Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-29
"NEw-YoRK- April 90.

TOBIAS LEAR, Esq lateour Consul in
-HLSiers, has arrived here from Gibraltar,
via Cadiz. When driven from Algiers by
the Barbarian DeY, he sought and fund an
asylum in the domjnions q. that nation which
has been declared oar enemy-and the en-
envy which Mr.. LEAR's masters have false.
~ insinuated as betty tho b,stigators efthe
var. lie knows how base the nsnuation
is; for he knows that il was owing To the
imhrovideHce 10 call it by no harsher nanle)
OF the American administration, and the
well known caprice of the Dey."
The manner in which | was sent from
Algers, having beer fully detailed in a let
ter 10 the Secretary oi State, and since pub
lished in the newspapers of the u. States,
makes It, unnecessary 30 touch upon that
point here. But the same letter contains
some remarks which clearly show that
had reason Ia think the conduct of the ncy
OF Algiers towards the United States, was
instigated by the British and so far am
from considering that insinuation Gase, that
have good grounds for believing it true.
With respectSo my knozgi74y that the I'M
providence sc the American adnlinstra. ion
vas the cause OF the Outrageous conduct of
the Dey of Aigiers against tie United States,
shall only say, that / know lhe reUerse !;
as it was universally acknowledged by the
public functionaries. and others in Algiers,
that the government of the United States
had been emsrkably faithful in the fulfil
ment OF their treaty and stipuations with
the Dey aud Regency of Algiers.
arrived 81 Gibraltar, on board the ship
Allegany, (Which had carried the stores to
Algiers III fulflment Of treaty stipulations,
and which the Dey refused to receive) on
the 4th of August. On the 9Th, the ship
was admitted to prattock I; and in the night
of that day (while was vet on board the
Ship with my family an officer came on
beard from the ship of the British comman-
der ;tAoat in the Bay of Gibraltar, and de-
maaded Of the Captain the register, and
other papers Of the ship, which we're deli,
vered to him; and ne then informed us,
that an account had reached Gibraltar, that
evening, OF the United States having declar-
ed wax again9t Great Britain; and that me
was sent, by the British commodore to take
possession OF che .AiegaBy, and all other
American vessels then in the bay of Gibral-
tar. The day following the Ailegany was
removed 20 the New Mole, and anchored
under the guns ofthe saluting battery, in
place well known in Gibraltar blythe name
OF Rotten Row, where she was moored, her
sails unbeht, guard pat on board her, and
all the Gre ", excepting the captain, mate,
and one seaman, taken ont and put on
board the prison ship. The day after, / was
permitted to SO ON shore with my family.
and such things as re had been able to bring
with us from Aigiers.
stated to the British commander ahoat,
Commodore Penr, Sc, the circumstances un-
der which the Aliegany had entered the Bay
of Gibraltar, 20 seek the rites Of hospitality
(having been driven from Algiers) without
any view or intention of proiting by com
mercial speculation and therefore flatter
cd myself, that, whatever might be tile fate
Of the vessel ard cargo, the master and crew
would be permitted TO return home without
| detention. The Commodore in his reply
| expressed himself fully sensible of the pc
culiar situation in which the crew of the
| Allegany were placed but as it was Who'll.
] ly cut of his power to take any measures re
/ speeding the crew, without orders, lie pro.
missed to apply to his Commander in chic
| (the British Admiral at Lisbon, for permis-
sion to show peculiar indulgence to the Al.
| legany's crew. But it does not appear thai
| such permission was ever granted, as the
| crew remained on board the prison ship il
Gibraltar Bay, where the captain, mate anC
men, who were at first permitted to remaii
on board the Allegany, were aiterward
sent the ship and cargo were condemned
by that notorious tribunal, British Vic
IAdmiraIty Court, the crew were sent I
England, and captain Eveleth, master c
the Allegany, was permitted to return wit
me to the United States, on his parole, an
the security OF Richard Hackiey, Esq. an
myself, that he would not bear arms again.
G.. Britain until exchanged.
/ was permitted TO reside in GibraIta
with my family, without restraint our Ii