Star.
London, England, 1818-02-09 00:00:00

RELIEF TO NEWFOUNDLAND.

We have already mentioned the promptitude with
which the Americans took up the case of the distressed
sufferers by the late fires at Newfoundland. We have
now a letter before us from Boston, of the sth ult.
which, after stating the preliminary steps taken for
a subscription, as before detailed in the STAR, pre-
sents a statement which we cannot refrain from lay-
ing before our Readers in the words of the writer :
" The brig Messenger, (says the letter) an Ame-
rican, ready for sea, was chartered within an hour.
Some of the Committee went in different directions
and. purchased the cargo. The truckmen. of the town
transported it to the vessel, the stevedores loaded it I
gratuitously, and we had the vessel completed in ten,
hours, and packed her off for St. John's. I never saw
any thing equal thcexcitement that prevailed amongst
all ranks to give their money and their services--
even the sailors of the port bent the sails, set up the
rigging, &c. without fee or reward.
" The Committee shipped a double crew, put on
board warm cloathing and abundance of fuel to en-
able the vessel to hold on, should any of the crew be
injured by the frost and give out. We also put on
board a complete Pilot for the Coast of New found-
land, which was thought of great importance, that
the vessel might be able to run in and anchor in any
of the out-harbours if taken with a head wind.

" The Committee have consigned the cargo to the
Governor, and in his absence to the Chief Magistrate,
for the benefit of those who may need it, as the vo•1
luntary Gift of the Merchants of Boston to their
fellow-creatures in distress. We pay the charter of
the vessel, and the gift is free of every expense, as
we have ordered the Captain to pay even the pilotage
of the vessel and Custom-house charges at St. Johns.
This affair costs the givers 2000/. sterling:
0 There is a sloop of 80 tons sent to St. John's, by
the Merchants of New York, in the same way."

ALGIERS.

Since Saturday we have received,
dium of the French Papers, some fa
specting the late transactions at Algi
have been received at Paris by Si:
and communicated by hint to the A
tution. The particulars differ from
ceived, but are not less barbarous. '
reported before to have been the twi
Consul, are now stated to have bee
Jew, in the employ of the English
the other, the eldest daughter of ti
French hotel, who has been compel
tyrant. The statement alluded to is
" The Captain of the Sardinian p
Marie, which arrived at the Lazarct;
on the 6th of December last, having
2d of the same month, reports, as w
the passengers on board, that the
liodja, having established his posve:
considerable body of Moors, no long
to his fury or his tyrannical conduct
ropean Powers; without distinction,
raged; that all the Consuls had be
terrified by a numerous horde of nr
the Dey's Guard and Court are corm
had forced themselves into the housr
the security of which had ceased to
44 The Captain reports also, that
caused to be destroyed the Ancient'
decessors ; that he had established
sidled le Chateau de l'Empereur ;
hesitated to seize the treasure whit
and which had been hitherto reiigi
and that he had thus obtained im
support for a long time his hcrrible
increase their number.

The Dey had caused to be sei
women of a Jewish family, chose far
ed in the English Consulate, and tr.
also the eldest daughter of the Situ
ter of the French Hotel. This tali
mentioned was compelled to es?o.
she is now Sovereign, bit expectil
daughter of the Dey of Tyterus, w,
the same manner by the late Dry,
.who was found after his death in
ciated by hunger.
" The greater part of the Col
make, in unison, complaints and x.
having been informed before they re,
that orders had been issued by Ali-Ti
groes to fire upon any of the Consuls
venture to make any complaint or remoi
being convinced on their arrival at the
truth of this statement by the rnenarir.l
the negroes, by whom they were inun
rounded, they found themselves compel
after having had recourse to common pl
and insignificant observations, in order
time of this useless audience.

" The policy adopted by the present
a Turk, is to arm the natives of the cot
his own fellow countrymen, thus making
in the history of these countries. Such
authorizes every other to assemble an al
cenaries of the same description in ordi
with him the sovereignty.
This experiment was a short time
a Turk of distinction ; he marched avail
with some troops which he had collecte.
tine, but the issue of the first battle
vourable to him, and he was made pl
hospitality which Ali Nodja had former,
from this Turk induced him to spare hie
him 1,000 sequins and exiled him. Thi
was the chief of the insurgents, has arrive
Notwithstanding the foregoing staternei
discredit is thrown upon the whole by
the Consul-General of Sardinia in 1401
ceived accounts from Genoa of so late
26th of January, which make no mew
of the facts stated. Of course the first
Vice-Consul's daughter having been sei:
be stated, not having happened, if the
culars be at all correct ; but still it is
the transaction should not have been el
in the above-mentioned letter to the Co)
if it has at all occurred.

The ball given at Paris last '_Honda
the English- Ambassador, Sir C. STU.
commonly brilliant. Their Royal It
Duke and Duchess of BURRY were pres, ei...,
latter danced the greater part of the ever.
young and beautiful Mademoiselle R
particularly noticed in the character cf t: • I.'}.
Diana, with a bow, quiver, a diamond
a sable skin thrown over her shoulders. T.::
tables presented a coup at once m....:1%:•••
a...d enchanting. It is endless to add,
assembly was composed of all the most
persons in Paris, both natives and foreipc: -•
company did not separate till five o'clock L.:.
morning.
The passage of the Dutch frigate
Batavia may he reckoned among the •!-..,rt,,5•
ded in naval history. Captai,l Dinstrs, I‘l.,
mands this vessel, sailed from the Texel ‘,:i r.
May, 1817, and arrived on the I,lth
Janeiro, where he remained t;11 tlle 7th of .l.
then sailed, and arrived on the 30th
lowing at the bay called Peper-Baii, in Jay.,
the whole passage lasted one hundred and • '
and nights. There were neither any deat!:s
fckr.ess among the crew or the troops on b.v:•!.

through
farther
giers,
SYDNEY c•.,
Anti .pirate 7..
n those 1)6,1.
The tw,;1„:
svo
!.m
:he M.,;.•
'fled to r.
s as P.;1..
,older
zo of!' -•;
.l•.•
well
e new !I .
er by ;Le
g•er set
; bit
had been
3een menn,ei
nr",,
mPoseti, tr:d
ses of tae t ors
) be inviol.g.:e.
at
Palace
himself in
that he !la.!,
eh was kept .!
Kirntsly
.mrr.er.Q n
e
seized t-7-7
:alter ^•-,,'
-o days
r.•
Forttin..te .?,••••
in-; :he f sit
was v
,
• an.! tte
tsuls asse7::
:•
-';
msuis s hJ shx:i
remotstrance, aA
t the P..lat-e of
marir.g gestures d
immeel3k4 sir
)mpelled
non place remzii
)rder to fill 11.1.5 t
sent Dey, eLa i
le country
aking a new e:
Such an elan*
an army of met.
• order to dime
ime since tried IT
against Ali Hot
lected at Coast*
attle proved ta
.de prisoner. PI
formerly receild
re his life, hers
This Turk,
arrived at Ma!:c.'
:ate:pent, still se.
le by the fact ua
s London. hall.
) late a date ..$
mention whzere
first report of •-s
n seized, ct
if the above pr.:-
it is
,en even
re Consul-GL;2:-:
mday
STuApT, tvZ
al Highnetve. ele
re preser.!, .Ind