Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-23
r1gE REGENTS MESSAGE.
From the Norfolk Ledger.

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.Glrsrtae lVar.-A few days are only
yai,t;ag, when three months will be eA-
Fired. since the United States declared
rar asainst the Dey Of Algiers. Inc
SPIRITED and almost unanimous declara-
lsaa. 5y the representatives OF the people,
WIS hoped and believed, would have been
i,llo@ed WITH prompt aud vigorous mea-
tslres, By the administration and yet, at
/ tbs moinent, it is net known thata f2ice
ot2ny description, has left the waters,f
the United States, to chastise this cen
temptble foe. The consequences of this
tardy execution of the will Of the People,
q expressed by their representatives, it
i u be feared, will be fatal to the liter
Y md property Of many of our fellow-ci-
tizens.
The British friSate Euryalus left tie
Chesapeake after Our declaration OF war
against Alsicrs. and arrived in a passage
oilS.days at Gibraltar, about the 23th
Q, Ma"ch so taat it is probable, that
tAls act on the part OF cur government.
would be known at Algiers about the 25t:l
q the same month. It was hoped that
tie srst iatimation OF tbs declaration of
waF. would have been gyea from the
tiaader Of American cannon. These
NGateS VIII, however, certainly have
inpatls al least, to prey upon the com
mefce o. America, before its gallant de-
renders VIII be able to afford it any pro-
Pctloa- Maav vessels have sailed upoa
e"!fo,es that will greatly expose them to
eaFt'te: their owners and crews, never
e'alt}ns that orr naval force would be
~ EUROPE before those vessels would
'cstl Tie points Of danger; th4 Algerines
Wy become hpller, AID extend the IL
Id's Of Their depredations, as they dis
, s'ses 50 little energy on oar part to re-
gess them; they viii be more active
saen they learn that our feet is de'aJed
a'ai 1t can SAL in squadron, well know
49, 'aa' when the squadron shall arrive,
Y must confne themselves to their
= eight OF ten American slips are cap-
W.. Ms and their crews carried into the
,a ,s'e,ue' slavery that can be imasiaed--
r ~, e7en TIE crew Of one vessel are
' sMue Slaves, how much will they who
@ira' as We think have prevented the
w., ast'tly, have to reproaeh themselves
We DO not perceive that it was neces-
cary Tor the whole feet to be ready, be-
So ne moved against the foe; two of
"l.ates, and two or three sloops of
d., 49,, E.'Ica could have sailed in fifteen
''ef me declaration of war, might
g., |oeaede'' to Gibraltar and kept the
49, 80 ,T'h'A the streights. and not have
- t'eel tie whole Atlantic. Those
p1s,, ",,'e"ye-, would have been further
az ~ = tier commanders obtaining
s REQUISITE infrmation, that when
,so,Sl o. tie aeet arrived. operations
= . commenced instantly.
nt;s, unite extent & nature of the prera-
&sa,ax.' !, - resumed that our opoiat; ms
10 l. s s'sse basbasians are not intestieel
oaa,,s, %i''Sesi to the water. This unac-
t.asea'oe uelay viii, it is feared. defeaf
'gAes b. s 81 at least for this year.
teMt ss neetwill sail, we caunot pre-
scss Il 'sy, bat il. ,tdeparts in tie frat
iat ~ sue, itwill not reach Port Ma
'aAIba ! fIis,' ei rendezvous, before the
ts..,cr. - 10y. After the first Of SEP
s 'Ai'ican coast cannot lie ap-