The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

THE AlGEnnd.s.

The following is a copy of n letter b:nnglit .by *the
Cambrian, 48, Capt. G. Hamilton, ('.111., which arrived
at Portsmouth last we:k from the Ile.literraneam Tly:1
Cambrian went into harbour on Saturday, to be paid. Off,
and recommissioned by ('apt. Hamilton, who is to retain
the command three years longer, in consideration of the
address and ability he has shown in various detacluil
servic:'s in the Aletliterrancan, yarticularly in the areik
Archipelago:—

" Orr ALGIERS. MAY 2g, ima.
"The present coffin/a rat with the Dey of .11gient (for such it
is considered km) is. I perceive by the paper., yet misunderstood.
It is stated in one of the articles for the Dey 's signature. an an
, apology for the outrage said to have been committed in breaking
open the Consul's house (which the Dey positively denies, and
declares that his (Mr. 31• Donald's) own clerk opened the.doctr,
and told the seildiers to go ink for the future, the flag aloud be
hoisted on the town house, as well as the country ore. To, this
demand the Dey remonstrated, inasmuch as it would hereon a
' question of religion among his subjects ; cor.sequently, he could
not answer for the safety of the Conan!, if it was hoisted. This he
stated himself, in a letter to Lord Bathurst ; at the same thee he
agreed to sign the whole of the articles presented, and denied any
objection having been made to Lord Ettneuth's Treaty; but, he
emild not, after the repeated ill treatments he les exnenenced from
Mr. MiDonald, allow him to return ; but any person beside
•,a child." he will respect, that England may send. This is the
absurd contention to cause another bombardment. Farther—them
is no objection whatever to our caters wearing their swords in the
Dzya presence, for the Admiral (Sir Harry Neale), and his
Captain (Sir Charles Durand), a Lieuterent, and two 3litishipmen,
waited on the Dey, with their swords on : anti so little did the lky
think his objection to Mr. 3l•Donald would be considerei of any
consequence, that he had himself arranged the different salutes, as
a proof of his friendly disposition ; hut, alien the proposal was
made for the Consul to land again, and insisted on as a site Ivo nue,
the Dev broke into a prison, and thus ended the interview and ne-
goctation. There is much expected from the bombs; but we
ought to expect mere from the disposition of his Janissaries; fur
if they do not .nit of his head, they wiU laugh at your bombs.
Since Lord Exmouth was here, they have strengthened those wait
points his Lordship dim:awed, lath three additional betterien,
each two tier—on the lowa 18 guns, and on the upper 16. It a
not supposed the ships will have anything to do with the attacks
nos indeed would it be at all prudent. They are to anchor need',
bombs, to givathem mammal owl', if necessary.
" The Deflecares, that if we bombard the town, he ' will sera
all the inhabitants out of it, and hold out to the last !" We fully
expect, however. that as soon as the other bombs arrive from Eng-
land (the Terror, Captain Arbuthnott, is arrived) we shall begin to
bombard.

The Naiad is blockading Bona; the Ranger blockading Oran;
the Active and Glasgow blockading Algiers; the Revenge is at
Malta; the Sybille at Smyrna; the k,uryalus on paukage to Naple..
Leghorn. and Genoa; the Hind is gone up to Alexandria; the
Pandora mid Alacrity are employed convoying between Malta and
Gibraltar; the Tenor is gone to Gibraltar."