Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-31

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es'f'aie OF every habit and qualification of sai
'or. As tHct well known ut Cadiz, ard suts
ported By the testimony of half the c;tv. that ~
she na.ae OF Trafalgar, great portion of the
spanish sastors, as they are called, were sea.s;ck
u IS evident, therefore, that victories over such
ne"nss are no ground for extraordinary exulta.
~ ~ ~ we should not have thought Of giving
,h"., ~ ,aannida credit for this affair." if greater
''"' ne mad not assumed such triumnhs as A
FOR the most arrogant Presumption
among the L.lliputians, Gulliye. was a r;ant
s"'ohg the natives of Brobdgnag, he wa, dwarf
ouch me way OF the world the same man.
"ay ne giant among dwarfs, and dwarf among
Sah's' be relatively great or small according
10 INC size OF his rivals or associates.
~ u'c wear 1910, we find Rails tIammda Ad-,
mrai OF Aigiers but how he got 20 be SO. history
does not tell In this situation. however. he n
gam s,gnaiized his ldness in the presence OF
nus oio enemy the Portuguese In the summer
e' 'na year, he weit INTO the Atlantic with three
frigates aid cruscd fDc some time off the rosk
VI L,Soon' where he took several valuable priyes.
,e roruug,iese, who always kept force in
e o'E Oh Vior'itAr, determined To iatercept
i" on ms return through the straits and on l,is
approSuil, put to sea with ship ofti.e line and
t"'ee heyy irigates. The A!gerues passed the
pay OF AZ under easy sail mad VIII ,fi,ev
Jaw NV the Portuguese ships Coming ont. hore tn
OH Europa Point, with : view to offer then, bat.
!, ue Q1e OK the Portuguese ships, Commanded
~. "n n5iishnan OF TIE ngne OF Thompson,
S.as, 'own ON the Aiserine-, and gave them
Droaa stse,- but was immediately called of bv
sl8nai from the admiral. The two souadrans Law
so'nc Tune looking at each other, ard The Por.
.uguesednaiy returned to Gibraltar while ,;fp Al
ger'hes quietly passed mp the Mediterrauean.
~nere chey cruised some tim- without molesta,
o,o. peiore shey returned TO Agiers When the
s"semeht between the two squadrons was sup.
tf,4 al ~. =
ana garrison of Gibraltar. hocked 20 Europa
roih' ~ expectation of the eveat, and while they
auin'red the boldness Of Rails Hainrn ,la in offer
ing Dattle to force so greatly supefinr express
ca 'heir disgust at the conduct oflhe Portuguese
-u,n,rsi lie was afterwards tried at Li5bon,
ana , IT - understood was acquitted with high conn.,
inmen.s 10 ms exemplary galisnny in looking at
u, IN The war betweer higiers and Tunis, which
sl,1 continues, Rails Ham'nida distinguished him.
sell a; usual by his boldness and activity He
secured the coasts Of the enemy, block ,led his
ports and occasionally mad e descents and attack.
ca ms smaller towns, by which means he became
ene terror or the Tunisaiis In 1911 he fell in
Win and captured the Tunisian admiral in A fri.
gate OF thirty-two guns, after shnrp action
t -, Hainnlda, however, did not claim any ere.
an Tor THIS victory because the Trmi.i,n feet
deserted ITS admiral on the approach of the Al,
gerines and although Rails forbade the other
vessels OF ms squadron to come near while he
I'iSaSeo alone, yet. as his ship was superior to
nc. ne opponent and be considered the presence oe
the other ships calculated to disconrasra rAs;s
lance he never plnmed himself on this affair
W. cannot help wishing that other nations World
take example from this mountain Arab and re.
tram from the discngenuous artifice of sscr;b;no
victories 10 single ship, that were gained by a
But the character Which Rails Harnmida had
by long service, and so many bold
ana successful enterprises, could never raise him
to level with the most insignificant T,rk IN The
estimation OF his legitimate government. H;a IA.
rents forced him into the confidence az the fIey
ana caused him TO he selected for the conduct of
eVery naval enterprises but he was frcauen,ly
,upJecIeo 10 the most Notifying insults and in
lignltes, even fr4 the lowest of the Turkish
soioiers. Oat ance of thisp ssys the oeo.
leman who furr =. us viii, The va -
llls article, =" CAV. to my lznowleire The
: couIitry-seat, or garden as it's called in Al.
: giers, OF Rais Hammda, Joined that Which 7
occupied The ground between our houses,
v as much broken and oVer.run with brusbwood.
:, o zone carbiles Ciaborers) in the employment
: OF hais Hammida, came one oay ON fbat ~, 80
: ground which belonged to mp garden and CIV
!, some or the brt,shwood, to burn lime kiln for
!, III, nun. iheywere seen by my january, or Tur
" Klsh soldier, who tIad the care of tlIe oar3,r
!, VINO obi ged them to bring ali the brush tbey
=, had cut INTO my enclosure, and then dismissed
. eacn witha severe baStinNdo Thia was 4, ,bo
!, WINTER season when resided in town bnt NV
: January soonlntOrmed me ofwhat he had lont.
Tor winch reprimanded him severely. az th,
ground was useless, and what tney had ,aLer,
: was Useless to me- He justified himselfon The
plea OF their not having irst obtained 'Der,nissi
on 10 cut the wood. A few DAYS aft er ,nes
hiiS hainmda, Who complained very bitterIvto
, me Oh tue conduct of my january Iiold hin,
: dlsapproyed of the act, and had repfinand. 4
hm very severely for what he had done B,,t.
said J. kals Hamnida, why do you not take 81
az M p task for this act : you have INV per.
MISSION m, to do so as tar as it depends ON me.
an senior consul, replied he, don't YOU knoSy
loiR .f3i, although poor soldier, and far inf..
rlor TO me inevery other respect, is a Ylnyt.
and that here ON shore, / dare not reprirnani
NM though feel myself, and am known To-
De SO much his superior. Isvas MOI born an ~.
: aon'tnions efhie grant agysor.
such IS The nature of deSpotism every where
rs noeclii'y forces il to employ the talents OF
neh OF INFERIOR rank, whose genius is absolutel0
scessary TO the support of the miserable pageant
'no occupies the throne, and who, while aysilin,
l.sel' on thsir exertons, still takes care 10 Iet
peln snow, mat he considers the accidental dis-
.ic.ion OF birth as far superior to those endow.
49, winch are enphatcaliy the gift of the
Ai.er peng long the terror Of The Me.Iitcrr.,,.,
y hais iunrnida, Mt iast had the in lack IN Y,II
WIN the ArAerican squadron under 6j,,dc,,f,,1
'eo''ur. FINDING il impossible 10 escap.,. ne
eterih'ie1 10 defend his ship in such Manner =.
Justiy ne reputation he had ACQUIRED I;e
a vac 1NNeni out Rais IIaminida wa Killed