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LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1844.

The Earl of CLA.amnox, in the House of Lords,
last evening, put some questions to the Earl of ABER-
DEEN, relative to, the collision which had taken place
between the French troops on the frontiers of Mo-
rocco, and the troops of a chief, under the authority
of the EMPEROR. He asked whether. hostilities had
actually commenced; and whether .her .IkLuesTr's
Consul had not taken means to prevent• &result which
must be injurious to British interestS. the Earl of I
ABERDEEN said he did not believe that war was in--
tended either by the French•or the Emperor of Mc,
Rocco. A collision certainly had taken place;
but he believed it NI as without the wish
of either party. He had received no intimation
from the British Consul that a war tad
been proclaimed against infidels—he did not believe
that any such proelaniation had taken place, and that
there was no probability that a war would take place
between France and Morocco, as he had every reason
to believe that the collision which had taken place
was accidental, and that, but a few days previous, the
Emperor of Moßocco had withdrawn one-half of his
forces from the frontier.

Lord MONTAGE moved for a Committee of
Inquiry, relative to the effect of the present import
duties.

GRAHAM, the cause of tho delay in introducing the
Charitable Trusts Bill. Sir JAMES GRAnAm said the
LORD CHANCELLOR was entrusted with the Bill, and
he had every reason to believe it would be introduced
forthwith. A number of other Members tried to
elicit from the Ilome Secretary when the Bill would
be introduced, but no satisfactory answer-could be
obtained.

On the order of the day being read for the second
reading of the Bank Charter Bill, Mr. HAWES moved
that no sufficient evidence had been laid before the
House to justify the proposed interference with banks
of issue in the management of their circulation. He
then entered into lengthened details on the currency,
and contended that no good reason had been shown
by Sir R. PEEL for altering the system of currency
which he had adopted in 1819.
Mr. HASTIE seconded the motion, and said he felt
bound to declare that the present Bill introduced by
Sir ROBERT PEEL, contained more elements of panic
than any preceding one.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the
resolution, and thought it would have been more
manly to have moved that the Bill be rejected altoge-
ther, than to assail i on mere points of detail.
Several other Members spoke, and ultimately the
resolutions were carried by a majority of 155, there
being 185 for it, and 30 against it. The-Bill was
then read a second time, and ordered to be committed
on Monday.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at Two o'clock.

