The New York herald., 1851-12-25
GrshamS Town; but meeting anywhere d
preferable to the late anomalous stste of public
Thc French In Morocco.


The French In Morocco.
COMMANDMENT OF RABAT AND sALLgK. o.
sourHAMrToN Friday, Dec s, 1851
The British mail steamship Sultan has lust arrived
here from the Lsvant She touched at Gbrstar ON the
29th Nov, and brings news OF the bombsrdmspt OF
Rabat and sace, by French feet under Rear Admiral
Tsngier and Mogadore are also threstsnsd
The following Is an extract of private letter dated
Gibraltar NOV ~ 30 r. NJ, giving full account Of
By arrival from Tangier yesterday We learn that
her Majesty steamer Janus Commander Pcwsl had put
In there at noon OF the preceding day from Sale hsv-
ing on board Mr. Elton the British ViceConsuar Agent
OF kabat and that shortly alter the spread about
the that the French sauadrou undsr the
Of Rear Admiral Dubourdeu had made its nee
OIL sallee. The Admiral, 1t added, had i'm.
mediat'ly sent despatch to the Governor Of
kabat but sheit distance from the last named port)
demanding the sum OF 500 dollars for the punder OF
the frenca merchant vessel which had been wrecked
there some time before together with the Of the
expenses incurred by fitting out the ships for the pur
pose of requiring this satisfaction He gave the Governor
two hours tor the consideration OF his demands and
threatened that, If not complied with in that space
OF ticie, ne would lombard the place To this COM
munication the Governor replied that he could
such an important affair, but must forward the
Admrals dtspatsh to his master, the Emperor
Abcerrhamsr, chem at fez and wait FOR his commands
which he had chance OF recevinS bsore the sxpira
ton OF at least ten days. This not being deemed salts
factory by the Admiral he orders to prepare for
action and five hours after the sending Of his
ncstion the tide being high aud favorable
the vessels under steam began to bombsId both 6see
and Rsbat at the same time, and continued for eight
hours to pour shot and shell upon them until they had
pearly razed Ssl!ee and considerably damaged Rsbas
The Moors in the meantime did their best in returning
the ra from the castle of the latter place. and from
pieces of ordnance whioh they had at the former by
which, as reported IN nanger, killed
board the liner; the number of woundsd If any not
stated The squadron afterwards lef those waters for
the purpose OF retttng; Csdz was supposed its dssti
nation.
board, and Schmidt il acting in his place. Great
alton prevails in the latter town it being sppre
hended that the Admiral will next make his appearance
there with his veesels.
The Janus started again four h,urs after her arrival
on her return to kabat Mr. Elton lad re-embsrked In
herr end 1t understood that Commander Powell
Mogsdore
1t continued to be reported that Commodore Martin
would visit the Of Morocco; but had not
there at the date Of the latest accounts received in
Tangier.
Markets.
LoNDcS MeHEv MARKET, December 81 o'clock
The reports from the Continental stock markets. this
week show that the everts in Paris since Tuesday have
caused general depression in the value Of the various
State securities and checked business
The advices from Paris this morning, considered
very uniatisfactory and dsrust and uneasness again
sgate the stock markets The present aspect Of affairs
appears to have produced general alarm for the dealers
VIII scarcely operate unless it BE- for the fall; but
bs stock offered busnes. a. for the present parays
The dealers now anticipate that there will be hard
struggle between the President and the friends Of the
representatives and that the public Will be greatly agi
tstsd in consequences. Consols, which opened this
morning at 97s. TO "a have fallen to 965l to r. being
decline Of per cents and they very unsettled Re-
ducsd Three per about 96ls to "a New Three
and Quarter per Gents, 971s to "a and E1chequer
Bills AIS to sos. pun.
The fluctuations in the value OF the Government
Stocks this week have been considerable. Consols
Monday reached oS7G and for days previously It was
thought there would be continuous rise but the
receipt Of the from Paris prices fell rapidly and
they touched 96s Since then, until yesterday. there
has been better feeling but to-day the reaction is
The Foreign Market is IN most unsettled state
Prices have fallen generally and the quotations
Wild that they not he led upon except for Mex
ard Spanish. We give the current quotations as
follow, but they must be considered nomnal:-Bra
zilan iiys cents 90 60 Chian Six cents 81 to
lOO Dutch Two and Half per cents 81 to g. ditto Four
per cents 81 to Mexican Five por cents % to 23s
Peruvian Five Fer cent. 81 TO So ditto Deferred AK
a. Portuguese Four per cents 80 to Russian Four and
Halt per cents lO1 to s. sgrdinsn Five per cents 7s
spsnh Five per 10 TO 60 ditto rhres per cents 3S
to Q, ditto Paesives Az too
The changes In the value Of the various foreign stocks
sDct the early part OF the week have been constant and
heavy The iluctuatiop in some prices has been fully
per cent ana the average nuss be considered about
per cent.
