Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-12-31

gagements up to that date.
The arr les of Chill, under geners:
San Martin and O'Higsins, had ubtalLr1
the like advantages as late rs the &c .!
July, and they expected soon to have th,t'
part Of the country entirely Tree trcm tie
Royalists.
The Supreme Director and Congress
of the United Provinces of South Amer.
ca are described, in said papers, as bus,iy
engaged in promoting every thing in
their power, and as faI as the present cir
cumstances permit, tending to ameliora,e
the condition Of the poor, the instruction
OF the youth, the encouragement Of arts
ard sciences, and the general improve
ment OF the country; which, therefore,
begins to present new aspect-the peo-
pie daily becoming more devoted to tie
cause Of liberty and independence in
proportion to the knowledge they acquire,
the advantages they experience, and the
prudent, impartial, and strict justice With
which they are governed.
In manifesto respecting The priya.
teer', he Supreme Director of Buenos
hyres complains of the depreJations they
are committing under the assumed flag
Of those provinces, where The vessels H.
censed for that purpose are required pre-
viously to give questionable and ample
bonds, strictly to conform themselves TO
the ordinances and regulations laid down
by that government in conformity with
the general usases Of nations.
Several other daily papers have been
also received, Astounding with very choice
and elegant dscourscs upon the most i'm
portant subjects, and amongst them, some
addressed to the editor Of the Baltimore
Mercantile Advertiser, in answer to tie
misrepresentation made by tI.at paper,
at the susgesti, n Of some of the eyiles
from Buenos Ayres; where no plots or
revolutions have been experienced or at
tempted since they were expelled from
thence. -
OMAR PAcHA.
We have already stated our impress
sions of the character of the late Dey of
Algiers, Omar Pacha which were weak
encd by the account recently received Of
his last moments, in which It was said
his fortitude had iorsaken him, and thar
he had resorted TO poison. The follow
ing narrative wears the face Of hutb--
and, besi,ias being curious dcvslppe-
ment in itself Oh tie circumstance of the
deposition of a r. Ter ny his subjects,
shows that Omar preserved, in his fall.
the character for inirepidity and dignity
which he acquired Juri"g his reign.
.9igisrs, Sept. Is.
For more than month we remarked
ferment among the soldiery. Alarming
reports, as to the person OF the Dey, Omar
Pacha, were spread. Nevertheless, COM
plete tranquility seemed to succeed TO
those temporary disorders; but Omar
Pacha, suspecting they wished to form .
plot against him. refused to believe in the
supposed tranquility. The ID Of this
month, in the morning, GOO Turkish SOL
diers marched towards the palace of the
Regency. The Dey was seated, sur
rounded by ali his ministers with the
exception of the Grand Vekilardgi, who
was at his post of the marine. The .Dey
Immediately caused lis guards to take
arms, and sent word to the Fekilar'g q TO
assemble troops and come to his relief
That order arrived too late to be put in
execution. The guard of the palace,
composed Of so men, was too weak TO re-
sist the reyoltefs. They cleared, as it
without obstacle, the FIRST gates. Ii was
in vain that the ministers and a great
number Of officers presented themselves
TO them, asked them What were the sub
jec.s OF their complaint, and promised
them satisfaction. They replied, that
they would have Omar Pacha no more
for their chief. This prince ordered them
to be allowed to enter; and the most tu-
rious among them. to the number of so,
threw themselves int the interior of the
palace, but not without fear OF some am
buscade. Omar Pacha waited for them
with caimness, in tie hope Of appeaslng
them. They refused to hear him. Tie
prince then drew his sabre and tried to
defend himself; but, overwhelmed ny
numbers. he was dragged from the int.
rior Of his palace into the courts where
the revoI,er, strangIed him In the mean
time other Turkish soldiers spread IN
great numbers through the city, proclaim
ed new Dey, Ali hadja, aud caricd
him in triumph. He entered the palace
Of the Regency a few momeais alter the
death Vi his predecessor.