Liverpool Weekly Courier. — 1893-10-07 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

RISING IN SPANISH MOROCCO.  EIGHTEEN SPANIARDS KILLED: THIRTY-FME WOUNDED. SPANISH WARSHIP SENT TO TANGIERS X Madrid telegram, dated Tuesday, says : Telegram. to heel. from MellEl announce that • most serious state of apcits bflbvail in regard to dila MAI, which, although situated on Moroccan terntor y, belongs to Spain. Yesterday a comtrinad and oegestisell attack was made by millards of sic thousand Moors upon the .comparatively small Spanish garrieon,whose available lighting strength numbered only 400 men. The Moorish attack con:manned in the early morniug, and the garrison hal to battle all day without food or rest ageinet a constantly increseing fome of assailants. Observing the numerical inferiority of the Spanish troops, the civilians of Melilla organised a small corps of volunteers and lock pan in the fight. The despatches add that, finally fencing surprises, the Spanish forces retired within the walls of Melilla, having lost eight dead and . thirty-five wounded. Three officers were snit:L.l.4ly wounded. The Spanish artillery did great exeoutjon among the Moore, and destroyed , a mosque. The Dlooriffi loss la not known. The whole northern district is greatly agitated, and fears are , entertained lest a still greater force be directed against Melilla and attacks made upon other Spanish fortresees. 111 that case, although the Swinish GCno erament is strongly averse to war with Morocco, public opinion , will force the Ministry to punish the Moons , reepunible for the attack. They were principally Riff tribes, over whom the Sultan's authority is valueless. , It has been decided to mend • Spanish warship , ,to Tangiers to demand immediate and complete reparation for the *Amok on Melilla. A Cabinet Council will be held to-day, and it is believed s I small army will be sent to Melilla immediately. ,It appears that the Spaniards were canstructiug ' new fortificttions at the spot. The latest 'telegrams from Melilla give the , Spanish casualties in Monday'. fighting with " the Moore as eighteen killed. An interne feeling of indignation and eruitement prevails in the leripital this morning, and the Government will " have the support of she populace in any energetic I measures it may adopt. The Moors were armed with Remington rifles, and fought with fanatical fury, perusing the Spaniards, when the latter fell back to the very walls of the fortifications in the teeth of a murderous tire. The Spanish general was torte. nate in having at his disposal a small body of ' cavalry well led and admirably drilled. These mounted men were all day on the alert, anti I whenever a detachment of infantry was in diffionities, :trolled down upon the Moors, breaking 'their nuke and making the necessary diversion, 'while their long sabre. also did great hasoc among the enemy. The guns id the fort were well handled and did terrible execution, not only in the ranks of the ameilanta, hut anions the villages on the Insights near. Many notemune and houses were reduced to ruing by the Well directed shots of the Spanish unlit:iv:nen. Eighteen men of the Spanieh garrison were killed and thirty-live wounded including three officers, of whom two have received mortal injuries. The Moors carried off their dead and wounded. Reinforcements of man with ample supplies of ammunition, guns, and arms of all kinds era leaving Malaga and .vor. Seville fur Melilla. which