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Reports from Algiers describe a Marabout styling himself a holy man and new prophet leading a rebellion: capturing 54 French coral fishers near Calle, compelling some to convert, attacking Constantina with 3,000 men but repulsed with heavy losses, stripping the city, and amassing an army of 180,000 in the mountains. The Dey declares him rebel, sends vessels to pursue, remonstrates with French, and aids Constantina with 10,000 Marabouts and tax relief promise. Communications disrupted.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7.
We have been favored with the following extracts of letters, received from respectable sources, relating to the appearance of a New Prophet in the kingdom of Algiers.
Algiers, June 27.
This day the Dey [of Algiers] sent out two schooners and two gun boats, to search for a Marabout, who styles himself a Marabout, or Holy man, who has collected a number of persons about Bona, to join him, and has taken fifty four Frenchmen, who were fishing for coral near Calle, and carried them into captivity. He is declared a rebel by the Dey, and the French commissary general here has made a strong remonstrance, and demanded the men of the Dey.
Algiers, July 16.
A report prevails that the Marabout, who had taken the Frenchmen (at Constantina) had compelled them to become Mahomedans, and that he had attacked the city of Constantina with 3000 Carabines: but had been repulsed with great loss: and that the Dey had sent in cash 10,000 Marabouts to Constantina, and a promise to relieve the country from taxes for four years.
Tunis, August 7.
The new Prophet has occasioned much stir in different parts of Algiers: he made but a short stay at Constantina; but perfectly stripped that place: taking with him arms, ammunition, clothing, horses and a vast number of cattle; retiring again to the mountains.-I learn that his army at this moment consists of one hundred and eighty thousand men, and is daily increasing: all communication between this and Algiers is stopped.
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Algiers
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Letters Dated June 27, July 16, And August 7
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marabout repulsed with great loss at constantina; dey sent 10,000 marabouts to constantina and promised tax relief for four years; prophet's army reported at 180,000 men and increasing
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A Marabout declaring himself a holy man and new prophet collects followers near Bona, captures 54 French coral fishers near Calle and takes them captive, declared rebel by Dey who sends schooners and gunboats to pursue; French commissary demands their return. Reports claim he compels captives to become Mahomedans, attacks Constantina with 3000 Carabines but repulsed; later strips Constantina of arms, ammunition, clothing, horses, and cattle before retreating to mountains; causes much stir, stops communications with Algiers.