The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-16 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Moniteur.)
EXTRACT OF A REPORT FROM ADMIRAL BARON DUPERRE

TO THE MINISTER OF THE NAVY AND COLONIES.
On board the ship Provence, at Sea, to Leeward
of Majorca, June 2.
Monseigneur,—The fleet weighed anchor in the hay o
Toulon on the 25th of last month, when a breeze from the
W.N. W. sprang up. It consisted of '75 ships of war.
One of the divisions of the convoy which accompanied it
consisted of 55 sail. It proceeded in compact order, when,
during the night betwen the 27th and 28th, it was as •
sailed by a strong gale from the E. and E. S.E. off Minorca
and Majorca. I conducted it under the lee of these islands,
where it found shelter. The weather grew fine ; and,
after having collected the squadron and the convoy, and
having made preparations for the departure of the landing
flotilla from the bay of Palma, where it had put into, I
steered for the roast of Algiers. In the evening of the next
day, the 29th, I got fully in sight of the land. The wea-
ther was fine, the wind being at East, though somewhat
fresh. The fleet manoeuvred during the night, in such a
manner that it found itself, at daybreak, on the 30th, close
in with the shore. In fact, at four o'clock a.m. on the
30th, it was to the northward of Cape Cazine, within
five or six leagues'distance at farthest; but the coast was
covered with clouds, the horizon was gloomy, and the
violence of the gale increased gradually. Every thing in-
dicated bad weather. The fleet, tacking to the northward,
stood off front the land with the wind at E. and E.S.E ,
without, as I imagine, having been perceived, on account
of the haziness of the weather.
The expediency of keeping so large a number of vessels
of different descriptions well collected together, and in
good sailing order, and laying as close as possible to the
wind, became at last impracticable. We could therefore
no longer maintain ourselves in the meridian (or longitude)
of Algiers. The reserve, consiqing of gaharres, and of
other vessels of inferior sailing quality, fell to leeward.
The convoy, which I had the foresight to station several
miles to windward, kept their ground pretty well ; and
the wind continuing to blow fresh for three days from the
E.S.E., this circumstance left us no hope of fetching the
coast of Algiers. The only thing that could be done was
to collect the reserve and convoy in the Bay of Palma, and
to keep the squadron under the lee of the islands, and to
wait for the weather clearing up, whilst the convoys
joined and reorganised themselves. That which sailed on
the 27th from Toulon, and which was to have joined the
squadron on the coast of Africa, was, onits departure, dis-
persed by a violent gale from the N.E. I have collected
several of the ships belonging to it, and made them join
the convoy, which accompanies the squadron. Others
have been directed by my look-out ships to proceed to the
Bay of Palma, where the general rendezvous will be. I
trust to succeed in putting the squadron in a condition to
resume operations. This will not require much time. I
have taken measures to call the landing flotilla back to
Palma, which had sailed already to join me at the point
where the operations were to commence. 1 have hid no
tidings of it; but the weather has not been sufficiently
bad to give any uneasiness respecting it ; it consists of
good boats, fit to keep at se,-, and to resist the prevailing
winds.
I have found the elements adverse, Monseigneur, and
to these I could only oppose human efforts. From my zeal
and devotedness to the King's service 'I derived those re-
sources which assisted me in preventing misfortunes ; but
they could prove no protection against a delay of the exe-
cution of the projected operations.
The squadron is in good health ; its spirits and divosi-
tions are the same as at the moment of departure—that is
to say, perfect.
REPORT ADDRESSED TO TILE MINISTER or MARINE BY TIIE

ADMIRAL BARON DUPERRE.

On board the Provence, at sea to the Leeward
of Majorca, June 2, 1830.

I have the honour to send you the report of M. d'Assigny
on the shipwreck of the brigs Aventure and Sylenc, on
the coast of Africa. You will find in it details which
make one shudder with horror.
That officer (M. d'Assigny) and M. Bruat, who com-
manded these two vessels, are in the number of those who
escaped from the massacre, and the list of which is sub-
joined. M. d'Assigny has forgotten to sign the

REPORT ADDRESSED TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER

OF NIARINE AND COLONIES, BY 31. D'ASSIGNY, LIEU.

