New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-14
Nesu2lork daily Tribn,re
THE MALTESE SOoTHSAYER.

AN EPISODE OF THE FRENCH WARS IN
AFRICA.
Translated y The Y Tribune from the Independence Beige
II is we'll known that the conquest of the rich terri
tory of Algeria-soon to become the storehouse OF
France-was not easily accomplished. Regardless OF
sacrificing the lives of her inhabitants, she has al
lowed her soil to be moistened with theg ifebood for
nearly quarter of century. Every step our troops
advanced was marked by bloody battle and an I'M
mepse loss;-there is not foot of ground but has
been the scene of fearful drama. Seventeen years
elapsed whose annals were sufficiently marked with
terrific interest TO become fit subject for the pen of
modern Sallust before the emir Abd-ek surren-
deied his sword to our generals What bloody battles
were necessary to bring this about True, the young
officers who left our military schools to proceed to the
field Of battle returned to Paris wearing epauettes;
but then what heroic deeds did they not perform be-
fore they were thus promoted Then, too, think OF
the many incidents untold and now forgotten and the
my serous episodes of this long war which every day
sprang up increasingly.
The following is one OF those deeds which history has
neglected to mention, but which may perhaps afford
subject for some future Walter Scott. II occurred
nearly twenty years ago, in the Summer OF 1854
crisis at the time glorious and disastrous TO our
troops Notwithstanding the efforts of Marshal
Clause Governor General of the colony the conquest
advanced but slowly Our troops had not yet become
acclimated II was new FOR them to live under the
burning rays Of the scorching sun. The life Of ex
element, and the summons by day and night was
an experience they were yet to acquire. But
they went on hopefully, and everywhere exclaimed,
Wen do it yet-only give us time" And at length,
assisted by the seasons, they overcame ali obstacles,
cooled the torrid heats drove before them the cpl
desnic diseases, dried up the marshes ferthzed the
deserts, destroyed the ambuscades, and conquered
ard subiugated the hostile tribes. Agers is become
another France.
In the Summer OF 1885 body OF soldiers was en-
canned on the borders OF the Province Of Constan-
tine which had long been rendezvous for the rebels.
The captain Tristan de II Romoeuf had left Aiglefs
for the purpose of collecting recruits Young and in
petuous no was one of the best officers in the army
true specimen Of hussar. During his short stay in
Paris he had. as an accomplished cavalier TUNED
more than one giddy head; but now on the field OF
hattie be had banshcd from his mind the light plea
sures and folIiee of his SIX months Through OF two
tings only did he dreanto make the Arabs feel the
STRENGTH of his sword and TO return homo with the
Cross If Honor. For while, however, the figure OF
a female fitted occasionally across his mind.
In village on the borders resided Maltese gri
whom fortune had brought to Algiers. She was one
Of those instances we frequently see OF the mixture OF
spanish and English blood. No'Siths'ana.og uS
odd mixture she aus certainly the most beautiful eFes
tare thai had ever been n Africa MAnoei'a W.
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