, 1874-12-19
ALGlERS.
a City that Used to Be Celebrated
for Its Pirates.
The French and the Native
Towns,
Moors. Arabs, and JeWs---nIalo and
Female Costumes,

13eggars---An Arab 1Tnrkct---
Prince Mustnphn---The
Sirocco---Crors.
Spttfns Correspondence of Jhe ChttH4o Tribune.
hLo1Ens, Africa. Hov. To- 1871.
| After plcaeant r,u of about ttirsy.Hix l1oura
| from Mareoillca. Oh tho biua Mediterranean,
when thero WAS scarcely d ripple on Tho snrfaco
| Of The water. ITO etoanca Into tho Ea7 Of HI
! glcrs, ono nno morning, about montn ugo. In
tho dlatnnco while tllo night was yok Oh, wo lind
ncon THO 1ighta Of tho o'ty rlping from Tho goa
row upon row, high up tho hl and brcslsing
away In coninaton at tho Rides md top; M wo
ca1na to nnchor the lights Ind gradually dfeap.
pearod, daylight had broken, and Tho warm.
tropical sun waa soon blazing over the mountain
tops 100 mt1cB away. Meanwhile, thcro Ind
gradually opened before lis a mort beautiful
afght.
| II WAH AL11EnB -
famous for her rirates III pnat years. for tlle
bcnuty Of her location. for tho saubrity Of ar
climate, and for tho queer people who iaSo
dwolt, md still dwell, within her wallis. Tho
city is built On tho sit,e OF ratlaor sleep hil,
uud faces oass on beautiful bny, which is 8
,uslea acroBa. Tho t1oueea aro all either Of (,
dazzling white or cream color; aud tho city, IN
It roBo streot by street up tho hill.siuo ,a, tho
appearance Of q hucceBalon Of dazzling wi,ito
atops, or terraces, rising from tho water. Tho
country on oach side, and tho bill aboro wore Of
a beautiful. rich groen color, and gnro to tho
wlolo Wow Tho appearance OF n diamond cot in
emerald. All around tho bay, from tho waters
cdso to the top Of The hill, was covered with tho
rchest and most luxuria,,t yerduro, dotted with
email towns old MooriEh palaces, and elegant
French villas. Dncls Of this waa tho plain Of
Motidia. stretching away in tho distance 10 tho
foot Of tho Atlas raEyo OF mountains, Which
fotmcd magnificent background to tile whole
picture.
Immediately upon dropping anchor, Cur ycs-
| sci WIZ B,,syoundel by 4 crowd Of sMn1l bnhts,
ant tim lcpiss wcre aoon Bwarming with brown
facpa, brovn-}egEcd.
nARE-roorEp AnAna,
in red tczea, looso Jackets, aul hneo.brcechcs
-al1 clamorinE vigorously, in tho viloss Of
French, for pausongors, aud qliarrefing, in tho
fiotceut mnuucz aud the Arabic tongue, amongst
ttlcsnsolyes. TAoro aro 10 other means Of land-
Ing horo and passengers aro loft entirely, To
their osvn leaources in bargaining with tho boat-
naen IA wn cenlo down tito aide Of tho ship.
each passenger wns maio battle-ground; all
wo had to du, uud all wo could do, wan TO nta11ts
! 61l@l AlA AGE LAElH At5At ~ nab AAcA0 AeGA IAl
10 toar, hnweyer; for, notwithstanding tho
wild, nngry Horis, shaking Of fists, sp1aslang Of
oars, and pounding Of boat-pcat1, they ncve,
como to blows. Wo finally reached tho shore,
nnl Tho hoioa, by paying throo ttucs Ut much az
! no had any right to but ono CUTS i,sCn to thai
Gort Of thing In traeefu{; in either hemisphere.