TENANT IN TILE NAVY.
The Bagnc (Slave Prison) at Algiers, May 23, 1830.
Monseigneur,—l have the honour to give an account to
your Excellency of the loss of the brigs Aventure and
Sylezze—a fatal event, in which fortune has taken plea-
sure in loading us with all her rigours ; a shipwreck by
night, in dreadful weather, on a hostile land, peopled by
ferocious men, dreaded even by the Turks, who cannot
traverse their savage abodes without trembline.
Since my return from Tunis, I bad sailed in company
with the frigate Belkna. On the night between the 11. th
and 15th of May, at two o'clock in the morning, the
wind blowing rather fresh from the N.E., being on she
starboard tack, with the ship working in a heavy sea, I
caused the second reef is the topsails to be taken in ;
during this operation the Bellona, which bore S.S.E. at
a considerable distance, suddenly disappeared. When day-
light returned I thought the frigate had tacked about;
and the breeze having changed and gone round to N.N.E.,
at five o'clock we ran on the N.E. tack. I continued thus
till ten o'clock, when a vessel was seen to the leeward, but
forming only a mass which was hardly distinguishable, as
the thick haze and the cloudy weather prevented us from
distinguishing:without great difficulty, objects removed

cram ui evert by a small distance. Notvever, having; come-
ne tree to this vessel, we discoversl that it was an English

merchant brig.
A moment after another vessel SVIS distinguished a little
ahead. Perceiving it to be a von) of war, I hoisted my
number, and this brig, which was the Sylene, made
signal that she was corning from Mahon, from which she
had sailed the 11th May ; that she carried a packet far M.
; and lastly that the evening before, having passed
the roads df Algiers, she had seen an English frigate in
the anchorage. After having made signals that I believed
M. Massieu to be in the r:-.4.E.it was now afternoon), we
continued to
5:
my topsli!s. The Sy E. , keeping the two reefs still in
4 to the N E. till about one o'clock,
when I tacked to the
/vie r. Mowed us to the windward at
having
a shdrt distarice. At half-past 11.7' run 23 miles
we approached
to the S.E., the breeze- having fallen
nearer to earls cittiet, rind having naked hes•. j•hserva-
reckoning, I
was answered that at tenon, according' to a
goon
tion of the preceding evening, she Wag in fret. 37. '
long. 0. 15. (from Paris) E. I had also had at nonor
an obervation of the preceding evening, lat. 37 deg.
min., long. 16 min. W. We communicated these longi-
tudes by the speaking trumpet, and we thought our
reckonings agreed in con .equence of our having corrected
:he terms East and West, so that, re-assured by the pro-
bability that our situation was good, I bailed the Sylene.
to say that my intention ws to steer to the east. I in-
tended to run down to the longitude of Algiers, and then
keep as close as possible to the starboard, the lielloUbs,
ker ping habitually on that meridian.
The Sylene, which had followed us pretty close, hay-
ing in the squall lost sight of the Aventure, continued
the wane course, when the Captain was informed that
breakers were seen very near. M. Bruat, having come
on deck, ordered the ship's head to be turned to the wind
this manoeuvre having been performed very slowly, the
fore topsail h tying remained masked a long time, the Yes+
eel made much stern way : at the moment that the 7 werw.
making fast the mainsai!, to prevent her from rolling tow
much, and to give inure freedom, the vessel gave the first;
heel, and the next set stranded her completely. The
Captain causal his mainmast to be cut, preserving still fnic
a short time his fore-mast, to enable him to approach the.
land, and also ordered his crew to remain on board; and
the brig having leaned to the land side was not doerttll
till day-hre.l : before quitting her only one man had brew
washed off by the sea. The greatest order prevailed dur
ing this difficult operation ; the sick were landed first, the
rest of the crew afterwards; at last M. Bruit came to me