The Conservative dinner which took place on Wed-
nesday in Covent-garden Theatre was remarkable for
nothing se much as the canting and hypocritical cha-
racter of the various speeches of those of :the party
who undertook to enlighten the meeting on the sub-
ject of their political duties. Mr. Alderman THOMP-
SON—once a rigid high Tory, now a latitudinarian
Conservative—presided, and, alluding to the absence
of Ministers, who, it would seem, had been.specially
requested to attend, observed :—" He had hoped that
some of the members of her MAJESTY'S Government
would have been present to answer the question,
What good had the Conservative Association done to
the State ? They had been most respectfully invited. He
knew not why they were not present, but he supposed
they had a good and a sufficient reason to give for such
'an apparent slight to such an assembly of their friends.
However, at the same time he must say that the
Association was not formed for the support of any
particular Ministry. (Loud cheering.) It was
truly a Conservative Association, and no more.
Their festival was not held in honour of any Mi-
nistry. They were advocates of great public princi •
ples." The allusion ,in the above passage to the
" apparent slight". put upon the Conservatives by the
refusal of any one member of the Government to
attend their dinner, is full of significance. The
truth, we suspect, is, that Ministers, one and all,
withheld-their attendance because they did not think
it worth their while to show any particular respect or
deference to a party who, they well know, are left
wholly at their mercy, who dare not act contrary to
orders, and who are, in fact, the veriest slaves
of the Downing-street authorities. Why should
the " PEEL of Psons"—as Sir JOHN HOBIIOUSE
once called him in the excess of his admiration—
why should the Premier or any of his colleagues take
the trouble to conciliate the Conservative party, when
they know that they have nothing to apprehend from
their open or Concealed hostility ; but that they must,
to a man, support them, no matter what public mea-
sures they may bring forward, or in what a labyrinth
of inconsistency their subserviency may involve them ?
It is evident that the Conservatives felt deeply the
"slight" put upon them by their Ministerial task-
masters,, by the marked manner in which, immediately
afterwards, they cheered Mr.-Alderman THOMPSON'S
swaggering allusion to their lofty sense of in-
dependence. "The Association was not formed
for the support of any particular Ministry !".
It was not wedded to Sir ROBERT PEEL'S system of
policy—it was not bound to him by its horror of free
trade, and its detestation of the innovating Whigs,
and that fiendish institution, the Anti-Corn-law
League ;—oh no, nothing of the sort ; the Associa-
tion was a. strictly independent one, high-minded,
consistent, spirited, and patriotic! Such may be
Alderman THoMPSoN'S notions of the virtues of a
Society over which he so worthily presides, and of
which he is such an apt representative, but such are
not the notions entertained of the Conservatives by
the community at large. Not an unprejudiced man
in the country gives them the slightest credit
for consistency and independence; or regards them
in any other light than as the abject
tools and sycophants, of Sir ROBERT PEEL.
The late divisions on the Factory question have quite
set at rest the question of Conservative manliness and
good faith, and show this amiable party in its true
colours. But if Conservatism—as the worthy Al-
derman would have the world believe—" was not
formed for the support of any particular Ministry,"
what becomes of the boast which the Premier made a
few yenrs since in the House of. Commons, to the
effect that he himself was the founder of this new-
fangled; convenient- political faith, and had built
up the party professing it, of course with a
view to the support of his own opinions? As
to Alderman Tnomrsox's concluding remark, that the
Conservatives "were, advocates of great public prin-
ciples," perhaps he will be considerate enough to en-
lighten 'us on the subject of the " great principles"
which are honoured by their advocacy. We know of
no " principle" to which they are wedded, unless
,indee4 it he the "great" one of monopoly ; but firmly
believe that in their speeches as well as in their votes
they are influenced only by the- basest sense of ex-
pediency.

Madrid journals of the sth inst. have been received.
Some of thein at length admit the deplorable state of
the finances, and the Herald() announces the following
scheme in the present desperate state of affairs :

" The creditors of the State have held a meeting, and ap-
pointed a Committee, which is to come to, an understanding
with the Goiernment, to represent such interests as may con-
sider themselves injured, and discuss the questions that have
been started. This Committee is, however, to take the ad-
vice of another, called the • consulting Committee.' The
former consists of MM. Carrigniry, O'Shea, Campana, Murza,
and another capitalist. A proposal is talked of, the object
of which would be to decide the fate of the floating debt. The
lenders would engage to advance 1,500,000,000, and receive
from the Government new coupons of Three per Cents., at
thirty, on condition, however, that should that paper obtain a
higher price at the Madrid • Bolza, in the course of next
July, the payment would be made at the highest
rate. The Government would receive from the lenders 90
per cent. in Treasury bills, for their whole nominal value,
and ten per cent. in specie, and the latter would engage to
exchange the bills for new coupons, at a discount of ten per
cent.' The tobacco revenue would be devoted to the payment
of the interest 'on the coupons, whether the tobacco be farmed
out, or the Government should again collect its revenue. In
the first case, it is proposed that the Company's notes be re-
ceived by the San Fernando bank, and; in the second, that
the delegates of that bank in the provinces be entrusted
with the collection of the revenue; should it not suffice, the
defi.ciency would be supplied out 'of the quicksilver produce.
As it is probable that this scheme will undergo modifica-
tions before it is carried into execution, we shall abstain from
discussing it." .
The. Three per Cents. were done at' 271 4 for
cash,' and 27i at 60 days, and the Five per Cent,. at
20 for cash.

