New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-09

| of peace, they are az once AZ war; When Zen.
Alsva, as n young Lieutenant, was commanded 10
DO duty in the garrison OF Ceuta the largest OF tho
Spanish stations or yrssidtos on the coast of No
rocco, be began climbing up to the top Of the ram
mart in order TO survey the surrounding country.
an old officer pulled him down, put his hat on the
top of his sword and held it above the parspet,
when at once two or three shots fell from the thcket
outside and the bullets whistled close by. Re
member always" said the old man 10 Alaya,
that wherever here one Spaniard shows himself.
there are always two three Moors ready to 6re
- at him.
BUT the countrymen of the Cid Campeador have
great deal of the illnstriOus Don Quixote about
them, and indeed Don Quixotsm q already ram
pant all over Spain. With all their magnlloquens
talk, acts are ludicrously deficient. The expedi-
tionary army is concentrated at Algesras; but un-
fortunately, although war is declared no provision
is made to get the "a, 900 men and 80 guns across
the Straits. Nobody ever thought OF transports,
and az the last moment attempts are made 70
charter steamers in London and Liverpool, havre
and Marseles. The Generals too are IN a hr
more forward state than the troops themselves;
and while the French have already very nearly con-
ouercd the whole country up 10 the Muluyah--
which being the natural frontier OF Algeria on
the West. naturally belongs TO them. The new Cid
Campeador, Don Leopoldo O'DOnnel, stands on the
blooming shores Of Agesiras Bay, and casts longing
looks TO the dim Sierra de Bulones opposite whose
iect 10 the Christian rule Of Spain.
The Spanish army, rs TO its quality organization,
and equipment, may now rank among the better
secOndrate armies of Europe. The material of its
infantry is undoubtedly good, but it remains TO be
seen how far this material has been developed. The
artillery and engineers good, especially the lat
/ ter Since the accession to power of Narvaez, tho
army has in very great degree, recovered from the
neglect under which 1t had always suffered. The
EQUIPMENTS the arms, the pay, have been more reg
uariy furnished. Still it is difficult 10 judge in
/ what state this army will turn out. There is an
| other celebrated Spanish novel, whose hero is not
! an entire stranger to Spanish national character
/ IazariIlo de Tormes-and since French civilizing
influence has enriched Spain with the enlightened
institution of credits mobiiiers, no doubt thc
propensity for which that merry vagabond was
renowned, has been brilliantly developed
| in more than one gentleman about tho
| Court How far this may Of late have affected the
efficiency and readiness sor the field of the army
mains to be seen. The spanish sailor 10 hardy and
brave, and the English found him on most occasions
a more formidable opponent on the water than
| his French neighbOr. But what can 40, 600 Span
iards, be they so brave aud so well organized,
do in a country like Morocco, when it took the
French, with a hundred thousand men, nearly
twenty years to subdue Algeria The M0or arc
in far better trim TO resist an invasion than ever
Abd-el-Kader was. Beside the Boukharis, or negro
guard $4,000 strong), there were IA, 600 regular
infantry organized upon the European footing; and
49, 600 more regular infantry said 10 have been
recently organized and armed with the long-range
rifles in use in European armies. The towns
will be defended by the inhabitants and by
Kabyles who certainly will not eede in
valor to the Turkish defenders of Kars
and Silistria; while innumerable bands Of Kabyle
| irreguars in the mountains, and Bedouins in the
pa ms, will harass TO the utmost every column at
tempting to penetrate into the interior 1t will not
be VERY difficult for the Spaniards to lombard and
take all the seaport towns from Tetuan to Mogad0re,
but what them They will be blocked up in every
one of them just they are now in the presdios Of
Ceuta, Velez de Gomera Alhucema and Melila;
every attempt 10 establish land communication
between any two of them, will be attended with
great loss and have little success; and although the
Spaniards are frugal, yet they must have something
to live upon. Every column attempting to penetrate
to the interior must carry its own cOmnissaraf for
nothing will be found there. But not only the pro-
visions and all other stores have to be provided,
but there must also be heavy artillery, TO bring
against the walls of the towns, which viii BIZ
fOunO too strong for the "a l2pounders of the field
batteries And there are only three towns in tho
interior worth going to: Morocco, $50 miles at
least from Mogadore; Fee, 100 miles from Rabat,
and Mequinez about 20 miles from Rabat. OF
hese, Mequinez appears to be the most tempting
prize for Cid COmpradOr O'Donnell for il is hero
that the Moorish Sultan keeps his treasury, in
which there said to be boarded so, 600 900
sterling 1t ia buried under ground, and watched
by negro guards, who never are allowed 10 see the
light of day again when once entered upon their
duties in the subterrsneous vaults. A threefold
rampant forms the citadel in which this precious
treasure is hidden, but that of course, would soon
fan before European engineering and artillery; and
then, fancy Don Leopodo O'Donnel and
the host of Don RamedOs de Colibrados
in his army, who have, alas often
known the pangs of hunger when payday went by
without a single rial being forthcoming fancy this
army arrayed before the breach of Mequinez, with
visions of 600 of dollars in hard cash before
their eyes fancy the speech of Don Leopoldo
O'DoDnell on that momentous occasion-the brave
ny OF the assault-the rush of vict0ry--the whole
army rushing to the vaults of the treasury and then
finding it empty Truly this would be the most
betting exploit for the new MatamOr0s the Killer
OF the MoOrs and let us therefore hope that some
time or other the transports may be got ready to
carry our valiant Don Leopold and his host Of
senores Cabalieros over TO the shores of Mauritania
The number of deaths from cholera in the French
army during the 20 days campaign against the frontier
tribes of Morocco, was Z, 1906
The French Government was forming large depots
Of coal, to provide against the Inconvenience that
might result in any future war, from coal being de-
cared cOntraband Of war.
The ealing frigate La Vengeance had left for China
with 400 marines on board.
Paris semi-ofical journal states that the commu-
nicatlon between the French and English squadrons
at Algesras continued TO be most friendly. twas
peeed that the greater portion Of the French vessels
would soon return to TouoD. ai
Count Pourtales the Prussan ambassador at Paris,
IL said 10 have been instructed 10 give the French
Government authentic explanations of the tate inter-
view between the Prince Regent of Prussia and the
The MoRiteur announces the appointment of the
Marquis de Mouftier French Embassadort Austria.