Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-08
Foreign Intelligence.
41'he London Gazette Extraordi- :
n.ru sunday. September Is. )

n, on fSharIofse. arrived at thisotfice last
gghl VIII tie following dispatches IRON
dmital Lord Exmouth, y. Z. b. adj
dressed to John Wilson Croker, Esq.
Queen Charlotte, .8lgiers Bay,
August %.
SIR,-Tnallthe viciSsitades OF long
life OF pusdic service, no circumstance
has ever produced on my mind such mn
p-essiops Of gratitude and j"y AS the e.
vent ofs estcr,lay. 10 have been one OF
He humble instruments, in the hands OH
Divine Providence, for bringing to'rea
SON ferocious government, and destroy
no forever the iDsOffarable and borridI
,yStem OF Christian slavery, can never
cease to be source OF delight q heart
{elt comfort to every ndividual happy e.
yeueb 10 be employed in it. may, |
95pe. be permitted, undel, such impress
ions. to- offermy sincere congratulations
IS their lordships on the complete sue,
sss which attended the gallant efforts OF
S najeaty's feet in their attack upon
,lgiers 4 Of Yesterday: and the happy re-
.q{t produced from it on this day by the
Signature Of peace.
Thus has a provoked war of two days
existence been attended by complete
Victory, and closed by a renewed pace
|ir England andber Ally, the king Of The
Netherlands, on conditions dictated by
|he tirmhess and wisdom Of his maiesty's
gnvernment, an commanded by The VI
cor Of tlieir measures
Nv thanks are Justly due for the henur
md confidence his majest,'s ministers
have been pleased to repose on my zeal.
or fhis highly important occasion. The
means were By them made adequate to
turoyn wishes, and the ranidity ct their
measures speak for themselves. rot more
than enc uaared days since, lett Al
lers with the British feet, uasusplcIoas
and isnorant If the atrocities which had
1aen committed at Bosa: that feet, on
Is arrival in England, vas necessarily
aisbanded. and another, with proper
iaaate resources, created Il equipped ::
aud although lmpeded in its progress BY
al,ns add adverse winds, has poured the
vengeance ef an1nsuited ration, III c''as
losing the crdcites of terociou- govern
|eent, with promptitu'te beyond exam
|ple, and highly honorabs to the national.
character, e1ger 10 resent oppression or
|crueity, wherever pcactlsed upon these
|tiuder their protection.
Would to God that in the attainment
1t this object had not deeply to lament
the severe less Of 50 many gallant officers
and men: they have profusely bled in 4
contest which has been peculiarly mark
ed by proofs Of such devoted heroIsm as
Yuuld rpsse every no5Ie feeling, did |
dare indulge in relating them.
Their lordships viii already have beent
Informed. BY lis majestg's slonp 1aspsF
&fmy proceedings up to the l4th Instant,
"a which dayi broke ground from Glib
altar, ate avexatiuuS detention, b. al
eui wind of 4 DAYS
The fleet, complete in all its points
Nith the addition of FIVE gun boats. fitted
: Gibraltar. departed il the highest spi-
giss, and with the most favorable pros
pet Of reaching the port of their destina
aation III three days; but an adverse
wind destroyed the expectation of a,
eatiy arrival which was the more allx.
ieusIi loel>ed Ipr by myself, IN conse-
quence Of ilea1ns, the day sailed from
Gib altar, that large army had been
assembled and tat very considerable al
aitioaai @orks were throwing up. not
only on both TANKS Of the city, but also
i,nnediately about the entrance Of the
+iale; from this was aPprehensive that
my Intention Of MAXI z that point ay'
OBJECT Of attack nd been dis
covered 70 the D&y by the sane means
ae had heard Of the expedition THIS IN
seili@ence was, on the following night,
greafY confirmed by the fyomotheus,
ghich ! had despatched 10 Algicrs some
cine before, to endeayor to bring aV
;hc consul Caofaiu Eastwood had with
diiliciuty snccseded III 0fInSlAS away
dl.guised in mid ,hipnan's uaiform, his
"iie ana daughter. leaving boat to-
ming off tseip infant child, Coming down
"a apasket with the surgeon who thoggbt
he had composed it, bat it unhsppiiy cri
ed in the gatewaY, and IN consequence
The surgeon, S midshipmen, in all IS
persons, were seized and confined as
slaves in the usual dungeons. The child
was sent IF next morning by the Dey,I
aud as a solitary instance o his hamani
~. it ousat to be recorded By me.
Csstain Eastwood further confirmed.
that about 10000 men lad been broughtI
down Eem the interior, aud all the Janis
sar;es called in frnn Distant earrisons. &