that we might consult together what was most proper to
be done in these calamitous circumstances. Having col—
lected the officers of the two brigs, we laid before them. the
two means of safety which presented themselves naturally to,
us—the first, to arm ourselves and keep close to thee
brigs till the weather would permit the vessels of war
to come and save us ; the second, to make no resist—
ance, and to be conducted by the Bedouins to Algiers. We•
decided on the last course, our powder being wet, and the
sky and the sea being in a state which was far from giving
us hopes of being able to distinguish our vessels all day ;
having therefore collected all our men, and taken some
provi,ions which the sea had thrown upon the coast, we
walked along the beach towards Algiers. It was now about
four o'clock in tie morning ; hardly ha,' we proceeded so
quarter of a league when a troop of armed Bedouins fell

upon us.
Among the men who formed the crew was a rsialteses
ta!:en off Oran by this brig, in a fishing-boat. This NUM
knowing Arabic, and having long sailed with the sailors,
f the Regency, devoted himself, as I may say, for then
safsty of us all. Recommending to us not to contradict•
what he was going to advance, he protested to these en-
raged barbarians that we were Englishmen. Three times,
t'ley put the danger to his breast to try to frighten him,
and to judge by his emotion if what he advanced was
true. This firmness imposed upon the Arabs, and, although
they were not entirely convinced, it threw a doubt in their
minds which contributed in part to save the crew.
Under pretence of conducting us to Algiers by a nearer
mid, they caused us to take the way through the moun-
tains. After a quarter of an hour's march, having arrives
at a village compsst d of a small number of dwellings, they
began to pillage us at first slightly, afterwards with the
most barbarous crueltl, leaving us without shirts, exposed
to tde wind and threw:Ad showers from the north.
After having prVeded about four leagues in the moun-
tains, causing us now cad then to make halts, dosing
which they tore from us the rest of our clothes, we ar-
rived at a pretty considerable village (nearly on the me-
ridian of Cape Dellys), where they caused us to stop, aus
distributed to some of us a small quantity of bread.
Here the history of our misfortunes becomes more corn-
plicated. Every village, every house, pre,eated to us dif-
ferent scenes ; but as I should be afraid of tiring you with
so many mournful images, I shall confine myself to what-
passed under my own eyes.
Having arrived at the house of the Bedouin who ba(t
taken us afterwards under his protection, It's wives at
first refused to receive us. We were repulsed also at an- .
other house ; they were at length moved at our fate, and
the house at which we had at first been repulsed, became
our asylum.
On the evening of the 18th, the frigates of the division.
and some brigs, having approached the stranded vessels.
sent boats to reconnoitre them. These arrangements for
disembarkation spread terror in all quarters. All the
Arabs armed themselves and came down howling from the
mountains ; the women put their children on their back*
ready to fly. We, unhappy prisoners ! were shut np in
the strongest houses, and threatenel with death on the
least movement to endeavour to save ourselves.
We were on the point of being butchered. A cannon
shot which we heard appeared to all of us the signal of our
massacre; for, to whatever side fortune might turn, the
Bedouins (conquerors or conquered) would avenge them-
selves upon us for all their losses, or, elevated by their
successes, would add us to the unfortunate victims of
their fury. Happily things turned out more favourably
than we could hope ; the frigate recalled her boats, and all
was restored to its usual order; but it was net so in the

