Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-20
Il was she would make the Sapi and mug
il till she got TO La Goulette.

it till she got 10 La Goulette.
During the 3rd of November and tho
following night the size of the waves
increased considerably. II takes but
little wind to raise the Syrtic sea, aud
through it flow the most oapricious cur
rents in the Mediterranean. In tho
morning, Mt eight o'clock. land was
sighted Mt Cape Dinias, and under the
shelter of the high shore the progress
became rapid and easy.
The Ferrato ran along two miles away
from tie beach Beyond the Gulf OF
Ilammamet. in the latitude of Kelibia,
there lies the little creek Of Sidi Yussuf,
sheltered on the north by long ridge
If rocks. Round the curve is n magni-
liccnt san,lv beach. with background
Of low hills covered with Stunted bushes
That grow in soil far richer in stones
ihan in vegetable mould. This range of
hills joins on to the "djebcls, which
form the mountains in the interior
Here and there, like white spots in the
distant verdule, are few abandoned
marabouts. In front is small ruined
fcrt, and higher MP there is one IN better
repair. built on the hill that shuts in
the creek towards the north.
me place was not deserted. Close TO
The rocks were several Lcyantine vessels,
Xebec5 and po,accas anchored in about
five or six fathoms; hut such was the
transparency OF the green water that the
hlaci, rocks and strcahel sand beneath
them on which the anchor, lay. and to
which reiraction gave the most fantastic
forms, could be plainly seen.
Along the beach at the foot OF the
small md hills with their lentisks and
tamarinds, "douar" composed Of
some twenty huts, displayed its yellow
striped roofs and looked like large
Arab mantle thrown on n heap on the
shore. Outside the folds OF the mantle
the distance like large black crows that
gunshot would frighten into noisy
flight. a dozen camels, some stretched
on the sand, others motionless az If
turned to stone, ruminated near a mar
row strip OF rock that served us landing
stage.
AS the Ferrato steamed past Sid Yus-
suf the Doctor noticed that arms,
ammunition, and few tield-pieces were
being taken ashore; and owing TO its
remote position on the confines OF Tunis,
the creek is we'll fitted for such contra
band trade Luigi pointed out TO the
Doctor what was going on.
Yes Luigi, he said land if am
not mistaken, the Arabs are the destined
owners OF those weapons. Are they for
the use OF the mountaineers against the
French troops, landed at Tunis? j do
not think so, somehow. / think they
must be for the Senouisists, our land
and water pirates now gathering in the
Cyrenaic ] fancy those Arabs are
more of the type of the tribes in the
interior than in the Tunisian province.
But, asked Luigi, why do not the
authorities of the regency or the French
authorities stop that landing of arms
and ammunition ?"
AT Tunis they hardly know what
passes on the other side of Cape Bon,
and when the French become masters of
Tunisia, it will take them a long time TO
reduce the coast to the east of the
djebels into order At any rate, the
unshipment looks very suspicious, and
if it were not that the speed of the Fer
ratio prevents their making an attempt,
/ expect the flotilla would have come out
TO attack us.
II the Arabs had any notion Of doing
so, there was nothing TO fear from them.
In less than half an hour the yacht had
passed Sidi Yussuf Then, having
reached the extremity of Cape Bon,
standing out in bold outline from the
Tunisian range. she swiftly steamed by
the lighthouse which rises on the point
with the superbly rugged pile of rocks
around il.
The Ferrato, then at full speed, shot
across the gulf of Tunis between Cape
Bon and Cape Carthage. On the left
runs the series Ct escarpments of the
"djebels, Bon Karrin, Rossas and Tag
holman. with few villages half hidden
in their gorges. On the right, in all the
splendor of the Arab Kasbah, in the full
glare of the sun, shone tho sacred city
of -Bou-Said, which was perhaps
one of the suburbs of ancient Carthage.
In the background, not far from Lake
Bahira, lay Tunis, n mere mass of white,
little behind the arm with which La
Goulette welcomes its visitors from Eur
ope. Two or three miles from the port
lay squadron of French vessels then,
more In the ofling, few merchant ships
were riding ut anchor, and with their
futtering flags giving life to the road
stead
In an hour the Ferrato had dropped
anchor at about three cable-lengths
from the wharf As soon rs the neces-
sary formalities were complied with,
pratique was given to her passengers.
The Doctor. Pierre Luigi and his
sister took their places in the gig, which
Immediately bore them ashore. After
rounding the mole, they glidol into that
narrow canal crowded with vessels
ranged along both wharves, and reached
that irregular square planted with trees,
and bordered with villas. shops and
cafes, swarming with Maltese, Jews,
Ara hS and French and po,ixo col1iors