Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-09-20


them 10 the proper authorities.
In testimony zvhereof,I have caused the
seal OF the Unned States OF Americ.
r to be affixed to these presents, ane
| signed the same with my hand done
- 1.-THE city OF Washington, the first day
of September, in the year of our Lore
one thouaand eight hundred and fifteen
and of the independence OF the sslt
United States OF America The iortieth.
JAMES MADISON.
BY the President
JAMES MONROE, Secretary Of Stare
Ertraet Of letter from gentleman on
beard Ahe U S. frgafe Congress, dated al
Flushing, July 8.
"We arrived here after pleasant pas
sage oil 20 days--ralher longer than we ex-
pected, from our having got as Tar as i w.
in S days; but after parting With the Rep-
lune we had nothing but easteriy winds and
Gains for 10 days. We fell in with num-
Der Of British men OF war, who were very
polite, and in all instances run under our
Ice, and requested to send boat on board
as they had information from Lord Wei
liugion's Army. This our friend His
Excelcncy the Ambassador was anxious
TO hear. Among the British men Of war,
was The one commanded by Capt. DAcREs,
formerly of the Guerrero, VINO was remar-
kably polite--all the merchantmen lowered
their royals or top-gaIlant sails as we pas
sed
. " On our arrival here, the Dutch admiral
Showed US every attention posslaie--offrl-
lug 70 send vessel TO Antwerp 70 procure
water, there being none on Walcheren.
g We landed our Minister in great style
uaGcra salute from his ship and the Dutch.
admiral, yards manned, sc. On his arri
val at the Hotel, the Capt and number OF
Officers called upon The Minister, who gave
an entertainment.
During the passage Mrs Eustis never
once complained of indisposilion.
" Yesterday the Ambassadors and suite
embarked on board The Kings Yacht &C
companied 5y Capt. Morris, for Rotterdam
On the return OF Capt. NJ. which will be
in 2 or days, we shall leave here for the
Mediterranean"
Exrac, Of q letter. dated Cad,s, jay "a 1915.
Com. Decatur, we learn, has settled the
account with Algiers after taking their
fines, frigate and sloop of war, he appear
ed off the city of Algiers and sent flag
with an in,imation that he must re
lease all Americans and American vessels,
and that he should have tour hours TO dslib
crate but that if no answer should be re-
ceived al that period, he should lay the city
in ashes.
An Algerine corvette from off Tunis hove
in sight during this period, and landed
number of Turks of Distinction The pslice
of the Dey was surrounded, and he was
menaced with 'decapitation at the end Of
the third hour, the flag returned with the
submission of the Dey, 10 the terms dlctat-
cd by Commodore Decatur all Americans
were released /; the Dey engages net 10 de-
mand tribute hereafter from The Jsilrd
States, and that all Americans, shcrevsr
taken, or on board whatever ships, shall Dc
eleased without ransom.
he commodore and suite went on shore,
and upon representation by the Dey Of the
danger he was in, the commodore made
him present oflhe captured irigase. Thus
has ended The third Algtrine var. We
have these advices by way Of Carthagena.
NEw-r0RKs skPT. IL.
Another trial was yesterday made with
the Sseam-Frigate Fulton the First"
She got under way yesterday morning in
the East river, and proceeded down the By
10 Sandy Hook, and returned again in the
evening. On passing csssle Williams she
bred salute, which was returned from
Fort Columbus. The irigate Java being
I anchor in the Bay. the Steam Frigatc
passed round and saluted her. We arc in.
formed that dining The whole time she