The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-15

! ter from MIR. Mountforc, iecretary OF Mr.. Lear
and now our charge d'affaires at Algiers ;
ror the copy OF which we are Indebted to the
politenefs of Gen. Eaton.
COPY.
| Alsie,,, Ssaien5e. 9, 1906
| SIR,
! have only a few moments to inform you, our az
fairs here well.
On the soth ult. the folders rofe in q body and
murdered the Dey and his prime miniaer.
"A new Bey was Immediately elected, and not life
was iott except the above mentioned.
E forhear to detain the Nautilus, having nothing
| ~ urgent to communicate.
| have the honor to be, Gee.
| (Signed) !. MOUNTFORD, F..
Charge d'aGairs, Z, Algiers
Capt. CAMPBELL.
In our paper of the 4th of OF. we have al
ready detailed the caufes and the calamities of
the tirft infurre6tion at Algiers ON the Goth of
! June. The Paris Moniteur Of the end Sept,
continues the fame miferable record of carnage
and rapne down to the 9th of July. 1t gives
the mott affecting picture OF the murder ant! the
robbery of the unfortunate Jews. "The gene
raj mafiacre of the Jews, fays that paper, fave
only the women and children, was principally
conducted by the folders. They were afifted
by the barbarous populacc of the city they
were animated by the joyous f1outs Of the wo-
men, more hideous than the furies, who were
icattered over the terraces and the ftreets. For
tunate'y IT was Saturday, the holiday of the
Jews, when very fInall number was to be feen
IN the ftreets. On many occalions however the
folders broke into their houfes, but the riches
| which offered themfelves to their view, were the
faviours of the Hebrew tribe they abandoned
the carnage to give themfclves up to pillaee."
The Moniteur adds that the afiafIin OF Bufna,,
after he had received the chapIet of pardon, &
obtained Permiflion to leave the country, had
taken refuge in the Englilh pavilion, and that
few days after he was difpatched by the Eng.
| liih contul to Gibraltar and fome faid to Lon
don. Every thing in fact announced the difIo-
| luton of order, the reign of an infatuated fol.
dicry, the manacre of the Turks by the Moors,
and the downfall of the Dey. The intelligence
which is now brought by gen. Eaton, confirms
tncfe fCrcbodings and announces the Cataifro.
phe of the rfurreGtion. The deicription which
| MIR. Eaton gave us Of the caufes and conftouen-
ces OF this tragical event, was uncommonly
bold, appropriate and pieiurefque.
The dialogue between the captain and the
| Multi was given in the higheft fyle OF the IRA.
| ma. His technical accuracy, it is enough for
! usto admire, but we ihal fcarcely prefume to
initiate. He faid:'
| That the Dey had rendered himfelf unpopu-
lar az A!sicrs, by the peace and feeblenefs of his
administration. His cruifers were idle in the
| tons of a fanatic, who had viited Mecca and
the city was deprived of its cusiomary fuuplies.
| The folders at length broke out into open re-
beliioD, and placed at their head celebrated
captain of Algiers, who had dilfinguifbed him.
telf by the capture of Portuguese ihip. They
lremonfrated with the Dey, aud commanded
him to leave the throne. To leave the throne
IN that country is the fame as Iofing his head.
The Dey expofuated and reGfed. But the
folders were obftnate, and the unfortunate Dey
was forced TO yield to their importantly. ."
care nothing Qaid he, addrefling himfslf to the
ibturgentsin the hall of audience) about the
dettiny which awaits me. fsnIi die conteTed.
| II is what many younger and better man than
myfelf has done before me. / ought in faet to
rejoice that have lived to fee my prefentlcngth
Of days. But feel for my family; my chill
dren." Z" You know, cried they, into whole
| hands they will fall" The Dey difnountcd
from his throne, and attended by his prime mi
nilter, approached the door of the Hall, when
they were Immediately cut TO pieces. The re-
gcncy was now offered to the captain but he
prudently refufed the dangerous honour. He
told them that he was not at all verfed in the
| foreign relations Of Algers; nor did he know
enough of the civil law to direct the adminiRra-
tion ofiuftce The prefent difurbauces had
arifen partly from religion, and it was but pro-
per that the reins Of government fhoud be put
into the hands ofthe Mufti. AS for ny part,
faid the wary Mufti TO the mefTeuger who iuvit-
ed him to the throne, my thoughts are fixed up
on another world. Il is nv Office to periuade
and inRru6t, but not to command the people"
| But the folders were once more obfinate in
their refolution, and the Mufti WAS con-
Quoted TO the palace Of the Dey. Z" Is it
not much more becoming you, laid the O.
Ieeed Dey TO the captain Of the infurrec-
| ton, to dre6t the affairs Of the government!
Toa have an arm." True, faid the captain, but
you have a head. The head is more powerful
than the arm ; becaufe it directs H." AtIength
this curious and fngular contention wda put an
end 20 by compromife, which attached them
both to the administration. The Muft was
4 hencefortb to be the Dey, and the captain was
to be placed at the head of the army. n is the
! opinion Of general Eaton, that this important
revolution will render the regency Of Algisrs