Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-21
From. the Boston Dolly .adrertiser.
ALGIERS.

4 il
lceed up the Mediterranean, Of those
countries, called the states of Barba'y,
lis CAPITOL being near 500 miles from Gi-
'Ibra!tar. The country extends 4 or 800
imiles on the sea, and from Al to 100 IN
Hand to the mountains. II is under the
government of a dey, elected for life,
from any rank in the army. and coun-
lcil Of little authority or influence called
1.-THE Digan. Tie provinces are governed
by Beys or Viceroys, as despotic as their
master. The military force has seldom
Exceeded 5000 men. TIE naval force is
more respectable. 1t has usually con.
sisted of Or 6 frigates with smaller YES
sells. The present force is said to be 5
lfrigates frsn So to so guns each, 6 cor
lvettes and briggs, mounting each 90 guns
or more, and 6 or gunboats, manned
by between 4 are S thousand men
The Barbary States commenced their
lPiratical practices early in the 18th GEN.
Itury. Harne and HayradiH, sons Of a
lpotter in the island Of Desbos, having run
laway from their father and become pi-
rates, under the name of friends of the
l5ea, assembled SO many folIowe' 8, and
we're So successful in their depl citations,
| that their names became terrible from
the s;relgbts Of the Dardane!les to those
| of Gibraltar. They were each called
5arbarossa, from the red coor of their
boards. they first carried their prizes
.n,o the Barbary ports, by which those
ltowns were greatly enriched. In process
If time the king Of Algier> applied to the
Ieider Barbarossa for assistance, TO sub
Eiue fort which the Spaniards had built
Inear their capital. Under p etence Of
furnishing this assistance, he marched
into Alglers with 5000 troops. took forci-
DIE possession oil the town, murdered the
|ncnarch, and caused himself to be pro-
Iciaimed king. lie continued Ii. depFe-
liations on the trade Of all Christian ma
Etions, and greatly increased his power
SIS brother Barbaros5a who succeeded
lhin, by eachcry & with tie assistance
OF the Grand Seignior Solyman, became
Emaster of Tanis. Here his power be-
!came very formidable !; but the emperor
lCharles Y. Of Germany, fitted out fleet
+, of 500 vessels, having on board SG,o0Cre-
guIar troops, took the Goletta which PRO-
Itected the barber, by storm, subdped an
Glmmence army which Barbarossa had as
Ssembled, released 10000 Christitn slaves,
land restored the son of the former king
Ito the throne.
! The government Of Alsiers devolyed
lon Hascen.Aga, who continued with
Igreat activity the piratical depredations
lon the Christian states. Charles took the
resolution Of subduing also this freeboot-
Ter. lie assembled force OF 10000 foot
land COCO horse, mostly veteran troops
iDesides 5000 volunteers, including file
flower of the Spanish and Italian nobiil
lty, and a thousand soldiers under ore Of
1.-The most gallant knights OF Malta. hi:
Force he Commanded i'll person. The
,Iyoyagc TO the African coast was tempest
luous, and as he approached the shore
THE roll OF the sea would not permit tht
It. oops to land. At last he succeeded il
Igainiug the shore, and marched towards
the town Of Algiers. To oppose fiji:
|mishty army l{aseen had only Sot
| Turks and 5000 Moors; vet retu: ned al
linsolent answer to the summons Of sur
Erender.
| On the second day after the landing 0
the army, the clouds began to gather
land the heavens to assume threatening
aspect. At night the rains began to fai
lin torrents, accompanied with violent
wind. The soldiers had landed withou
Items or provisions. and had nothing t.
lcoyer them Or appease their hunger.--
Their camp was fewesl with water
lat everystep thoy took they Sunk to then
Iaukles IN mud; they could not liedown
land they could hardly stand against th'
limpetuosify Of the tempest, which assal!
led them with wind, rain and hail. Al
1.-The morning dawned, they were attack
led by the Turks aDd Moors, who sailed
.Idry and vigorous, from their comfortable
quarters, and they we're hardly capable
iiol resistance, sunk as they were w the
lnire, exhausted with hunger, cold and
fatigue, and blinded by the storm, then
powder wet, and their matches extinct
lit was no sooner broad day, the hprri.
lcane having abated none Of its violence
titan Che sea opened to their sight, asi
lated with all lhs rage Of which that ete.
laent is capable all the ships on which
1.-The subsistence of the army depended
1 ,oro d,.;yan from thar anchors some