The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-10 00:00:00

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The following is the account given in the Paris papers
of the last affair at Otaheite The natives assembled
about twelve miles from the town occupied by our troops,
constructed redoubts, mounted them with seven cannon,
and manned them with the bravest of the population.
Five hundred French landed, and attacked these works,
which for three long hours resisted the most determined
assaults. At last four sailors, exasperated by the fall of
about 50 of their messmates, two officers, and two eleves,
rushed on sword in hand with irresistible fury. Having
gained possession of the redoubts, they found the dead bo-
dies of 270 natives, and two English deserters who had
joined them. The natives, disheartened by a defeat so
complete, dispersed in all directions. Our loss has been 52
men put hors de combat and 25 killed. The two officers
died on the ground."
A letter from Algiers of the 30th ult. says :—" An
extensive fire, which is attributed to the malevolence of
the tribe of the Mont Sayah, took place on the 19th at
Bogie. In a short time it destroyed the Clausel and
Doria blockhouses with all their contents. For a time

it was feared that the town would be destroyed, but this
was prevented by the active exertions of the garrison."
Lieutenant Besson, who commanded the Greenland,
which was last on the coast of Africa, has arrived at
Toulon, to take his trial before a naval court-martial.
Sunday was the birthday of King Louis Philippe. His
Majesty was born on the 6th October, 1773, and conse-
quently has accomplished his 71st year.
M. de Lamartine is at present at Naples. It is said
that before returning home he will re-visit Alexandria
and Cairo.
During the last month there were consumed in Paris
5,759 oxen, 1,577 cows, 5,861 calves. and 34,707 sheep.
being a diminution of 222 oxen, 149 cows, 1,143 calves,
and 3,356 sheep, on the consumption of the correspond-
ing month of last year.
A letter from Algiers, of the 30th ult., announces that
Marshall Bugeaud has just nominated an Agha, on the
frontier, near Morocco, and opposite Ouchda, to com-
mand the natives who are friendly to France.
In 1840 the naval division, under the orders of Rear-
Admiral Leblanc, captured nine vessels on the Plata, for
violating the blockade. They were all condemned as
lawful prizes by the Commission appointed to try ehe
cases, but an appeal was lodged against the sentence.
The Council of State has just confirmed the decision of
the Commission.
On the 28th ult. was opened at Rolle, a canton de
Vaud, the monument erected by the inhabitants to the
memory of Laharpe, the savant, who was born in that
town in 1754. The Governments of the different cantons
of Switzerland sent deputations to represent them and do
honour to this interesting ceremony.
Recent accounts from Rio announce an attempt at sui-
cide by M. de Scant; Consul-General and Chari.,6
d'Affaires of Sweden at the Brazilian Court, but the
dose of arsenic by which he had hoped to effect his pur-
pose was, it appears, too strung, and did not effect the in-
tended object. Hopes were entertained that his life
might be saved. The cause of his desperate act was said
to be his dismissal from his post, which he received at
a moment when he had hoped•to be confirmed in it, and
for keeping up the dignity of which he had much injured
his fortune.