J Tho 1,otos IN Alsiotn gro poorly kept and high
: priced aud. consequently, most people whe
spe1d tho winter lere tako furnished lodgings
and
TEEr HOUSE.
| There nro no boarainG-ho In The city. w
: soon fell Ut with tho custom, a1d, barring aou,t
littu trouble with tho kitc!!onfor they ilnyo nj
!, Htovcs, and burn nothing but oharcoa). .-wo art
! doing very woll Va 1lavo been kindly nseatcf
In oYaty roAuib]o naunor by Col. Burger. The
United States Coneul horo. Ho certainly .e.
sorves t. better position, il no could 10 induosi
to loaye Algiers, which is doubtful.
. The beautiful yisw ffon. tho hay dld not + eavst
moro closely; for. Algers WAS fully nc interest,
ing at homo Us Hhe waa beautiful Il. tho distauce
Tho ccltral aud upper portion Of tho city !:
what WIS tho homo Of tho pcFs, anu tI,o roat q
- und Oh each side Of this old town, lies t!at
pe~ town, ~hict! haa grown up sinco the Frenc
occupation, Asssl which IL by fur tAo hnes
norton Of thu city. It presents n very baud
so,ne, busiurs,,.lil;o appesrapco tic houses nrt
we'll built, nnd tho Btrcets wido anu vol payeI,
TIE OLD ToWS
iE reached from tho Frai,ch portion by marrow,
crooked urcetH, WHICH arc listlo eHa ta.l q Blc-
cessiun ot stairs. LII rncs, all through th,a por-
tio,,, tho srcots aro narrow, ortuous, ind irreg-
ulas. ofton ending in Il cul-do.snc; they are tot
| etcep md too marrow for carriages of any kiud
and hence, donltoyg mud Arabs constitute the
carving power. But, in thu warmrat Sontitcr,
tlcao streets no very cool md Hhuly, owing tt
tcir extrerne 1larroWnoBa. and tho fact that tilt
houses, above tito first Rtory, oStoud out oyal
tho atreut. bringing; sAe upper atosiea no c9ost
togcller that tho inmates can eaaily shake hasstis
asFosa tue street, Or oron stop from window te
window. Eesidos the streat6, thoro are innn
1nerablo alleys. still narrower which run in NJ
to stranger. Yl,osc oiteu lead to the entrance!
of Moorish reafdonccs. which ero always forbid
10 dug III tho exterior, but usually comfortable
10 aud evon .nagaitlcoht III tue Interior II on
10 aimp}v 60 down hill; for hc will bo sirn to brjnt
~ up in tho brond Btreets Of the old French town
III where he can easily find himself 1hs III quec
rnlo but ewS mn t. q q h;esa Fsoar a''a''0n o' TIL
!, bono Of lilo principal streets in the old towt
IL aro crowded fall Of
~ LITTLE SHOPS,
:, | many Of which nr0 Eiera entakionH or reccsae
- in tlio walls, wlulo tho 1arEost not moro thar
:. i or feet nluarp. All aortB Of laAneHs AMI
manufacturers arc carried GA in these shops
They arc enti1oly oren in trout; aud tha cutir'
be LOCI, At n sIuglo glance. There aro immcnB
1r wi,oIcgalo houses. w4oHo total iloor-roonl doc
IL not excrrd 20 foot aQuero And ono cau obaery
1T l,alf~dozon Workn'cu absorbing tho ontlr
nj stautIing room Of Il largo factory by slttinl
down Oh it. Tho worl,nen-whethor taiors
Of jowelcra on,brpilerory. shoemekcra. enamelerH
aB Or what not-iusariRbly ait On t}1o tlunr, Eo1s
70 toner stnnds 1t tho door. Illoro arc man.
Of natiyo catea, all Of which. vol patronlzol
ID Ihoir total furniture consists Of piain woodel
70 boucl,cs running round tho room next the walta
M acrosa u tbe contro; aud small range ii ncornor
With ovGco-pot,, and number Of Xcgy g.nal
cups. Tho bcNehcs aru gouerel!s fnll oil lazy
of llatleus, larl-fcaturcd nlon, with tholr light
y, ouIorod elawls or bc1nol.sog drawn oror thou
- aud liapg ali but their hands aud facos, an
usually occupied in slipping cotrce md playin
~ fraugitp or rashino. These n!accv ase nlso ,iHet
III ~ t,.vhor utonK whore tlln frtuful tknYa Thai