The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-23
FIGHTING IN THE STORM.
TBB ELEMENTS, As WELL As CANNON
ACTIVE ar MELJBEA.

AC1IVE AT hELIBIAs
oarisut Conduct OF the Convtets, wac Fave
Frequent shtrlnishes VITA ths Ene~y-
They May ne Pnrdored for Their Brave
ry-Ths Proposed Advance % ths Rifs.
LONDON Nov. pa despatch from Melilla.
dated on Monday evening. says = hurricane
prevailed there for two days. The weather was
so severe that It com PEELED a cessation OF work
on the forts. The tents occupied by the troops
and workmen we're blown down. and the camps
we're inundated By the floods that poured from
the mountains
Notwithstanding the severity Of the storm.
skirmishinR went on between the Spanish
forces and the Riffs. During the fighting two
spauiards were wounded by bullets falling
into the camp.
The band Of thirty convicts. under command
OF Capt. ARIA. who have been lighting well.
continue to make trouble for the enemy Every
night they make sorties from Melilla and carry
provisions to the outlying forts. The Rif ma
tives lie in wait for them. but the convict band.
nearly every night choose new route. and
when the enemy discover them there lie no
time for the Rif1lans to gather in force to at
tack them. Sometimes the convcts go on
hunts for the natives and kill some OF them.
The convicts are proving themselves experts
in this guerrilla warfare and are becoming q
terror to the natives.
On Monday last the convicts encountered a
large body OF Rifflans. The convicts we're
ordered to charge upon them, and obeyed
without hesitation. With fixed bayonets they
rushed upon them under a heavy fire. and
put them to flight. One convict was killed
and two were wounded. The bravery OF this
band lie highly praised by the military author
tiles and II is generally thought that repre-
sensations will be made to the Governm ent
which will result in their pardon.
After the storm had subsidized. operations be-
came more brisk. Artillery was placed in the
new redoubt on the bill OF Santiago. which dom
an advance will be made this week upon the
enemies trenches and beyond.
protecteJ by artillery and euerrillas. attam pt
an advance upon Ntfian territory and there
encaup to protect the forces employed in the
construction OF the fort at Sadi Guartach.
The fact that certain persons In Melilla are
giving aid to the enemy is bitterly commented
court martial was held on Saturday to try some
OF these offenders. Twelve Spanish Jews. in
whose houses rifles that were intended for the
six years penal servitude.
On Monday afternoon the Rlflans sent an
The chief declared that the. Riffians were
ready for peace. He had already he added
so%geed portion Of The k"ns to
brother Of the Sultan OF Morocco who. with a
company OF cavalry. ts encamped within four
send 800. rebels to Meliiia. as prisoners TO be
punished as the Spaniards pleased. Muley
hraaf. he added would come to Melilla on
truce be declared until Saturday.
Gen. Macia. distrusted the ENJOYS and re-
fused to grant their request
MADRID. Nov. 22.-Senor keparaZ. q member
OF the Geographical SO iety. has issued PAM
phlet In which he maintains that the best pol
icy for Spain to pursue concerning Morocco Is
to adhere to the powers supporting the status
England as assisting to preserve the key to the
Mediterranean. 1t took FRANCE. he says. fifty
cost her 100000 soldiers and 500. 00G. 900
Senior Reparaz thinks that France. next to
England is the true rival Of Spain in Morocco.
Islands, that che Moors now threaten the
Spanish settlement at Rio Orc. on the west
coast OF Africa on the Tropic Of Cancer.
great indignation over Premier Sagasta's ut
terances concerning the probable termination
OF the Morocco campaign. On the other hand
an African campaign on the ground that the
Riffs have been chastised already. their losses
being vastly greater than those Of the Span
iards.
Since the public demand Spanish victory.
however. Gen. Macias has been ordered to ad-
vance Ct his discretion: regardless OF tho re-
Premier Sagasta estimate the cost OF opera
tons so far at 6O00O. 900 pesetas (about ST.:
THIS bx tSaP must be sS
water to 10000 men cam paigning In WORTH
Gen, .Gonzalez. Governor Of Rio ORC. has In
menacing the fort and settlement. When the
last steamer left Larache. General Gonzalez
expected to be attacked any hour,
Legaspi to take marines and ANN unition to
the fort. ana the Governor OF the Canaries has
chartered steamer to convey reenforcements