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TIE London Ga-ette Extraordinary, Sunday,
Spt. ID.
ADMIRALrY-OFFICE, Sept. l5.
Captain Brisbane, Of his Majestv'sshi
Queen Charlotte, arrived at this office last
night with the following dispatches from
Admiral Lord Exmouth, q. c.. Is. address,
cd to John Wilson Croker, ESQ.,:
Queen Charlotte, Aigiers- Bar, Amg. 2S.
SIR-In all the vicissitudes of long
lite OF public service, no circumstances has
ever produced on my mind such impress
sions OF gratitude and JOY as the event of
yesterday. To have been one of the
humble Instruments, in the hands of Di-.
vine Providence, for bringing to reason a
ferOcious Government, and destroying
forever the insufferable and horrid system
OF Christian slavery, can never cease to
he source of delight and heartfelt com
fort to every individual happy enough to
be employed in it. | may, hope, be per-
mitted, under such impressions, to Offer
my sincere congratulations to their Lord
ships on the complete success which at
tended the gallant efforts of mis- Majesty's
fleet Ill their attack upon Algiers of yes
terday and the happy result produced
from 1t on this day by the signature of
peace.
Thus has d provoked war of two DAYS
existence been attended by complete
victory, and closed by renewed peace
for England and her Ally, the King ofthe
Netherlands, on conditions dictated by
the tirmness and wisdom of his Maiestys
government, and commanded BIZ the vi
gOur OF their measures.
My thanks arc Justly due for the honor
and confidence His Malesty's Ministers
have been pleased to repose on my zeal,
on this highly important occasion. The
means were by them made adequate TO
my own wishes, and the rapidity of their
measures speak for themselves. Not
more than one hundred DAYS since l left
Algiers with the British feet, unsuspici-
Gus and ignorant of the atrocities which
had been committed at Bona: that feet,
on ITS arrival in England, was necessarily.
dIsbanded, and another, with proportion.
ate resources, created and equipped; and.
although impeded in its progress bv
Gains and adverse winds, has poured the
vengeance of an insulted nation in chas-
Using the cruelties of ferOcious govern
ment with prOmptitude beyond exam.
pie, and highly honorable to the national
character, eager-to resent oppression or
cruelty, whenever practised upon those
under fheir protection.
Would TO God, that in the attainment
OF this-obleci, had moi deeply to lament
the; severe loss of so many gallant officers
and men they have profusely bled in
contest which has been peculiarly mark
ed by proofs of such devoted her0isul, as
would rouse everynoble feeling, did dare
indulge in relating them
Their Lordships willaIready have been
Informed, by his majesty's sloop Jasper,
of my proceedings up 10 the 18th instant,
on which day broke ground from Glib.
raltar, after veXatious detention, by "a
foul wind of 4 days.
The feet, complete in all its points, with
the addition of five sun-boats, fitted at
Gibraltar, departed in the highest spirits,
and with tie most favorable prospect of
reaching the port Of their destination in 8
days but an adverse wind DESTROYED
the expectation of an early arrival, which
was the more anxiousiy looked for by
myself, iii consequence of hearing the day
sailed from Gibraltar, that large army
had been assembled, and that very consi-
derable additional works were throwing
up, not only on both TANKS of the city,
but also Immediately about the entrance
of the Mole; from this, was apprehen-
siye that my intention of making that
point nv principal object of attack, had
been discovered by the Dey, by tile same
means he had heard of the expedtion.-
This intelligence was, on the following
night, greatly confirmed by the Promo
theus, which had dispatched to Algier
some time before, toendeav0r 10 get AWAY
the Consul. Captain Eastwood had with
difficulty succeeded III bringing away, dis
guised in nlidslIipmen's Uniform, his wife
and daughter, lea, iifg boat 10 bring off
their infant child, coming down in a bas-
ket with surgeon, who thought he had
composed it, but IT unhappily cried in the
gate way, and in consequence, the sur
geOn, 3 midsEipmen, in all, IL persons.
were seized and confined as slaves in the
usual dungeons. The child was sent OIL
next morning by the Dcy, and az a soil
tary instance of humanity, it ought to be
recorded by me.
Captain Eastwood further confirmed,
that about 40, 900 men had been brought
down from the interior, and all the jan
nssaricS called in from distant garrisons,
and that they were indciatigably employ
ed in their batteries, gun-bOats, sc. and
every where strengthening the sea deien-
ces.
.. The Dey informed Captain Dashwood
he knew perfectly well the armament was
destined for Algicrs, and asked him if il
was true; he replied, fhc had such infor-
nation he knew as much as he did, and
from fItc same SOurce-fue NIB