~:~

mountains.
M. Bruat, whom I had left with 23 men, including the
Maltese and six officers, was lodged at first in the same
hnu'e with his companions ; but, as it was not large
enough for all his people, they caused him to leave it, and
pieced him in a sort of mosque, open to all comers, which
exposed them to painful inquiries and ill treatment. The
two first days the Arabs who bad captured them told them
each morning that the river Bouberak, swelled by the
rains, did not allow them to conduct them to Algiers.—
On the third day, though their intentions appeared still
more hostile, the lives of the men were safe ; when the son
of a Turk, havirig passed the river, came and told in the
villages that the officers of the Dey were on the other side
to protect them ; but as for them, they were very silly still
to take us for Englishmen.
The Maltese thought his presence would hasten the as-
sistance which we expected, being more qualified than any
one to explain our dreadful situation. At his request M.
Bruat caused him to set out, recommending the greatest
diligence.
. • • ♦ •
•
M. Bruat, while swimming across the river, lost his
clothes, which were carried away by the violence of the
current. On arriving 6n the other side, a Turk stripped
himself to clothe him. Thence being conducted to the
tent of the Effmdi, and not finding any one who under-
stood French or English, he was interrogated in Spanish,
and received the strongest assurances of the safety of all
of them.
Two officers were immediately despatched into the
mount sins. He was even permitted to write a letter to his
second in command, to give him the same assurance!.
The Effendi, though testifying much humanity to him,
asked several questions of him concerning the disembarka-
tion. He asked him if it was true that the troops set out
against their will? M. Bruat replied, that the conduct
of our soldiers after they should disembark would prove
to them the falsehood of that assertion. As to the spot or
time of the disembarkation, he observed that circumstances.
alone could decide.
They insisted particularly on knowing what had bee
come of his despatches. Upon his answering that he tore
them some minutes after his vessel ran aground, he was
informed by a Turkish officer who had just arrived, and
who spoke French, that if he could deliver them up to
him he would immediately obtain his lil e ty. His reply
teas, that even if his life was in jeopardy he should not
hesitate to refuse them to him.
All appeared quiet in the mountains; the fate of our
comrades seemed to be secure ; but about nine in the even.
ieg great cries were heard on the other si 'e of the river.
It wee said that the squadron had approached the wreck
of Cie brigs ; that tie Bedouins had been wounded by eel
tire of the artillery ; that, finally, several Frenchmen, has'
ing escaped to the mountains, bad won, ded a women
there. These causes combined were probably the elle"
t.ives for the massacre. The Effendi turned pate when he
heard this news, and complained to M. Bruat that the
presence of these vessels had exasperated the Arabs with'
out being able to render us any service.
Next day M. Bruat was despatched to Algiers, accord'
ing to the Dey's orders, and arrived there in the morning
of the 20th. He was conducted to the house of the Aga'
who put again the same questions as had been put before.
A letter which was shown to him, dated Toulon, proved
to him that he received information of every thing that
was passing.
Next day, after M. Bruat's depirtur4 rr .m the =nil.

has,
10 the riv
ediate]

:rie:toAfrlatashhtse:,
11",, Ple, col
olouberak,
officers, tvi
tunate in e
tiready heel
IQ greater
heart, and
ieet of our
Cape Altai'
evening, wt
abd followt
before the I
°f our misl
The head-

!* P°
Veetacie o
t6Y condi
found twel,
with whoi
Which I ha
Wreck.
The Col
audience of
et their In)
to atter,. 4
41eu, and
The Col
funds twee
have settle
itrnner
The, be
erticlqs Zvi

. -
I have t
Of Ensign
of the first
sign for
the care o
never cease

Lastly,
advanc
trewst
The Alz
hoble eeni
Xzeellenel
of

P. S._
‘vhen one
!eeded in
first mom,
Li said to
assassinate
having loi
the still it
to flight,
several da,
they cam(
hands of
Mruhieted

I thin:
*mild nril
*t,1103 besi
tneir pre,
tterved tb4
The OE
(Pierre)

The of
Lautpe),
Were
the bagnc
of 79.)

THE I
change tl
fered at
first prig
and With
this quot
25c., an
the house
and close
rose mu
opened a
mooed

Theti
importan
with mu
ready nu

EnAdot th
his Britt
um
delayed i
Bence th,
Admiral
/Lips of
to Algie
deatinati

A. D'ASSIGN Y.

f-
,h

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER

gill
son
the
ii de
gill

be-
tore
was
and
p 10
-eplY
not

::ord'
rniog
Aga.
Sore.
roved
that

ioua'

RAILWAY.

