ABDEL-KADER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 107, 17 March 1864, Page 4

ABDEL-KADER.

ll'.-.i.n '.lie " M, il".in-,ie Alim-," l-'i:lir nil-., I'O The mail t-lls us i!l on- of its h-h -alai-roi-arr scrap- ut' iiiteilii;..-iirc. ami ;!.s il' it writ- an uu-inti-i-i-itiiiu'itfiii "I' 111' 1 minor monthly uns.-ip, that Abdel-Kador is dead. If he lie in<li-t.-*l"fl ( - ; .vl—- C.i-it is ! nientiuiied so carelessly, and with such absence of pnri liculars. that wo an; nut tally assured nf it—the Sala- ! d.ii ..I' tin- iiim t.-iilli i-cjitiii-y lias dropped .mt .»!' j existence with less public r,-(-,,e,nition then attends th,- | (lii-i-as.- ul' sin- M-cuiid-rate Kuropoau diplomatist i-r i pur-v London alderman. J-'i-u-iuls had almost lust I si-Jit m.'hiin. foes hud lon-; ceas-d in (head him. and I vi-t th-: Nr.midian linn mad" a stir in his linn-. With Srhamyl, lie was one nf the two rnnteuipnrnry heroes of 1.-! am — pi,-tiires.|iio liitino?. as iriand as any in the ]i;ii;i-s (if Tass,,, or Arioso, m-Scott, linth, pure in lit.- and heroic in aeti, n, were ,-i-cm-d ptnph-t----wan-inrs bv their followers, linth won- st'-rn patriots and euihu.-iustic defenders ..!' their faMi-is' f.mh. 11,, th were brilliant captains i,| lln-iv p—plc au'ainsl th.- op'-rpoworin".-armies m' C'lilist■-inhmi: and timu-h leaders n!' i.iitraired, exasperated barbaric tn'h-s, ib-y were the most ina-n:iiiinioit- of f,„-me:i, a- t!n-iv invaders with adtuirutiun have euuf,->-.!. .\,|.l in-r>- i.s just as extraordinary a parallel hciw,-n lla- la!.- as h— 'twcin the pusitinnandchnracterol •.!,etv,o,-hie;.v. 1,., lilaved hi illustrious a part in tin- same).,-.!.,,!; I'm-tin-('au.-asia:i patriot beam- at last tin- , ipti'vc ul the Uussian, as tin- Arab nl'the T'.-oiieliniau. Alidrl-Kader was lmni in lie- y.-.n- Isim, near Mascara, in the iujerini- of Al'-rcria.. 11,- was tin- sou nf nil.- nl' lln- patriarchal i-hief- of an Alal. elan: thnuu-ii -nun-, mi iimi-i- dulii.-us antlimity. will have it it that his family was ~t' Knbyl- nr 11.-i-ii.-i- extra.ii-n lii-liiim-iie.i-tu iiu-aiinridii'-s nf tin- eiiiintrv, am! mi ..I'll..- ,iiM-1;,.|',1n-uithaaml .Ma--ini-a. still inhahitiiiLrth- AH;..-. 'I he lather was a d. vmit .Miissuiiaan. and !,.nk I,is . Mid. th.-n .-i-lit v.ai.-oM, ~n the sacrcl |.iluri:i,a::-e i" .M-.-.-a : and. as ilrk-nlais hav,- always marl,ai-.lis storie- al.ullt their 11-ries, it is related j h<ik. "11 thi- expedition, lmili.'li; "lit nl' lil.-il- way In pay re-pert tn the tomb nf a lamur.s inarahn;,!, or saint, wlin was al.-n a kiii.-man, th,: spirit nf the h,,lsmail a]i].eared In the pilgrims, and piaied an apple in the yimnu: AbiU-l-Kader's kind, whereupon a iialn nl .iziiP' eiiein-l, il !iis lirad, a )'lieimmenon whieli had been previously observed at bis birth. J1 „„-,.v,-i----this may b -, it was (lie invasion of the- J-Yeuch whieh stave- it ill) a more unmistakable crown of distinction. 'I'he nnnutdie tribes nf the inlerini-did lint care very much whether l-'raiik or Turk held tin- towns of if.',sealioard. but when the L--ioi,s nf tile Cirour b,-an t.. mareh inland, ih.-v .--eiion.-lv took the alarm. ; ,nd asked Ab,!,l-Kad.-r's father, as a i-ader of th,. type lln-v liked, ill nuee saeeaiid jiiotis, t,, ],i!t him.-, If at their head. The uld sheik- distrust,,! his ,1,,-linin-pnw.r.