. Browne.
The remainder is on board the ship, which is now within
sight, coming into port. It is said that the cargo is not
injured, nor the ship very materially, because running
on the reef before a strong wind and sea, she was forced
so far out of water that she could not pound.
On Sunday, the 21st inst., the schooner Select, Capt.
Lewis, of and from New Orleans, bound for Barbadoes,
with provisions, ran upon the reef and bilged. Her
cargo and materials have been saved by the wreckers
and brought to this port.
Upon the case of the cotton ship Rothschild there has
been an arbitration, and the arbitrators have agreed to
give the wreckers one-third of ship and cargo. But
they have not made their award in form, because they
do not agree upon the details. The wreckers are dissa-
tisfied, and allege that only two out of some seven or
eight ever consented to arbitrate at all.
Whether the award will be finally ratified is uncertain.
The ship is ready to receive her cargo, or the balance,
as the case may be, and proceed on her voyage, she
having been temporarily repaired.
JULY 30.—The Louis XIV. has arrived, and is con-
signed to F. A. Browne. She leaks considerably, and
the tobacco is damaged with salt water. A diver has ,
been under her, and found her false keel gone in places,
and her copper and planking somewhat chafed. A
board of survey has ordered her to be hove out for ex-
amination.
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS.—The New Orleans
Picayune of the 2d inst. says:—" So far as we can learn,
two fatal cases of the yellow fever have occurred in our
city, but both persons contracted the disease in Vera
Cruz. Several physicians with whom we have conversed
inform us that they have met with no cases in their
private practice, and as yet the Charity Hospital is free
of the disease."
GRF,AT POSTAGE BLEETINQ AT LOCIIPOBT.--PUblic