Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1802-11-08

was deGrous Of peace, fens negoeiator
to Aleiers, preceded by the reno*n OF
thofe exploits of which Italy, Germany
Egypt and Syria Had been the theatre
the isa Conful's envoy was received al
he ought TO have been. Peace was &c
creed and even proclaimed in The ID
van However, new interPohtlon OF
the Sublime Porte poitPoned the iigna-
ture. War appeared to reoommencs,
but il WIS war without hoitllit'es
All The French were permitted, freely,
to retire from Algiers with all their
property, and the Agent of France
waited at Alicant for the moment when
negotiations could he returned.
In fhort, dehnitive treaty which
aHures 70 France all the advantages
Stipulated by the an,ient treaties, and
which by new ltpulations- guarantees,
more explicitly and fully, the Liberty OF
French Commerce and navigation with
Algiers, was Ggned the 7;h Ct lat M
vof-.
The genaral Peace was concluded,
and Commerce began to Tetume rs &C
cuaomed 70 eine.
But very toon we learned, tina, AL
gerine armaments overrun the Mediter
raneap, delolating the Commerce Of
France and injecting its COATS. Even
the flag and territory of The French Re
public was not re(peaed by the corfairs
Of the Regency. Thsy carried into
Algiers tranfpofts which fdilej from
Toulon, defined for St. Domingo.
They feized Neapoltan vehel in the
Seas, and almoR within the banks ct
France. An Algerine Rails dared, 10
the road Of Tunis, 10 make captain Of
a French merchantmen fubmit to infa.
nous treatment. The barks OF the CO
raj company, which agreeatly to the
terms OF the treaty, went to ilh for
coral, were violently driven from the
coat. The Charge d'affairs in vain de-
manded faIisfsSiiou they had the pre-
iumptien to make Interpretations in
furious 10 The dignity Of the French ma
tion--that France mould purchale the
execution OF the treaty.
Informed Of thefe aggrellions, the
FRA Coniul ordered naval diviiion 10
ftil for Algers.
Itran(mit by his orders, the Untrue
tons 70 the charge d'ailaires, the citi
zen Dubois ThalnyiIle, who deported
himlelf with as much energy aud dig
nifty, as he conducted with prudence.
The diviion commanded by The cen
tire admiral, LeilIegues, appeared before
Algiers the 9Th Thermidor adjutanJ
commandant Hullin, an officer Of the
palace was on board, the bearer of a
letter from the Fi0 Conful TO the DeY.
On The 18th, this officer went on
iho-e, was received with di9inaion, pre-
fsnted to the Dey, and delivered the
Firlt Coufll's letter, which was eoucsiv-
ed in the following terms
+" Beasbaris, FIJI CogjaL 10 he v:,y 5igb,
and veyy magnificent Dy 81 -Alsiers /;
7vbom God pr9trvs "a PROPERTY and
ghy!
81 write You this letter dire9, be
caule | know you have minihers who
deceive you, and who induce you 70
conduit yourlelf 10 manner that may
bring upon you The greatea misiortunes.
This letter Will be delivered into your
own hands by an adjutant Of my pal
ace. Is puiport i TO demand from
YOU prompt reparation, and fuch as |
have a right TO expea, from the fenti.
ments you have always entertained for
me. A French officer has been beaten
in the road Of Tuuis, by one of your
ofhcers,i Rails. Thc agent Of the Repub-
lie has demanded fitisfaetion, and could
not obtain It. Two briggs Of war have
been taken by your coriairs, which car
ried them 20 Algiirs, and have retarded
them on their voyage. a NeaPolitan
veHel has been fsized by your coGtirs
in the road Of Hieres, by which a6 the
French Territory has been violated. 10
thort, OF he velFeI which was cat away
lsa winter On your coa0, $50 men are
aill ml(ing, detaiaed in the hands of
barbarians. demand reparation from
you Tor all theie grievances and rot
doubling but that you will take all
the mea.ures which | ihould take
in iimilar circumstances, | d(patch 4
veael to bring home to France the $50
milling men bsfeech you, moreo.
yer, TO miltrua thole of your minilers
who are enemies to France.
You cannot have greater enemies,
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