Star.
London, England, 1816-07-29 00:00:00

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• « We have since nedekskobd that his Wiest, fir.
• le such a host& manner, related to the no-
mad she brig Noba, the particulars of Which I belie
Doe time te ewes • Report says, some of us will coo►
two se blockade Algiers till the determination of
riergirsmiusseot be known
somerooseatracts of letters from ;ferules belong.
to the American squadron at Algiers, cootinue
be published by, their imprudent blends. Being
gs:ofecial, and perhaps-Written in familiar confidence,
lb. can be no particular respoalibility attached to
Apo They, howevisr, state, (April 16,) —That the
Dry of Algiers bad submitted the Treaty which
Commodore-.Decatur negotiated, to his " white
'braided men," (Senate) who refused to ratify it, ea-
ins the Americans would restore the vessel captured
by the Commodore.. and retained by the Spaniards.
tit appears this vessel had been restored by the Spa-
niard., in exchange for-Spanish seamen shipwrecked
oa the Algerinc coast.]—That as sormu Our Consul,
jokStealer, learned these particulars, he repaired on
Mu squadron.— That a flag of truce was then
biked, and a flag from the Dey gave notice, that
tirGenesti- mien cons* on shore and act under the,
Old Treaty.—That ' a Council of War was held on
bard the squadron, in which it was determined •to
imack and burn the Algerine fleet and boats a the
modron—though the fleet was lying in the mole, un-
der the pt Otte tion of about 200 t wenty-four pounders.
...That on .the third day, the Swedish Consul came
Oland our squadron with a flag, and returned with
Captain Perry of the Java, to wait on the Dey; that
me Dey observed to them, that he would supply the
squadron with provisions and water, but should it
lease Alger' before the business of the Treaty'was
&Aimed, he should consider it as an avowed declara-
tion of war on our part{ that on the succeeding day,
Commodore Shaw, Mr. Shales, and all the Captains,
wait onshore and waited on the Dey, who repeated
dot he had a good claim on- ehe Americans for the
delivery of a vessel of the class of that which Com-
modore Decatur promised to restore; and which had
bsemdetained by the Spaniards. On its being inti-
mated to him, that the vessel promised had been re-
seed by the Spaniards, the Dey rejoined, that he had
girmon equivalmit to them for her; but, to avoid
be was willing to let things re main in date
ye until Mr. Shaler could receive the orders of his
Government ; and that should the American °aeon-
meet refuse to grant the claim, it was the opinion of
the letter-writers, that a fresh war would inevitably
COL

It also )ppears by these letters, that during the
annum? the squadren was lolly ppepared fur battle,
as4sbe Imam eitfitisd with G•wilmapsit.l••• s. bp.prip
fleet, ud that the disappointment to the hopes of
those whs ba4 been selected to take pot, in the expe-
dition was very great, when informed of the accom-
modation that Lord Exmouth bad been on board ,
our squadron, and elpressed himself much pleased
with it ; aad that the Algerine squadron was dis-
mantled ; but h was Conjectured they might come out
and fight the Dutch squadron, which bad been ray
itactite.