The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-23 00:00:00

THE ALGEREVES.

The following extract of a letter front an Offerer ra•
Algiers supplies some interesting particulars of the meess
taken to obtain the submission of the lley to our donands•
"ALGIERS ROM), JULY 26.—The Lightning sows;
vessel parts company to-day, with the Admiral's ile'spatshec
for England. I must acquaint you how disappoist dwe
all arc here at the termination of our affair with the Des.
On the 2lth instant the Lest of the bomb-vessels arrived
from England, and every preparation being completed, we
yesterday took up our statio-s (twenty-one sail), in a double
line, before the town, at the distance of about 3,3e0 vary
of the light-houss—the Etna leading. The arrange Menu
were excellently made, and our orders veil defined, and sa
far promised success. About four o'clock, on anchoring,
the enemy opened their fire along their whole line of fort:•
tied works, by signal from the l'alace ; shells fell over ow
ships in all directions; we had no orders to fire, but re
perceived that our Admiral hoisted a flag of truce, upon
which the enemy's firing ceased ; negotiations were epos'',
which were continued until the evening, and this morning
the treaty was concluded and signed.
" The Admiral of the port, and some of the chiefs, went
on board the Revenge, to ratify the treaty with .Mr. Mae.
donald. A salute has been fired in celebration of Me
event, by the City of Algiers, and returned with the same
number of guns by the Admiral's ship, the Revenge. We
understand the hey has made something like an *pokey
to the King of England, for the insult offend to
British Consul's flag, has agreed faithfully to observe all
the terms in the Exmouth Treaty, and consented that Mr.
Macdonald, the Consul, shall return to his public duty.
But, having accompanied his expressions of personal die
position respecting Mr. Macdonald, with a declaration of
irresponsibility for his life, should he put his foot on ahem
again, that gentleman has not thought proper for the pre
sent to resume his station ; but Mr. Durnford, the Seem
tary's Clerk of the Revenge (Mr. Sconce, the Secretary,
having declined the honour), has been appointed Pra•
Consul ad interim. The result is, that -Mr. Mac:lona
will return to Malta in the Revenge. The BoenLs were
all reaety to commence firing, had the Treaty sot Lea
signed
" • • only preceding act of aggression that has ace
CUM, , WRR ou the 12th, when S:1- Harry Neale, si:h the
Active, Sybille, Phaeton, Euryalus, Naiad, and UAL:sing
'steam-vessel, anchored in the Bay. In the evening ale At..
mire'', tender, the Ram, commanded by Mr. James Irwin,
Nlislsbipman, of that ship, having, owing to light berms
and a heavy swell, fallen to leeward, about thirty of the
enemy's gun-beats advanced boldly, with the intention of
cutting her off'. They opened a heavy fire, as did the bat-
teries at the same time with shot and shells, on the shias,
and a mutual cannonade of an hour and a half was kept
up, when the gun-boats hauled off; a light air barley&
abled the tender to get out of gun-shut. The sight w
truly picturesque, and quite ennobling to witness ti e ex.
cellent management and undaunted courage of the little
bark. The conduct of her commander is deserving of the
highest commendatory notice. The tender had not a ram
hurt, indeed the only shot that fell into either strip streak
the paddle box of the Lightning, and this is the ou:y tee
that struck us during the cannonade. The Algeria/ Al.
miral has acknowledged that the cutter's fire alone preen'•
ed him from capturing her, as her shot struck several of
the boats, but the shot from the squadron went aver lits.
They attacked her so furiously, on the supposition she mss
a fire vessel. In this instance the Revenge's round steel
most fully answered its promised purpose: she was towrel
in by the steam-boat to sever the tender, and bringag hen
stern to Lear, she presented so small an of jee: that the As
gerincs never Lit her, whilst she kept up an incsasaut for-
midable fire. The Algerines tried the effect of a tire Item
nearly 700 guns and 3u mortars, but mily one shell vett
over the line. The fortifications arc now proof ageit.st as!
cannonade from shipping. and some of the 42-pmen:er het.
'erica are manned with French and Spanish Conatiessm-
alists who have been driven from Spain."
The Lightning, which has arrived at Portsmouth, Lit
Sir Harry Scale in the Bay of Algiers en the 2
the Revenge, with the whole of the squadron, viz. Asn,ret
Sybille, Phaeton, Euryalus, Naiad, Ranger, Cyrene,thr
ale, and Alg,erine ; the bombs Terror, Altos, Meteor, and
Infernal ; Mortar vessels, Harnoaze, Fahnouth, and Geed.
will ; transports, Admiral Berlely and Indus:Fy ; Ltd
Racer and Express, tetalera. Ostlers had lam rep fb!
the whole of the squadron to return to Entlanfi,ezzeli
the Revenge, Euryalus, Naiad, aed Weatete, and
the Racer and Express, tenders.
The Lightning had a very long passage, owing 60itmsg
foul winds. She touched at Gibraltar on the ID:h July,
and sailed the same day : no ship of war lying there. tin
the Rth August site was obliged to put into Lisbon teas!!!
a supply of coals, which being obtained (though of ?sd
quality , she put to sea again on the 10th, and in four wilYi
made tre Lizard. Lord Amelius Rmuclerk was ly%l
the Tagus, in the Windsor Castle, with the (Non, bests.
land Lively.

It is reported that the Brazilian and Portm,memlreL4*
sionerr, appointed to corciude a treaty hetwee.n the tve
couutriks, held their final deliberation in Dem;i9F-grdit
a few days ago, at winch Mr. Canning and Prince Lett'
hazy attended. The terms, it is said, received the Err.'
bation of those distinguished diplomatists, and were ice?*
sequence forwarded to Lisbon for his most Faiditui AV**
ty's consideration.
By the last arrivals from Brazil it appears, that sorra
las the blockade of Pernambuco was raised, a Pro:linianm
was issued by the Republican Governor Carvelho, in which
he promulgated tlic form of a Supreme Government fa
the northern provinces of Brazil, to which he invited Lbeo
to accrue. Ile had also announced hostilities a.;a:Toc
Tie
raibl and AlaAot s, and ordered two vessels to he pr Pa"
for the blockade of those places ; and, fit:ally, he had io'
elated his intention, when his plans were complata,
t
abolish the trade in slaves. At Maratthain the new Ile:
publican authorities had assured Mr. Hesketh, this Iln.mh.
Consul, that the persons and property of British tod7e"
should be strictly rest...cted, which assurance had brP
deemed satisfactory by the English merchants
Splendid Naval tiomilietnoration in honour t the Alb
of Clarence's Birth I)av and of the Royal Na", o''
place this evening at Vauxhall, with a deg ea of
tt 'le
ticence never equalled ; the Gardens arc to be doccrutFi!
a grand ;naval style. Maul, of the mist
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in the naval and military, as as the fashio:ph
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