Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-24

MONT informs us that the DIVISION vi
was disposed in echellon on the line o' 'o",'AN
nication between the army AMI Sidi ferruoS,
The dispatch Of DvrERar sho"s mat t''e NV" ..
can scarcely continue III the bay. we auu '''
dispatches: II Ell
AFRICAN EXPEDITION.
"TELEenAralc DlspAroH. -
s. TIE Martins Pretect a. IoWon TO ms H'7
ccle,cy The Munster If jiirine a'ld Colonies
"rouLoS, July 4. 1850. 2
1.-The Capricie,ss sailed yesterday 10 rejo'n
the feet.
.:The Rob,tsfe sailed Yesterday for sidI Fer,
ruch with provisions aud water for the Meet, ana
one hundred men, who are going TO reJolh the''
corps in Africa. =,
..JuLY 5-Nine o'clock, a. ".
"Ihave received your Telegraphic despatch
of the Sd -
Il had anticipated your orders. stopped inc
discharge Of the transports.
lam causing provisions and water to be
shipped for the feet
.qdnc;ra Duperre to has Ercslteney the Minister
{" SID1 FARRucH. June So
81 received Yesterday by the Telegraph OF
the army the following despatch:--
1--WE are masters uf the positions which com
mand the Emperor's fort. We have taken 70
| besiesng pieces OF artillery.
! 1.-The officers Of my s..:A detached to attend
the Commander in Chief rites to ne under date
| of this mo. ning:-
~ confirm to yon the news Of yes ie'lay; we
begin the investment Of the Emperors t''t today
! The Consul, arc at the outpost, with Turkish
and French safeguard "a protection no doubt IN
writing from the Turkishand French command
crs.) They say that great disorder prevails
within Alaiers. We have no news ct our prioo-
ners.'
..P. S. The Inspector General Of the army,
who was present at the action, has arrived on
board the Provence. He confirms the above
news"
"To his Erceiiencyt the President efthe Council Of
| Ministers.
| "CAMp OF SIpl KHALEF 28th June.
Pr;pce-The attack which had been plan
ned for the 29th did not take place. 1t would
have led the army upon the plateau, which COM
mands the Emperor fort. Having been inform
ed that we should find some batteries on this
plateau, and some other exterior points, pre-
ferred waiting till several Pcices ofheayy artille-
~, and part Of the stores Of the artillery and
engineer department should be collected at a
short distance in the rear Of the first line. Tins
delay was taken advantage of: some works
directed bv General Vaaze rendered the road in
advance Of Sidi Khalef easily passable by wag-
CONS, several redoubts, intended TO support the
march of our conveys, were constructed, ana
mounted with guns captured, from the enemy.
$. The landing of the horses belonging to the
besieyiny artillery and the civil department ena-
bed us to bring proiectiles and stores of all de-
scriptions close to Alsiers; consequently, when
the attack drives the enemy back into the town,
the army will be prepared to carry the enemy's
batteries. to fortify our camp, and to begin. and
even pursue with vigor the siege Of the Emperor's
Castle.
1.-The troops in front of our first line belong
almost exclusively to the Turkish militia. The
continual shirmishing which has taken place since
the action of the oath has killed or disabled six
or seven hundred men. Being made by musket.
ry, and shots fred at a distance, the wounds
are not dangerous. Since yesterday only some
men have been reached by the fire of two twen-
ty four Founders, which the enemy has brought
up to his position. The Chefde Battalion Bornes,
very distinguished officer, had an arm carried
away.
'Wishing to put an end to this state of things,
| have given orders for an attack tomorrow at
ay-break. The following is the order in which
the troops will be drawn up when VIC march
against the enemy
"The right will be formed by the division Ber-
thezene, tie left by the division D'Escar. A
brigade of the division Loverdo will form the Sc
cond line. The other btigatles of the division
Loverdo will be placed echellon on our line of
communication, with the exception Of one bata!-
lion, which will form, with l400 sailors, the gar
rison Of the Peninsula. have entrusted to NJ.
de Leridant, Colonel Of the 4s,h of the line, the
command Of that important post.
"The Bedouins for several days had showed
themselves in pretty considerable numbers on the
right of our line of communication. They have
not appeared since yesterday. They have been
seen again to-day.
"Nine hundred effective men were collected
in the depot established for the army at Toulon.
| reckoned on their speedy arrival. This rein
forcement would have repaired, in great mea.
sure, the losses which we have sustained. Hay-
ing been informed that you had given orders that
all the men who were in the depot should join
the third battalion, thought it my duty to d.
rect the Lieutenant General commanding the re-
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