WAR BETWEEN FRANCE
AND MOROCCO.

It will be Seen from the subjoined dispatches that war
has actually commenced between Morocco and France.
ACcording to the report of General Lamoriciere to Mar-
shal Bugeand, thp troops of the Emperor, or rather
those of a Chief who owes him allegiance, began the
attack on the 30th of May; the French troops, who had
been, on their guard for some days, Watching the move•
tiente of the Arabs, immediately acted on the offensive,
descended into a plain near the supposed frontier be-
tween Algiers and Fez, and, after some sharp fighting,
put the enemy completely to rout. The French suffered
very little loss, having wily
twenty-five men wounded,
two of them severely, while 300 of the Moorish ca-
valry were cut to pieces, and the remainder, amount-
ing to about 1,700 cavalry; under the chief Abd-el-
Bokari, took to flight. It appears to have been a rash
and ill concerted attack on the part of the' Moors. They
had no infantry—they dashed with wild enthUsitism into
i,he middle of the French, and being purposely encou-
raged b.y Lamoriciere to advance till the proper moment
for attacking them had arrived, a large portion of them
Were separated from the main body and annihilated. It
is evident that these irregular and barbarous
troops have no chance whatever with 4isciplined
so!diers, commanded by skilful generals,_ and that
unless. the Emperor makes satisfaction for, this unex-
pected assault, and yields to the French:GoVernment,
both,Tatigiers and Mogador will soon be in the hands
of the:French. The Government of trance-arermaking
every preparatiowforsueh-e purpose. Aei4rdirigito a Tou-
lon journal the affairs of Morocco are drawing the attention

The Earl of DALIiOUSIE opposA the motion, and,
after a lengthened 'disenssion, the House divided, and
the motion was rejected by a majority of 109. The
House then adjourned.
In the Commons, .several petitiOna mere presented
against the Bank Charter BM-
Mr. C. BERKELEY wished to know from Sir J.

of the King and his Ministers. The Toulonnaise states
that " several regiments of the line, besides the 36th,
are to be immediately embarked for Algeria. A great
commotion is observable in the ports and roads. The
steam frigate Asmodee, detached from the evolutionary
squadron, the Labrador, Orenoque, the steam corvette
Cuvier, and other ships of war, are being prepared for
sea. Vice-Admiral Parseval, who arrived at Toulon
yesterday in the Asmodee, with his lady, has gone on
board the Souverain, to make choice of men to complete

the crews of the ships belonging to the evolutionary
squadron, and which is about to proceed shortly to the
coasts of Morocco." And the Moniteur of Tuesday con-
tains the following announcement :—" The King, on the
proposition of the Minister of Marine, has just decided
that the Prince de Joinville is to hoist his flag in one of
the ships of the line of the squadron of evolutions, and
to proceed in her, accompanied by a steam-frigate, two
smaller steamers, and several light vessels, to cruise off
the eastern coast of the State of Morocco. His Royal
Highness will leave very soon for Toulon, to assume thu
command of the naval division which is to act under his
orders." Never was there a more mad attempt than this
on the part of this petty chieftain, who assumes the title
of Emperor. He has no adequate means to cope with the
French by land, much less by sea ; the whole coast, from
Ceuta to Moga d or will be blockaded, and probably in twelve
months the finest part of the country, that lying between
the sea and the lofty range of the Atlas mountains,
will be overrun by the French. Louis Philippe, will
thus avenge the death of the Spanish Consul. As to
the real cause of this war, we have as yet no means of
judging accurately. General Lamoriciere says he was
attacked within two leagues of his frontier. Possibly
the Arabs will say that he bad passed the boundary, and
they were therefore justified in repelling the invaders.
They ought, however, to have counted the cost first.
From all accounts the authority of the Morocco chief is
exceedingly weak; over many of the tribes nominally
under his dominion. Some of these are actually at war with
each other, while the country is threatened with a
French invasion, and the total population probably does
not exceed six millions. Looking at the affair alto-
gether, it is of a very serious character. If the French
are the aggressors, a fact which is more than probable,
they will not be satisfied with any ordinary professions
of regret and submission. The designs of Marshal Bu-
geaud will be supported by the whole of the French
nation, and the penalty inflicted will be a sum which the
Barbarian Emperor cannot raise, and he must, therefore,
pay in territory. The Courrier Francais, in these words,
but expresses, we fear, the wish of the French people:—
" We have in fact arrived at the period of a crusade, in
the name of civilisation, against African Islamism ; we
have given the signal, by our conquest in Algeria, and
the impulse will be followed up. The day for Morocco
has at length arrived. This western region of the land
of Islam must enter into contact with Europe. In the
East, the spirit of reform has penetrated into the Bins-
sulman races, and those of the West will be forced in
their turn to receive the baptism of regeneration, after
having first felt the weight of Christian arms."
The Messner publishes dispatches frOm General La-
moriciere. His dispatches are introduced by the follow-
ing paragraphs:—