-. and with pride hinu-dil forward bis -~,. The vnllllll- i-hiei'was ~-,,111:1 to thooecaMi.il. I io . ,1-a l,i/e,l the tribes asbc-t In- could, andcaichiii": the invaders, mid, re, -in ml Tivzcl. in diltii-ult -~r: : c of t! : ,- i,;;;.-def-ated them with heavy l-.s-. Ahd.-l-K,,,'...,- appro-,-ialep 111,- vain,-,.! Km ~p, a n tact i,.-, a ml ,-nd.-,-., anvd to oi-Lraui/.e his lords, witii 11,,.. help ~1',1,-,-rt,-is In-iii th,- I'l.-mli, of whieh there w,-|.- many tioni the ]~:/„,„ n"i't,;n, : /n ■-.., i iii-i-i I of aiivi-niiiii-r- beli.i w . inir 1-i e\.--,-y I '.iir.,ll, ,ii nation. Cut thon-h ]<•■ uui1i il f..r:ii-'iiim- :•>» trib.- end-:■ lb- i-ane.,, „!„| ..,-:, r-j-Viiai- :•>;,;[;': -', ha!' in'xaie. ' iii- Arabs woaid'.l - liv. ,-.: u,-,--|iiti,-,-lil ealv.,-y ehai-, , but li-at will not smiii.- in mnd.-rii wal-iaiv, and Abdel-Kader,-,,„!,!-cl nolhin- ,-1-e out of th,-ui. Kvetithat. too, wa- n-.t !,,iu- num.-!. ior tla- l-'n nrli. always with a .-plendid in I i::try.bu!a.-iielable,iel(i-liveineavalry,.sooii,,ie-,-,]i-i/ei!.Snaiiire---,inicnt.s,an,'i ununited tlu-irown chassi-ius on th- .-upeii-i- i„,i,,s ~i' tl oeutry, with ; , l,. ; „l, ~ who was a. worthy successor ~f _\litrat, in l.amoiiciere Alter vari, us fortun, and many :;uei i.'la ex|,!,.;is ] j1,,, native w-r.-iiorri- -ivi-d a terrible del'.-a) Iroin liu-;, ami, nii!'aeS:!.kak-.iu !«"•. V,'.- :-.-■ dii-t. nt-iinln d-'tailsnf the J ■ ii'-i-s, ir.-aii.--, aiid !o::---irawn-out. s.-m--iiii,ary ' l-onHiets Which iilici Up the fo'doWt!!- V..-.-11-s, i'n whi.-'h ! lie- .-,,, lain 01'ih,.,.- rude 1.-, r- of .wordsni-n r .|,-n-. ! -!c,l wiih woud,-riitl skill and spirit auaiiist the aide !v:-ii.rals who these wars traiiiel ior [-'ram-— those ' vo.l- in which the practice »■;,. not always aec..r,laut , wiiii the theory t iML'ht ill Si. Cyrainl the 1',.1vt,.-i,-j i:i-i;e. I.oiioi-i, ;, re. tin- brilliant sabivur; ('a-iai---i -~„.ihe man nf iron : liedeau, methodical, and '•man ! ..f no mistakes ; " I',-lissi, r, lad !.-.-s iirut-i! Ham ! skiiiii! ; and '• ,'•• ~'»,• " ('haimarnier." who had never : a pi.-a-ai,! wnr,'l. but who hud a uiedia-va! hislil;,, { v , lit, ,il -iius, and wiild lanm.-h his soldiers at the walls of a fortress wilh the short, •• There i.- mvallill-rv:" ;i..-e .■.-,-,»• the -uemi.swhnm Abd-l-Kad-rtlvlillcl, by li-h!iiu; th-m. a!b-r 1 hev had caniur-i! the I : ,M -troujdinidsofTurkaiid .Wnnr. Ami imw -raially he b:-..-t.-l their l-'.uiojieail srielli-i---!mw nftell lies-,,', them back' .-iini-ii nl iainc'is: And as off n by licad!.,n- uiaiihoi-dasstiat.-v. is, d on one oe,-,,.;.,,, , ,' ~,.;,!• -,„■.. ~!'ho,-,-.-,.„. iiinl wui-r0ui,,!...-! I,v

Motion warning, " Enshiithh" —it is the •will of God ■—killing six enemies with )iis own hand. Tho'viccroy lSugeaud, udoptmg tho phrase 'of Louis Quiitorw: — "L'rl'il e'rxt iiini ," was accustomed tosay "l,'slfr!rj<tr t c'a-l inn!:" but it was much more applicable to bin opponent. AVith Abdel-Kader tho Algerian resistant!: existed—really began and ended. And even when "driven to tho wall," ho was not " driven to earth." When the bat tin was hoph-ss in his nativo country, lie roused tho Moors next door. M oroeco was Moslem '. —wliv should not that empire lend ;i hand ayuin=t the Giaour:' He appeared suddenly in Morocco. lie. tho briliant .soldiers of "the Faithful ' "—an i Emir that is, religions as will as secular chief —ho so i long regarded throughout liarbary as tho ■worthy re- : preventative of the Prophet! Tin: Moorish Emperor ■ trembled yielded to theenthusiam of his subjects.and : took the ii'e'.d. lint ho was too jealous of Abdel- Kiidcr I to givehim command; and Princode.Joinvillebattered '• Tangier and Mogadore, and fierce Bugeuud came i willi 1 battalions aiid routed the Moorish host at Isly ; and the .Moslem Emperor, craven and jealous, proI misedto help in sipielchiug Abdel-Kader. Lamor:'. j ciere anil two Morocco armies advanced for the purI pose. Abdel-Kader How back to his own tribes, and i gathering the few who yet were not afraid to join j him. he fell upon one of tho Moorish division?, nml ! cut it'to biecos.knockingon'the head of the Emperor' i ] favourite general. dashed at. tho other Moorish 1 force ; but his strength wes reduced, and ho win ) beaten oil'. Ketroating through tho neighbouring I Kabvle Hills, the Kabvles, always hostile to tin: ! Arabs, assailed him ; anil alter hard lighting ho only i got away with half of bis diiuidished band. The i ttni"gle'wns now hopelessly over—no hope in Algeria, ; and no hope in Morocco—'and he rode straight to the ' French eamp. AVc have not tho full particulars of ! what there occurred. The French ofheial account* i say that he tried to negotiate, and afterwards sur- : rendered. Other accounts say that lie insisted on i being sent to Alexandria or Acre, as an exile, not a prisoner. The Duke of Aumale, Louis Philippe*' ■ son. received him with military honours, and altera ; while, instructions came to forward him to France Five years imprisonment with hi* family and suite : in tin-chateau of Amhoisc. i.-n the Loire, was dtill i work. Then tin: Manpiis of Londonderry. an old : soldier, .sympathetic with valour and an old friend <f ! the President Louis Xupoloon, asked the liberation i of tlic Arab hero, on condition ot residing elsewhere i than in Algeria. The reipiest was acceded to. j Abdel-Kader was grateful. We remember his letter to Lord Londonderry, and his subseipient visit long i allerto Paris. After'leaviiigAmhoise, lie went to reside at r.roussa.nn Asia Minoiyand oliired his sword tothc Sultan in the Crimean business and ilscontingcneie*. which tin: Sultan's advisers would not have ! lie aftcr- : wards went tolive in Damascus, and there was most honourably active, with his per.-oii.-il followers, in saving the lives of Christians during the late massa- ' errs.' Abdel-Kader was as nui.-ii ahead of hum m nature as the best, philosophers of the West. We . have a portrait from tin: German, lilofclil. who tell- ■ us that Abdel-Kader was of '-middle si/'-, vi/, live ! [bet seven inches; tliat he had an nil- of melancholy gentleness through tin- severity lie was sometime-, obliged to assume, and that lie'bad a certain n.-cotir appiaramv. His face \. as long and v.-rv pale: his . beard black and bushv : hi.- eves blue and verv 1 b.-autiful: and be contracted a .-loop." A ■ French capiiv.- adds, ami oiialili.-i •• that In- was of iiin,l.-vi,:.. si/e-. his eye- black, bis lmw aeqailine. hi- "in-ani ihiu but verv black, a:..! bis i-\pn-simi orv .-«■,; . and agreabb'." With Ahd-i Kader a tne man hadi.d one win. was an iiouour in the r.ne of tie ,1.•,.-.■! and the faith of Islam.