Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-11-26

: Wel", not 70 De destitute OF 50 essential an
article OF defence rs gun powder; but that
ON future occasion we might be ables TO send
more with many other remarks, which ne
allowed to be reasonable, but said hat the
I Dey was determined /; and that when he had
once liked a resolution he neverdepaTtedfroTl
it. And ao ded, Tint the Dey insisted upon
having every thing brought which he order
ed, 7,hhout regarding 7chether h amounted
70 more than me sum stipulated in the frea
~ Or nor and 'hat must depart OH Thurs
day the 23d instant, on board the Ailegany
with all the Americans now in AlgieTs.
wished % see the Dey, and for th Al
purpose desired an audience, which was dc
MED me.
=" then requested that few more DAYS
olight be allowed for my remaining, that
might prepare myself as it. was impossi5 e
10 'na.-e ary arrangement Of ~ affairs ~
so shore tine. tlopng IN tie mean time, TO
make some accommodation Of This business
Tie answer vas that the Dey would not al
low 81 hour mrre.
" wrote = circular 20 the christian con-
snls in Agiers Informing t5en OF ny order
ed departure.
"rhr spars and plank which were taken
out OF The vessel yes,erday, were returned
ea beard this morning. In the morning IF
the 22d sent my dragero pm 10 the palace
20 say that wished to make a settlement of
the cargo OF the brig Pau Hamilton which
had been delayed, by a request from the
wallace until the Alegany should arrive,
when a settle nent cou d De made for both
vessels AT the same time.
The request was granted, and the dro-
german informed me that the Dey wished
| me TO bring our treaty with me, that we
| mighe see the time When it commenced, she
| terms &c in order to make final settle
ment of our accounts. This did. and while
| I was settling the account OF the Paul Ham
| ilton'S cargo with the prime minister and se-
cretares, in the usual manner. the Dev's dro-
german came down, and sad the Dey wish
ed TO see the treaty which had brought
| ] gave it TO him without hesitation surpos-
| ing that The Dey might wish to see something
IL 1t, or that he might Compare it with that
winch was In the palace. But when de
manded the treaty again, the Dey refused g.
! deliver it, saying, by his drogermau, that
when consul was sent away, he the De,
should always keep his treaty, and that
such had ever been the custom at Algiers.
| After settling the account of the carg
or rhe Paul Hamilton, which amounted t.
1900 dollars and producing tiscary OF
| acknowledgements of balance due to the
United States, which had heeu given an Feb
nary 1910, at the settlement of the cargoe
! OF the ship Resource and brig Bianchy for
26,065 dollars the minister and secretaries
| said there was still 81 600 dollars. due "a
the present time. This / denied, as !
had the receipts of tlue regency for the
payment of annuities for fourteen and a
half years, exclusive Of the amount the
cargo OF the Paul Hamilton and the tscary
| For 20. COS dollars, and S our treaty was
concluded on the 5th of September, I7o5, II
i would be onlt II years in the whole, from
| which the fourteen and a halfyears were to
| be deducted. leaving two aud half wears
ending the 5th of September next, amounting
rc $4,000, from which deducting the cargo
of the Pau! Hamilton, and the tiscary be
| fore mentioned, would leave but Is 1926 dol
| lars, and which l had no doubt the Cargo Of
the ship Ailesany would fully pay, if i;
| should be received.
1.-The minister then observed, that they
counted the wear by the M,hometan Calen-
dar consisting of 354 days, so that the diff
| ference in II years, would make it one half
year more than we counted. told him I
had always reckcned the years in the Chris
tan manner of SOS DAYS; and that ] pre-
sumed the same vas done BY all other con-
suls having accounts of similar nature
with the regency. He said il was never SO
done, or allowed by the regency, and imme
diately sent mp note 10 the Dey, of the
sum due by his account. viz. D 900 dollars
/ "Aftera short time the Dey sent down
word by his drogerman, that the balance
must be paid Immediately in cash, and that
the vessel, with myself &c. must depart to-
morrow rs he had ordered. ! answered
that it was impossible for me to comply witt
the Dey's order, even if I acknowledged tn,
balance tobe just and had every disposition
to pay il, rs had not the meass Of obtain.
ing the money, especially as tho cargo o
the ship now in port was sent by my go
vernment FOR the express purpose of payinj
. what might be due to the regency, and wa
the strongest possible evidence Of our pune
tuality in fulfilling our engagements.
" The prime minister then went up to III,
Dey, with the drogernan, and soon return
, ed, saying that the Dey persisted in his frs
order. that the money should be paid mmc
diqteiV or that 7 should be scNt to the MA
rine in chains, the vessel and cargo conhs
Gated and all the citizens Of the United State
now in Algiers be detained in slavery. an,
war instantly declared against the Unite
States.
"I told the minister that the matter wa
, now brought to a descision, and that mus
so to the marine in Chains for it was mo
possible for me to obtain, the money an
| had TO more 20 say on the subject, but won
warn them Of the evil which they were bring
ing on themselves, ~ such unjust and out
rageous conduct.
" The minister went 20 the Dcy a secon
3 time, when demanded 20 2ccompan, him
but was refused, and soon returned wit
| what he SAIL was Che fsed and unaltcrabi
q resolution &c the Dey, viz. that I've would a
{ low me till Saturday morning, the 9Th IT,
t stant, TO pay the money and depart vii
4 the vessel and all other Americans in A
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