Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-19
NO RESULT AT ZURICH.

New YORK, Sept. l6.-The steamer Borus-
STA arrived this morning from Southampton,
bringing London and Liverpool dates of the
Sd inst, and $50 passengers. We have files of
London papers only, and they extend back no
further than Thursday. There is no allusion
to the steamer Persia in the London papers of
Saturday evening.
The King of Morocco Dead-Fighting Between
the Moors and Spaniards The Affair at Centa.
On the 26th and 9th ult., report was in
circulation at Gibralter Of the death of the
Emperor of Morocco, and that a serious atfray
had taken place in the island of Centa, Span
ish possession, between the Spaniards and the
Moors. The Spaniards had thrown up
breastwork to divide certain portion Of the
land, to which the Moors had objected, and
came down in great numbers to prevent their
proceedings. Heated language ensued A
Spanard was stabbed by Moor, and a seri-
Gus atfray ensued. Troops were called out
and sent for from all the adjacent towns. A
thousand soldiers were sent from Algiers, and
were seen marching over Apes hill. Ii is said
that several thousand Moors had collected, and
the rival forces were firing upon each other all
the night of the Goth, and several were killed
on both sides. This may account in some
measure for the Spaniards' firing at the Indus
as she passed Parcifa in order to obtain nfor-
nation of the proceedings at Centa, as the In
dus had left Gibraltar.
The following is from the Gibraltar Chroni-
icle of the 25th: The arrival from Centa
yesterday brought tiding of hostilities having
broken out between the Moors and the Span
iards OF the fortress. On the oath, about noon,
four hundred Moors appeared in the plain be-
fore the Notifications and began firing at the
Spanish outposts. They killed the sentry and
wounded two others. The troops in garrison,
Immediately on receipt of the information were
marched out to meet the Moors when heavy
firing ensued between the belligerent parties.
The guns on the ramparts also took part in
the contest. The Moors, who were several
times driven back, renewed the charge. Five
Moors were reported to have been killed. The
firing continued at the time the vessel which
brought the intelligence, left the bay of Centa.
About five OF clock yesterday afternoon some
irregular firing with heavy guns, was heard in
the direction of Centa from the upper signal
station, and again at 10 o'clock this morning.
The same journal in its number of the 25th
ult. says: cit is stated in town that the gov
eminent boat which arrived at Algesiras yes
terday brought intelligence from Centa an
nouncing that in the attack made on the garri-
son of that fortress the Moors have lost about
fifty men. Troops were sent over yesterday
by the commandant general Of the neighboring
district to reinforce the garrison of Ceuta.
The master of telucca had arrived yesterday
i'll his small boat and reports the following oc
currence which took place in the morning
While off Apes hill with his feucca in com
pany of sixteen carpuillas or open boats en-
gagged in the coral fishery, upwards of seven
thousand Bedouins were observed going in the
direction of Ceuta, and after ascending hill
commenced firing upon them The master of
,;eca, as well as the men in the other
pponSere obliged to cut their nets and move
S,ckly as possible out OF the range OF the
rs which were flying thickly around
II. Heavy firing could be distinctly heard
N the direction of Ceuta. The wind being ia
vorable, the other sixteen boats made sail for
Tanger."
Accounts from Madrid state that Spain had
Withdrawn her consul from Tangier, and had
decided to demand satisfaction of Morocco Tor
the outrage at Ceuta. Orders had been given
for the formation of an eXpeditionary corps Of
ten thousand men.
1t is suggested in the London papers that
the firing on the steamer Indus from Tariffa
was for the purpose OF bringing her to, for the
purpose of learning the STATE OF affairs at Ceuta
Later advices from Madrid state that Gen.
Prim will command the expedition fitting out
against the MoorS.
An English Ship Fired at.
The London Times of Saturday says "A
mysterious and unprecedented circumstance
occurred during the homeward voyage Of the
Indus. AS that vessel was passing Tariffe, a
fortified Spanish seaport town in the Straits of
Gibraltar, at about $50 A. NJ. on the morning
of the 9th ult., gun was fired from the fort
of Which no notice was taken, when second
was fired, and large round shot came bound
ing along the water and sunk within about fifty
4 yards of the ship. Had this shot been fired
with one two degrees more elevation, it
could not have failed to have fallen on board
the steamer, and nothing but its having struck
the water several times prevented its striking
the hull right amidships. The passengers were
all looking over the side at the town at the
time, and the British ensign was flying at the
peak. 1t was beautiful weather and remark
ably smooth sea. 1t is to be hoped that an ex-
PLANTATION of this extraordinary act will be given
by the Spanish government.
Affairs in Italy.
The first National Assembly of the Romag-
ma, was opened at Bologna Sept. LIST, by the
Governor General, who in speech congratu-
lated the people on the alacrity with which
they had fastened to the electoral districts to
record their votes. He had, he said, provided
for the defence of the country against aggres-
sion from ALI sides, by forming league with
the neghborng states.
A letter from Bologna states that at the pop
ular elections the priests deposited their votes
as freely as the citizens, and that the resultwas
an immense majority in favor of the liberal
tickets, which was against the re-establishment
of any condition of the temporal power OF the
rope. Inc arlStOcraCy WeTcsdU tHe Hedu Vi
the movement The finances of Romagna
were in an excellent condition, and no doubt
the new government would be able to go on
without loan.
Since the overthrow of the temporal power
of the Pope, the banditti and smugglers who
had infested Romagna, had entirely disap-
peared.
A letter from Paris says the Queen of Spain
had sent various courts a protest against the
election of her Bourbon cousin from Parma
1t was reported at Paris that Metternich, the
Austrian ambassador, was about to leave on
visit to Venice.
The Zurich Conference.
AT meeting of the Zurich plenipotentiaries,
report says, the regulation of the Lombardian
frontiers and the separation of civil and ecce-
siastical jurisdiction were discussed.
Uneasiness was felt in Paris on account Of
the Zurich conference, and RenteS had declined.
Advices from Italy state that the people
were becoming impatient at the inactivity of
the Zurich conference, and the various contra
dctory reports touching their doings.
1t is also stated that Piedmont demands from
Austria the cession of Mantua and Peseliera.
A. Paris letter says there is no doubt that the
Zurich conference disagree about many points
touching the peace Of Villafranca, and the
opinion is every day growing stronger that the
congress must be held.
Miscellaneous News Items.
Advices from Vienna state that Austria had
decided to discount that portion of the Aus
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