The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-07-29
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AMERICA Ann AJLIEpS


AS the war, which has now begun between
the @ Democratic RuLers" of America and
the " Regular Government" of Algiers, NAV
lead to important consequence, 8, it is proper
To insert here Tue grounds of this war, as far
as we can come at them. We have the A.
mercan official accounts only America has
teil-tale sort OF Government. 1t has no state
secrets 1t b'abs out the proceedings in ne
gociations, while the negociators are still as
sembled. Not so the Regular Government
OF Algisrs, which is one of the " ancient and
venerable jrateruify." which the Bostonan
Noblesse so much admire /; one of the " gems
IN the crown OF ancient glory" of which Mr.
Chateaubriand speaks SO feeliEgly and fool
ishly; one OF the links in the chain of tile.
social SyStem," which has recently been
under the hammers of SO many able artizans
at Vienna. The Regular Government of Al
gers does not make any pretaces TO war. Ii
observes a dign ned silence nil IL has aciilaKp
begun and made some Progress in the gyur.
Till it n 5 made a good hAu Of the enemy 5
ships, before he knows that he is looked up
oil as an enemy. l shall now insert, first,
an account OF the grounds of war from the
National InteAlgencer, published at Wash
ington; next the Report of Congress upon
the subject; and last, the .4ct IF ConereSs
declaring war against Algiers. For, the rea-
der will observe, that, in the Jrro gular Go
vernment of Am RIGA, war Cannot be deC,ar-
ed by the Chief Magistrate without the CON
sent Of the peoples real Representatives.
l reserve a few remarks to follow the docu-
ments:
Here follows the report of the committee
of 'Shich Mr.. CASTOR was chairman, &c. and
the act OF ongress On the subject OF the Al
gcrine war
here Is one circumstance connected with
this AlgeriHe war, which, think worthy of
particular notice and that is, this regular
government began, it appears, its depreda-
tons On the Americans, Just as these latter
were entering upon aUGr 7vith US Seine If
our modest and honest gentlemen sorae OF
our most hDlOrablc men, have called America
an assassin, because She made war against us,
while we were at war with Napoleon. What
will they say now of the venerable mead of
this African state The same honorable
worthless have SAID that because America
went TO war with us while we had to fight
Napoleon, she was the slave Of Napoleon.
But hope they will not apply this reasoning
to the present war between America and
Aigiers. iervently hope, that no one will pre-
tend, that because Alglers went to war with
America while America had to fight with US,
AIglers was the SlzVc of England AS to the
result of the war, have no doubt that the
dey viii not have 10 rejoice much at the sue
- VI ''S H'.~i te1HN''i6s - vi O4OWI IiSLCelNi
OF millions Ct dollars, are likely 10 be his por-
ton. As an En8lshman, must wish, that
the Algerines may be beaten by those who
have, unfortunately, 50 otten beaten nv own
countrymen. The Tines paper has told us,
that it is SUSPECTED that the Algerine war
is, with America, PRETEXT for encreaa-
ing her navy Indeed, Doctor and in what
civilian have you discovered that America IS
restrained from augmenting her navy at her
pleasure What need has she OF hrcteIts /?
/ know, indeed, that amongst your other fol-
lies ou did during last summer, insist upon
it, that in making peace with America, she
should at last be compelled 10 Stihuiatc nor 10
hare any strips n 7var 6fyond certain size
and number. But the stipulation was not 90 p
tanned and now, instead of big ynenaces, you
throw oSt your suspectings for the cogitations
Of the wise John Bull. Away driveiier! and
await similar fate to your predictions as to
the humIlia,ions of France.