Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-25
ALGERIA.

The Monteur of Paris gives the following detail of the
proceedings Of the expedition against the Kabyes on
both sides of the OuedAgroun, the Governor General
commanding column, and General MacMahon the
other:
General Random occupied on the Goth utmo in
chassng fraction of the Rhahamn, in the vicinity Of
the Beni-Tisi. The enemy had nine killed. and all
their villages burnt down. and the French four men kill
ed On the 21s he proceeded with all his force to the
hin of TsSakka which the Kabyles appeared resolved
to defend The impetuosty of the attack by the French
was however great that the Kabyle gave way almost
Immediately leaving this important post in possession Of
the French, who could from it correspond with the iyi
sion of Gen. MacMahon, which only four leagues to
the right This success only cost the French some
wounded but after the main attack skirmsh took place
between company Of the ninety eighth regiment and
body OF kabyles in which of the latter kill
ed, and one of the French, who had also four men
wounded.
0n the 22d General Random attacked the villages of
another fraction of the BenTs and carried them with
out much resistance the enemy leaving behind them
forty men dead the French not having a single man
wounded The result Of these was that on the
z4n the principal chiefs of the neghborng tribes came
10 the generals encnmpment and offered their submission
whatever conditions France might think At IN imnose
Intelligence Of the division Of General states
that the 23d he had sharp encounter with Kabyles
who left not less than sixty dead the field He
had skirmishes every day from the 10Th, but without
leading to the decisive results attained by the division of
the Governor General
was thought however, that the affair of the 23d
would have the effect of inducing the Kabyes to whom
Gen. MacMahon is opposed send in their submission
Several minor affairs also Mentioned having taken
place ut other places and in all the advantage Of
the French troops One Of these affairs took place on the
3d. when between 500 and 600 Kabyles attacked BODY
of engineers who engaged in widening road lead
ing to the east towards THIN Lougout The sharp
shooters, who served their protection were forced
back, and Captain Gtemeln, who was in command was
severely wounded The Sub Lieutenant, Pape who then
assumed the command, killed. The only remaining
officer, Abdel-kadere rallied the troops and not
being able to resist the great force of the enemy effected
retreat in good order, but with rather loss
The kabyles on seeing another body of men issuing
against them from Gen. MacMahons camp, which was
not mile distant dispersed at once The loss of the
French in this affair, Independently Of Lieut. Pape was
three men killed and thirty five wounded, among whom
were four officers The enemy had twenty killed and
forty wounded, and among the dead influential
chiefs The next day party Of the French by cir
cuitious way got to the Of the Kabyes and while
another party attacked them in 'front.' assaed them with
the bayonet from the other sde and killed ffty-one
" The French only lost man, n trumpeter of the
the temple while sounding the charge. Thus both dvi-
sions were advancing steadily towards the lower 0ued
Agrioun, where they were to meet ultimately. tee-
graph despatch from the Governor General completes this
information, by stating that the 10th he move
forward from the camp Of TsiSakka and that Gen. Mac
Mahon to do the same his side. The despatch
adds that oil the tribes had in their submission fur
nished hostages and paid tribute, that the first part
of the expedition may be looked terminated The
rest of Algeria enjoyed aprofound peace"