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MANY SHOT DOWN
IN COMMANDMENT
Shells From the French
Cruiser Annihilate
Moors at Casa
blanca.
Il
NATIVES FIRED
THE FIRST SHOTS
Landing Parties From Both
French and Spanish
Warships Occupy
City.

Tangier, Aug 6.-Casablanca on the
Moroccan coast, has been bombarded
by French cruisers, the Moors are re-
ported to have been shot down i n
large numbers and the town, since last
Sunday night has been practically in
the possession of landing parties from
French and Spanish cruisers. The first
shots were fired by the Moors. The
Frenchmen responded with bayonet
charge and the bombardment of the
native quarter with millinite shells
The Frenchmen had sixteen wounded
hut no men killed. No European res
dents were hurt.
The occupation Of Casablanca is a
direct outcome Of the native uprising
which resulted In the killing last week
of eight Europeans at Casablanca
Both France and Spain are hurrylng
other warships with troops and ma
rlnes on board to various points on the
Moroccan coast for the protection Of
foreigners. Under terms of the Alge-
clras convention these two powers are
charged with the policing of the sea-
ports Of Morocco and their action at
Casablanca has brought no pro-
test from any power The states
OF Europe have expressed their will
irgness that France and Spain restore
order in Morocco. No other countries
are involved.
News of the fighting at Casablanca
was brought here by the steamer An
etcle On Saturday night the French
naval officer in command informed the
Moorish authorities that he was going
to land a force for the protection of
the French consul. Authorization to
do so was given. The force went
ashore Sunday morning at daybreak.
The Frenchmen were no sooner on the
beach than they were fired upon by
Moorish soldiers and in this first en-
counter the French force sustained all
its casualties The French men fought
their way to their consulate, and sig
nailed the cruiser Galilee to lombard
the native quarter. The Galilee at
once opened up on the Moors, She
was Joined at II o'clock by the French
cruiser Du Chayla and both vessels
fred until two thousand rounds Of
ammunition had been expended. This
fire is said to have been disastrous to
the Arabs.
The battery on a fort at the mouth
Or the harbor fired on one of the
French cruisers but 1t was quickly 81
lerced and reduced.
IA second French landing party went
ashore and Joined the first party at
the consulate, 4 third party from the
Spanish cruiser Don Aware de Brazan
was landed and occupied the Spanish
consulate. The European quarter of
Cssablanca was not damaged.
The remainder of the European res
idents Of Casablanca are either at their
respective consulates or have taken
refuge on board a German and an Eng
ljsh vessel in the harbor.
France and Spain have agreed on the
terms of Franco-Spanish note in
forming the powers signatory Of the
A,geclras convention including the
United States of their intention to
keep the terms of the convention in
dealing with the situation Morocco.
The next measures to be adopted de-
pend largely upon what develops at
Casablanca as a result of the occupa-
ton of that town.
Official Account of Fighting.
Tangier Aug. 6.-The following offic-
ial account Of the fighting at Casa
blanca has been given out by the
French charge d'affalrs here:
Authorization to land men and pro-
tect the French consulate was given by
the Moorish authorities, but when our
sailors went ashore Sunday morning
they were fired on. Six men and an
officer were wounded. The party then
charged with bayonets and the Moors
broke and fed, leaving many behind.
The exact number Of killed Is not
known.
Upon arriving at the consulate the
party signalled to the cruiser Galilee,
and after the Spanish cruiser Don AL
varo de Bazan had sent party ashore
to protect the Spanish consulate the
Galiee opened fire on the native quar-
ter of the city.
The old Moorish battery on the for
tif1cations responded with two blank
shots, but the cruiser Du Chayla had
arrived On the meanwhile and soon ST.
fenced this battery. drove off the gum
ners and then destroyed it. The Galilee
and the Du Chayla continued to shell
the city, the beach and the surround
ing villages, wherever the Kabyles as
sembled The craftsmanship was good
and many Kabyles were killed. The
European quarter of Casablanca was
not damaged
French Fired 1000 Shells.
Paris, Aug. "a special dispatch
received here from Tangier says the
street fighting in and the lombard
ment of Casablanca, according to
refugee who arrived from there on
the steamer Anatole, continued
throughout Sunday and will still in
progress when the Anatole left at 6
o'clock Sunday evening.
The French fired a total of about
1000 shells The number of Moorish
dead will run into the hundreds. A
single party of marines killed $50
Moors. The French wounded num-