Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-02
Georgia. AZ, Russia rosfafhes, n franc
nd so confines.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
A gentleman Of this city, having IA,
yored the editors of the New York Ga
zette with the following, they present i
to their readers as the most correct, and
the only officia! account Ut the proceed
ires oil Lord Exmauth at Algiers.
Extract of iettet frem Barcelona, dated
Sept. Z. to gentleman Of this city.
% Two days ago, AZ an early hour, his
|naiesty's brig Heron, of l8 sun arrived
here from Algiers, and soon after Lord
|Exmoutffs dag captain landed from her
bearing dispatches. He set out in one
hour for London As am on terms Of
intimacy with the British acting consul,
the following particulars were csnmnni-
Gated to me soon after, with an irjunc.
|tian not to divulge them until yesterday
morning
iorf Eymouth, in the Queen Char
lotte three decker. and his whole squad
ron, appeared off Aigiers on the 9th OF
tugpsr. and as lie had plan OF all their
forts and Notifications, every vessel in
the squadron had its station assigned
prior to its approaching the CITY. The
orders we're that eyery vessel should run
lin as close to the batteries as possible.
allowing fout or two nf wafer more than
| their draft, and there anchor. lie Hag
ship Queen Charlotte anchored within
bout. 90 yards Of one Of the strongest Dat
|teries. to the great establishment OF the
Algerines. The Impregnable, also a 8
decker, anchored about similar distance
before another very strsng baftery-the
other vessels took thsir stations as before
arranged, ard Immediately opened a
most terrible and destructive fire Lord
Exmouth, previous to firing. observing
that number Of persons, to the amount
Iof about three thousand, apparently
come down from the country, and were
mere spectators, being unarmed, ,caued
to them to retire, as thoy were within
reach of his guns. His humane inten-
items we're not attended to, & as he could
mot delay the attack, he opened his bat
ferries, and his FIRST broadside killed and
wounded tour hundred and upwards Of
these poor wrstches.
6 Soon after party landed and car
Iried the battery which commands the
town by storm.
I" The firing continued on beth sides.
without intermission, for nine hours and
a halt--it was then near midnight. when
the Algerine batteries were completely
silenced. Lerd Eyrouth's squadron i'm
media,ely ceased firing. 1t may appear
astonishing, though nevertheless true,
that the ammuaItion on board most OF the
vessels was completely exhausted. What
with the firing aud the eongreve rockets,
the sight was awfully grand-the dark
ness Of the night rendered the scepe
more 20.
/" The A'gerine loss is computed at
seven thousand, and that ofthe British,
in killed and wounded. at nine hundred
: the principal part kilfed-Eotby CEN
non shot, but musket balls, The squad.
ron scarcely suffered in their hulls or rig
ging. Lord E1mputh'a ship sustained u
loss of killed and wounded, rising 400
men. The Impregnab!e also suffered We
ry much. Three captains Of men Of war
were kiiIed-theiY names have not as
yet learnt. The Dutch squadron lost on.
ly 16 men killed and "a wounded. Aord
Exmcuth WIS wounded in the arm.
"The whole OF the Alscrine sqha!
droR are said to be burnt and their ba...
terfes are totally destroyed. a small
part of the town has beeniniursa.
Is Yesterday morning another man OF
var brig arrived with dispatches from
Lord Exmouth, for their minister, Mr.
wellesley, to the court Of Spain. A
messenger was Immediately sent off with
| them to Madrid.
(" The following is = copy OF a notice
sent to all the commanders of the sqaa-
| dron. tits an extract Of the treaty made
with tLe'Dsy. AS favor obtained a
copy Of it.
1.-THE Commander in Chief is happy
! TO iaFsrm the fleet of the final ter. m.
lticn Of their strenuous exert; .sns. By the
signature of peace, csnf .,med under a sa.
lutte OF 81 guns, OF. che following condi.
tons, dictated ny the Prince Regent
l. The abolition for ever of Christian
lslavery.
90. The delivery to my flag of all
slaves in the dominions of the Dey, of
whatever nation they belong, by noon to-
morrow.
"s. To deliver to my Dag all money