" As maybe seen by annexed correspondence from Africa,
received this morning by the Minister of War, a skirmish
took place on our territory between the troops of Lieutenant-
General Lamoriciere, and 1,400 or 1,500 cavalry of Abd- el-
Bokhari, and 500 Arab cavalry, in front of Ouchda. Not-
withstanding this mad echauffouree, which might reasonably
be attributed to one of those acts contrary to discipline, so
ordinary in similar services, but which, moreover, was rudely
chastised, we persist in believing that the regular troops,
under the command of El Guenaoni, will look twice before
they commence hostilities seriously. If, against our expec-
tation, the Emperor of Morocco was so badly advised as to
attack us, the good dispositions taken by General Lamori-
ciere, the co-operation of General Bedeau, who came from
Tlemcen to support him, and the presence of Marshal Bugeaud
upon the point of our frontier which is threatened, and where
he must be at the present moment, would not fail to cause
this Sovereign to repent of having yielded to the instigations
and threats of Abd-el-Kader.

"Lieutenant-General Lamoriciere, commanding the pro-
vince of Oran, to Marshal Bugeaud, Governor. General of
Algeria.
" At the Bivouac and near the Marabout of Lidi Aziz, the
30th of May, 1844.
" M. Is Marechal—No answer has yet been returned by
the Morocco chieftain, Si Ali Ben Tajile el Gendoui to my
letter, of which I had the honour to send you a copy, with
the translation. Desiring to have news, I induced, on the
evening of the 25th, one of our Arabs, a person worthy of
confidence, to pass the frontier, and to repair to some of his
emigrant relatives, whence he brought me the following
information :

" My letter, as I was already told, was sent to Fez, and M.
Genavoni had ordered every officer to attend to the orders of the
Emperor. However, this assemblage of 7,000 or 8,000 ca-
valry, and numerous infantry who received neither provi-
sions for themselves, nor barley for their horses, had, in a
few days raised the price of every article of consumption at
Oneida, and they had commenced ravaging the adjoining
fields of barley. A quarrel, of which I could not well dis-
cover the cause, occurred between the troops of the Emir
Abd-el-Kader to the amount, it was said, of 500 infantry and
300 cavalry, and the cavalry of the Caid des Alofs Amdona.
There were killed and wounded on both sides. El Genaoui
was obliged to take horse with the Abd-el-Bokhari to se-
parate the combatants, and despairing of keeping together
any longer this hungry crowd, he dismissed the contingent of
the tribes on the 25th until after the harvest."

" This intelligence, however good the source, required con-
firmation. If it were true I ought to have a proof of it by
some proceedings on the part of the tribes who had left us
for the last fifteen days. At length the Djalcalla sent me
two of their chiefs, who announced their fear to appear before
me in consequence of their uncertain conduct, which alone pre-
vented the other tribes of Sahal and Nechronia, and the
chief of that town. I desired them to tell the Caid that the
time had come to declare himself a friend or an enemy, and
that I would go to meet him.