Nits, ttt ATahe conducted eleven rersOnsi, in two bands,
t4l the river, two of whom were officers. They were
4limediately sent to Algiers.
At last, at four o'clock in the morning of the 20th,
‘4e Arabs, with whom I had lodged with a part of my
1/11',, Plc, collected us, in order to conduct us to the river
tieuberak, and consign us to the hands of the Dey's
°lficers, whom we met a little on this side of the river.
One of them, who spoke French, told us we were very for-
14nate in escaping the massacre ; that twenty heads had
141Feady been carried to Algiers ; and that people peke of a
!till greater number. This information stnng us to the
lean, and formed, during this sorrowful march, the sub-
l_fet of our painful conversation. We passed the night on
Cape Matifoa. Next day, at about. lour o'clock in the
evening, we entered Algiers,
!hd "."..orted by Turkish soldiers,
followed by a nutner
:,us crowd. They conducted us
of
the Palace of
,be our .
misfort,- Dey, where the dreadful spectacle
uA head ',es struck our tyres in all its horrible truth
. of our comrades were exposed to the eyes of a
-s populace. Many of us could not support this
Iketaele of grief, and fainted. After tea minutes pause
th
eY conducted us to the slave prison (bagne), where we
found twelve of our people, who, added to the seventy-four
with whom I was in company, are as yet the only relics
Which I have been able to collect from this dreadful ship-
ltreek.

IThe Consuls of England and Sardinia had demanded an
4tldience of the Dey, to ask that the Staff should be lodged
at their houses; but We entreated them not to stir in the
katter, Our intention is always to remain with our
hien, and to share in every respect their ill fortune.
The COnsul of Sardinia has undertaken to advance the
lave
heeessary for the support of the two crews. We
4kve settled the expense in the most orderly and economical
lornner possible.
The, bey himself sent us, on the day of our arrival, the
ttrtiries which our first necessities required.
I have the honour to request of your Excellency the rank
bf Ensign for Messrs. Angier, Bonnard, and Cossade, eleves
of thifirst class, and the continuation of the rank of En-
Sign for M. Darnel, now Assistant Ensign. We owe to
the care of these gentlemen the good order which has
never ceased to exist among oar sailors.
Lattly, I conclude, Monseigneur, by requesting of you
aq advanez, either in rank or pay, for all the men in both
trews,

The Maltese, whose devotedness saved us all, has, by his
Noble condact, sufficiently attracted the attention of your
Excellency to render it unnecessary for me to remind you
have the honour to be, &c.

•
P.S.—Mons i neur I had just terminated my report,
‘v ben
one came and informed me that two men had suc-
'eeeded in escaping from the fury of the Arabs. In the
first moments of effervescence, one of them seizing a fork
Is said to have plunged it in the neck of him who came to
having
him, the other to have taken a hatchet. After
',aviog long defended themselves, not being able to resist
the still increasing number of their assailants, they took
t° flight, after wounding several Arabs. They wandered
several days in the mountains, feeding upon roots; at last,
They came and delivered themselves prisoners into the
hands of the officers of the Dey, who caused them to be
conducted to Algiers.
1 think that -the deCoratiOn of the Legion of Honcur
*ntad tilt be misplaced on the hearts of these brave men,
who, besides the sufferings they have endured, have, by
their previous services and their good conduct, always de-
served the applause of theii superiors.
The one, of the brig Aventure, is named Duchamp
(Pierre) quarter-master of the 44th company.
The other, of the brig Sylene, is called Poudrova (Gull-
,
,aurne), a sailor of the third class in the 6th company.
Ohre follows the names of the shipwrecked sailors in
the bagne' at Algiers, on the 23(1 of May, to the number
of 79.)

(From the National.)
THE FRENCH FuNDs.—Before the opening of the Ex-
change the Rentes seemed likely to fall. They were of-
fered at 76f. 90c., and even 76f. 85c. were given. The
first price, however, was 77f., but they fell immediately,
and without much business being done to '76f. 70c. From
this quotation the Rentes rose again pretty rapidly to 77f.
25c., and there were sellers at this price at the close of
the house. The Five per Cents. opened at 103 f. 50c.,
and closed at 103 f. 65c. The Emprunt Royal d'Espagne
rose much from 801 to 82k. The Rente Perpetuelle
opened at 73 and rose to 73i. The Hayti Loan expe-
rienced a marked improvement from 390 f. to 430 f.
The rise of a few centimes of the Rentes is of no great
importance. Still we observed that it was brought about
with much difficulty, and principally by purchasers for
ready money.

