Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-22
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
HovsE or COMMONS. JUNE 10.
gLGERIj..E PIR.aTES.

luction of papers respecting certain ne
sociations that had been entered into'wltl
he Dey Of Algiers. As far as his intor
aatiop went. treaty had been conclud-i
ID with the Dey by the Neapniitan ap'|
~arlini,.n governments, the gen. purpo I
pf Which had been the ransom of certaii
captives alta large SUM for each captive
anu a stipulation for the payment OF AMI
annual sum IN future, on the promise thai
NJ more captiles should be made. 1t had
generally been believed that tbs country
had been q pafty TO This treaty; if that
had been tie case--if We had SANCTIONED
such Treaty by Joining in It if we had
any share IN the negotiation: AMI above
all, If lord Exmouth, furnished with uci
means as his feet agpded. I'D ncgnciate
liz was "a stain ~ the Character of The
Icountiy, AID wputd lie ate ..ded with the
iin0st miSchieyops consequences. Sue
q negotiation anoputed to sanction q
lail the Rnaciey a q captures that hal
been made, ipasauch "a the Das was OIL
Is bound not to take TIE subjects Of thu
two powers with whom the STIMULATION had
seeb ente Ell INTO. After ali the cruel
les that bad been committed, a ransoas
was sanctioned by Great Z tam. s the
states who had not been barties TO this,
treaty were to De pIundefed without re-
dress. NQr was this vain alarm 70,
the consequence of the treaty bad been
that the .Aigerines, discontented with the
arrangements made by their government,
which they conside,eo as aorideing their
natural right to plunJler, by excepting
INaaes and Sard ma from their ,avagcs
had been appeased by beng told that a
lereat space was yet left them, and that
they might prey on al Franks, except
fhe subjects Of Naples and Sardinia
There had, il consequence been an en-
crease o depreciation on the Roman and
Tuscan coasts, particularly the Roman
as the naval force OF Rome u.as iaade-
qaale to o.ler assistance. In the ign0
gaace in which the house nov stood, as to
HE particulars Of this treaty, lie should
'ofly observe, fiat we could not with any
proceed session after seo3ian.
tc discuss such questions a. tended 10 thr
abolition OF The African Slave trade, while
sc allowed another save ade, equally
adious and ifpoasibIe attended with more
aorihte consequences, 10 exist, as here
me barbarian vas the slave trader. al
civilized Gatioas the victims: while In
The other case, the bar aiian suffered less
N. comparisoa. when he fill Into the
lands al a civilized nation. 1t was an
pecGSsary Tor him to dwell on the cruel
leo that wsre exercised: they were al
ready out 90 we'll known he had, how
eyer, but l9teI7 read statement made
~ gallant naval officer ct the name o!
Croker, who had witnessed the landing
.! three hundred prisoners. Of these, Sc.
venty dee IL fortnight, willie the sur
uFors were cGiy allowed one pound OF
coarse bead Il day, with a very small
OF water Tie we're led ouf
TO labor III Common with the mules. add
ike them were tortured bv the iash.--AtI
might d hanmock, we're stow ed in one
small DON, the heat and stencil of which
aere into!erab,a Neither sex nor aap
was spared by these pirates, and cvenl
children were seized for sornp abnnins
bic purpose. A Neapoli an lady Of DIS,
tinction, carried oil With EIGHT children.
<ix Of whom still survived, had lately
been seen by a British oficer. This la1yI
had been thirteen years in state of cap
Hyity Could the house know these things
and cDunteNance such traffic Would
they net feel the highest indig alton. and
even remorse. that they had lot befre
put an end to such proceedings? The
sanction which had been giyea them byi
the treaty, was a efficient ground Ger cali
ing on the noble lord for The production
of these papers /; he, therefore, moved
: that an humble address be presented to|
his Royal Highress the Prince Regent.
praying that here be laid before the house
copies of he treaties enteied into with fbel
Dey of Algiers, u adel the sanction of theI
British admiral, and aiso the corresron-
dence that had passed on the subject"
Lord Castereaeh sad, that his maies-I
tvs government were only IN possession;
Of pa Of the documents moved for. asi
the negotiations were net yet terminated
When the whole should be Completed
there would be 10 difficulty in producingi
the papers to the house and it would be
seen that every principle Of justice and
policy had been carefully attended to. He
should object to the motion at present,
merely en- the ground that he did not wish
to give partial information on such sub
iect. Tie Should. however. state that tie
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