No. 33.
Mr. Mathews to Mr. Fish.
Tangier, June 28, 1875. (Received July 26.)
Sir: Kaid Jilaly Ben Hamo, late governor of Fez, has been appointed Pasha of Tangier, and has arrived with a considerable force on the confines of this province. It is expected that Kaid Jilaly will demand arrears of taxes which have not been paid for five years, and will further inflict a heavy fine upon the inhabitants of the mountainous districts in this province who have shown for some years a spirit of insubordination. Should the tribes refuse to submit to the Sultan’s orders, it is not improbable that they will be attacked, and even larger forces will be dispatched from Fez to subdue the rebels.
Kaid Jilaly has held the rank of chief officer of the Moorish Court for fifty years. He is upwards of eighty-three years of age, arid is still a man of great energy, but very arbitrary and severe in his proceedings toward Moorish subjects. Whenever the population of a province shows a spirit of disaffection, Kaid Jilaly is appointed governor pro tern. It was on account of the rebellion of the population of Fez, last year, that he was appointed governor of that city, where he has succeeded in restoring order.
I have, &c.,