The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1644.

fore Tangiers; the Ocean, three-decker, 1,017 men ;
the Marengo, 679 men ; the Inflexible, 853 men ; the
Neptune, 815 men ; and the Alger, 683 men, under
the command of Admiral DESCHENES, before Tunis.
We have, besides, a frigate, La Belle Poule, several
steam frigates and corvettes, a great number of
steamers of a lesser power, transport corvettes,
lighters, and brigs."

The following letter from Tangiers, which appears
in a Toulon journal, describes the state of affairs at
Tangiers, on the 2d instant, four days before the
attack ;

"We see the Moors every day exercising on the
coast their infantry, cavalry, and artillery, to the sound
of the tamtam, and with banners unfurled. At night
they retire to their camp in the mountains. The town
seems to have been abandoned by its inhabitants, who
have sought refuge in a small wood in the neighbour-
hood, where they sleep under tents. During the night,
their fires indicate that that part of the coast which is
protected by a small fort lately erected, is inhabited.
The forts and batteries offer an imposing aspect ; but
the-town, situate in a ravine on the verge of the sea, is
entirely open; a feeble rampart surrounds it, and divides
it into two parts; the houses appear to be in a good state
of repair, and pretty regular. If we can judge from
appearances, the Moors do not intend to oppose a
vigorous resistance, but they are determined, as far as
we can ascertain, to prevent our landing, which would
defeat the object of our expedition, if their opposition
proved successful.
"On the Ist of August, at break of day, we saw bands
of between 150 and 200 Kabyles descend from the
mountains. They were all well armed, end accompanied
each by a few horsemen. They advanced to the town
gates, with the intention evidently of plundering it, but
the people would not allow them to enter the place.
Each band had a flag, which was either a rallying
emblem, or the indication of the tribes to which they
belonged. We are daily expecting to receive orders to
commence hostilities, and every preparation has been
made on board the ships for the attack."

Thursday, the day of the Assumption, was observed
as a holiday at Paris, and the Bourse was closed, but
a good deal of business was done at TORTONI'S. The
Three per Cents. had fallen to 81f. 27c.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

UNION-HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Samuel Herit, one of the messengers of the Queen's
prison, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, the sitting
magistrate, charged with conveying two bladders of gin
into the interior of the prison.
Mr. Colville, the principal turnkey of the prison,
stated that the prisoner was one of the messengers, and
well acquainted with the rules and regulations of the
prison. Last night, as the prisoner was passing through
the lobby, he let two skins or bladders fall on the floor,
which, on being taken up, was found to contain spirits.
The prisoner was detained, and given into custody.
Mr. COTTINGHAM ordered the prisoner to pay a miti-
gated fine of 5/., or one month's imprisonment.
In default of payment, the prisoner was locked up.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
Martha Cunningham was charged with the following
outrageous conduct at the Clerkenwell Workhouse :
It appeared from the evidence, that at eight o'clock
on the previous night the prisoner went to the work-
house and asked to see the overseer. He came ; upon
which she abused him in the grossest manner. After
much difficulty she was removed. She came again at
ten o'clock, and shouted and screamed so that all the
paupers were aroused out of their beds. She cried
" Murder ! Fire !" and collected a mob of five hun-
dred people in front of the workhouse, to whom she
made the most hideous representations of her treatment
in the workhouse, every word of which was untrue ; but
the story roused the people at the time to a condition
bordering upon desperation. At length the police
came up, and she was taken to the station-house.
Mr. COMBE sentenced her to a fortnight's imprison-
ment in the House of Correction.