Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-29


servant,
Or. S. L.. Mitchill.
rs. L set out Tomorrow for the place
Vi my residence IN the Cherokee country.
RI. NJ.
FURTHER FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN.
IfTdef ~ a letter from on officer on board tbe
.Hedterranecn squadron.
rriSaIe United States, Bay of Agiers,
April IS, 1876
49," Ihe sailing of the John Adams for the
United States, affords me an opportunity of
sending you this. we broke no our win.
Ter Quarters at Port Mahon. and anchored
here with the fleet on the 9Th lust. consist.
ing oil the Java, Constellation, Erie and
John Adams the sloop of war Ontario is
at present, III Marseilles. 4 few dsys Dfe.
y,ouS to our departure from Mahon, an
hngtlsh squadron rendevoused in ;hat har-
Dour they remained couple OF DAYS and
went oft-and on our arrival here, we found
them anchoredin order of battle abreastt the
batteries. This fleet consisted of six line
OF battle ships, two frigates, three sIoops of
war, bomb ship, and the necessary nun
Der OF transports. Lord Exmouth (lor-
meriy Admiral Peleu y had his flag in the
6oyne, the only three decker in the fleet.
we learnt from them i'm Mahon that they
were destined for this place their object.
the liberation of all the christian slaves
10 effect this, an unconditional dema d
was to be made first; refused, certain
ransom was to BE offered; and If that also
failed, the batteries and town were to be
attacked. The first proposition, it would
appear, has been rejected, and the second
one accepted in consequence of which
3SU liberated slaves have actually been re-
ce'fed on board the different TRANSPORTS,
and the fleet got under way Yesterday
'hfrning. They are bound to Tunis hay
lns the same object In view there. have
further collected on this subject from our
consul, aud from other consus, resilinr NJ
this place. the following information =
that the English have negotiated for the
ransom OF the Neapolitans aud SsrSinians
ohty they amount to twelve hundred and
ODD they have agreed 10 pay one thous-
and dollars head for the former, and five
hundred dollars for the latter. a peace
between these countries and Algieis is 70
be The consequ snce. Tie money was paid
Tor those wn0 have been taken away, and
as soon as the necessary sum for tie ran
snm vi those remaining shall be tendered
they viii be liberated also. You are NOT
to understand that the English bear this
expence, on the contrary, it is borne ~ the
respective g0yernmenis to which these
slaves belong. Tie English are only a.
gent, III the affair, thou IA doubt not the
circumstance Will be trumpeted to the
world under the head Of British maruaDi-
NIFTY. A single boat making them SIM
liar offer, would have met with the like
success. was presen at an audience of
the i)ey III company with commodore Shaw
and our consul { Mr.. Sha!er.) The ratified
treaty which came oul in the Java. was. ON
TINS occasion, presented tn him. He affect
ed not Ia understand why another trpaiy.
as he termed it, should be offered him
This being explained, he required that the
two treaties should be compared, and being
assured they were word lvr-word the same.
ne 'ntlmated, notwithstanding, that sever
al OF the articles had undergone some
change, that neither himself nor his cDau-
Gil could understand them that presents
had been promised him which he had never
received, that the brig and her crew had
not been restored according to treaty stip-
ulauon( dlluc!ing to the brig taken last sum
mer and carried into Carthagena, where
the SPaniards detained her under the III
that she was captured within their iuris
dictioD.) and concluded by observing that
we were unworthy of lis confidence
With this understanding we parted The
next day Mr.. ShaIer required another au
dleDce Of hun and was refused he had.
however, al interview with the prime mi
MISTER whose conduct aud language were
the most insulting ard the treaty returned.
Under these circumstances, it was thought
most advisable lor him to withdraw from
the shore sand he took up his residence On
board this ship. After four days neeocia
ton under the protection Of a white hag,
the dispute was arranged So far, that the
Dey re-acknOwledged the treaty and pro-
missed to await Instructions from the Pres
identin relation To the points in DISPUTE.
1t the government give him brig of war
OF the same class, aud pay him forty or fif.
~ Thousand dollars for her crew, the pre-
sent treaty may continue for some time
'Ihl, Is the opinion of our consul. We
consider our present relations with this re-
gency to be nothing more than truce.
the Spaniards thought proper, couple
OF weeks ago, to return the brig aud crew
III dispute. She was given to them az
present from their sovereign, and t,ey
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