Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-02
SPECTACULAR FIGHT
WITH 10000 MOORs
French Beset by Great Army But
Succeed In Driving Them OF
With Heavy Slaughter to
Enemy--AttdCk
Repeated.

Tangler, Morocco, Sept. 2.-All
the foreign residents of Fez except
the American missionaries arrived
here today by way of Ell Araish and
were welcomed with heartfelt enthus-
ism by the entire diplomatic corps.
Although warned by the American
minister, Samuel r. GUNNER, to leave
Fee with the other Christian resi-
dents, the missionaries elected to re-
main and continue their work at
their own risk. The entire foreign
colony thrills with admiration for
this devoted band OF Christian work.
ers and is anxious regarding their
safety.
Communication between here and
Fee has been practically cut off as a
result of Raisuli's victory over the
troops OF the sultan ana he is now
master of the Intermediary region.
The French cruiser Du Chayla has
arrived here from Lorche with refu-
gees from Fez.
Would Confer With French
Paris, France, Sept. 2.-The Mathis
Casa Blanca correspondent says that
Saturdays attack obviously was di-
| rected by a person thoroughly con-
versant with the methods of modern
warfare. The correspondent adds
| that the native made splendid
charge and only the shells from the
Gloire broke IT, The newspaper cor
| respondents had a narrow escape
! from capture. One of them had his
mule killed.
The correspondent also says that
an Arab fugitive has come into Casa
| Blanca bringing copy OF Mulai
Hafig's letter, in which he requests
the tribesmen TO make no further
| attacks on the Frenchmen, saying he
hon
| confer with the French, and If good
comes from it, 1t will be for all: IL
not, | will join my forces with yours
and lead you"
Spectacular Fight.
Casa Blanca, Morocco, Sept q
| The lighting near the French camp
| between the Moors and the forces
under General Drude was one of the
most serious engagements since the
occupation of Casa Blanca The
Moorish attack was quite unexpected
and the tribesmen as on previous oc-
| ca!sions, showed absolute fearlessness.
The caid with the red coat was again
| prominent, and his flaming Bernouse
was seen in the thickest of the fray
| This engagement, like that of August
is, began with the ambushing of
French accommodating party by
| Moorish cavalry.
The French at first drove the
enemy, but the natives received REIN
| forcements, and this obliged General
Drude to send out a detachment to
extricate his accommodating party.
| After the first conflict 1t was believed
| that the engagement was over, but
as soon as the natives had been re-
| inforced they reappeared in great
numbers from two directions The
| Spahis and irregular Algerian caval-
ry who composed the accommodating
| party found themselves almost sur
rounded by the second attack, but
they formed a square and slowly fell
back until the reinforcements arriv-
ed. Then the tide of battle turned.
$4,000 Moors Engaged.
Cavalry charged the Moors, saber-
ing them furiOusly, and the enemy
finally broke and fed in disorder. In
the meanwhile the French warships
had showered shells into the hills.
where the natives were sheltered The
engagement lasted three hours The
line OF battle extending over miles
and II Is estimated that over $4,000
Moors We're engaged. The loss of
the latter is not known, but ii is be-
lieved to have been heavy French
officers counted the bodies of twenty
MOors in one roadway. The French
loss was fifteen men killed and
wounded.
Sunday afternoon another French
accommodating party was attacked by
1 300 Moors The natives, however,
were beaten on with the aid OF the
guns Of the cruisers Gloire and Guey-
don. These two vessels also bonn
barded the beach beyond Casa Blan-
ca, where a force Of Moorish cavalry
had gathered. The Moors were soon
dispersed by the fire.