Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-16
L0hd0P, StlH. 70.
ATTACK ON ALGIER.S.

favor, and the escapes were many and
1 remarkable. Our hearts were truly gra-
| tilted, aud our hard work rewarded, last
evening, by seeing the vessels and boats
that were left, coming off crowded viii.
slaves set free. Such heartfelt shouts of
JOY and thanksgiving from the poor fell
| lows, as they drew near the Queen Char
lottc, were truly gratifying. This morn
ing the money (S382 ,oOO,)is telling over,
| being the ransom money paid TO this bar
barian for the redemption ofslaves, which
| Is TO be returned directly to the powers
| which paid it. We brought Mr.. Omar
Bashaw, to every degree of humility, even
to ask pardon of the Consul. In short, such
a complete thing was never known, in so
hort period"
| Rear-Admiral MILNE, who commanded
the Impregnable, which suffered SO Sc
verely at Algiers, was Lieutenant of the
Blanche frigate, which captured la Pique,
in the West-Indies, after a most dreadful
| action and the boats of both ships being
| shot to pieces. he was the officer who
leaped overheard and swan to the sink
ing frigate, with the British colours wrap
ped round him, and hoisted them on her.
He was lately appointed TO command OH
| the Halifax station where he was about
Ito proceed, when ordered to second Lord
| Exmouth previous to his departure across
| the Atlantic.
1t is said the Dcy of Algiers was in
| great fury during all the bombardment,
and beheadcd several officers for quitting
their posts;- and that among the suffer
ers, were two French officers of Engi-
neers.
Major Gosset of the Royal Engineers, in
| the heat of the action, went into the har-
Dor and set fire to one of the Algerine
| frigates; asecond was set fire to by a
Lieutenant of the Queen Charlotte, and
| the other ships in succession by the boats
of the feet. On the burning of their ca
bles, the whole of the Algerine navy drift
| ed out of the harbor, and one of them in
| flames, had nearly fallen on board the
| Queen Charlotte; this took place between
8 and 10 O'clock at night.
| Some Of the French Papers appear TO
| think Lord Exmouth did not do enough,
and lament that we should have treated
with the Dey /: but we would ask, was not
a small French frigate actually negocia-
ting at Algiers when onrfleet arrived there;
and did not the French Captain, the COM
mIssloned representative of this generous
and liberal nation, Immediately withdraw,
to distance from the bay, where he lay,
without offering Lord Exmouth any adj
vice before, assistance i'll, or congratula-
ton after the battle? If the French are
sincere, and wish to put down the Alge-
rines, why did not their ship offer, at least,
to assist in Lord ExmOuth's operations
God knows, we little wanted his assis-
lance; but his conduct is proof, that
these DISCLAIMERS, whose mouths are full
of the principles of liberty, generosity.
and so forth, have, in their hearts, no fell
low feeling with those who spend their
treasure and risk their lives, in the prac-
tlce of those principles. We beg our fell
low Editors, in France, not 10 conceal this
fact from their readers ; but TO LET that
nation know, that while British and Dutch
were shedding their blood in the cause of
other nations, French frigate lay at a
safe distance, and took neither share nor
pleasure in the triumph of humanity !
A letter from Montrose saws, {" Within
this fortnight manufactures have revived
little, cloth has advanced little i'm price.
Many dealers have disposed of their
stocks, and the price ofthe raw materials
has fallen greatly in the foreign market.
AS there is almost no fax in the country,
several vessels are chartered for the Baltic.
both here and at Dundee, to bring home
cargoes of that article this season."
Wool has had rise of 2s in the stone.
and is still rising, as the town of Leeds,
which is the greatest manufacture ofcoarse
wool, has lately received large order for
clothing for the Russian army.
Paris, Sept. %.
It's rumored that the directorsnd comp
froller ofthe post Office at Calais have been
arrested.
His excellency the minister of police
has addressed a circular letter to the pre-
fects respecting the new elections, from
which we give tie following extract.
In the meetings which you will have
to conyoke, you will make no arbitrary
exclusion; on the contrary, every raan
whom the law has rot deprived offhe be-
nefit Of voting, will be called TO exercise
his political and civil rights You will
neglect no means to penetrate the electors
of the duty incumbent OH them to be at
their posts, al a time when the fate of the
country may depend on their choice
You will inculcate in the minds of the
magistrates of all ranks especially, that
this duty is still more incumbent on them.
You will endeavour to pull off the
mask from intrigue, ard the spirit ofparty,
and direct their course III the right road,
ncg.ectlng no means 20 thwaTt their mis-
chIcv aus intentions. Yon will not allow
them ~ any manner 10 throw out scdi-
tiOus ceDsures on the acts emanatng from
the royal authority you will know bow
to impress them as you ought with that
discretion and firTnncss which his majesty
has conhded in YOU.
" You will at the same time see that the
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