Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-06
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death, tor contumacy, General bertrand
Clausel.
Under the Vienna head of September
9TH, ii Is stated that the Emperor OF Aus
tria is To marry the Princess Charlotte Au-
Gusta, Of Bavaria, III years of age, and ii
is reported that the Arch Duchess Leo
poldina, of Austria, is betrotiied 10 Prince
Peter of Portugal and Brazil.
Among the passengers III the Comet IS
Gen. 5. Bernard, formerly aid TO the En-
peror Napoleon.
Londo0, September is.
We have at length the satisfaction OF
congratIsating the country that our ma
Wy has Obtained Il complete victory over
one of the prafical Powers Of the Medi-
terYanean, and have destroyed, ina good
degree, their means OF future piracy
II might, indeed, have been wished, that
THIS destruction had been more complete,
aud that not only the vessels, but the town
itself, had been destroyed. We had in
dulged this hope, and we must confess,
That thoughwe concur III the generate, /
Ing of the country, that the navy has adj
ded another victory TO its former glory, we
do moi think that enough has been done.
We surely have had sufficient experience
| of what kind OF people these Barbary
Powers are, not to expect any farther
robbers-justso much and so long as we
have Them in our power. The moment
our fleet is departed-the moment THAT
they can determine that it viii cost us
more money TO punish them than to suffer
Their plracies, III that moment they Will
resume them.
The security OF treaties with otEerpow-
ers is founded III the common law Of ma
tions-that public law Of Europe, which
| acknowledges the political person OF a
State separate and independent of the So
vereign who temporarily governs and
represents it, and which upon this princi-
pie renders all treaties as durable as the
government. The Barbary Powers have
no law OF this kind, nor any notions foun-
ded upon it. They are strictly and truly
Barbarians. Ii they dislike treaty they
murder the Dey who made it, and thus
terminate all treaties by considering them
only as hisp personal acts &, obligations
Their next act proceedt to theI;ouses of
the European Consuls, and unless they be
fortunate enough TO effect their escape in
due time, TO murder or al least to imprison
them. This is followed by the massacre
OF all slaves, DC.
The particulars of this victory viii be
found III che Extraordinary Gazette. The
following bulletin was on Friday issued
81 ADMfRALTY-oF-
FICE
&c Friday Morning.
Government on Friday night received
dispatches from Sir Charles Stuart at Pa
ris, with the grateful intelligence that the
French Minister, the Duke OF Ricbeiieu,
had received dispatch from the French
Consul, at Marseilles, stating that Lord
EXmouth attacked Algiers on the 10Th last,
and succeeded i'll every point.
The Algerine feet was completely
destroyed, wItha loss of 4O90men in killed
and wounded and on the Goth the Dey
consented TO an arnistice, upon Lord Ex-
mouths own terms"
To this account we have TO add the fol-
lowing particulars, which are understood
to be equally authentic, though not in
serted in the official communication
Lord Exmouth arrived before Aigiers on
the 25th Of August he immediately sent
summons to the DCy, in which, as n
structed by enforcement, he demand
cd the cautiOnary surrender Of the fleet
the delivery into the AdmiraPs hands of
all those WHO could be pointed out as
having assisted in the recent massacre
the renewal Of the former Treaty, and the
dcIiycrance, without ransom, OF all Euro
peans whatever. The Dey replied with
lnsolence. The feet was instantly
brought TO action; the ships were laid a.
breast of the town and Algerine feet, &
most furious bombartment of shot
and shells commenced. The Algerines
defended Themselves with the blind
fury of Barbarians under The influence
of their religious principle OF predes-
tiBatIon. One of their fyigates, ta-
king fire, communicated Il TO others of
their feet, the confiagrati0n became gen
eral, and the whole feet Of five ffigates,
four corvettes nearly as large as frigates,
and thirty galleys and gun boats, were
consumed.
The Dey, in terror at this catastrophe,
and at the loss, (of about a million sterling
in value) Immediately sent oft the Swe-
dish Consul with an earnest solicitation
for ar immediate armistice, adding his
consent to all the terms required. His
Lordship granted the armistice, but refll-
sed to conclude any definltivc agreement,
fill the receipt of further orders from his
Government.
LORD EXMOUTH'S VICTORY.
We have to-day the high qualification
Of annonncing by an Extraordinary Ga
zette, published last night, the arrival Of
the dispatches of Lord EXmouth, which
communicate the successful result of
his Lordship's operations before hlgicrs.
Captain Brisbane, with the dispatches,
arrived on Saturday night, at the Admit
rally, al a quarter before nine O'clOch, but
neither Lord Melville. nor MIR. Croker he