Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-07-09
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SATURDAY, JuEx q.

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From Algiers the following official repor
has been received -
The measures pursued by the Dey Q
Algiers towards the Europeans become ever.
day more violent. The Dcy having scarcel!
the government in his hands, not being IS
sured of the fidelity of his troops, and ever
the confirmation of his office from the Crane
Seignior, his sovereign, not being arrived
and being involved in bloody war with TIA,
Bey of Tunis, thought he might in spite o
the difficulties of his situation levy tribute up
on all nations.
On the 22d instant, he made a demand o
the Swedish Danish, and Dutch Consuls
that they should bring him their presents -
and required of the Consul of America $4,000
double piastres, in order to indemnify him
for the loss OF nine Algerines taken in ar A.
merican vessel. The Consul pretended thai
the crew Of the vessel had thrown the men O.
Yerboard, as they were on the point Of being
boarded by one of her cruizers.
The Consul of Sweeea immediately a,
greed to the present.
s On the ed, the three Consuls of Den
mark, Holland and America were summoned
to the Palace.
" The Consul Of Holland said, he expected
instructions from his government, and tina,
that lie cosld not, till he received those in.
structions make any present. On this the
Dcy caused 1t to be intlmated to him. that un-
less he instantly on the arrival OF his messen-
ger received his present, he should put his
children into irons and send them to labour.
>c a
ceiyed official tlaings of the fact of which the
Dey had complained, ard thought that he
could not, without the order of his goyerA-
n.ent, pay the 1900 piasters
The Dey answered him that unless he
should pay the sum in four days lie should
cast him In irons, Or he must deliver to him
nlEe Americans, whom he would hang up al
the gate of BAD Azoaw.
Mr.. Ulrich Consul OF Denmark making
representation ofthe state OF his, ountry,said,
that the vessel which contained his presents
had been seized by the English aid confscat'
ed, and that the English agent at Algiers him
self would testify this the Consul solicited
time OF tie government but tie Dey paying
no respect to the character of an agent speak
ing in the name OF his master, caused him &c
be seized by the officers of justice in the midst
ofthe Palace and taken to prison, amidst tie
shouts OF bsrbaroHs populace.
Those who could enter into this horric
prison saw this worthy man among slaves in
lis Official dress, and loaded with chain Of sc
pounds weight, which Mr.. Ulrich bore with
forttude aud courage he merely recon
n ended TO his friends the care Of lis wife ane
five children.
At length the Dey resolved on the ear.
nest entreeties of the European Consuls, tc
set the Danish Consul at liberty, and while he
was occupied working with all the slaves, they
came d took off his chain.
|" What security is there against the re-
newal OF these acts OF violence ]
All the slaves here are treated with the
most horrid cruelty: $50 Portuguese are shut
up in prison-The court of Lisbon delayed
sending the t,ibute-The government has not
sent them ally relief, and they are in extreme
wretchedness. The officers as we'll as sailors
are condemned to labor and are loaded with
ignominy.
+" A great number of Neapolitans, also
slaves not Ia a less pitlable situation; and the
Dey who expects to conquer Iunis in the
first campaign, hopes to make booty of 5000
more Earopean slaves, whose ransom he will
fix very high. Since he has been forced to
give up all the-sIayes who were subjects ofthc
Emperor Napoleon. it seems that he is resol.
we'd to make his system ofrobbery press hard
er upon the other foreigners.
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K Z S Z.
IN early time, ere Fraud was known on earth,
Or Theft and Rapine yet had inonst Gus birth,