The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-12

Iadsc Ali iSnSnaw, Is that ot a severe.
obstinate and Cruel mln. He Is said to bv
in.lc;ia.c IN his resolution, anil viii bear no
contradiction or reasoning. He has kept his
settlers IN more subsection during ms reis5r
than they have been accustomed IA Tor
many reigns before, and no one dare APP
proach him bus those whose duty calls them
Into his presence or WHO are sent for by
Him. lie has NOT granted IN audience To
any consul for nearly year past, except
tn - new Eugish consul Who arrived IN a.
prii last, * would not sac the oil consul be-
before lis departure, 'Che tales ted os his
personal Conduct in the palace, 5espeak him
man depri ycd ut tiine,, OF his reason. His
conduct with respect tn our;iti.rirs is almost
an evidence Of his insanity. and am very
much mistaken u 1t does not hasten his exit
iron this world but whiic he rcisns he is
most absolute, and have very little hope
OF S's rctraining from making war upon the
UnilSd States.
There is every reason to apprehend,
fror, what has taken place. as 5etore de-
tailed, that the crniZers had orders 20
capture American vessels, before their de-
parturc from Aigiers, on the 18th instant.
in which case some vessels Will snioubt-
etlly fiit into their hands before the notice
have given, or may give, can reach the
ports where they MAY be, and prevent their
sailing. IL therefore behoveS the govern
ment 10 prepare Tor such an event aud Sc
terninc IN what manner they VIII meet it,
Should our differences with Great Britain
he so accommodated asto admit of sending
Il naval force INTO this sea, an sure there
is only one Course which the government
viii pursue and what has now taken place
may be a-happy and fortunate event for
the Uaited States, by relieving the IN from
- disgraCeful tribute, and an imperiuus,
and piratical depreciation on their com
merce. # OR small narai force can ohc-
rate freely in This sea, .4igiers xviii be huai-
bicd 20 The = $50
spain would undoubtedly be ready and
willing, IS far she might be able, To CO.
operate with any nation against AlSicrs-
tOr the enormous demands made upon the
iormer by the latter not having bee n COM
Piled with, the Algerincs have lately tax en-
vessels ! property frou the Spaniarsls to the
amt. If more than 100000, & have up
wards ofiitCy Of the SUBJECTS ofthat nation in
slavery. They will permit CT rather compel
the consul 10 remain at A.g,crs, and have
TT declared wax agiinst Spain, whose ally
81 Ems TO view these depredatioEs with in
difference. The French '..ey be said to be
nearly in a state Of OPEN hostility with them
ARD Tire AigeY;neS know, that in the e
Vent OF q peace between Great Britain and
France, they must submit to the Will Of the
latter power.
Sweden & Denmark are in arrears for
t0ur or i've annujties. and nothing but
knowledge that these powers have no COM
mcrcc in this sea which hey can 6epre-
date, prevents their making war upon them.
III the mean time, the oonsels Of those ma
tons pay annually considerable SUM in
money for their foihearante, while the
account Of annui;ics is accumulatiug-
III the Sici,iAns have been released,
through the Interference of the En-
shsii, from / uns and Tripoli and at my
departure from Aeiers, lord William Ben
TICK, was daily at that place, to treat Tor the
Sicilians III slavery there. The Portu-
sassc tavc redeemed al their subjects in
slavery at Aigiers. and .extcndcd their truce
wish the regency fov one year.
shall proceed in the Allegheny to
Gibraltar, where ! shall dispose OF her car
50, Which has been refused ny the dey Of
higiers, to meet, IS far as it Will go, the
bili before mentioned, and for the remainder
s),ali draw upon the honorable the secreta-
~ al state. At the same time, ] shall send
10 Mir. Simpson, our consul at Tangier, the
gun barrels intended for the emperor of
Morocco, a well as a copy of Your letter
respecting the change OF transports, with
q proportion OF the tops, and one of the new
passports. I lie same shall he done TO Tunis
& 1r!poli from which places ! have heard
nothing Since had last the honor of writing
YOU. / shall also from thence dispense in
formation Of what happened at Algiers, to-
ali ports CT this sea, as before mentioned,
and shall add to thslctter Gfan opportuni-
~ should nos oicr of forwarding it before
my ARRIVAL such occurrences or informa-
tor Rs ! may meet there.
On the 18Th inst. the whole naval force
oF Algiers sailed on It cruzc to the east
ward, surpassed to be destined against III
MS, or TO makea descent on some part of
Sardinia, for tue purpose Of getting slaves.
Ii consisted of the following vessels:
lrigste Of so guns and 500 mea