The railway market is in a very excited and unset.
tied s'ate prices have gone down during tn. week e.
per share and there il every appearance O further
fall. ssies are pressed the market, but in many
in'anees it Is iEPossibe 70 sell sto'S souhse.tsra
81 to 81 Great Western s, - So North IL to
ia. Lancashire and Yorkshire ts to 5ss Brighton sl
to e31l Southeastern le5s 20 ies Caeaonisn a. fne
huctuaon in the value sbsTes this week has l.
to G Northwestern having been quoted low Ill af
ter reaching ll6 70 l1S5s
The trsfc returns CT the principal hres given this
week show little alteration RON =. previous statement,
and In some cases there as been 81 incrssse.
Two o'CLocE The latest ibt-l sense rom Paris hss
increased the aisrust Of the nembe-s of the Stock Ex
change and the adv.css Berlin also unsat.a,
tory. The next ec.unts from Ni-a1a looked for
ward 70 with some desTte q sithenrcn Consols are
psvg geis.
The foreign securities a. very heavy Dutch Four
per Cents which quoted eaiy tt morning at IS to
60 have been done az - to Sc dsxicsn a. % spanish
Five yer Cents l9I Dgt,h T~osnd hXl per cents57S
Shares are very he vyNoIthvts,ernsh have gone down
to ll2li Southwestern, 7o,i Grsss Western, sos;
Qrah1rR TO FouR oclooS Gems -ls close, for money
seA 10 s.; for The account, &C. shares again
weaker, and 1t is very disult DEAL hse-tsrn,
1l2 10 Ii2I. Great Western 50 70 20 :: Leeds 81 TO
S2hi Mdlsnds s9at 20 5ot4 pove-s 10 to19is; Great
Northern, l61l. Mexican stock 20 to 2s,s.
The course Of exchange this afternoon withou. any
material alteration, except Paris when are higher
being IS IS for money, against . is Friday last
PARs BorRsE, Dec 3-rho closing prices we're, Rsutss
Five per Cents 9f Goc ditto Three Per Cents 5Gf 35c
Bank OF France, 2ll0f
LIvENrool CorroN MAtxEr. Dee 5-Ths disturbances
In Paris could hardly tail O. producing ~ least Ia
degree, an effect on our cotton market. We hsv. how.
ever been lees senoy brought under ts influence th
might have been expected Frequent repetition Of these
political changes has in degree off their no
veliy and experience has enc that Injury they
irfict Is mainly con51el 70 the actors themselves
On the receipt Of this outturst, proceedings
speculation checked the trade buying ooy their
ssry 'uppy, and people generally asking es,h other
Whist would be the Tesul vssy short time, and day
us 10 work agsin muca before there being but little
charge in tie opinions snd prcpscs ic he future ard
scarcely any alteration In tb- scale o! prses CON.
psrison Of the quotation to-day With those Of Friday
last shows American 10 be shade lower. bu. not
quotsbly so, IL may bs stated st llG1 The same
will appy to surats. Braziis, the contrary being
firmly held and In few hands, rather higher.
especially Pernams and Dshiss, TIE same qualities
Of the latter previously teng az ssia 70 5,,d now
bringing ca sea leland Eod Esyptsgs Ia fair demand,
but without charge In prce The vSrioos advces CON-
ing upon US from day cay 10 the prospects q the
crop fuy confirm the previous statements that IL will
prove abundant one The general opinion is perhaps
isy stated In bguree at about 200 600 bales bat par
ties d'her condersby e. 70 vbsher net the planters
viii push their coitcn 70 market az ths exstirg rates
The e,mnittee Of brcfcrs ylsce fair Up4ad. ~ ID
Mobile &C o. a.. sud Orleans st 5iad 100 American
SiCV sufat, go EgyptHn. and SsV feT1s, have been
taken n SPECULATION and go AueTicsn $50 'urst %
EgyItsn and ~ rshis fer export Sars for tie week
So so bales.
CONTRACTS FoR rcrAoco FoR FRANCE
Notice Il hereby given. that WEDNESDAY the 2Sth
of January next at one o'olck ~. tenders will be
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