Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-23

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the Spanish consul. and Jew, named Ben
samon, who is under English protection,
who had been already compelled to assume
the turban, shall be beheaded."
The day for the execution Of this horrid
plan was not yet fixed. The Dey seemed
10 wayer in his mind, and disposed to wait.
till he saw whether the consuls would sub
mif to have their houses (which according
| TO the treaties are to be considered as ha.
! rems) broken into and plundered, or wheth-
er they would make any resistance in this
last case they were to be cut to pieces He
saw clearly that such cruelties would rot
pass thout notice, and said Often,. " the
christians will probably come and hombard
me little, but shall find means to make
my peace"
Afy was not destitute of talents; but he
| was sometimes like one raving, or like
| famished tiger or hyaaa: al an earlier pc.
Rod OF his life, lie had been confined in the
mad house in the city. The had continued
TO live, there is every appearance that all
| the foreign consuls, and the few other Eu-
ropeans resident here, would have been put
! 10 death.
The plague still carries of between so
and 60 persons daily.
Letter from .llg5ers, .iprl9.
Since tue death Of Ally there has been on
! !y one execution here; IL was that Of his
brother-in-law, an Arab, OF the name of
Hadgi Mustspba, and his brother, youth
Of Is years OF age they were both tortured
for II days, in various ways, got no sleep,
and Hadgi was most severely bastinadoed.
! He received, first, 1000 strokes, and after
that, or 500 daily. After he had received
$500 strokes, in this manner, he was sent
home, where he died two days after, and
his brother, who was treated in the same
manner, shortly after. The Turks feared
this family very much, and have therefore
extirpated it.
We daily see here drunken armed Turks,
in troops OF 6 or y men, rowing about the
city and its environs, to plumber the poor
Arabs who are attacked by the plague.
The plague has not increased here, but
il has spread towards the west, and extend
ed 10 the two large towns of Oran aud Mas
cara. The whole territory of Algiers SUI
fers under this dreadful disease; there are
plenty of people to be seen in the streets.
Upon little excursion which made on
horseback, | met with an incredible num-
the fields. la two country houses, next
mine. II PERSONS have died, and only 3
remain alive.
1t is uncertain whether the Algerine cor
sairs will go to sea or not people say no;
however, the papers requisite for cruize
have been demanded of the consuls.
How little reliance can be placed on AL.
gerine friendship. appears from an official
notice just published, to which the govern
ment has seized upon Genocse brig that
was lying in the harbour here, nolwith-
standing oil the circumstances of the Sar-
dinian vice consul. This brig has been
sent 10 Alexandra, with pilgrims who are
going TO Mecca.
London, May 81.
Lord CoChrane's new vessel lies in the
dry part of the commercial dock, near Ro-
therhithe. She is of about 200 tons bur-
den and although she has three masts,
with complete polacre rigging, she has also
Steam apparatus, so that his lordshp is
prepared to make his own impetus, when
the winds deny it, or when he and they do
not agree. She is called the North Pole,
and the name is inscribed on her stern
where also the constellation OF the Bear is
painted, and the North Star being on the
Bears tail.
The Tinisian squadron, which took re-
fige in Gibraltar, continues TO be closely
watched and bTockaded by Portuguese
squadron, consisting of three frigates and
two galliots, whose vigilance is represent
ed as very incommoding TO the barbarians.
One OF the trigates remains constantly in
the road, while the rest of The squadron set
sail every morning to cruize in the straits.
he iunIsIans VIII not venture to sail, fear
ing the result Of an engagement with the
Portuguese.
May 90.
II appears The inhabitants of.Leipsie, or
rather The booksellers of that city, have de-
termined, by majority of 10l votes a:
gainst 10, to permit only Christians to car
ry on that trade at their usual fairs. The
Jews, in consequence, have published an
address TO their brethren, calling upon
them TO unite against this intolerant de-
sign, and to petition the king of Prussia
for leave TO establish affair at Naumberg, To
be held twice a year, Easter and Michael
mas. In this address, they dwell upon the
great advantage which Leipsic has derived
from its fairs, and add, that those who carry
en- the greatest traffic there are the Jews,
who resort thither from Russia, Turkey,
and all Europe. They complain, with
great Justice, Of proceeding which would
have suited better the darkest intolerance
Of ancient times. We are sorry to OBJ
serve IN the present age, any remains OF
that prosecuting spirit which bigoiry and
ignorance fosiered for many centuries a.
Salhsi this race and We hope the king oil
Prussia viii! avail himself of an opportunity
10 shew that he does not participate in is
acts: II is the relict of barbarous age.
and consequently The disgrace of civilized
one.
Glasgow, .Ifdu2I.