The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-11

| vices rendered by the militia i'm defence OF a.
ny portion of the union ought to be compensa-
\ ted, &c and OH the other, by MIR. FORSYTH,
! Mr.. Calhoun, Mr. Sharp and others, that to
appropriate money to pay the militia so cali
| cd ont by Massachusetts, would be to pros
trate at the foot of the state government one
of the vital sovereign powers of the general
! government, without which it has in fact TO
! Sovereignty OF vitality.
! The very broad ground opened ny this bill,
! 1t may well be conceived, could not be ira
! versed during the short time allowed by the
, latcuess ofthc session and the bill was laid
over. The time was long enough, however,
| tor each side to lay Gown is positions, and e.
vince an obstinate determination TO maintain
them. The whole hcld will doubtless be
fought over at the next session.
he debate on the above subject on Thurs
day grew 81 warm, between some of the gen
tie'nen, that Cisagrceable Consequences Wer.
likely 20 cnsUe between 2 Georgian Sl Mass
achusettsenian; but we b;lieve the contro-
versy was ainicably adjusted Mr. CYRus
KING, too, who never misses an opportunity
OF being personally abusive of the best men
the land can boast Of, put in his oar on that
d-y, and, although he cannot provoke any
one to reply 70 his TRADES, it is not gong too
iir to say, that by his iIntemperance he de-
ieated the bill, which probably might other
| wise have passed, in the midst of the. gen
| eral disposition to harmony and liberality
Mar. L,s.
WASHtEGToN March z.
TIE ALGEHlNE. WAR.
1t is probable that many of our readers
may not bear in mind the facts on which n.
recent Declaration of War against Alriers is
preticated. We have therefore CHAINED fer
their information toe Report made on the
subject by Mr.. Castor Of the II use Of ReDre
sentatives, chairman of the committee 10
whom the bill was recomnitted in secret sit
ting.-lhe documents accompanying the Re
port winch are too long, and perhaps rot
proper, for present publication, are SO c,,,cju
| sive as to leave no doubt on the mind ,,f anv
one who hears or reads them, OF the i,nDos-
| s'bibty OF re-establishins Pace with the Dew
ot Aigiers, unless By Coercion, EXCEPT under.
| the most base and huniliatng contirops
Oar readers may judge Of the inveterate hos
| uiity OF that barbarian tyrant towards us
] growing merely out of the moss sordid cunid;
| ty and natural ferocity & cruelty of temper
by two three facts. collected from n mo
mentary glance at the documents accou,Da-
nying the report CT the committee
A person was entrusted, as from the Anne
rlcan merchants IL Spain, with the task of en-
deavorn NJ to pro ure the liberation Of the ele
| ven or twelve of our citizens captive in Al.
| glerS, tor whom ne was authorized In civ.
ransom not exceeding 5000 dollars per man
10 every attempt of this kind the Dey re-
pied tnaf nor .for tzro millions IF doU4rs
Tconfd ne SELL HIS AMERICAN SLAVES 20
In reply TO AN application, in the most con
ii''ensial manner, % one OF the Dey's Minis
| ters, to Know the terms which the. Dew e~
| poets to extort from the United States INV
keeping our citizens slaves in the event Of !,
treaty with them, it apnears tha: il was
settled point with the Dey, from which he
corid ey no means s"erve, that, in the first
place toThFe fylUhegc II haesine tie st,eiphis
! y GS6-sis'.r, tsoG Millions Of dollars q,,,Iy H.
| required Il The .4nsericon e,,per,1ne,,I and
! that THEN the stipulations of the late treaty
| "ighf be renewed (the old tributary treaty.
amer paying up al arrears OF tribute, - 81.
THE REPORT.
| L he committee 70 whom has been ree-rred
the bill So for the protection of The commerce
| OF the United States against the Algeria
! cruizers," with instructions TO epot,ire and
report in detail the facts upon which the rrea-
sure contemplated by the 6in is pred;ca,ed.
| report,
That in the month OF July, 1872, the Dew
| OF Aiglers, taking offence, or pretentire- ~
take offence, at the quality and quantity 81 a
Shipment oil military stores made by the Uni.
| tea sotates ia pursuance of the stipulation in
the treaty of 1795, and refusing to receive
the stores, extorted from the American Con
sal General at Aigiers, BY threats of person
al imprisonment, and of reducing to slavery
al Americans i'll his power, sum of money
| CLAIMED as the arrearages OF Treaty stipula.
tIoEs, and denied by the United States to he
due /; aud Their compelled the Consul and ali
citizens OF tine U. States at Algiers abruptly to
| gut his dommions.
1t further appears to the committee. TINT
| on the - n OF August following, the American
brig Edwin OF Sa'eID, owned by Nathaniel
odsbes, OF that place, while on a VOYAGE from
Malta to Gibraltar, was taken by ain Algc-
| rine corsair, and carried into AIeiers &c
| prize, the commander of the brig. Cagt.ia
| George Campbell Smith, ana the crew ten
IN nuhser, have ever since been detained IN
Captivity, with the exception of two os them
whose release has been effected under CIR
cumstanc's not indicating any change ii hes
tile temper on the part Of the Dey. 1t also
appears, that vessel sailug underline Snan-
! ish flag has been condemned in Algisrs as
f; laying t,lse claim TO that flag, and conceal
| ing her true American character. In tbie
vessel was taken Mr. Pollard, who cIain,s
! 10 bs IN American citizen, and is believed 20
ne ct Norfolk, Virginia, ard who as an Arne-
| rlCan ciuzen IS Kept ia CAPTIVITY. The gov
ern!r ent, Justly sOiicItouS 20 relieve these nm
| fortunate capttVes, caused an agent (,vhose
connection with the government was not dis
! c!oSco 10 be sent To Algers. with the means
dnu Wtl iHstruC>.sns % effect their rarsoTn.
u Il could be doAe at a price nos exceeding
/! CnTee thousand dollars Dcr man, The ctyi,,f
M mot crf~s. s..I l.