Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-12-22

snaii send you Immediately the standards
taken in the town. it N1' 9r
| am. with respect. &c.
(Signed) "CouNT vALLEr."
Extract Of report addressed from Constantins,
on the 18th instant, by Lieutenant General Count
Pafise, to the President Of the Council of Min
listers. Hn
IL am about 10 forward to the Minister OF
War report Of the operations Of the army,
from the LIST othe 9th OF October A copy
Of my report will no doubt be laid before
your excelency, and will enable you to Judge
Of the ensemble oil the seige in the conduct
ing Of this operation. which was entirely
performed by the artillery, and of the meas
ures adopted for the storming which render
ed us masters of the city. Whilst we were
still before the place, some attempts were
made TO renew negotiations. On The lllh
instant, General Damremont addressed TO
the inhabitants of Constantine the subioined
proclamation marked No. L. The flag OF
truce returned next day, without having been
i'll treated but with an offensive answer, an
nouncing the intention of the inhabitants to
bury themselves underthe ruins of the place.
On the l2th, a few hours after the Governor
Generals death, an envoy from Achmet pre-
scented himself before our outposis, and on
being brought before me, delivered to neon
par, OF the Bey, the letter OF which send
you copy herewith In this proceeding.
Achmet appeared 10 me 10 have no other OBJ
jec. than to gain time, in the hope. perhaps.
that our provisions would be speedily ex-
hausted, and that the army, obliged TO exc
cute difficult retreat in presence of the en-
envy, would perish from want and privatons,
and afford the Bey a favorable opportunity OF
attacking it with success Under this inn
preston, replied 10 the Boy that. disposed
as was TO enter into convention for put
ting an end to the war. considered it neces-
sary to exact, as an indispensable prelimina-
ry to any negotiation, the surrender of the
place, and that ill could receive his an
swer should continue to urge on the attack
with unremitting severity The envoy took
his departure with The letter. copy OF which
forward to you, marked No. 8, and from
that period we heard no more of Achmet.-
Atthe moment when | refused to suspend
the fire OF my batteries. a breach had already
been made in the main body Of the place.
and on the evening Of the 18th, il appeared
TO me in sufficiently advanced state to lead
me to hope that on the following morning it
would be completely practicable. In conse-
quence gave the necessary orders for the
formation of the storming columns, which
were to be under the direction OF Duke de
Nemours who commanded the beseging
troops \ The batteries continued to fire dur
ing the whole Of the night, and at aybreak
every thing was disposed TO enable us 10
penetrate into the place, the gates Of which
The enemy in their blind fury still refused to
open 10 u.s. shall enter into no details Of
the attack. which was conducted by ouI
troops with the most brilliant valor; twas one
OF the most remarkable actions which have
witnessed duringmy heightened career; and
il is but justice 10 the soldiers TO declare that
all OF them proved worthy Of the exalted mis-
sion confded to them AS soon as tranquil
ity was re-estabished in the city proceeded
with the Duke de Nemours to take posses
sion of the palace Of the Bey. and my first
care was to disarm the inhabitants. ard TO
putan end 10 the disorder which must always
prevail more or less in town taken By
storm. | have named General Rnlhieres,
COMMANDMENTS Chief of Constantine, and
have ordered him to take every measure
calculated TO inspire with confidence the few
| Inhabitants who have remained in the city.
/ have announced TO the people that we en-
gage to respect the manners and religion OF
the country. The French troops have been
forbidden to enter the mosques, and from
this morning the Mussumans attended pray
ers at the house prescribed by the Koran
Assisted by the local authorities, whom
have maintained in their functions, the intend.
ant Of the army has commenced an inyesti-
CATION into the state Of the public and private
stores, and has already found quantity Of
wheat, and warehouses stored with barley,
4 sufficient for the first necessities Of the army.
But we have not yet been ableto find any
cattle, and the troops are living upon the
provisions brought with them from Mjez-
i Amar am in hopes, however. that the
lneighboring tribes will ere long supply US
i with provisions. have ordered a market to
be opened at the gate OF Babel-Oued, which,
i according to all appearance, will be soon fire.
quented. have ordered the track OF the
i Bey to be followed as closely as possible
and, according 10 the last information which
\ / have received. he has retired to distance
of several days march from Constantine. al.
ter having been stripped by the Arabs the
j treasures which be carried away with him
4 | have despatched some emmissaries 10 as
4 certain his exuct position" f'pN' ~