Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-30

ritory CT the French repablc was cot re-
f5etied by the corlairs Ct the regency.
They carried into Algiers tranlports which
failed from Tou!on defined for Ss. Dori-
nigo. They ieized NeaPolitan yeaei
in the feas, ard almoA within tie banks Of
France. An Algerine ra;s dared, in the
road Of 1unis, TO make a captain OF a
French merchantmen {ubmi5 70 infamors
treatment. The barks OF the coral CON-
pany, which agreeahly TO tie terms Of the
treaty, went to hlh for coral, were yio-
| lently driven from the coat. The charge
d affairs in vain demanded fA;isiaaion !;
| they had tie preiunption 10 make hin
proportions injurious to the Dig Y of'he
| French nation; that France li.ouid pu.-
chaie the execution of the treaty
Informed Of thtft aggr,fions IT. FirG
Conill ordered a naval divliion to "a! ios
Algiers.
i tsanfnis by hi, orders, he iaaruaion
to TIE charge d'aifaires, The citizen Du-
bis Thainville, who depogttd AimfeIl
with as mach energy AID disoi'y as he
conducted with prudence.
The ti,ilion commanded by the contrc-
admiral Leinegues, appeared before Al
giers the 9Th Thermldor, adjutant com
aane'ant Huilin an officer Of the palace,
was on board, the bearer Of letter from
the Fira Coalu' to the Dcy.
On The 18th this officer went On lhore,
was received with difinttion, preiented to
the Dey, ard delivered the Flrit Conlul's
letter, which was conceived in the follow
ing terms:
" Bonefarte, Fj1a Conful, to TIE 0ry
high qud vyy magn5ftent Dy Of d.
GERS; 4vbOm God .prx<srve in f,glsrI
II aid gloui
/" write you this letter dlre6t, be-
caule I know TIA; you have minifers who
<,ecyige YOU, and who irdace you to cor
dntt your lelf in manner thar may bring
upon yor the grea eft nlsfortunes. - his
letter will be delivered into your own
hands by al adju,aps OF my palace. LIS
purpoyt is to demand from you Prompt re
paraticn, and iuch as ! have right 10 ex-
pet, from III ltntiMeots yoo have always
entertained for ne. A French officer has
5, en- beaten in the road Of Tun:s by one
Of your officers rails. The agent OF the
republic has demanded tatistattion and
could not obtain il. Two briggs of war
have been taken by your corlalrs, which
carried them 10 k;gieys, AID have retarded
them On their voyage. a Neapolitan
yellel has bean leized by your coIfairs,
in the road Of Here's, BY which at the
French territory has been violated. In
ihort, OF the vehtl which was Cit away
laa winter on your coat, $50 meo are
aill hitting, detained in the hand, OF bar
bariaas. I demand repagation from you
for al tsefe grievances and not doubling
bat that you will take al the mea(ures
which l fhould take IN fgn!lar circum-
aances, difpatcn veiisi 10 bring home
t. France, The $50 miliing men, | be-
fscch you, moreover, TO miitruit thoie OF
your minifers who are enemies to France
ycu cannot aave greater enenles, and II
| deGre to liy. in peace with you, it is
elI-ntial that you fhould preierve The good
understanding about to be re eaabliihed,
which alone Can maintain you III that rank
& PROPERTY you now enj t1r G2d has
aef,erd the Puuj@meat Of 4Alb/f Sobo are
uxj4f fo7varas ne.
I" If you with to live in friendlh;p with
me, you mutt not expect TO treat Tie as
feeble power; you mutt caule the French
flag to be refpe<3ed, as likewi!o that of
the Italian republic, which has nominated
me It's chief, and you mutt make me re-
paration for all the injories which have
luRained. This letter being intended for
no other purpofe, | requef you TO read II
ycurleIf with attention, and LEI ne know
by return Of the officer | fend you, the
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