New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-13
The Fighting in Algeria.


The following Is a complete account from
the Paris Non,fay OF the recen. French fighting IN
Algeria
The last news from Algeria informs " that The
exredron against Little habyha has bccn accom-
pliShct INST as We had 4 night 20 expect from ne
energy Of our army and The SklA q The ofhcers IN
command Of q From the ilih 90 tire 2lsi, tec day
70 which our dates come down. iaere has been
several engagements On the iiih Geserai SAINT
Armand ln bis advance found three mgnts oF Wfeh
he had % PISS, strongly orineI BY ne haV'ieS "so
had thrown up euire1, AmCntS q stone. aDd whica
were defended by 1000 men. Il was necessary n
or.cr 20 dl>iOtCe the enemy from kheW po>ii an 10
make a considerable circuit over VsFy bal ground
lnt under heavy Gre. General ant Arnaui ioTn-
cd hS force INTO three columns. each CONSISTING OF
three hattalonS Nith two mogtsrs Iks column on
thc lcft commanded ~ General Lucy, WAS composed
OF tNo 6at.alcns OF the 2gh, one native ridemen,
ard C cavalry. under The orders OF Ccmmtntant
Fouuor. The night column, under The command Of
General ho>cltf. was romposet at haNaloO Of
IouaycS, another Of the sih OF the hnc, ana thri
OF hght infantry o. Africa, supported hy &c cavalry
under Colonel BouScarin. The center cOlu;fn was
under the command Of leut-Co.onC' ESrmaSSe,
and formed OF three hataionS. The division started
.; laybreak A. O'Clock the village OF has, was
canned a. The point az the AaNonCt bN the NAIVE IA
fantrv At O'clock The three columns had dfven
The enemy from all ms positions. While Gen. Lazy.
seconded ~ Col. MaruleE. attacked the position
fruat With the baNonet COmmandant katalAc and
The native rfemen atta ket The lcit ami threw ne
enemy INTO disorder Commandani FOurnicr arrived
With his cavalry on the summit o the hull at The Same
time as The infantry and the combat became very SCI
we're Commandaut Nahcon was killed. and Captain
Faucon OF the 2Oth OF the hne AMI Capt JOlivei OF
tie rifles, were both wounded. Gen boSQuet, ON
the right, had ms shOuGsT graLed by ball, bus he
did not stop, and reached the heights with his Iou-
ayes. The column under the command Of Col. Epi-
nsSSo reached the top OF the heights at the same time
As the other columns In tins action Of the lin, Tho
expedllOnary Couma had II KILLED an1 ~ wounded.
The whole OF the l2th was \ series OF combatS, IN
which the enemy alone met any serious loss On
the 18Th and 18th our troops had 10 perform adhcuH
and perllouS march. The road was through WOOD
ell country on the sides OF mountains where the enc
my had positions which had 70 ~ successfully carried
Two companies of the 10Th Of tho line suffered heavy
losses on The 18Th. Full 81 arOr, bui inexperienced
IN KIND OF warfare which they now were engaged
IN for the first time. they allowed themselves to be
surrounded by enemies, who advanc ed under cover OF
the wood, and lost number OF their men. They
were at length relieved by battalion OF the OH Ga
the 18th. the enemy made attack, but were defeat
ed with great loss by the ZOuayeS under Command
ant Laure and the trailleurs under Commandtni Ba-
tallle and compelled To retire leaving number of
cea1 .n the raslnCS On thu 18th, Col Marulez pen
ertod into the mountain and severely punished tee
hrhylcS opposed Ia us. On the 18th, We bNouacked
tG'Orc UnlClu without having further engagements.
Tie c,ar gterd, Which was formed OF Two companies
of tit Fore gn Legion, under the orders OF tomnan-
dan, Mayer. acted with great energy and skill In
word i may De SAID, that from Fed Bencm Ia DJl-
Jcl ne march OF our army was series OF vigorous
and successful actions. The troops arrived full OF
confidence - the place whore they expected few
days repOse On the l9h. General SAINT Nnaud LEFT
nUeih, and on the very day had An engagement, IN
which our troops gained a signal advantage Win our
a trlaug loss At noon, Gen SAINT ArnAud estaO-
hshcd in the center OF the Benz Amran, having
Ahmot ON ms right and the Benhhtel on
ms LEFT formed his DIVISION into three columns
each. composed Of two O2ttallOnS IN ugW mdich-
ing order and commanded one by himself, and
the two others by General Lucy and Bosquet Ills
object TO drive the enemy. who were posted IN
considerable force on The Nights which commanded
The camp Our infantry were irresistible, ana whon
they had driven the kabycs Al the point ot the bayo-
net from their position. they were attacked by ths
cavalry, who completed thor rOut Inc enemy,
who were IN number about 1000 leit 100 dead on the
field our loss was ouly killed and 81 wounded On
the goth a still more important action was iough,.
Gen. Saint Armand len his camp at II o'clock win
eight baItahons four mortars, and all ms cavalry.
After clearing, on the previous day, the nights
which commanded ms hanks, he proceeded 70 auaok
the position which the kabylcS occupied IN 'front.' OF
him al about league distance. The enemy were
ranged along the crest of wooded hui, having on
Their Jeff "A deep raylne and on their righta wide
PLAIN Gen. SAINT Arnaud sent ms cavalry INTO tho
plaln while the infantry assembled the NIL, ana AZ
lacked the kahyles on all sides, and on thelr de-
scendng the hill they were attacked by the cavalry,
who thus cut of their retreat. More IMAM l,1oo
KabyleS threw themselves into the rayne ON
Their left under the ire of three of our battahons'
and left $50 of their men dead on the heu oui VIC
tory was complete. In the evening OF that day, the
camp OF General SAINT Arnaud was full Ot arms ana
burnous brought IN trophies by our soldiers Three
great factions OF the Bonl-Amran, the AchaIo, the
Ouied- BouIra. and the Oued- BOuA chair have made
their submission. The BenAhmet have demanded
the Aman II may therefore be SAID that at the date
of 10th May most important results have been already
obtained by our expedition DJUelll has been ro-
leased from the kind Of blockade which had been es
tahlishod round 10 by the kabyles, and Will soon see
MS markets open 10 our commerce. We are assured
shat the great considerations Of Little kabyha begin
10 be dissolved The conduct OF the Kabyle tribes
IN the ehborhoOd Of Bouga shows the good effect
Which has been AREA ~ produced by our successes.
We learn that lho tribes have driven away the false
Chief Bou-Bayla and that the principle chiefs have
come to mplore our pardon The necessity OF the
EXPEDITION is clearly proved by the resistance which
1t has met with. The fanatic people OF the country
through which our columns have had TO pass required
the lesson which they have received. Every ono
who knows Algeria Is aware Of the danger which
would result from their being able for a moment 10
imagine that they could check the authority oil France