" On the morning of the 28th, all the works of the fort of
Alla Magina being in a sufficient state of forwardness, I en-
camped at Hamman Chika, on the Oued Monilah, and here
yesterday. I commenced at the same time to feed my ca-
valry with the barley of the emigrant tribe of Ouled Man-
sour. My approach caused all hesitation to cease. I re-
ceived, yesterday, the caids and chiefs of Nechronia and the
Djabolka. They announced to me the Souhalia for to-day.
They paid me the tribute iu money, and the number of horses
that I had imposed on them, and 1 did not think it right to
require more from them under the difficult circumstances in
which they were placed. I had from them, besides, a con-
firmation of all I had before heard, and I therefore hesitate
not to write to you. The war appears to be adjourned, but
it is not yet peace.

he objected, according to the Emperor's orders, dared not
give an absolute refusal to a Prince of the Imperial family.
" The want of discipline of the Berberes and the fanaticism
of the negro troops become more and more exalted in our
presence, an the battle was fought. Whatever may be the
construction put upon. this recital, war exists in fact. For-
tune will demonstrate to what degree it will be carried. It
is not doubtful but that Abd-el-Kader will endeavour to
profit by it. I write this night to all the commanders of
columns. I shall have the honour to address you a new re-
port as soon as any fact of importance shall require it.
" LAMORICIERE."

In the Chamber of Deputies on Monday a discussion
took place on the improvement of the harbours of Bor-
deaux and Havre, when 3,500,000 francs were voted for
the former, 16,922,000 francs for the latter, and 2,500,000
franci for lighthouses.
On Tuesday the French Funds underwent consider-
able fluctuations, and at the close of business the Three
per Cents. were quoted at 82f. 45c., and the Fives at
122 f. 20c.

Thefollowing aro additional extracts from the papers:—
" The subjoined declaration has been signed by 167 Mem-
bers of the Chamber of Deputies :—' The undersigned declare
and affirm that they are neither directors nor members, named
or intended, of the administration of any railroad at present
before the Chambers; that they neither hold shares, nor
have sent in tenders, nor furnished funds for the execution or
working of those lines ; in short, that they have no financial
interest, direct or indirect, in those undertakings.' "
" The report of the Committee on the Tours and Nantes
Railroad Bill has been distributed among the members of the
Chamber of Deputies. The report approves of the credit of
28,800,0004 demanded by the Government, and recommends
the immediate execution of the measure.

" The Committee of the Paris and Strasburg railroad on
Monday heard M. Hainguerlot and several delegates. The
former adduced arguments to show that the atmospheric
system is the most advantageous that could be adopted. He
also laid before the Committee the conditions which the
Company had proposed to. the Government.
" The Courrier Franruzs mentions a report that on the dis-
tribution of the crosses and medals among the exhibitors of
the Champs-Elysees.
.there will be given a grand banquet in
the building, where their articles have been exhibited."
THE BOURSE—TUESDAY, JUNE 11.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents l2l 85 .. 122 15 .. 121 75 .. 122 15
Fourpor Cents. ••••• 108 20 .. 108 20 .. 108 20 .. 108 20
Three per Cents.• •• • 82 35 • • 82 40 .. 82 35 .. 82 40
Laffitte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesll3s • •1135 .. 1135
5,000 f. Sharesslos .•5105 —5105 ..5105
'Belgian Bank....
Belgian Fives,lB4o .• • • • • • • 106 • • 106 • • 106 • • 106

