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minder of the blockade, has attempted to effect a recorcillation. A
transaction of some importance, and which, for a short time, ex.
cited great surprise, and even disgust, in France, it is here
necessary to refer to. When M. de la Brctonniere had in vain
endeavoured to make peace with the Dey, and establish friendly
relations, his vessel carried a Bag of truce, and was by every law of
notions and civilisation—not to my even savage and barbarian

customs—protected by that flag from outrage and insult. On
quitting, however, the harbour of Algiers, being from anus of
weather obliged to put in near the shore, the vessel was Brod
on several times from the forts of Algiers, and even received
some damage. Had this transaction been connived at or
ordained by the Dey, France would, indeed, have been entitled to
demand ample justice: and had she rued Algiers to the ground,
no Power on earth could have blamed her. But, so far from this
being the case, the Commanders of the forts were destituted—the

Minister of Marine was displaead—apologies were sent both to
France and the French Admiral—and the Dey expressed his great
regret at the circumstance, and his desire to re-establish friendly re-
lations with France.

"Since that period the blockade has been kept up—the fleet has
been gradually collating; and whilst lam now writing, the carri-
age is waiting at the door of General Bourmont to convey him to
Toulon, to take the command of the ' African Expedition.'
" The seven millions of francs have never reached the Dey ; the
two millions and a half are still in abeyance. Ten years bare
elapsed, and justice has not been done. Thirty-five years have
elapsed since the debt was originally due—and in May, 1830, the
fate of Algiers is to be derided—nod France pin fresh ;key ! ! by
land and by sea ! !
"Quin furor, 0 elves ! qua tants limn& feed r

Such are the facts stated by a French writer, with his
comments. The facts would, however, be incomplete,
without the reasons which have determined the Ministers
of CHARLES X. to send out the expedition. Thesell
were given to the Chamber of Deputies last month,
and are as follow :

"1. Threats of destroying our Establishments. (When made ?)
"2. The violation of the privilege of the coral fishery. (How ?)
" 3. The refusal on the part of Algiers to desist from Its system
of piracy, and which rendered the navigation of the Mediterranean
dangerous to all Hags—to all nations. (When, and by whom, on
the part of France, was the discontinuance of piracy demanded ?)
" 4. Infractions of established rules made between France and Al.
glen as to the boarding of French vessels by Algerine
(When—whete--low often ?)
"6. Arbitrary and illegal demands for duties and taxes not
specified in existing treaties (To what amount and by whom paid t)
" 6. The robbery of many French vessels, and also of two Roman
vessels, notwithstanding the engagement made to respect the French
flag—{Why were Roman vessels to hoist false colours ?)
" 7. The sudden and violent dismissal of the Consul-General of
hence in 1814. (What does this mean ? The Ring recalled
Dubois-Thainville, and sent Duval in his place.)
" 8 The violation of the sanctity of the Consular residence at
Bona in 1826. And,

" 9. In the midst of all these particular acts, a determination
constantly manifested by the Algiers Government to deprive us of
advantages of every sort—of privileges acquired by onerous corms.
sions, and assured to us by Treaties, and a wish to avoid the obli.
gations imposed on Algiers by such Treaties."

With all our anxiety to witness the suppression of pi-
racy, and introduction of civilization into northern
Africa, an object to which our attention has been di-
rected for above twenty years, it is utterly impossible
to read the above statement without being forced to,
admit that, so far as the mere question of justice is
concerned, it is all on the side of the Day. It re-
mains to be seen, whether be has been able to impress
this conviction on his subjects ; and if so, whether it
is likely to produce a more obstinate resistance than
might otherwise be anticipated. In every we, it can-
not be denied, from the perusal of the whole case,
that the tide of European sympathy ought to run
rather in favour of the barbarian than his civilised as-
sailants. Nor can those acquainted with the actual
state of parties in France, forget, that the expedition to
Algiers is, in reality, only a stalking-horse for an un-
popular Ministry, avowedly inimical to freedom. But,
on the other hand, they wish to retain power, and, in
order to effect this, the risk ',of thirty thousand
lives, a large fleet, and immense treasures, is but a fea-
tber in the scale ! Alas ! poor humanity ! exclaimed a
celebrated Italian author ; in summing up an essay on the
follies of his time—we re-echo the emphatic sentence,
well assured, that it applies with redoubled force to the
days we live in !

The continued silence of our Ministers on the subject of
Greece, induced Mr. DAVENPORT, the patriotic Member
for Shaftesbury, to put a question to the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER last night in the House of Commons,
relative to the report of the Allied Powers having gua-
ranteed a Loan to Greece. Although, as might be ex-
pected, no direct answer was given, it will be satisfactory
for the public to hear that the papers connected with the
late negotiations, are shortly to be laid before the House.
It would be seen that the Birmingham Petition, entrusted
to Mr. DAVENPORT, will Rot be presented before Mon-
day next.

The new French Journal, to which we called public at-
tention some days ago, in acknowledging the notice we
felt it a duty to take, of the able manner in which it is
edited, as well as its apparently superior sources of infor-
mation, adds some observations which we are desirous, in
justice to the writer, to communicate to our readers.—
It appears that the Editor was so much shocked at
the inaccuracies and misrepresentations of the Paris
Correspondent of a Morning Paper, and whose rea-
sonings we have ourselves had frequent occasion to
refute, addressed a letter on the subject to our London
Contemporary ; but that, so far from attending to his
wishes, he was not even honoured with a reply. As a
foreigner, availing himself of our free institutions to es-
tablish an independent and liberal journal, the talented
conductor of the " Reprisentant," was certainly entitled
to an answer, if only out of mere courtesy. After stating
the above circumstances, he proceeds to say :—" Our
object, as already explained, is to make known to Eng-
land, for her own interests, as well as for these of very
other people, the political condition of the different na-
tions : and to aid in the efforts of those aspiring to the bless-
Ingo of rational freedom. We ealculatedoo the co-opsratioa
of the English Press; we stip hope to obtain it ; but in
thanking those Editors who have been good enough to
lend us their support—sad who have dose it from their
on bnpalee—we are bead to call their special attention