Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-16

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Moved ia the service OF s5feas n'l.A'u' q
Is :, sbipsof the hpe and ten riga 'ss's'
'1a Af,sr having annodneed sF'as Mt AZ AZ
{, On " S al an end and no'i -
a he blockading of Cons.as.inopls; Inv
English admiral declared that !. !. ,ns apu ,,J
nrrI,miioaries were not arcsptct, ne Wou'u
forcible enter the port, set tlIt - .ue ~,
~ He has not Obtained aay tn'ns , d
demands, ard he has z. rst @sIosd -not-be a.
/ Bic al present, 10 come TO dictate condi.
tions 10 the Sublime Psrtc, with a naval
armament eff forty sail.
This success is wholly owing 10 general
Sebastian; aud tits easyto perceive by
the conditions which abe English had
come 10 dictate, from what mIssortunes
and approbium he has preserved the Turks
-.He has given proof 10 shis Instance, of a
courage. presence OF mind, character aud
resolution above allpraise. EveryFrench-
man has more or less seconded hlmi
each of them on this occasion, made
himself an engineer, aeannonisr or . me.
cnaaist.
Tho day after the appearance Of the En-
gl'sh. a saptain Gu Genie and TWO capsslns
Of artillery of the army Of DAlGlatia, very
opportunity arrived al Ceossansino2ls $500
They Immediately, went to work and were
of great help. Chance bronghs alsa the
next day Preach canaonierthat had bseo
driven away frsm Rsgdad through he
intrigues of the Eng,ish: ne was immeai.
a,elv pns in way 70 avenge h,msef, Nv
-usy Frrncbman was night and day al the
batteries
The grand seisnior, the ministers, the
Janissaries, the. cannoniess and the whole
Of the inhabitants, loudly ackn 3wletged
thai it is to The French they owe their
salvation. And in truth they are ttased
at this moment with Difference, fiend-
ship and even a kind Of respect, not ccsn
mon on the part Of The Turks.
D Il IS but justice also to say that after the
hrst moment of oaeasiness snd cessterna
tion was over, the attitude Of che Turks
was very remas kable for It's ealmness and
courage. AS soon as the grand se;guior
had manifested 40 Infection Of resis,ing
che enemy to the last extremity, I'll she
ministers, all the grandees Of the stare,
took the Immediate resolution TO repair
each OF them so battery toenoeurage ard
excite the workmsa. They ., 6,st stood
IN .epen air, then under small trats, some
Of them under old sheds during SIX DAYS.
highland day, Wi,hou:leaving i,-for az IN.
s.ant.
French engineers and officers have JUS
set of far the Bosphorus, for the purpose
OF Determining upon proper spots for bat-
tsries. They viii go from thence 10 the Z.
d srdsne,les for ,hc same chjsct. IT ne
grand seigoor has given the formsl erGer
thatevery shing determined by The Frepch !
ambassador, should receive zn Immediate 4
aud .puoctustsezeeution. From this diSpo
silion of his highosss, general Sebasiiani
will cause the Dafdane!les, aud The Bas
phorus, which are the TWO keyslof he rasi
tai, to be putin state capable efresis;iag
every aggression on ihepars Of England OF
OF Rassia.
The grand seignor. curing the six days
the English have been hsre, has given as
example Of courage and idevote uoess the
the rnoss absolute. He HAS as,; gone to
rest one siJgle night. Every motnias & he
would go aud encourages the peop'c at
work, and would kindly smile on every
Frenchran he met. lie caused the gss |
dsns OF the Sefsglio to be opened, to have
batteries there. and had even offered If il
mad been Jadged necessary 10 have bate 4
ries placed in his Hasan,.
The city Of Constantinople oSe.ed on c.
very poias an Extraordinary spectacle.
From the dispositions and the sort of exu'. J
tssion with which the inhabitants we're OBJ /
served 10 be animated. il wou.s. have been
adesirab!e thing that The English should !.
have persisted in their enterprise. Their J.