Threes .•••• • • • • • 78 10 • • 78 10 • • 78 10 • • 78 10
Spanish Active •••••• • • • • •• 30! • • 301 • • 30i • . 301
Passive .••.•• • • • • • • 51 .. 51 .. 51 . 31
Throes .. •.•• • • . • 331 • • 331 • . 331 .. 331
Neapolitan ...... . .. 99 80 .. 99 90 .. 99 80 99 90
Roman ..... ..... 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041

RAILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain ..
Versailles, R. 8....... • • •• • • 360 .. 360 .. 355 .. 360
L.B .... 235 .. 240 .. 232 50 .. 240
Rouen •
Rouen to Havre .. 725 .. 725 .. 715 .. 725"
Orleans .• •• • • ...... • • • . • •• 955 .. 962 BO .. 945 .. 962'50

Strasburg to Bale • • ...... .• 235 .. 235 .. 225 .. 235
Avignoulto Marseilles.. .. 740 .. 740 . 720 .. 726 26

RAILWAY SHARES FOR 15zu JUNE.
St. Germain ...... 850 .. $75 .. 840 .. 875
Versailles, 355 .. 365 .. 355 .. 365
1..8•........... 235 .. 245 .. 232 50 .. 245
Rouen •••• •• •••• •• •• ••••.• 965 .. 965 . 930 .. 955

Rouen to Havre............ 735 .. 750 .. 720 .. 750
Orleans •• •• ••••••• •• • • .... 970 .. 970 .. 965 .. 965

Strasburg to Bale-- 233 75 237 50 • . 235 .. 223 75

AMERICAN NEWS.

" I have not yet received an answer from you to my letter
of the 10th, in which I first mentioned the hostile prepara-
tions of Morocco.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

" I have no knowledge of the communications which ought
to have taken place between our Consul-General at Tangier
and the government of Muley Abderahman. The partial
attempts against our tribes have not ceased. In fine, I have
still before me a number of regular troops, so that war may
commence by simply assembling the tribes dismissed for the
present, These regular troops are, Abd- el-Kader, with 500
infantry and 300 cavalry, at Guenfonda, not far from
Maassen Ceranossena ; el Kebibi, with 300 infantry and
600 cavalry ; el Genaoui, the last arrived, with 400 men.
We perceive distinctly from this the Morocco camp, and its
extent is proportioned to the force assigned to it.
"In this situation, I do mot think it my duty to depart
from the precautions which I have commanded, and I main-
tain the same disposition of the troops.
" LAMORIC I ERE."
"Camp under Lall, Magruia, May 30,
" 10 o'clock in the evening.
" M. le Marchal—l had just concluded this morning the
report which you will find under the envelope which covers
the present, and I was about to send it oft; when I was ap-
prised that a line of cavalry showed themselves on the plain,
at about two leagues from us, and was marching towards the
camp. Half an hour afterwards the entire camp of the Mo-
rocco troops appeared distinctly with their colours at their
head on the borders of the Monilah, 200 sharpshooters took
the lead ; the entire troops presented themselves in the order
of battle, ordinarily assumed by the Arab cavalry-. I had
caused my troops to take their arms, to load the baggage,
and I was ready to act. At eleven o'clock the advanced
guard of their cavalry fired upon our main guard before a
word had been interchanged. We were attacked at two
leagues within our frontier, and at the expiration of some
minutes we were compelled to return the fire.
" I then began to descend towards the plain, driving before
me the enemy's cavalry. General Bedeau, with the Zouaves
and the Bth and 9th battalions of Orleans, held the right.
Colonel Roguet,:with the 10th battalion of Chasseure, and two
battalions of his regiment, held the left and guarded the
convoy. Colonel Morris marched in column on the left with
Ave squadrons.
" The tiring became extremely warm on the right in front
of the Zouaves, and before the Bth battalion of Chasseurs.
We had before us from 1,200 to 1,400 cavalry of the Abd-el-
Bokari; and 500 or 600 Arab cavalry. The enemy's cavalry
engaged in considerable numbers between our column of the
right and the wall of rocks, which form the side of the valley
whence we descended. I purposely suffered them to prolong
the engagement. During three quarters of an hour the Mo-
rocco cavalry sustained a fire which cost them a large num-
ber of men and horses. Several times they reached the sharp-
shooters of the Zouaves, and one of them crossed through
them to attack the Captain Adjutant-Major of Chasseurs, who
was wounded.

