The Sun. — 1869-09-06 (London, England)

THE MURDER IN THE INTERIOR OF  AFEICA.  The murder of Mdlle. Tinn6, the African traveller, has already been announced. The Tiincs publishes an account of the murder. The melancholy event took place in the Ouadi Berd:;oudj, one day's journey from Scharaba, and 6ve days to the west of Mourzouk. The last letter from Mdlle. Tinn6, who left Tripoli for the interior on the .?,Oth of January, 1869, was dated from Scharaba, and received at the same time with the account of her murder, which was written soon after the occurrence by one of the Arab servants of the deceased, Mohamed Ben Hassen el Bennani. The party, escorted by an Arab, El ILA Ahmed Bu Selab, sent by El Hadj Ilcbenoulien, the chief of the Tuaregs, who was waiting at Taharat to escort her himself thence to Ghat, fell in with a party of six Aral,s and eight Touaregs, headed by El Hatij Esscheikh Bun ! Beker, another Tonareg chief, who disputed the right of escort, alleging that he bad been ordered by El ITadj Ikhe• nouken to conduct her to Taharat. On Sunday, August 1, the six Arabs and eight Touaregs pretended to dispute among themselves as to who should carry the palanquin of Mdlle. Tinn6. The Touaregs were armed with lances and sabres. The Arabs, on the pretence of defending themselves, seized the arms of Mdlle. Tinn6's servants, which were lying on the ground while the camels were being loaded. Mdlle. Tinnd and the two Dutch sailors advanced to separate the combatants. One of the sailors, named Ootsmans, was immediately run through by a Touareg with a lance, which also wounded a negro who was behind him. Mdlle. Tinn6 was stretching out her right arm in a commanding attitude when a Touareg struck off her hand with a sabre, and an Arab shot her in the breast, causing instant death. The other sailor, Jacobsi, who had rushed to her help, was then shot dead by an Arab. Thus the responsibility of the crime was ingeniously divided between the members of the two tribes. All the other servants, consisting of Arabs and negroes, were allowed to escape, except a young negress named Jasmina, who was carried off by the Touaregs. It appears that Mdlle. Tinn6 purposed making a tour in the Toureg territory, while awaiting supplies and fresh camels from Tripoli, and intendel to return to Mourzouk, to start thence for Bournou. She had met at Mourzouk Dr. Nachtingall, a Prussian traveller, who was charged with presents from the King of Prussia to the King of Bournou, and who had left on a short journey eastwards to the country of the Tibous, also intending to return to Mourzouk for supplies before proceed:mg to Bournou by the annual caravan some time in November. Baron de Testa has sent orders for the survivors of Mdlle. Tinne's party to return immediately to Tripoil. The Onadi Berjoudj is, according to Barth, in the territory of Fezzan, and conse• quently within Turkish jurisdiction ; but the Pasha holds to the contrary, although it is well known that he raises tribute there when he can do so. lie promises to do his utmost to bring the offenders to justice, but as he had previously confessed his inability to protect travellers beyond Mourzouk, he is scarcely responsible for the catastrophe.  The Dublin Provincial Synod of the Episcopal Church has been formally summoned fcr the 14th of Sep tember. A proposition has been made that 200,000 enrolled Orangemen should, as a society, raise a contribution among 'themselves of £lO,OOO to the Church Fund. Among further subscriptions offered, Mr. Horace Rochfort, of Carlow, gives £23 a-year for five years after January, 1871.