The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-14

The Monftem de pA'0;rie. OF the 2lst inst, gives
a detailed account OF the recent Kabyle nsurrec-
ton. II appears that for some time there mas oeen
much dlsaIecton among the tribes In the heighoor-
hood OF Palestro and they only awaited y pretext
for an armed attack on the coonists. 1hey ionhu
one In q proposal recently made 10 open marhe'
az the village The tribe OF the Annals. on
whose territory PaestrO was butt, Win the'r
neighbors the Bent Kalfoun, objected to the
market a. hostile 10 their interests. AS IL
was evident thar they meditated an attack on
the village NJ Bassetti, the Mayor, repaired to AL.
gers and obtained a supply OF rifles ana amm"-
milton, and the col0nlsts We're regularly drilled IN
anticipation OF the struggle. About the 18th OF Apfi
the head OF the Bureau Arabe at Agers assured the
inhabitants that there no symptom OF Insured.
ton, and that the Caids Of both trhes had de-
clarel that they would be answcrable Tor the
safety OF the colonists. On the night OF the
10Th OF April, however, an Arab named
salem, an OLD servant OF NJ. Bassctu.
brought the Information 10 him that about three
hundred Araos We're concealed In q iavne near the
village. To verify the fact he sent To the spot
iare alarm ON the following morning, however,
some children who had gone INTO the country were
nred upon, aud at once The defence was
Orkaaized. " was resolved that the In
haellans should occupy three houses the
sendarmeric, me parsonage and the HIGHWAY Office.
lie place last mentioned had Il terrace. and being
considered me best suited for defence the women
ana cnlldren were sent TO II. During the day
several shots were exchanged between the c0onists
and their sssaanis. The Arabs fXed their camps
al distance OF ahout thousand yards from the
village and assembled there TO the numoer OF
400. Iney nrst sacked aud burned the houses
9n"g IN a , n,,, outskirts oil the VILLAGE.
soaage was attacked, the door was knockei in.
aud desperate ngDt followed large number Of
\ Arm we're Killed, but most OF the colonists sue
ceeded IN maaing their escape by a back door and
reaching the gcndarmcr,c. Tho parsonage was
tnSn piliagcd AMI burned VITA three the colonst,
VINO hah been capi uied Dy the Arabs. On the follow
lug das the cure, captain Anger and the son OF
the Mare went out 10 communicate with the
Arabs, hut they dii not succeed IN coming
I 20 any arrangement The cure was killed ana
I the tAu other- were made prisoners. An attack was
made tae same las On the rendarneric The door
was broken VA. and all Who had sought refuge
II there we're Killed wItn swords. hgichets and
/ large stones. The Arabs then proceeded TO the
highway Office, but ~ rst they attacked In VAN.
~ dei'naeis having destroyed the staircase ana
a~cendc' 10 tue upper story, "A proposal was made
ny The Arabs 10 SET lire o. house but they feared
that II this we're done the lewclr, other valuable
articles "a The possession OF the womea would be
lost ANU accordingly proposal was made by them
% are the lives oi the surviving coiunlsts n the
latter surrendered their guns and ,aluabes 10 their
a.~a.aiis. rus Was done, and the survivors re-
mahed a. prisoners Tor twenty days In the hands OF
uic Aaps. ihes were ultimately handed over to
General ietek and arrived at Anglers In state OF
complete aestitutiOn on the Goth INST. The Fniop
a STU OF the iaih inst. states that n native chief
Who remained laitnfui 10 The French on the nth aud
lotn ln-i gained ~ important victories against the
in~ui gthl-. Tue fad ~ sd tat OF thc same place
aias that eehcfal Sauss.cr had an engagement will
the natives numbering 3ol horsemen and 5000 f0ct
~ pleel ibaonch, ana gained complete victory. lie
took prisoner The Bach Adj oi Eor,il t,cir Who was
shot, various other successful ,nuagculelts near
= ~ are reported, and the Constantine new spapers
receive a. AiAcir GA the zist contain intelligence
from ,hai raft oi the co.ony whoa gives TURNER
cause Tor alarm