Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-02
t;cuIarly for he last seven or eight month.

! IRENE; the unprecedented scarcity that
we Suffered by reason oil Busnah's sending
oil he grain of the kingdom to the enc.
mics OF government; the revol.s OF the
| Pl oyicne OF Constantine aud that above all
the most serious Of Mascara. originating
! from his exactions on the Beys could not
fail Of encreasng it. The goth OF last
month, at o'clock in the morning, he
was shot near the Dey's house, with a pis.
tol, which Turk named Yahia, fired at
him, saying, f" heath 10 the Governor Of
dlgiers." Some Nonbadjies of the Prin.
ces guard ran, and would have arrested
the assassin, WIN preserved firm coun-
tenancc, and taking in one hand the pistol
| which remained chargetb and in the other
his yataghan, said " Ihave killed The mise
! ra6!e Jeso, who has so isns fyrdnized opcr
you, you are Jervs ike him, il you attempt
to inJure E1y jterson." The Nonbadiies re-
| tired, and The Turk went peaceably to his
lodgings. Busnah wascarried to hishouse,
where he died three hours after.
Yahia confessedto his comrades the ac-
ton he had committed, and asked them
if they were determined 10 defend him
he said, that il they would not, he would
| fly TO the mountains. They all swore to
die rather than deliver him up. Deputati-
ons from the other bodies of militia came
10 him, aud made the same oath. A great
number of inhabitants. Initiated this ex-
ample, and wished to kiss the hand cho-
sen, as they said, by Providence, to deli
yer the country ftom that monster who
had oppressed 1t. In the evening the Dey
psrdoned the assassin by sending him his
chaplet according to custom. Il was ne.
cessary TO accompany the body of Busnah
with numerous guard. The people we've
Tor burning 1t, and s,oning those who car
tied 1.-THE 30th, very early, the militia
issued from the barracks; they nassacred
all The Jews they could find i'm the streets !;
| they thcn went TO the houses & stores of Bus
nah, which were broken open and pillaged.
The Moors and barbarous popuiace of the
Piskris and Kbails joined with the militia !;
they broke open the doors Of all the Jews,
& the plumber became general they were
encouraged by the cries of JOY of the wo-
men in The streets and on the terraces
! Alter some hours Of this dreadful havcck,
the Dey, whose guard had remained i'm
movable in the palace, dispatched some
members of the Divan to the barracks,
who were ordered to say to the militia,
that the Prince loved the Jews as liJtle as
they, and that fthey desired it he would
only suffer 10 remain in Anglers hose Who
I professed the mechanical arts. The num-
Der OF which was fixed by the convention
| anciensly made by Barbarossa with the Hs-
brew nation.
This step of the Dey,had the effect to
calm the militia, who retired quietly to
their barracks. The Echouch's and the
Nonbadiies stopped the carnage and pill
lage Dy degrees, and aetsd.as police guard
the remainder of the day. Government
caused the dead bodies that were found in
the streets to be drawn, by slaves 10 the
place of Babel Dude, amidst the acclama-
tons Of an immense croud.
Nothing occurred On The first inst. ex-
cepting that the assassin Of Busnah pre-
sci,ted himself in arms before the Palace
of the Dey, saying he had been informed
he was TO be punished, and was ready TO
submit TO the sentence. The Prince sent
him for answer, that his word was sacred,
and that he had nothing 10 fear. The
jews carried the dead bodies from their
houses 10 the burying places, escorted By
Cassabadjies. Itappeared, however, GER
tain that there were in the barracks many
conspiracies forming to attack the palace
and massacre the mobiles. The difference
OF parties and Of opinions upon the person
who should be chosen to govern, but a.
bove all, the gold which was Iavished with
out measure, caused their projects to mis-
carry. On the 2d inst. all The Jews were
embarked which could be contained in an
imperial ship then in the port.
The days of the Cd and Sd inst. have
been tranquil. The militia lad it in their
power 10 have stolen, ard have been much
offended that the excuses were at.ribut.
ed to desire Of pillagc. They have re.
turned freely, every thing that had been
carried to the barracks. 1t is in the hous.
Is OF Moors, and in The hands 1.-The Pisk.
us and Kbails, who have carried them to
i The mountains, that all the riches of the
Jews are sccreted. Various accounts are
gwen OF the number OF deaths, but it is
moi so considerable as was FIRST imagined,
that OF the wounded il considerable.
There were fourteen or fifteen thousand
al -.