Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-03
FOREIGN.
August 10.

IRON THE EDINBURGH REvIEw]
A letter to a Member of Parliament, on
Ctristisn Slavery at Algiers, By Waite.
Crocker, Esq. ofthe Royal Nary.
CONCLUDED.
Our own consul, ii seems, used all his
influence to procure their release, but
without effect; and MIR. Crocker tells us
his influence is greater than any other
consul, for IL Z" extends TO being able to
avoid insult to his person and house.
and barely that"-The Danish Con
sui was taken to the BARN, OF slave
prison, and keptin irons until his govern
inent paid some tributary debt. The
Swedes are compelled to furnish artists
for their gunpowder works; and the Spa
nish vlce-cOnsulat Gran, our author hlm-
self saw working i'll heavy irons, with the
other slaves. He adds, tilathe was told
by French ship-builder, that he had
been sent by their government TO assist
III building theirnayy a charge against Be-
naparte which, if true, throws many other
OF his enormitles into the shade, and must
forever stop the mouths of his adherenfs,
IN their inyectves against England for
employing bloodhounds in jamaica and
Indians III North-America. The last fact
of this kind which we shall cite from MIR.
Croker Is, that the chaplain and crew of
NtiDi diial tiouCi, LliSilSu SUBJECTS, were
III irons and slavery, while he was at AL
giers, although our consul had repeated
~ offered the proofs Of their belonging
to his nation.
The following description of the treat
ment of the miserable slaves, is more
eloquent exhortatiou to adopt at length
the policy which honor, as we'll as prn-
dence dictates, than the most elaborate
argument we could frame:
The BAN or bagnio is one of the
narrow streets in AIgiers, has nothing re-
markable in its outside appearance, but
inside, ii is the most remarkable house of ma
Se'y imagination can conceive. On en-
terng the gate, there is q small square
yard for the slaves TO walk about i'm
there they are on every Friday, locked
up, and as they do not work on that day.
they are allowed nothing butwater from the
AlSerIne government.-We then ascend
ed stone staircase, and round tie gal
lerles were rooms with naked eaytkc floors.
ami lamp stone wciS. They have aniron-
grated window, and strong door two of
these rooms have, in each Of Them. 81
things like cot frames, with twigs interno-
ven IN the middle. They are hung I'D.
one above another, around the room. and
I those slaves, who are able 10 pay fo,. tie
t"'uy n such bed, are alone admit
ted.
" ! am happy in wanting comparison
~ any part of the world where | have
been, for this abOminable prison, and
those deadly walls but if they had any
more light, think they would most re-
seinble house where the negroes ofthe
Vest Indies kecp tier pjgS. must add
that the pestlential smeil made Mr.. Sian.
burg so III thai Inc nearly tainted, and MIR.
MConnclland myseIfwere not much less
affected.
Z" The food Of the slaves consists of
two black loaves OF half pound each,
which are their daily bread neither meat
nor vegetables do they ever tasfe. those
excepted who work at the Mariuo. WHO
get ten ohees per day, with their bread
aud others in tie Spanish hospital
which the Spanish government TO fhis
day supports, as web perhaps as il isabIe.
LIN visiting the hospital, the floors Of
which were covered with unhappy beings
oteycry age and either I'm. saw some
men VITO looked aI9,,yS N<o1sand some
children whocouIG . n, than e;a1t