Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-09-24
NETWORK, SEPT. 10.

States iDipS w aillnbtou, Erie, ana Java
arrived at that port about the middle of
July, and were releaied from quarantine
on the 25th. The remainder OF the
fquadron was daily expected. The
Warrington "a reached Naples in days
from Gibraltar. IL was the prevailing
opinion at Naples, that our Minilter, Mr..
Pinckney, would tvcntually fucceed IN
The object of his miiion, 70 far at leaf,
as to obtain promise of remuneration
for the American property fequetered by
Murat. Two of the vellels sequeltered
by his government are now in the (ervice
of the pre(cnt government.
4 Capt. Smith alto itates that Mr.. Gibbs,
the American conful at Palermo, in
confesuence of embarrafcd eireumltan-
ees, committed the attrocicus an9 awful
crime of fuicide on the nth Of July.
Latea fran Gibratar.-Yellerday ar.
rived at this port the Brig Boxer. Capt.
Mix, in the remarkably ihort paHage Of
2o days from Gibraltar. Yae Bri'ilh
fquadron under Lord Exmouth, arrived
at Gibraltar on the OH Auguit and on
the 18th failed for Algisrs. This expe.
dition conlitts of two three decksrs, three
74's, number Of frigates, bomb .vef-ls,
gun boats, &c. amounting in all to g
fail They were Immediately followed
BY the Dutch fquadron which had been
fome time at Gibraltar Information
had been received from Algisrs, that the
Dey had admitted number of French
Engineers into his lervice thar he had
repaired and itrengfhened his fortified.
tions, and determined on vigorous and
obftinatc defence.
i" The Britlfh frigate with the Alge-
rine AmbaAador to the Sublime Porte,
remained at the lie oe renedos, the
Grand Ssignor refuGng to allow her to
pats the Dardaneles. The !ambanador
wifhed to be landed on the iiland, but
the commander OF the frigate declared he
would carry him back to nlgiers, unIefs
he was allowed to land him at Conitan,i.
nople.
g Meflrs Slavery and Lalemand had
been fome time at Smyrna the former
till remained there, and was preparing
Narrative of the late events He ftates,
that Napoleon wac received by Capt
Maitland on condition that he lhould re
main in England. Gen Lallemand had
left smyrna, it was fuppofed tor England.
The Captain Pacha, wirh IS fail,
was on cruise in the Arcbipe.ag
. he United States Hoop Of war
Peacock, Capt Rogers, arrived at Glib
raltar on the srh uit. and the Hornet,
Lieut.. Claxson, days from Malaga"
United States and dlgiers.
A yefel has juit failed for the Medi-
,erranean with drfpatehes for Com shaw,
which we are aHured contain lis initrsc
iions as to his future conduct towards
Alg,Srs; and the explanation of our gov
eminent refpecting the dilpu,s with that
regency. Ihe following is itaied TO be
the grounds of the coatroveriy The
original treaty with Algiers negotia cd by
Com. Decatur was lolt in the Epcrvier.-
An AUTHENTICATED copy being prepared,
was ratified and Gsned by the Prehdent,
and traafmii.ed 20 Algiers this doc.
ument the Dey refufed to acknowledge,
alledsing to Com. Shaw, that it was
different inflrumen, from That which had
been agreed upon-a copy of which he
had preierved Hr inGaed, that the o
riginal treaty contained an article, BY
which the United ,:ates agreed to reitore
all the A!gerine vefleis captured during
the war and that treaty ihould here.
after be made upon the ufua. terms
This averment is extraordinary 1t is
recollected that Com. Decatur itared that
he pofitively refufed to insert fuch an ar
ticle in the treaty but that after it was
concluded he made the Dey prefent of
the two venels captured /; one of them,
however, having been taken by the Span
ifl could not be recovered for the pur.
poie.
When Com. Shaw was acquainted
with this filtration of things, it became
his duty to confuIt his governm.nt. and
it is underltood, the Dey Of Algiers, in
letter in Arabic. has addrefIed the PreG-