Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-27
ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY, JUNE e
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.,,t 3, d lsstsr from sa osser OF
Iosss he .Rsditstrane0a Squadron.
vr,aa & uated States. Bay o'
AIgiers, April 10Th, 1916.
The sailing Of the ssoan Adams fsT
J, sf.a;.ea States, ai!ards me an oppor-
tR uD = sending ven this. We broke
tu0i.i w;,,ter quarters at Port slahon,
p 3 81 snchored here vita The feet on the
aau as consisting Of the Java Constel'a.
en- ~. e" Erie and Iohn Adams the slaop OF
uOa ~ 'fntasiois at present IN Naeseil'es.
We raw DAYS previous 10 GU, dspastu;e
s, Syaksn. an Enelish squadron rem
ssS,sTou:ed aithat.hafbeer; they remained
D.sanle Of Gays, and went pG-and on
s 49, arrival here, we faubtthen anchored
.rssr If battle abreast OF the batteries.
n feet consisted Of six line of battle
.h;as I've fri2ates, ;hree sloops of war, a
.somb ship, ard necessary number u
ss.n.ports. Lerd Exmouth. formerly
s.Sn;yal Pe,Iow.l mad hs fas in the
Rayne, the onIy three decker i'll the feet.
NJ learnt from them in Mahon, that
,bs, we're destined for this place; their
ahiset the iibegatioa OF all tue christian
sis,es co edect this. ar unconditional;
dsmaud was to be made first il refused
acertaia ransom was to be o!ierel and
;fhatalso failed, the batteries aid town
ueye /, be attacked. ,i1n first PROPOSE
ticn. II would appear has been rejected
and the second one accepted J. in conse-
ruence Of Which $50 liberated slaves
have actually been received on baasd the
different transports and the beet rot uh-
der.uay Yesterday meFnipg. They are
buand.olunss hasisg tie same object in
view there.
Have further chl'ccted On this subject
from our consul, ard lroln the other cp'i-
ssls, residing at this place, tie following
ia!oruatien :,that the Enalish have ne
eociates Tor The RANSOM oftAe Neappii-
taDs and sa,diMans only they amenpt
TO WE'VE hand Ell and odd /: they have
agreed to pay uae thWisand dollars 2 head
for the former, and i've hundred dollars
for the latter. A peace between these
countries and AgierS is to be conSe
gaence. The money Was pai for these
who have been taken away, 4 as soon a,
the necessary sum ior tie ransom ol those.
remaining Shall be rendered, they will be
liberated also. You are MT to usder
stand that the Ea@lish bear this expepce,i
On the eontrary,it is borne by there
spectSe governments to which tho eI
slaves belong. The English are onls a.
gentsin the affair. though | doubt no. the
circumstance will be umreted to theI
world under the.head of British ,i.agna.i
nifty. Asiagle boatsmaking them simi
lar ofer,woai6 have met with the ike
success.l WAS present sa audience oil
the DeYin company with Commodore
Shaw and our Consul Nh. Sta'er 1heI
ratified treaty which came oatin the Java
was on this oeeasiun presented 80 him
lie Affected not togndesstaud whv, anD
tsertreaty. a. he termed it, shoald be Of
iered him. This being explained. he re
CURED that the 9 treaties should be COM
pared, and being assured they i ere we'd
10 "orl the same. he minated, rst-i
'ritastaading that several Of the articles
had aadergons some chaDse. that oe;therl
hlaself MOI lis council could understandi
mem; that pre- ,ents had been promised
hia which he had never received, thatl
'ae brig and her crew had net beenI
restored according TO the treaty stipala-
non lalleding TO The brig taken last sum-
ner and carried into Carthagena. where'
10. .i Sessaards detail ed her under the pleal
ulat she was ca ptured within their juris-,,
olchaa aud concluded by observing that.
we were unworthy of his confidence.
With this understanding we parted
!. Inc next day Dir. Sbaler required anc-|
Mer audience OF him aud vas sefesed sue
naa, however. an intervie with the
Piiu'e munster, whose conduct and Ian
suase was the most insulting. and tue
treaty was returned. Under these cir
tsa ~ ii was thought most adyisa-
NE lor him to withdraw from the shore !;
a. sia teek up his residence on board Of
@'s Snip, After four days negotiation
s :. the protection Of a white flag. the
usp1te was arranged 50 far, that the Bey
:. acknowledged the treaty and promised
y await Instructions from the President
~ relation to the point in dispute. #
- @e !. government give him brig of war
81 8, Tue same class, and pay him forty or
nv thousand dollars for her crew, the
ssseat treaty may continue tor some
W yS's This is the opinion OF our consul.
consider our present relations With