Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-10-04

msrican consul atthat place, thst III the
treaty of peace with Algiers, the Dey had
az eed to indemnify our government for the
expenses OF The expedition against him !"
1t is not improbable that such Promise
NAV have been made but that 1t will be
fix!Jfled we do not believe.
Captain Babson, ofthe schr. Mary Eliza
beth, fiom AIirant, gives us the following
verbal Information from our squadron off
iripoii, C'c.
Treaty Nth .Algiers
Peace was concluded on the 4,h of July
by Com. Stephen Decatur, on the part OF
the Unjted States With the Algerines.
Conditions, all American prisoners 10 be
given up, and al property restored The
Dey OF Aleiers to Indemnify The American
government for the full expense OF the ex
pediticn No tribute there aftcr TO be paid,
and American p operiy to be respected
After the treaty had been concluded, the
Dey sen, of to the Com requesting of him
as a favour. 10 restore the vessels he had
captured /; stating, that he tine Dey) Was
apprehensive of being assasina,ed by his
own subjects should he refuse TO give them
up, fom which circumstance the Com.
made donation OF them to The Dsy.
Com. Decatur sailed from Algiers 10Th
July, and arrived eff Tsipoli the 18th.
Com. cambridge arrived at Carthagena
about the 18th August, at which place, were
lying sch'rs of Com DeCatur's squadron,
which were despatched TO him by Com
cambridge with orders TO return to the u
nited States.
Com. cambridge performed days Quar-
antine at Carthagena, and sailed tor ripoli
to touch a, Alglers,
u. S. ship Ontario, sailed from Algiers
9TH July, with dispatches for Government
(which vessel it is feared is lost
The Algerine sloop of war, taken at the
same time of the frigate and sent into Car.
thagena, had been seized by the Spaniards
The Dey of Algiers sent orders. for her res
toration, but they refused TO give her up to
the m,-difficulty between the Algerlnes
and Spaniards is expected.
The Ouch feet were off Algiers, consist.
ing OF five frigates and two sloops OF war
The Dutch Consul of Alicant on board of
one of the squadron had made propositions
similar to those obtained by Com. Decatur,
but the DEFY refused 10 accept them, and in
return made proposals to the Dutch Admit
raj, which were in like manner refused
The Dutch Consul had arrived at Alicant.
being unable 10 negotiate satisfactory trea-
~.
The Dutch feet, were in daily expecta-
tons, OF reinforcement, at which Time,
should no peace be concluded, would bonn
bard the city, ai:tl intercept parl of the
Algerine squadron which Was out.
NETWORK, sErT 81 = Tie object efthe
late svar az last distinctly avo7vca. II he Ma
tionaI Intellgeneer of tuesday,, conlains
Two complimentary resolves from The May
or and Cooperation of Washington Civ, 10
the Hon. Mr. Clay, late one of our commits.
sioners at Client, together with the cores
pondence on the occasion. Mr.. Claws re,
ply to tie note of the Mayor and Members
OF the Corporation, contains The following
paragraph -
In asserting that the issue Of that ne
gociation was owing to the determined
spirit resistance manifested by this coun
try, and the brilliant achievements of our
military and naval forces, am sure of the
concurrence ofmy colleagues. n great Oh
Ject Of the zvar has been attained in The firm
establishment offhe nanonat character"
Before We proceed to the consideration
OF the ullesiour object of this article, we
would make single remark upon the first
member 1.-THE above paragraph. 1t asserts
that the sssue Of tire negocia;ion at Chen,
was owing ta-,he determined spirit Of resis
lance manifested BY this country" The
United States went TO war for avowed OH
Jects, which Great Britain refused to sub.
NIT to--l, was OF course Great Britain that
resisted-and the issue Of the contest. the
conditions ofpeace must shew, whether the
United States or Great Britain have been
successful in their resistance.
II IS PROFESSIONALLY within the recolIec.
'ion OF every man, that when the late war
was tlrst declared, the objects of i. were o.
peniy assigned in the manifesto of govern
mrnt to be-
Firstly-fh impressment of American
seamsn
oecondly--The principles of blockade.
thirdly, and principally-The orders in
council.
hese were the avowed causes of war as
originally assigned by our government. A