The Sun. — 1844-10-10 (London, England)

WOREXON.  The following is the account given in the Paris papers of the last affair at Otaheite The natives assembled about twelve miles from the town occupied by our troops, constructed redoubts, mounted them with seven cannon, and manned them with the bravest of the population. Five hundred French landed, and attacked these works, which for three long hours resisted the most determined assaults. At last four sailors, exasperated by the fall of about 50 of their messmates, two officers, and two eleves, rushed on sword in hand with irresistible fury. Having gained possession of the redoubts, they found the dead bodies of 270 natives, and two English deserters who had joined them. The natives, disheartened by a defeat so complete, dispersed in all directions. Our loss has been 52 men put hors de combat and 25 killed. The two officers died on the ground." A letter from Algiers of the 30th ult. says :—" An extensive fire, which is attributed to the malevolence of the tribe of the Mont Sayah, took place on the 19th at Bogie. In a short time it destroyed the Clausel and Doria blockhouses with all their contents. For a time  it was feared that the town would be destroyed, but this was prevented by the active exertions of the garrison." Lieutenant Besson, who commanded the Greenland, which was last on the coast of Africa, has arrived at Toulon, to take his trial before a naval court-martial. Sunday was the birthday of King Louis Philippe. His Majesty was born on the 6th October, 1773, and consequently has accomplished his 71st year. M. de Lamartine is at present at Naples. It is said that before returning home he will re-visit Alexandria and Cairo. During the last month there were consumed in Paris 5,759 oxen, 1,577 cows, 5,861 calves. and 34,707 sheep. being a diminution of 222 oxen, 149 cows, 1,143 calves, and 3,356 sheep, on the consumption of the corresponding month of last year. A letter from Algiers, of the 30th ult., announces that Marshall Bugeaud has just nominated an Agha, on the frontier, near Morocco, and opposite Ouchda, to command the natives who are friendly to France. In 1840 the naval division, under the orders of RearAdmiral Leblanc, captured nine vessels on the Plata, for violating the blockade. They were all condemned as lawful prizes by the Commission appointed to try ehe cases, but an appeal was lodged against the sentence. The Council of State has just confirmed the decision of the Commission. On the 28th ult. was opened at Rolle, a canton de Vaud, the monument erected by the inhabitants to the memory of Laharpe, the savant, who was born in that town in 1754. The Governments of the different cantons of Switzerland sent deputations to represent them and do honour to this interesting ceremony. Recent accounts from Rio announce an attempt at suicide by M. de Scant; Consul-General and Chari.,6 d'Affaires of Sweden at the Brazilian Court, but the dose of arsenic by which he had hoped to effect his purpose was, it appears, too strung, and did not effect the intended object. Hopes were entertained that his life might be saved. The cause of his desperate act was said to be his dismissal from his post, which he received at a moment when he had hoped•to be confirmed in it, and for keeping up the dignity of which he had much injured his fortune.