Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-07-13
Miscellaneous.
From the New Yorker.
rrrrERs FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN.
nv AN AMERICAN LADY.


yoIX.:::TANemR March goth l94l
There is q storm brewing at Mogador
nueb may end in changing the whol
s.s Of affairs here. You have seen I'd
'5. French papers that a difficulty sprung
Wv ~. L.,vecn the authorizes here, and the
G,osul for France respecting an AlgerIne,
,5.t ench claimed jurisdiction over
There IS great deal of diplomacy going
80 obou,n vessels of war lowering about
tho coast, with, as they declare no
particular intention, except to preserve
mo pacifc understanding now existing
h,,ween Morocco and France. The
C,rsals, for other nations here, watch
France closely shake their diplomatic
,,gds. look wise, and know as much
liant the matter as you, or /. a sprg
4 Louis Philppe's representation iclS
r,rg.er for Mogadore, day or two agd
,s5bi, Secretary and Interpreter. This
" ,,1rse is q profound secret, but every
MAN vo nan, and CHI d, in Ion2i5r knows
.oecertbeIess; they do not know the eX-
A., object ofthe moycment,howevcr Whlch
worn tormenting discount on the knowl.
.J,o already acquired. One thing sus-
80, ,rov he set down for certaln-there
IN he no fighting to speak of; If per-
A,o,e q few shot are thrown into MoS-
.s,,s. i, will be demonstration merely;
~y a deucate and affcctonOte preIImina-
.g,o negociu,ion-lo the Citizen hing
&T boye All Europe on his head, IT he Is
IA, careful. England 10 particular VINO
Gas seem, In India; the cru lty and mus
.c,of ocnIng a quarrel with weak ana
.eb ,r5yiDce5; and then reducing them o
slavery, y.rtuously sets her lace against
nav imoroprety oftho kind; on the part
afasr 6eirhbors.-Flance looks innocent
nan kitten, and protests that she IS only II
Watching the rat Of Morocco, to prevent /
l,obigr al the meshcs, in which for the
oolorChriseadom, she wishes 10 keep |
MAJ RAIDER. Whether France will
iva back in her course, or whether Great
B.,n can cieciualiy interfere remains
ia he seen. There is no city or fortress
a Morocco thlt could Withstand the
French arms d weak i'll supplied US tney
are. one and all with the munitions oil
nc and with cannon most particuar,
tr with n lttlc oid from military state
ns No9rs could and would make a gal
,n stand I'm defence ofthcir county,
From his infancy the. MusuIman hears
from tho Koran. "The joys otParad'sc
ag3,,ne believer who dies IN arms for his
niron aud country, his faith has wash
Cd away his sins. and the da.k.cycd llou-
rs are impatient to welcome him" Ihdi
Nogadore sill be the first point Of attack
one is nude, IS the general opinion;
some prcdc, That the tri-c1lor will float
90 It's wall before a.mouth has passed,
aan5. think so but will endeayor to give
you sketch Of the place and pro5ab.h.
that was be urged against a proiract
Cd defence. Snovcra,as the Moors named
1ogliorc, is situated on pile OF rock
PSI largo enough to hold 10, that are con
Nei or rather disconnected, with th'
aa land by a drifting desert Of sanC
Bout three miles in width. This side d
blended by a small fort, to,er by we
'vyUed with men AMI cannon; on tu
Award there is a line Of iortIhcatons
a5 we'll planted with cannon, aud unde
be command Of good engineer, m'gi
make a respectable defence; but, instead
10y thing olthIs kind, there arc abol
8ely five guns, three tourths OF whIc
Would do no narm at home than an
'aae else il an attempt were made
Use htm. Besides this wall there a
"o towers connected by a battery th
more especially commands the port, WI
} lev good brass guns, but badly mou
p e and rarely supplied with proper sh(
ZION one Of those towers q bate
Y. Neiches along ledge Of rocks into
~ This battery, with a bastIon at
Ueme end, is intended for thirty Gu
@d hken altogether, it is the most
yeNofder Of any part Of the defence
'nV whole city is enclosed by sire
n high walls, and, is besides, cut II
%nmerlor wallof. considerable slrenG
me arrangement OF the stone and n
%has been pronounced by good lud
Uiec and military, and II would ilo'
ie,s an extrayagant outlay on the
tue Sultan TO render it strong p'
Isnoi very good harbour, though
ue boston the Atlantic coast oil Mo
Co.
The harbor is maize bya small r
Z sand, a mile and half long, and a
l'ee miles from the shore: IN iac,'
Nnost road stead, with from twel
Seaty feet Of water, and an lnsecur
forage when there is a south west
oS island is used as prison for
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- " ,amlnaIs, and is but slightly defend
r among many other victims OF state
" astoy is told Of u Bashow, the 4
poor water carrier, whose beauty
$50, and address, found such Ia
Se eyes Of Caid, or officer OF the
sa he was rapidly promoted 70 ID ,
Foam in his patrons gift; ard haa'