The Sun. — 1836-11-04 (London, England)

MASSACRE OF A FAMILY.-011C of the most dreadful eases of murder, or massacre rathe):., of which it has been our lot to hear, occurred a few days ago at Algiers. The occurrence took place in tote family of a respectable farmer and proprietor, named Joseph Sacco, a Sicilian, residing in a country-house, about a mile and a.half from Algiers. He bad been me:rried six months only to a young inhabitant of Mahon, 'lamed Maria Rosa Orfila, and his family consisted at the lime of the following persons : Antoine Orfila and Jue.na Capona his wife, Michele Orfila eaeir child, of six years of age ; Maria Barcelona, and he' grandson, Conventino ; Moreu Dersent, a child of six yearr old, whom his parents had sent for a short time for the Isenes fit of his health ; Francisco Santies, a servant ; Pedro Santies, his brother ; also a domestic in the house, and BeneOrfila, aged 14 years. These persons, together with Sacct and his wife, were so accommodated that they occupieo three bed-chambers. In the middle of the night Pedrd Santies was suddenly awakened by a noise in the chamo ber, when, to his horror, he saw his brother Franciscoand young Benet Orfila (who slept in the same room) struggling on the floor under the blows of two assassins and weltering in their blood. He cried out, and the murderers instantly sprung upon bins ; but the torch which they held suddenly going out, be had an opportunity of escaping by the window, although he broke his leg in the fall. Almost at the same instant Madame Sacco, 'who slept in another of the three chambers, was awakened by cries of distress. She essayed to awake her husband, but to her horror found him cold and wounded. her hand, when she drew it away, was wet and cold. At this moment she felt her arm powerfully seized, and a voice murmured in French, " Maria, do not be afraid, no harm will come to you! " Her arm was then relinquished ; she rose, put on a few clothes, and escaped by a window to the house of a neighbour. L 1 the third chamber a similar scene of horror was going on, and at the very same time that Sacco and the ethers were in the agonies of death, Antoine Orfila. Juana Capone, Michele Orfila, and the young Caren!..mo, were also inhumanly murdered. Madame Bareelor:u was allowed to pass unhurt, but te, suffer a more erste; pain in beholding the body of the murdered infant .Coveutino. Pedro Santies and Maria Orfila, as soon as they escaped, found their way, the former .with difficulty, to the authorities, who instantly set the police and military on foot. But it was too late to capture the villains then, or to save the unfortunates who ,had been for the former had made their escape, and the wounds of the latter bad proved mortal. The object of the miscreants was plunder as well as murder, for they robbed the house of a large quantity of money and arms. The researches of the law continued during the whole of the following day ; and strong, almost convincing proof had, at the time when this account left Algiers, been afforded that the murderers were individuals (called kabailles) employed by Sacco qr. his farm,  4.........—.--#—............... ....-.-------- -,--PRICES OF STO( Kli