Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-01

from Alicante, By which ! might reseive
acne information. But on the 24th
(tsae courier not having yet ssrived) The dro-
Germ an informed me that the Dey had sent
Tor him and ordered him TO tell me that if 4
Gid not Fay the money before night ! should
4 lie sent to prison m chains.
i ofdelx d him TO return immediately to
the Dey, ard say, that could not P:; the
money without the order Of my govs rnInent,
as it was an affair oitof the Usual course OF
! Our business here, and that / WAS ready to
meet the event. He brought me word that
the Dey would see me next day at noon on
!; the subject. He accordingly sent for nae
at noon on the 18th When ! entered the.
palace met Mr.. Ulrick, the Danish con-
sui, who was descending from AZ, audience
of the Dey. He was seized by TChaux,
who carried him through the streets IN the
! most indignant manner, to the slave prison,
where he was loaded with an enormous
chain, the reason assigned tor which WIS,
that he had been called upon for his biennial
! presents which he declared he could not
make without having time given him, as
the vessel containing it, and annuities for
the regency, had been taken by the Eng
lish.
On meeting the Dey he demanded from
me Immediate payment for the prisoners
before mentioned, together with an aecl-
tional two thousand dollars fer the 10y said
TO have been carried in the schooner to Ma
pies. told Him with f,mness that could
not do it without the orders OF my govern
mcnt, as il was an extraordinary case and
requested lime 10 write and receive an an
swer bit was answered, that if it was not
paid Immediately, knew wha! the coDse-
Guence would be; / replied. tllat let the
consequence be what it might, should not
pay It. was then ordered to leave has
presence. On desce nding to the area Of the
Palace, where the Danish consul had been
seized, expected the same compliment
which he had net with, and was ire
Jared for it hut finding no enc to
modest me, left the place and returned
to my own house, where supposed the
orders would be senf to have me a1rest-
cd; but the day passed without ny hearing
any thing Of the matter. In tbs evening |
met the French ard Swedish census. Che
others being at the gardens and We agreed
| to send foI The other cc5su,s tic following,
morning, TO concert measures for the libc-
ration of the Dane. At noon we met at
Tic Danish ccnsul's house, with our respec-
tive drogermen, and proceeded to the pa
lace, where we had an audience with the
! Dey, who, after some conrersaticn, sgreed
to release the danish eonsni from his chains,
at the intcrccssien matte for him. Fem
thence we went to the marine, where the
consul hsd bean sent TO work with the ether
slaves carrying chair of forty weight, to
receive and conduct him to his house.
While we were with the Dsy on the hnsi-
ness before mentioned, he asked me in pre-
sence OF the consuis, ii did not intend 70
r:y the none. answered him as had
done the day before; to which he made The
same reply and remained in daily expec-
tation ofexpef;vneing the effects Of this re-
fusal, which IS dictated by sense Of duty
and a conviction that the honor Of my COIN
try demands such conduct ficln me.
make no comments onths unp.easantnsss OF
MY situation, my government and my conn-
try will consider it, and do What is riGhr rec
sIecting It.
As it is very likely that the eruizers
which are now fitting cut viii have orders
tor apt,lle American vessels. nave writ.
ten TO our consul in Alicantby this cppcr-
tpnity, which is unexpected ard the only
one likely to occur seen, to convey notice
70 all the ccnsuls of the United States in
this sea. to guard our merchant vessels a
gaiEst the evil which may occur. a copy
of my letter to him have Ecw the honor |
to enclose. In consequence OF tie barba- !
rous outrage which has been committed On