Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-13

.his 1s / promptly done, no man In bis
.ense, /. consent to be the represen
,a,ive dis country, and 10 suffer Ia
digu,tiswhich cannot be resented An
proper punished and our experlsne'
10 BarAy affairs has taught US tina
policy I'D principle always require
from I'D prompt and effective punish
ment fall premedita.ed insults and
we thin the government must be sa-
tisfed fl m explanations. that the out
rage cc,mited on the person of the
A msric b Vie Consul at Algiers on
tho 23df August last, not only cola
m,.s tHnatisnai reputation. bnt was
IMPROVED asa unparalleled. He was
draggeefroD his horse aud cruelty
beaten " tie guards of one Of tbs
Agas. d OF demonstrating with the
Dew, n received additional insult
The ch.acte- OF the Vice Consul, who
is a nebew Of Mr.. Shaier, is repre-
sented d be unusually mild and inof-
fensive Ind he outrage therefore cars
ries whit aconviction that there was
somethik uore than personal intend
ed
There az several circumstances
which lad = the opinion that the Al
geriaes hav, no objections to little
quarrel vitfus, and whenever they are
80 disposed, hey must be met more than
half way othe first indications OF war
may be o de form Of several Ameri'
can eapttrsi and the consequent slave
ry of oufcitsens,
The naurl arrogance of those bar
barians his Zen much excited by re-
cent events i the Levant, when the in.
reference q the confederaey, called
Holy Alliane, has prevented the die.
msmbsrnen of Turkey. and acting al
ways under tie delusion that tho pow.
or Of Christetlom can be arrested or
controlled BY the infallible spirit Of
their prophst, they attribute an event
to supernaturs influence, which is the
mere result ofealousv and dissention
among the soereigns Of Europe, and
indeed, the pptection which some OF
the grea. powes sfford the Algerines,
justices them b their bigot,ed notions
AID urges than to insult a nation,
which is neithr to be controlled by
Europe, nor shckled by the ed lets OF
the Holy Alliance. During tho pre-
ceding summtr, the Dey of Algiers
wishing to haze one of his vessels OF
war disengs sd from his squadron,
placed under tie command Of the Turk
ish Captain Prha, and oil course, be-
yond the reaci of tributary and su-
Dor dinate chie:, induced the French 60.
bya simulated bill OF sale,
to claim that vessel, schooner of 10
guns, as belonging to them, and actual
ly sent her to Alg,ers, under the French
flag; and one of the Algesine trigates
has been latsly repaired thoroughly at
roulon, and sent over by that disinser.
ested government There 10 also at
Alx;.rs, . See r~is>.~ belonging 10 Ma
homsd Ali, Of Egypt, repaired by tho
English, and sent the'e under the
charge Of an English commanders and
crew. We thus perceive how effectu-
ally and costly are the proofs of protec.
ion and confidence which the Holy
Alliance is affordipg the Algerines.
When the American nation feels the
effect Of this interference, no time
should DO lost in proving that we are
rot under such influence. The course
which our government will pursue IN
his affair, will be to institute such in
,uiries, and demand such redress as
he nature of the case warrants. An
additional vessel or two in the neigh
,orhood of Algiers, in the mean time,
IAN do no harm
The northern powers have an agent
,r officer. who they call inspector &C.
,erai des consutatss, who visits Mo.
COCO, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. BIZ
,nnially, and who is furnished with a
brig Of war for that purpose.--H" du-
y 10 to ascertain the state of the exist
ny relations, adjust all disputes. settle
differences and accounts of consuls, and
Idop, such measures as the national
interest may require, and make de-
allied report on the affairs at each re-
.ency. We require such an agent to
,isit all the regencies, and particular.
v At present, to decide before the NEE
ing Of Congress, whether there may
70 disposition to quarrel with US at
Algiers. because, if so, our force in
he Mediterranean must be augmented.
NAT. ddU.
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