The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-05
HBMMED IN BY MOORS.
Melilla Surrounded by Twelve
Thousand Hostile Tribesmen.
THE NUMBER WILL BE INCREASED.
Many Thousands More Ready TO Join in
Demonstration Against the spaniards
who Destroyed a DIosque-Bodies of
Soldiers Terribly Mutilated.

AN""J hAbEc Ahehuy tu IN
Demonstration Against the spanIards
who Destroyed Nosqus-Bodies of
Soldiers Terribly MutiIated.
MADRID, Oct 5.-Cable reports from
Melilla state that the village is surrounded
by 1900 fanatical Moors who are deter
mined TO have revenge upon the Spanards
for destroying, with their artillery fire,
the mosque in one of the adjacent villages.
1t is also reported that the mountain
roads are filled with well armed natives
who are fastening to support their core
ligionists in what they believe to be a
"holy war;" Report has 1t that the Muz-
Ems in the mosques, when they call the
natives TO prayer, add call for all the
faithful to rise up In arms and follow the
green flag of the prophet The situation
is critical.
1t has become known that the bodies of
the Spanards who were killed in the bat
tie were abomlnably ,nutilated by the
fanatichl Moslems This knowledge has
added much to the indignation Of the pop
ulace. There Is much talk of holding in
dignation meetings, and it is expected
that such meetings will be held in Madrid,
Malaga and Seville, where the fury caused
by the receipt Of this intelligence has as
sumed the boiling point
In dealing with an enemy of this kind it
Is absolutely necessary that every precau-
tion be taken TO guard against defeat. The
cool heads at the war office know that in
fighting the Moors they are actually "car-
rying the war into Africa" and TINT the
nativesin the event Of general hostiites
would have reinforcements gathering to
their standard from every part of the Mo-
hammedan world. Thus it Is that they
proceed with caution, though with all pos
sible haste to deal with the question so
suddenly demanding an answer
The government, it may be said, has no
idea of starting war with Morocco. Spain
well knows that the sultan of that coun-
try has no authority whatever over the
mountain tribes. He has been compelled
time and again to send his troops into the
mountains to subdue the wRrlfke natives,
and the latter have only submitted when
they were able to- negotiate peace in
which all or nearly all the advantage ac-
crued to themselves. Spain will, however,
carry out her intention to strengthen the
Notifications at Melilla, and will see TO it
that sufficiently strong force of military
is stationed there to prevent any further
raid by the Riffians. Morocco will be COM
PEELED to pay indemnity for Mondays raid
The Spanish government has sent a
strong diplomatic protest to the govern
ment of Morocco, and has decided to act
with the utmost vigor in order to wipe
out the stain Of defeat. The fort near
Malilla upon which the Spanish troops
were at work when attacked by the Moors,
will be erected, and the Moors will be pun
ished at whatever oost in men or money,
The Moors have destroyed the fort works.
and swear that they will never permit the
erection of fort in proximity to Mus
sulman graveyard.
The field after the battle presented n
terrible spectacle The bodies of 100 Moors
terribly mutilated by the Spanish SHELLS.
lay in heaps. Many other bodies were re-
moved by the Moors during the fighting
The village of Fraja lana was almost wrecked
by the fire of the guns of the Spanish forts
The bodies of dozens Of human being and
domestic animals were buried under the
ruins Of the houses.
Fresh contingents of Kabyles continue
to arrive at Melilla, II is believed that the
A Spanish gunboat has bsen phei.s-.r,s ssstr+
points of the coast occupied by Moors. Re-
inforcements Of artillery from Malaga ar
rived at Melilia yesterday, and was enthu-
siastically received by the Spanish garri-
son, WHICH is thirsting for vengeance
The fhll details of the Mellila fight
testify to the desperate gallantry of the
Spanish troops and to the bravery OF the
convicts who fought by their side for sew
eral hours The sortie of the Spanish
troops to bring in the conyicts from the
besieged fort works was made under re
peated charges Of Arabs, and is described
as a splendid act of heroism.