Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-04
with the whole of his squadron Is sally was
at the Five Islands, long after capt. Tho
mas took French leave Of Grenada:
(Nortoik Herald.
ALGERITE CAPTIVITY.

and the seaman Muller, Oh inc 'iiiage vi
Tentendori, in the Lubec territory as like
wise the cabin-boy, WIN. Thee, who were
taken in the vessel commanded by capt.
Sbuman. and carried to Algiers. They
have arrived in our town and give the fol-
lowing detail of their dyentures:--Besides
them, there was also the cooks mate, Rus
man, of Petersburg, whittier he has already
returned. In the AIgerine vessel they were
placed on deck near the guns, without
Straw. The ships provisions being near
ly exhausted, from a cruise OF louT months
near the Canaries, they had daily, as had
also the Corsairs, piece OF black moist
bread. and some oil and vinegar. and a
glass of water; at the end OF their voyage
they were reduced TO bread and water.
On the second day of their captivity, the
pirates took Hamburg vesse named Rey-
sur.teig, the crew Of which were put in The
same place with them Except bad food
and lodging they do not complain of i'll IL
sage; on the contrary the chieipilot, rene
gado, encouraged them constantly moi 10 he
alarmed as to their becoming slaves, for the
English had opposed this. Onthe LIST OF
August 1917, 10 A. NJ. they ari'e in Al
giers, and were taken out to the slave bag
MOS. Except themselves, all the slaves
were gone Their daily food was four
black lOaves and water except some apples
given to them in charity from some Jews,
for refreshment In the slave bagnos,
there was no other furniture than a wooden
bench: they were obliged therefore, TO
sleep on the stone floor. On the following
day, the Cd Aug. the pilot Taylor, was
brought before the government, composed
of ten members, besides the Swedish and
other Consuls General; after answering ma
ny questions proposed by the Swedish Con-
sui, concerning the vessel and her cargo,
he said that he was loaded With flax and
flaxseed, loaded Tor Correil, that the Cap.
tain was of Holstein and himself an English
man. After the Swedish Consul had con-
ferred with the members Of the Regency,
he told Taylor that he and his crew were
free, and that as soon as the vessel, which
was taken, and expected every day, should
arrive, they could depart. Soon after he
was brought back TO the slave bagnio, but
called, al o'clock after dinner, by the
Dragoman, before the Swedish consul-the
consul had given him permission 10 stay in
bis house, nevertheless advised him to avoid
the rage OF the mob, and to 90 out as little
as possible. Three days after he forbid
them going out.
The Consul departed next day for his
country house, but assigned them four Span
ish piastres per week for their allowance,
that they should be satisfied with il, and or
dered that his servant should receive their
instructions as to making purchases for their
daily food. When the consul returned TO
town, he told them that in eight days they
might return in schooner which was then
unloading her carso-they might proceed
to Leghorn, and he left it to them if they
weula go Immediately on board or stay in
his house till the vessel was ready-they
preferred the first five days after they were
ordered TO come TO the country house OF the
Swedish Consul, and commanded to stay
, there until the vessel taken from them
! should arrive.
{ Soon after they learned the Dey had
heard from the servant Of the American
Consul, that he the servant) had read in
: the newspaper that the captain Schuman,
had retaken his vessel and be was obliged
TO return to the marine in company with the
Swedish consul, on horse back. After the
Swedish consul had given them again the
tudb uC "Oulu oil III Ills pun
in conjunction with the English consul,
that they should not be put with the Turk
ish slaves, and that they should work sepa-
rate from them! they were brought again to
the slave bsgnio, where they remained az
forwards they had an Inspector constantly
with them, who treated them with humanity
and they bad no irons on like the Turkish
slaves. Their labor consisted in pumping
ont the water from an old barge. which
would not have been labor, if the heat had
not been sogreat besides four snail loayes
and water, and from time 10 time some
grlts, they had no other subsistence, they
received tor their covering the dress OF the
I Turkish slaves. The mob spit in their ia
| Ces, called them christians, and made them
signs that they would have their threats cut.
! From the 18th OF September TO the 18th of
November, they were in sl,very; during
the time OF their abode in Algiers, the pilot,
Taylor, had been eighteen days, and the
seaman, Muller, eight days, dangerously
i'll, without medical aid. After their deli.
verance. they were conducted by the port
ca. ain to the Swedish consul, and had per-
mission to take the few rags they had in the
slave bagnio. The Swedish consul could
not explain to whom they were indebted
for their deliverance.
Through the arrangement of the sad
consul they departed On the l5th of Dec.
from Algier's, with Genoese captain,
who took them 10 Genoa gratis. Alter
they had Performed quarantine they went
ashore. Muller and Thee received some
assistance from the English consul at Ge-
noa, who sent them in Danish brig com-
manded by Captain Jurgenis to Cadiz -
from whence they came by land to Lis
bon, and then returned with Bremen
captain, under the Hanoverian flag, to
Hamburg. Taylor and Scbuman were not
So fortunate in Genoa-they had been