Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-09-04

| mole, to destroy the Algerine naval force ;
but violent gale me GA. which contih-
ued until O'Clock i'll the afternoon, and
then it would have been too late TO take
favorable position alongside the batteries.
The ships anchored again. HIS Lordship
thsn dispatched letter to the Oey, de-
manding that the Consul should be relcas-
| ed, and sent off to the feet. The Dey re-
| fused to give him up, saying, he owed him
| S500,000 when that sum was paid, he
should depart. The Dey. when he parted
from Id. Exmouth. said, tho he should be
prepared for hostilttes, he would not fire
the first shot. Upon the whole, as far as
the question bure upon his own feelings and
interests, he appeared disposed to do away
with slavery.
The next day. the Dey sent off to Lord
bXmouth Il proposal that he was willing TO
| conclude perpetual peace with the King
dom OF Hanover /: but that part of the ne
Sociatinn which referred to the abolition of
slavery should stand over for six months,
that he might be enabled to obtain the ad-
vice and sanction Of the Grand s gnior up
| on the question. Lord Exmouth agreed,
excepting that the time OF suspension should
be three, instead of six months. This be-
ing mutually decided, the Tagus frigate,
Captain Deans Dundas, was appointed to
take the Dey's Ambassador to CONSTANT
nope. The use of that ship had, at the
first visit. been granted to the Dey, to con-
vey his presents to the Grand Signior--as
he had not s.nt any since he was chosen to
the Regency. Lord Exmouth then exchaR-
ged the usual civilities with the Dey, and
departed with his feet for England, leav-
ing the Tagus for the service appointed.
90 The Dey of Algiers is man of good
mi Ia1s -
Council, and of quick penetration. He was
Aga, or General of the Army before his
elevation. Whilst our ships were endea.
vorins to work up to the batteries, he was
day and night on his post, examining his
detences: he was found upon the shore by
the officer who went to demand the Con-
sui. he had only reigned year. His i'm
mediate predecessor governed but few
months, when he was strangled, being, as
he was told to consider himself, only To-
cum tenens. until a better could be chosen
The custom of the country forbade that
he should live after having been Dey. In
fact. the Janisslries are the Governors
of the country. The present force of
these lawless despots, at Algiers, is
computed at about Is, coo men. They hold
the Moors, (the natives of the country in
complete subsection !; but the Jews still
more SO. Whilst our squadron lay there,
three Jews were burnt to death, because
they were insoivent butAefore they had
executed their cruelty, it VS. discovered
that one OF them was inhocent Of the alled-
ged crime.
Algers has all the appearance of a
well-fortiiied town is defended by about
1000 pieces OF ordnance, of every calibre
800 OF which are brass. The place is
surrounded by high wall, the southern
side OF which is adorned with mc us heads.
trophies of their cruelty.
Iunis has strikinglY beautiful appear
ance; particularly that part of it where
ancient Carthage stood. Both here and at
Iripoli, the people are more civilized. The
Government of the Deys is hereditarilv
possessed, and not, as at Algiers, filed from
the ranks of the Janissaries. The Pashaw.
or Dey of Tripoli, behaved most generous
ly to the fleet. as well as candidly to the
cause of our visit. Having at once stated
his willingness to comply with the same
terms as had been agreed to at Tunis and
Alglers, he then gave orders that so horses
should be ready at the Consul's door, eve
ry morning. for the use of the officers of the
fleet he made present to the Admiral
OF % bu'locks. 81 sheep, and vessel load
Of all kinds of refreshments.
1.-THE Algerines value each slave at SI.-
200. (about So0l) The Tunisians at $3.50.
The States Of Morocco have wholly discon>
tinued the system of slavery they have
only two or three old frigates, which are
chiefly employed in carrying pilgrims to
and from Alexandria on their way to Nee
ca.
a letter from Paris of the 9th Of Julv. is
published in the London Courier. 1t con-
tains the following paragraph
" The American Charge d'Affaircs
speaks loudly OF Commercial treaty be-
tween his country and Russi4, which can
not but be detrimental to the mercantile
world in England"
So tenacious are the Police at Dieppe,
respecting the introduction Of English
newspapers into France, by the different
| passengers entering that port, that a Sci
cure is immediately made of every one
which they observe in the possession Of
travellers.
COURT OF KINGS BENCH, JULY 2.
The King u. ShazD-rhe ID .fendant, in
| this case, appeared in Court to plead TO an
| Indictment preferred against him IN or
| the 42d of the King, he being in the Com
missAly Department, in North merica,
with having appropriated to his own use
| two parcels of gold Of the value of 2O,OOOl
| which bad been intrusted to his care.
| The Defendant. who is Quaker Of the
most respectable appearance. on being
asked by the officer of the Court, whether
he was guilty or not guilty, answered.
guilty and on being asked what he