7 MAY 1864, Page 2

Tunis is known to be in revolt, but the details

are carefully con' cealed, though French and English ships have been sent to the Bay to protect Europeans. The Arabs of Algeria are also in open in- surrection, stimulated, it is said, by a prophecy which makes 1864 a great year for Islam. A French force, 560 strong, has been cut to pieces (7th ult.) near Gerryville, and it seems to be understood at Marseilles that the country must be regularly re-conquered. If the statements about the prophecy and the new preacher are true, we may look out about June for bad news from Southern India, and before that for Syrian troubles.