(From the Marseilles Journal.)
At three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the 6th of June,
Lis Britannic Majesty's corvette the Wasp anchored at
Endoume, after 13 days' passage from Malta, having been
delayed thus long by contrary winds. She brings intelli-
gence that, several days before Ler departure, the English
Admiral. bad returned to port, and given orders to send six
thips of the line, as well as several frigates and corvettes,
to Algiers. This squadron sot sail immediately for that
destination, but the Admiral's flag-ship hat remained at
Malta.

(From the Manchester Mercury of Tuesday.)
In consequence of its having been publicly announced for a
week or two in the newspapers, that the Directors of the Liver-
pool and Manchester Railway intended yesterday to proceed in
a 'carriage, propelled by a locomotive engine, from Liverpool
along the whole length of the line, to hold their first Board in
Manchester, a great concourse of people assembled about the
bridge at Oldfield-road, the Cross-lane Bridge, and elsewhere,
near the Manchester end of the line, to welcome them ; and had
the weather been at all favourable, there would, no doubt, have
been a vast assemblage, so great is the interest felt in this stu.
Dendous undertaking. At five minutes past eleven the Directors
And 'some of their friends, with the resident engineers, in all
Slant forty, arrived in two carriages, and were received with the
loudest acclamations by the assembled multitude at the bridge
""ssing Oldfield-road, where they alighted. Of the Directors
present we noticed Charles Lawrence, Esq., the Chairman of
the Beard ; Joseph Sandars, Esq., Robert Gladstone, Esq., Hard-
Tan Earle, Esq., James Bourn; Esq., David Hodgson, Esq.,
jvanles Cropper, Esq., Richard Harrison, Esq., Charles Tayleure,
Wm. Wallace Currie, Esq., Rotherham, Esq., and Henry
.sooth Esq., the Company's Secretary. On alighting from
the carriages, several of the Directors shook Mr. Stephen-
nh the Engineer of the Railway, by the hand, and very
werr.nly congratulated him on the success of his efforts, ob.
serving that their passage had exceeded their most sanguine
"Pectations. The engine used on the occasion was a new
ones constructed by Messrs. Sttphenson, and designated
the Arrow. In addition to its own weight, with its appendages
for the supply of water, &c., seven tons, it drew behind it seven
""aggoris laden with stones, weighing twenty-seven tons ; behind
these were stationed two coaches, containing the Directors and
their friends, weighing five tons more, making a total weight of
thirty-nine tons. 'With this weight the engine compassed the
distance (rather snore than thirty miles) in two hours and one
nunute, exclusive of nineteen minutes taken up in stoppages,
for the necessary supply of fuel and water. The Directors started
from the Liverpool end of the line at a quarter before nine, hay.
leg breakfasted in Liverpool, and not in Newton as had been
represented in the public prints to be their intention, and alighted
at the Oldfield Road Bridge at five minutes past eleven. From
thence they proceeded to the counting-house of Gilbert Winter,
Isq., one of the shareholders of the Company, where they re-
ceived reports of the progress of the railway; the bridge over the
Irwell ; the viaduct over Water-street; and the warehousing
now erecting by Mr. David Bellhouse, jun. ; with which, we
understand, they expressed themselves perfectly satisfied. The
Directors after Wards partook of a cold collation with Mr. Winter,
and at five o'clock they again ascended the carriages at the Old-
field Lane Bridge. It had been arranged that they were to have
departed about three o'clock ; but some trifling repairs being re.
quired by the engine, it was not until five o'clock that it was
ready to convey them. After clearing the Cross Lane Bridge, to
which place they proceeded at a very moderate rate, the engine,
which was not now encumbered with the waggons of stone,
dashed along at an almost terrific rate, amidst loud cheers and
waving of hats and handkerchiefs from the assembled multitude ;
and it was confidently expected that the journey back would
be completed in about an hour and twenty minutes. The lode.
mency of the weather, such a continuance of which at this
season of the year is scarcely within our recollection, detracted
very much from this otherwise very interesting scene.