The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-09

the ex-Janiaaary, 'asd. since We cannot
coos to IN understanding. you are ai
liberty 70 withdraw
Next m0rning the Provence. still dis
playisg the dag Of truce. lief, the port
under full sail, the whole population
OF the city watching her departure.
Suddsoly the batteries OF the AleeTias
forts opened irs, ani balls rAlned
around the ship. which, however,
escaped without serious damage.
In thus violssing the Law Of nations.
IN thus insulting in cod blood the flag
OF France. Hussein Dey aggravated his
original offence. His CONDUCT called tor
exsnplaxy punishmsot-
When the pews Of the outrage
reached Paris. Charles X bad Jus, en-
trusted the reins OF government to NJ d.
do Polignsc. History, justly harsh
toward the administration Of this
statasman. has chroniclsd the fact that
it vss to the honor of N de Polignac to
carry through the expedition Of Al
giers. Tia naval authorities pro-
nouDcsd it impossible. foil Of perils.
sure to end in irreparable disaster.
They dsclsrsd that it would take %
days st the very least TO effect . lsnd-
ing. Eneland tried at drst to prevent
the expedition: thsn demanded persmp
torily Of N de Poligasc . formal prom
iss that in any event. France would not
attempt to take permanent possession
Of Algiers. The English Ambsss sador
even went 90 fsr ~ to address threats
to Rarnn d'HAnsssy. the Minister Of
Marine. The old sailor replied in
sterms more vigorous than polite,
'Fnacs doesn't care . d.. for Englsud,
my lord. Our feat now assembled at
Toulou. will bs ready to sail the latter
part OF May. II will stop en- route at
the ,Baleazic Islss; it will land the
troops in the western part Of
Algissa Nov you know ell about it,
and can try to head the hsst of if you
fancy the job. But you won't do It.
You won't accept my challenge
because You are not in = condition TO
do 60. dom I n.e'i Ia tell you that /
am not talking ulpiou,AticAiiy nav,
Nevertheless. advise you to reflect
upon it. My colleague. the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. would put it in differ.
ent language. bu. the meaning would
be the same.
Thus il came about that General de
Bourmont planted the tricolor upon
African soil June II. 1880. Eight
hours had sutficej for the disembsrk-
alton of 80 900 men aud 1000 horses at
S,di- Ferruch.
On the 10th the Alyerines were
routed ct Staonei, the seat today Of Q
community OF Trsppists. On the oath
the French won another victory at
Sidi Khralet. On July 4th Fort EN-.
peror, always esteemed impregnable up
to that time. succumbed under the tire
OF the French artillery, and on the fol-
lowing day Algiers surrendered.
Tventy-ene days had sufRced to destroy
the nest Of piratss in whose gallsys 90
many Ruropsans Of noble families had
lived the life of slaves and disd of
starvation aud i'll usage. hoping to the
end that ransom would come on the
morrow. At last ths Mediterranean
trading ships could put to ses without
fear, Even IL driven by tempests to-
wssd the African coasts. thay ct last
he'd tbs hope to chear them of making
port. Previously it bad bsen aquestion
vAieh wss the more to b feared, ship
wreck Or the Algesiass.
The day after the surrender Of
Algisrs, Husssln Dey took ship and
hed 70 Naples. that refuge Of all
dsehroued 4usulman soversigna The
arsa bit Of news he hsard altar his ar
rival iu that ,city Was that Charles x,
vho had aethroned him, Was hinsslf .
fugitive, chased from his kingdom by
q ssv0lution. R @l
The sailor who first planted the
French Aae on the soil Of Algiers il
sill living. He residss in Paris. A
Reuuine cid go wolf. he retains much
Of his fosmee vigoe il spite Of bis
voan1s snd HE fheamatism. His
breast il covered with medals, awarded
TO him for saving human hfc. Ia 1884
hs nvsd tho .s-w Of Swedish brig.
the Loaisa; hst earned him gold
aedal from lhe Swedish Government.
For ssvsn like scts Of bravery and hu-
msnity no received in 1873 another gold
msdal. struck expressly for him by
order Of the French Minister Of the In
terror. The Engiish. who admire
courage gave his name long sgo to >
Lopdoo street-Sioo street, well known
to the people Of the metropolis.
What have The Rrooch done with
thsir colony Z In shis land of wheat
fcrussly oos of Rons's grsnasiss; in
THE land % the viuo, tie olive, the
tohapco plant, shs alfa: il this land OF
al the textiles. wool. oottcn. silk. fax.
Aemp, IN this lasd of marble, alabsst-
o.. iron, coppes. led, and % ssany
eshse 1etais; il THE land. which
Rrposly surpannes all France 10 extent.
Shsrs , today . Europssa population
Of oaly $1,000, ef whom barely one
half are French, the other half being
chiefly SpAniards. Italians. Maltese
AID Germans. The expssts snd imports
do not exceed AeO ,oo0. 600 frsncs; Jet
AlRisrs lies st the doss Of France.
| being distant from 4asssillss eOiy $50
lesgues.
Coosidsrine thsss lgnres. so0s crit
| ics hevs askei vhseher Algiers 10
vorth ~ money asA blood paid fbs il.
sAlaisrs u to France. sajd The Duo de
Bruelie. simply b0x q the spera-
This = a episnm without oesnins.
Yse Aleiers, possssuisg - shs does, "a
edmirnblo climaes. mines ef the first
order, rioh farming lands. and forests
moeU oxtonsivo than Ca1ifegoia. lows,
Wiscuooin and Wianeseta, osrta3aly hes
~ uads the psogssss che shoold have
msde h thsss 80 yean.
II = heeanaa tha Rrench are no