Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-12

I French forces outside Casa Blanca
was stll in progress Saturday when
/ the French transport Auantolic lefi
I the beleaguered town.
! The battle started Thursday with
I determined attack by the Moors
After a hard struggle the tribesmen
We're driven back with great loss by
the defending force commanded by
General Drude, OF the Algerian Tinail-
leurs Undismayed. the Moors contin
ued To fight. despite the terrible havoc
wrought i'm their ranks by the French
artillery.
The latest REPORTS say that the
| tribesmen are gradually being driven
back. the French cavalry and artillery
| on Saturday being seven and half
miles from the city and alternately
shelling and charging the savage
fanatics.
Casa Blanca itself was quiet The
destruction wrought by the shells of
the French cruisers is more extensive
than at first was thought to he the
case. Not a house. shop or ware
house Is left undamaged The streets
are still encumhered with bodies Of
dead natives. the removal Of which
is still being carried out slowly II
is an appalling sight and tine stencil
ships In the narbor are slczenmg by A.
is so powerful that even those aboard
owing Go the number OF dead still
lying In the streets at Casa Blanca, the
danger of an epidemic there IS great
The steamer Maenus. which left Casa
Blanca Saturday, brought 100 refu-
gees, mostly Jews
The cruiser Aube IS at Mazagan.
the Duchayla Is on the way Ia Saffi
and the Galilee is at Rabat The gov
ernor of Rabat has warned the ma
tlyes that the first sign of rebellion
cruisers win Rmbard the city
Letters received here from Caid Sir
Harry MacLean do not make It clear
whether he Is IN the power Of Raimli
ar the Kmass tribesmen
Every arriving steamer brings sto-
ries OF fresh attacks made upon and
repulsed by General Drude's troops.
After "A heavy attack ON the camp
Thursday. General Drude I'm person
established a post of 200 men al each
of the city gates to prevent horsemen
charging the landing place. These
posts were repeatedly attacked
throughout the day. Advance posts
also were stationed To cover the city
side. while the fleet protected the side
toward Rabat. Several charges were
beaten off Thursday night and Friday
morning The trbesmen IN large
masses approached the left main
camp at fun speed. but as soon as
they sighted the guns OF the war
ships the horsemen veered and ef-
fected a skillml wide turning move
ment then suddenly wheeled and
charged the camp from the right The
troops who bore the brunt of the as
sault emptied hundreds OF saddles be-
fore the Arabs broke The troops lost
two men killed and eight wounded
The passengers say deeds of gall
lantry among the troops were numer-
Gus. but that the Moroccans also were
"a courage which astOnished
the Officers. Although moved down
by quick-firers and yolleys from the
infantry for four days. they returned
to the charge. showing extraordinary
disdain for death.
There Is a persistent rumor here,
which comes from Moorish sources
and cannot be confirmed, that the
Sultan has left FEY for Rabat. and
travelling by forced marches. has ar
rived at Mazagan.
There Is still much uncertainty as
to the progress that has been made
In the negotiations for the release OF
Sir Harry MacLean. There are ru-
mors that a hitch has occurred in the
negotiations Letters received here
from Fez state that the sultan. upon
learning Of the intentions of the
French and Spanish to occupy Casa
Blanca, became seriously alarmed and !
said that such step would lead 10 a |
evolution throughout Morocco aud |
'ndanger the lives of an Europeans /