The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-08 00:00:00

THE LATE ACTION OFF ALGIERS.

The spirited and gallant contest between his
Majesty's brig Caine/ion, of ten 18-pounders and
75 men, and the Algerine corvette Tripoli, of 18
18-pounders, and IG2O men, almost within dun-
sot of the batteries at Algiers, contributed so
highly to support the well-earned-character of
our Navy, that a more detailed account of it can-
not but be gratifying. The following extract
from the private log of one of the Officers, will
strew the merits of the'respective parties hi this
sudden and successful rencontre

" At ..inewr.; in Algiers 8ay,,F11.. I

" On the List ult. soon arta noon; the PEY gave' his final ul-
timatum, in the negative; to our demands ; whereupon the
'signal was trade by the Naiad to weigh,-and in standing out
Of the bay,-about half-past three, we observed a stranger-in the
offing,-Which st. 4 \instantly made the signal Ifor -coming on, on
the opposite tack.. Soon after „when sheltad got on our weather.
beam, the Naiad -hoisted her ensign, which was followed
by-the corvette hoiatinga large Algerine ensign •and :pendant...
The., Naiad then fired a • shot to bring her to, when she
instantly returned it. The signal, No. 3, being then made, to
• tack-in chase, 'we immediately tacked, and opened our broad-
side on the chase; and -which we did-not cease living, except
- When the Naiad was passing tetween us and the enemy, until
.we laid. him on board. Sooh after the Naiad passed, she went
a-head of the enemy, and tacked and stood out round her. By this
time we got neatly yard-artn and yard .arm to the vessel, and by
the well-directed fire of round and grape, many of her men were
killed and wounded. . Capt.:Bua TON, now perceiiing that the
. Naiad had made his signal cif recal, gave directions to load with
'grape and canister, Make ready to board, and whemall warready
. to:give the last most destructive *Jou. We kept- away 'in- the
•guas to bear : on lulling to again, to board, we had so much
way. that we shot a-head; close under the enemy's bow : orders
were instantly given to heave all a-back,- in order to bring the
-eneirty''s bowsprit over the Carnelian's taffrail ; ..the enemy per-
ceiving this manceuvre; put. his helm a-weather to run to lee-
ward, ..viiien orders were given to drop the -peak, -bear round
the headyards,.ll.- fill, to at hint wain. In a few minutes
the ramelezn.-run her best bower into the enemy's fore chains.
and instantly boarded with all•hands. Finding the crew el the
corvette had run below, Lieut.llAtietF.L.(wiweendue:cd himself
in the most gallant manner). was left on board toteke charge
of her, the Captain having returned to take her in tow. In the
. T/IfiflVEMe (when in the act of clearing 'the ship). Cant; SPEN-
CER stood-in, and ordered-the anchor to'be ant away."
The Hon. Capt. SPENCER speaks in the highest terms of the
gallant and seamanZke manner in-which Capt. BUITTON, his
Ccers, and ship's company conducted- themselves during the
action ; and which-opinion was seconded by three hearty
-cheers
lay. the ehip'x cornpanyof the Neiad,when th.? Cante/ion.was in
ti:e act of boarding the enemy.
We have received 'Gibraltar Gl/4raniclos to the
-'l.3th ult., from which-we extract the following
-44 CONSULAR -CHAMBER—NOTIOE TO -.}IERC/I,lNis..

" The following official communication, bearing yesterday's
date, has been made to this Consular Chamber, by-the com-
mandant of the naval department. -The Minister of the Ma-
rine, in a letter of the 23d ult. states as follows :
Sir-Byost Excellent f a report film the Captain of
the—port at Alieant, it is known " that on the'll'th Instant
the Swedish- ship Nero Polen arrived-at that port from -Al-
giers ; and that the master .(Christiaii, Ehlert) gave an ac-
count-of the squadron of that -Regency, consisting of three
frigates, one polacre brig, and one schooner, having - gone
to sea on the lt/th ; also of his Majesty's. Consul having
left Algiers, where two more frigates -were fitting -Out
.fcr the same purpose; and lastly, of his (the-waster's) having.
been'netained in the harbour by order of that Government, full
four days after the sailing of the squadron, which I cominuni.i
/late to your Excellency, by his.lllajesty's, command, in cider
that the national vessels may navigate with due caution ; and
.I transmit it to you 'for your information, and that you may
make it.known to the merchants of Cadiz, in order that-they
make take the requisite precautions-in sending their vessels to
And by direction of the Consular Chamber,'it is tirade
known to the merchants, for the purpose expressed in the fore-
going communication.
" HERNANDEZ-SANTA ORUZ, Sec.
• "" Cadiz;'Feb. 3."'-

• ,Extract of a-private letter of the 12th ult., front Nuremberg :
—" Vie learn to-day by letters from Brodt,-Iliat Lord titrang„
ford,. has acquainted the Porte with the complaint-which Eng-
land has against the I)ey of Tunis,--and the measures:she:4las
taken .to obtain satisfaction. His Lordship at the ‘-sanie time
_declared to the Divan, that this circumstance would not trouble
in any degree the good understanding helween England and
Turkey. It is said that after adeliberatiorr .Divan upon
this communication, the Grand Seignor dispatehed orders: to
Tunis for the demand of En-gland to, be complied with, by
placing at the disposal of the British Consul the Cheek slaves
taken by force from an English vessel. it-is therefore believed,
r.tt Constantinople, that the dispute between Great Britain and..
„Tunis will be speedily adjusted.'