The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-24 00:00:00

ESTLUATE OF TAXES REPEALED SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAH IS2I.

DIRECT TAXES.

Agricultural Horse Tax
.Isacssi.xl Taxes (England andireland)

X 4311.000
2,5211.1100
3,000.0e0

TAXES UPON ARTICLES 0? CONSUMPTION.
1,4NN.N00
• 1,500.000
300,000
- 3.200 Itoll
150 ,000

Malt _ _ _
Salt (the entire duty)
Vida -

Partial Repeal of Union Duties - .
REMISSION AND ALTERATIONS OF DUTIES FOR

TIIE itaittar OF TILIDE, &C.
Repeal of Tonnage Duty - - 160,000
Alterations in several minor branches of Cus-
toms. September. iB2l - . 441,0010
Redaction ofSpirit Duty in Ireland and Scotland AVv.iit*
1.000,00

X 7X0,4)C41

711 k ALGERINES.

The following information relative to Algiers will be
read with interest at the present moment:—

itrieTairr, J as. 23.
The muter of a Swedish vessel, arrived Prom Algiers two
or three days back, hu declared that he left that put the irst.,
and that four days previous to his departure, this. • a brig,
and a schooner, sailed to cruise &gams/ the sod that two
other frigstes were preparing with a,ll possible despatch to follow
them.

GI INALTAIL, F3B. &
The master of the Town schooner, Ll'Aottald, trans Oran, reports
that an Algerine squadron has been of that pun. Sane of them
having put into that poet, he learr.ed that they had been on
cruise as far as Cadiz, where they experienced a severe gale, and, in
urns, were returning to Algiers to relit. They had in con:_
patty are Spanish reels (tour brigs and a schooner), which they
had captured. A ship from the eastward. apparently a frigate,
passed the Straits yesterday; she showed no oulostrix Are you
aware that theptlgertnes have a fleet at sea against the Spaniards ?
The Town schooner, I%l•Donald, four days from Oran, reports
they have already captured five vessels, three of which were test.
Galicia, hound to Catalonia.

The' Royal Cornwall Gazelle gives some further part%
culars of the occurrences that preceded and followed th'
commencement of hostilities :

" On Thursday evening, the Lath inst. the Camekoa brig of
war;Lieutenant Burton, arrived at Falmouth from (ffbraltar, with)
despatches for Government, which were forwarded express to Lon-
don, by Lieutenant Church, of his Majesty's ship Astrca, the (Ss.
meleon having been put under quarantine. The Casneleon kit
Portsmouth with secret orders, a short time since, and joined the
Naiad frigate, lion. Captain Spencer, at Gibraltar. They pm.
ceeded an company to Algiers, where they arrived on the 24th ult.
to demand restitution of some Christian captives. The i)ey re-
fused to admit Captain Spencer to a private conference utdess I:e
would consent to come without his sword, a condition to which that
gallant officer would not submit. Baring made his propositions,
he gave the "ley till the 3lst to consider them, and in the mesa
time embarked the British Consul with his family, and the mer-
chants, on board his ship. When the time expired, and no favour.
able answer having been returned, the men of war stood out to sea,
and at S r.w. (in sight of the town) fell in with an Algerine cor-
vette, of 18 guns and 100 men, standing in for the bay. She was
ordered to bring-to, but having refused compliance, a tire was im-
mediately opened ;Ton ber, which she returned, and, in a short
time, the (:ameleon ran her on board, and carried her in gallant
style. On board her were found seventeen Spaniar;s (prisonen),
who, with the A lgerine Captain, were taken out of her. Captain
Spencer then sufferedtheprize to drift on shore, she being too much
damaged to bring away. The Cameleon had some men wounded
in the action, but the particulars lmve not yet transpired. Tire
Naiad parted company (or Malta on the Ist inst. and the Cainekon,
after calling at Gibraltar, sailed front thence on the 6th.