Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-08-10
SHELL CASABLANCA
French and Spanish Warships
Land Men In Morocco.
CLEAR STREETS WITH TIE BAYOyET
Town, Villages md Moorish hat
teries suffer From Big Gun Prac-
tice Before Surrender of
Arab PaShn.


Arab Pasha.
TANGIER. Aug. T-Casablanca. on
the Moroccan coast has been bonn
barded by French and Spanish cruis
ers. the MOors are reported TO have
been shot down I'm large numbers and
the town, since last Sunday night. has
been practically In the possession of
landing parties OF the French and
Spanish navies.
The first shots were fired by the
AloOrs. The Frenchmen responded
with a bayonet charge and the bonn
bardment Of the native quarter with
mellinite shells The Frenchmen had
seven men wounded. but no men kill
ed. No European residents were hurt.
The commander OF the Galilee asked
for permission to land a guard Of sail
ors TO protect the French consulate.
which was granted. but while the
guard was proceeding to the consulate
it was fired upon I'm the streets. and
six blucjackets and an ensign were
wounded. The French then cleared
the streets at the point of the bayonet.
killing many OF the Moors.
The ensign was shot through both
hands, but in spite of his injuries
he ordered his men 10 fix bayonets
and charge. This the Frenchmen did.
clearing the ground OF the enemy as
they advanced until they reached the
French consulate. where the French
citizens OF Casablanca had taken ref
ugc. The other European residents
had sought safety at their respective
cOusulates.
On arriving at the consulate the
guard signaled the news OF the Incl
dent TO the Galilec and the French
notified the Spanish cruiser. which
landed a guard FOR the consulate OF
Spain. The warship then bombarded
the Arab quarter. The Casablanca
battery fired 81 couple Of blank shots
when the Du Chayla was entering the
bay and the cruiser replied. destroying
part OF the battery, the Moorish gun
hers retiring. The Du Chayla then
shellcd the beach. where number of
kabyles had assembled. killing many
OF them. The cruiser also shelled the
outskirts OF Casahlanca. whore groups
or Moors were seen.
I'm the meantime the French cruiser
Galllee was Smelling the native VII
iages outside OF Casnblauca To- prevent
armed Arabs from entering the city
According 90 the AautoIc passenger tho
shells could bc seen blowing up the
earth and killing men and horses.
The Du Chayla also sent q party
ashore under Commandant Manvin
As they were landing these men were
subjected 90 fire from "a Moorish
force under command OF the Marabout
Sidi BolOut bat the rapid fire guns in
the bows OF the French launches clear.
al the ground for the sailors. who
made their landing cNpcditiously They
scaled the walls OF the Portuguese CON.
sulate and reached the French consul
ate under cover OF the guns of the ma
rines already there.
4 parry OF thirty men were landed
from "a Spanish cruiser. late report
says that the Moorish pasha at Casa
blanca has surrendered the town and
that guards FOR the protection of for
eigners have been landed at MogadOr
Rabat SAN and Mazagan.
Reports from Babat say the situation
there is critical The Berbey tribes
men continue threatening 10 invade
the city. and the Europeans are panic
stricken and are fleeing from the place
The occupation OF Casablanca Is a di-
rect outcome OF the native uprising
which resulted i'm the killing last week
Of eight Europeans at Casablauca
Both France and Spain are resolved
10 exact punishment and indemnity
for the outruges committed on their
subjects.
Refugees say that about $50 Noors
were killed i'm the town and around
CaSablanca during the commandment
by the foreign warShipS. The Casa
blanca battery was reduced 10 ruins
10y the shells.
Official advices say that the sultan's
troops have attacked and burned the
village of Hau,a, near RaiSuITs retreat.
It now appears that when the tribes
men demanded that RaisuH surrender
Caid MacLean because they feared an
attack by the sultan's troops Raisuu
suddenly vanished taxing MacI.ean
with him into the hills.