Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-13

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very, but treated with all h9msn;,,S
prisoners of war, until regularly eycS,.
ed, according to European prac,i. s
like cases, and that at the terminate
hostilities, they shall be restored T. ~ y
respective counties without ransom We !.
the practice of condemning Christie, y =
soners of war to slavery, Is hereby = !
ever renowned. ny
Done in duplicate. in the warI;Lo :.
of Algiers, III the presence Of W y
mighty God, the cath day Of S / a.
in the year of Jesus Christ ISa'!
and in the year of Hegira 1881 '' ~,
the 9th day of the moon Shaw 'Aa
(The Dey's Seal.)
Signed ExM0UFH, is,
Admiral and COMMANDER IN e t. =
Signed II. M'DOUELL. n H. :,
BY command of the admiral. N"s
Signed, JOS. Grimes, Sscfetary.
The Dey also, in presence 9TH, H..
apoIogized to the Briti.h consul S,sl
personal restraint which had been INN,
ed upon him during the late trans,rP,.
and he also paid TO the consul a m,a
three thousand dollars, as rsauser,;s
for depredations committed on Ii. :,
dence after his imprisonment.
After the treaties and articles st.
mentioned had been negotiated, and {.
the dey refunded three HUNDRED y
eighty two thousand fee hundalG
lars, which he had lately rcceivetf H.
the governments of Nap es and SuJi.a
aud had released one thousand Z spE,
three Christian slaves who we,erf
giers, If cane to the knowledge Of lad
ExmautI,, that two Spaniards, The c.,,
merchant and the other yice.lsHyl5
tilat nstien, had not been released, m.
were still held by The dsy in very sev,s
custody, on pretence that thes were 81.
soners for debt.
TIE enquiries which his Lord,hpf&
himself called upon to make into thes
cases. satisfied him that that Of theFa
consul was groundless an! nnjustifbi,
aud he therefore thought himsvfastho.
riscd to demand his release, undu he
articles of the agreement for tie deliver.
snce of all Christian prisoners.
1t appeared that the merchant vas
confined for an alleged debt, on the score
of contract with the Algerine govern
ment but the circumstances VHder
which the contract was stated to have
been forced on the individual, and the
great severity Of the confinement vhch
he suffered, determined his Lord.Lip 10
make an effort in his favor also.
This his Lordship did, by requesting
his release from the Dey, Offering hinsil
to guarantee to the Dey the payment Of
any sum of money which the mercdart
should De found to owe his bighness,
The Dey having rejected this demand
and offer, his Lordship, still unwilling 70
have recourse to extremities, and The re-
newal of hostiIities, proposed that tbe
Spaniards should be released from rOHs
and miserable dungeons in which they
we're confned and that they shonId be
placed in the custody Of the Spanish COZ
Jul, or at least that me consul shouidk
permitted TO afford them such a.s'am
md accommodation as was suitable
heir rank in life.
These propositions tie Deg alSoF'
lively refused: and Lord Exmoaihh@
,elt that the private and pecuOiar ri
.ure Of the Transactions for which tie"
persons were confined must& cOa'ids'-
ID a pretence for the cnnhnNaNCs OF >
cruel and oppressive system Of @'t.1
he total and bona ftle abolition OIL 'S,'
lis instructions directed him 10 Ils'S''f
IN. ~
He, therefore, acquainted lie Osy
hat his Highness having rejected al "a !" 10
air and equitable CONDITIONS PFo."SI't"
i'm on this point, his iordshIq Ilaa SI~.-
mined to insist on the uncoadltiOa '1 K
ease OF the two SPani4rds. he S., n5
ore desired en- answer yes or ~ 'i. .Ia
n The event Of the latter, stated, l''', -.
would immediately re ccmaence nys''" ,
les, aud his lordship uado prePal''''''
or that purpose. y oEscf,
md the two persons were released :, ,I' ~
! ,D lonr and severe captivity, 50 that l, ., ~
prisoner remained at h$r nl,c,
MS lordship's departure, which to o.. with with
IN the evening ofthc third instant WV
Ill the ships under his orders. .,r;r,
His lordship states that rear a; u tIs
sir Charles penrose h"d jo'Ded' ~ on.
Ister. on the esth. and that he hau .; s%
pIoyed tie rear admirai in BIS a G!s.nisrJ,
With the Dcy relative to the S span mas,
and his Iordship gives The h'gasii' 1 Till
70 the prudence, srmness ana lon ajt
with which Sir Charles Pcnro'e w.
al h;non,c mn thiS occasion. ,.,l