The ship Ohio, Capt. Lyon, arrived here this morning,
after a very quick voyage of eighteen days from New
York. We have received by her papers to the 24th ult.
In answer to. a request from the Senate, the President
had sent to that assembly:a further batch of correspon-
dence : first a note from Mr. Calhoun to the President.
stating that no colarnuni.caticiii from the Charge
d'Affaires of Texas, temporarily.declining the offer of
annexation, could be found in the offiCe at Washington ;
although this fact had been mentioned in a letter of the
late Mr. Upshur, which was already before the Senate.
2d. A letter from Mr. Waikter to Mr. yen Zant, the
Texian Charge d'Affaires„ theinstructions sent
to the American Minister in Mexico. 3d. A letter from
Mr. Vtiti-Ziiiit to Mr.' Webster, Stating that Great
Britain had offered her mediation, according to conven-
tion, signed in LOndon, 14th November, 1840, and
asking the mediation of Great Britain, France, and
United States jointly, which was not. agreed to. 4th.
Letter from Minister at Mexico to Mr. Webster, stating
the result of his remonstrance on the part 'of his Go-
vernment, against the atrocities practised by both
Mexico and Texas, in the murder of prisoners, &c., on
which occasion the Mexican Minister denied empha-
tically the right of Texas to be considered a free power,
but described her as a revolted province, and that, by the
law of nations, rebels could expect no quarter, and reso-
lutely declining the interference of other Powers.
Accompanying this correspondence is a message from
the President himself, which is so unique in its way, that
we give it entire :

"I seized the opportunity, when the battle was most warm,
to send forward my left two squadrons of Chasseurs under
the orders of Commander Peronny. This charge, supported
by other squadrons, separated the mass of the enemy's cavalry
into two, and drove near 200 of them between the rocks and
the line of our sharpshooters. The greater number of them
were sabred ; 30, at least, remained on the field. Three
standards were captured. The rest fled in the greatest dis-
order towards Ouchda. Thirty horses, with their harness,
remained in the hands of our Chasseurs and sharpshooters.
In a word, we saw on the ground, as well before the Zouaves
as where the charge was made, 50 men, and from 20 to 25
horses killed. More than 20 killed and a number of wounded
were removed before our eyes. The Black Cavalry showed
itself on this its first appearance much more enterprising than
we were accustomed to find the Arab Zouaves. We had, on
our aide, 25 wonnded (two will most probably not recover),
two horses killed and six wounded. After two hours repose
on the Monilah I came here to bivouac this evening in
order to renew my provisions.
"General Bedeau afforded me on this occasion all the as-
sistance I might have expected from my previous know-
ledge of him. All the troops engaged conducted themselves
as might. have been expected from soldiers tried in various
"campaigns.
" Such has been the Issue of that unexpected gathering.
Nothing which I wrote this morning has been contradicted.
All appearances yesterday afternoon were, if not for absolute
peace, at least for a sort of suspension of arms. Neverthe-
less, I was attacked this morning.
" The following, according to two prisoners who escaped
fom the sabres of the Chasseurs, is the cause of this sudden
change :--A person allied to the Imperial family, and named
Sidi-el-Mamoun Ben Cherif, arrived this morning with a
contingent of 500 Berberes, sent from Fez by the son of
Muley Abderahrnan tol form part of the troop of observation
assembled before us. Sidi-el-Mancona, excited by an ardent
fanaticism, declared that he wished at least to see closely the
-Christian camp, and 'Marched forward notwithstanding the
opposition and observations.of D'-el-Guenaoni, who, although

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