The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-10-16

ransom, athousand Spanish dollars per head
Ia consular present, amounting seuerai'y 10
between twenty and thirty Thousand dollars
a biennial present Of $4,000 dollars, and on
annual contribution of $4,000 dollars, and
finally, all the other presents usual on cer-
tain occasions, such as Grand Anniversarics,
change of ministers, OF the presiding Dey
himself, sc. &C. &c. SC. 10 short, nearly a
million Of Spanish dollars, under the title oil
ransom, and nearly forty thousand oi yearly
contribution.
The KING Of Sardinia came off on terms
somewhat more favorable; paying only hve
hundred Spanish dollars ransom for each of
his captured subjects, and consular present.
Alter this negocia,ion, so very honorable
both 10 himself and country, Lord Exmou'h,
on the I'd OF April, left hlgiers tor Tnnis aud
Tsipoli ;--earrying with him third OF the
slaves above mentioned for tho payment oi
tho ransom OF whom, he pledged his own
honor aud the faith Of his goyernmens.
From wbste YER cause, however, It proceed
ed, whether reflection did not tend TO tran.
quilize aIlogether his Loriship's conscience,
or that his officers (who, before their arrival
at Algiei =, had promised wsnders TO an ex-
peetiog world) had ventured to nanifcs; their
discon,cnt, and 10 make some reprosehes
or that the murmuys of universal disappolnt-
,nent had had time 10 eros. the Meditcrran-
can, and 10 reach his ears at Tunis or rripoli,
or some other cause not perfestly known, his
Iordsaip suddenly de.erm'ned TO return to
Aigiers.
He arrived on the 9TH OF May, with near
" the same forces, and demanded the immc-
dia,c liberation of all the Christian slaves, IN
consideration OF a moderate sum, which
should be afterwards agreed on, aud an en-
raeement on the part Of the bashaw, not to
oiake any moro in future. InstaDtane Gus de-
s,ruc,ion Of the town would be the conse-
oueoc. Of a refusal. "It 10 unnecessary Tor
me replied the bashaw, "to consult my d.
van, thou shalt have an answer tomorrow.
aronaso q demand OF this nature" observ-
- the bashaw, ut tito interview OF tho sue
ueeling day, " thou art no doubt furnished
with powers from all the christian poten-
ta,e.?" "N--o." "At least, however, idou
hast tho orders Of thy owe government. An
eyasiyc answer. g in all cases, however,,
continued tho ba,haw, "thc grand scigaor is
nv suzerian Qord paramounD and without
his consent cannot accedc to thy demand.
I rive thee six months TO furnish Ibysclf with
the frman (order) Of the emperor OF Con-
stan,inople, and the authority Of the christian
powers--and on ttpir presentation l will
obey"
Lord Exmouth misiaking this wise and
moderate answer for sn indication OF fear, re-
Piled that his business was with the Dey OF
Algiers, and not with the grand seisnor, and
repeated mia nsnaese. The dey calmly dis
missed him.
The hrmness Of the dcy OF this occasion,
ought not to surprise us lie was but recent
Iy como TO the sovereign power, and not yet
very firmly established Ia II. Ii was said of
lim, that he wa, not Jortanaie---a nsga,ion
Which, in the cast, amounts almost TO q crime.
Our country men, moreover, some few months
before, had most cruelty mortified him. II
was become absolutely necessary for heh to
establish his reputa,ion---and II was infinitely
preferable for him to die in combating to-
his country, than TO be assassinatcd by his
discontentcd subjects. But matters were not
ye, Arrived to this crisis. Tho Algerincs
Nety we'll remembered, that thirteen years
before, lord Nelson, who determined to rein
state an English consul whom they had dri-
ven igoominiously from tho country, attempt
cd to frighten them with a much stronger
force, and that tho then presiding Dcy had
obliged his Lordshp to depart, without strik-
Jog a blow, or eIiec,ing his purpose.
Many persons, however, believed that Lord
Exmouth hac gone too Tar not TO execute tho
mcnaces he had made-.moro particularly as
insults had been given him, which II was sup
posoc an ADMIRAL Of tho mistress Of the ocean
could not possibly digeu. lIs returned on
board his squsdron from his invefview with
the Bashaw, amiJs. tho hoo,ings aud coarse
observations Of ths populacs who passed him
in the stteela, on theie way to the marine
batteries. The English consul, who wished
10 follow him on board, was forced from HE
aide, and confined in his house, the doors and
windows OF which opening on the street were
walled up, so - to deprive him OF al! hope OF
escape. Tho ladies' composing his family
had been forced from the country to the town
by the mos, inferior officers, (sbiri) and we're
Threatened with being lodged in tho slase
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