Star.
London, England, 1830-06-03 00:00:00

ALGIERS.

The United Service Journal givea an account of the tlct.nce
Algiers. On the east side is a work containing 21 guns, and t. • -
Algiers is the fort a !'eau. The bay where Charles V. lands.' i (b.
fended by the fort of Bah Azoun, commanded from the rear by 4
work called the Sultaun Keilachi. To the west of the town the id -
fences are less considerable, and consist of isolated bathries c stem..
ing to the Tortetta Chico, a tower mounting some guns, to wbielt
Dey has added a work of ten guns. The citadel of Sultaun liellachi,
which was the head-quarters of Charles V, is the key of the whole
line of defence, and is situated on the ridge to the south-vast or
Algiers. It commands part of the walls of the town—it is a hexagon
without bastions, with three guns on each aide of the pub. gon ;
but is commanded within 600 yards, and will most probably he the
first point of attack after the landing is di:feted. The town itself is
almost an equilateral triangle, one side along the sea, and Its oppo.
site angle rising to the summit of a ridec which extends nom ('ape
Matifoz to 'Corretta Chico. This elevated angle is crowned by a re.
',solar citadel called Cassaba, which is, however, commanded by the
Subsun Kellachi. The sea face and dole are now too strong tor at-
trAc ; but on the land there is only an old Itloarish turrcttcd
without jaunt braye, er outworks of any kind. The ditch t.
complete round the town, but has no covered work ; it slants
downwards to the centre, and there is eveit a low wall alone
the middle of it. The whole beach to the cast consists of low sand
convenient fof landing ; but the tongue of land on which stands the
Torretta Chica (Sidi ill Ferruc.h.) about four leagues from Algier•.
is considered the most suitable. The Cape will afford some sit:4ler
to the shipping. Neither Charles V. nor O'Reilly, found any (lit.-
ticulty in landing. The frigatzt and bombs will cover the landing,
and the chaloupcs will tow the flat-boats, each containing 180 men,
and two field-pieces; 8,000 men may thus be brought to hear on
on one point. or oa separate points, to distract the enemy. It is
calculated that the boat; will by about six minutes under the
enntny'a grape-shot before landing.

The infantry carry eitcoart.r oft.f:ise, formed so as to shut up fer
carriage. but when opened presenting three lances upwards. A lino
of these, it WI good infantry behind, wink! laugh to scorn all the
cavalry in the soda. They have also block-houses, made muske...
proof, which are taken to pieces for carriage, and will be used a,
redoubts or picket-houses. There is said to be a mad practicabl •
for artillery, from the point of landing to the point of attack,Sultatin
The attetopt to ta';e Algiers by a coup Is nutin wouht
be fatal among the ttatrow lanes and small apertured housrs. liour-
mont ought to take it by bombardment and rotketx. It is slid that
a workman of theWoolwieh lashoratirry superlutendinl the manu-
facture of the latter engines. Each house in Algiers sis supplied
with rain water from a cistern. The expedition must rely on Alaimo
and Toulon, in a great itteasori;, for provisions.
The whole northern roast of Africa is a conquered country ;
10,0tN1 Turks at Algiers rule a much greater number of Rerebers
and Arabs, whose only bond of attachnd.nt is their common religion.
They may assemble 60 or 80,000 men. one third cavalry, who can
do nothing against steady infantry. They are as uncertain in their
service as the old feudal armies. The forts and city will have such
of the 10,000 Osmanli, and 4,000 or 5,0(k) koulorgis or slaves, ns
can be spared from Omn. Tim Dey told the captain of an English
frigate, that " GOD was great and good, and the sea uncertain mid
dangerous;" but he is fully aware of the dangers that arc int-
pending.

FRENCH PAPERS.

From the Messayer des Chambres.

Whatever may he the contempt that M. de Polignac seems to
profess for public opinion, we cannot believe the nex s which was
spread to-day on Change.' viz. that M. Potion is appointed to
the Ministry of Finance. This report was repeated by every one as
Impossible, but it was sufficient to accelerate the fall to which our
funds were inclined from the commencement of business. The 3
per Cents. have fallen Mc. lower than the Irst price of Saturday,
and the 5 per Cents. 45c.
The veil which covers the negociations which took place with the
Paths of Egypt has not yet been raised, but we believe that swan
assert that a Treaty had been concluded at Alexandria, by which
the Pseha engaged to destroy the Barbary Regencies, and to main-
tain order on that part of the coast of Northern Africa which might
be given up. Respectable people in Egypt pretend to have seen
copies of this am—Garrote of Augshuril.
Very little doubt seems to exist any whereof the existence it least
of the draught of such a Treaty.