The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-05-27

ian. lie has fine cannon foundry, and
makes excellent powder. He IS partial
to the English.
An account that ffty-eight Greek vessels
had arrived at the mouth Of the Dardan-
nelles had caused great CONSERVATION al
c onstantinople.
Ertruct Of pirate letter.
ALcIERs. March, IA. Since the usurPa-
ton OF Bonaparte, Spain has been indebted
to Algiers a sum of money which she
made frequent promises to pay. During
the late troubles in the Peninsula, the
Spanish Consul at Algiers departed from
this city incog. The Dey, on being IN
formed of this circumstance, was greatly
indignant, but contrived to temporlse tor
some time. But at length, on the l2th. OF
January, he armed four boats, which lett
Algiers, and went to cruise on the coast OF
Spain, where they captured six Spanish
ships. and returned with forty eight prison.
oners, whom the Dey ordered to be put in
irons. France protested against this and
demanded that the prisoners should be re-
stored.-The Dey refused to comply at
first, but being intimidated by declaration
of war on the part of Eng land, and fearing
lest France should take part in this war. he
surrendered the Spanish prisoners to the
French Consul at Algers, on the 18th. OF
March, and they were sent on board the
French brig Hermione to Spain. Such
was the affair of Spain with the Dey of
Algiers. following is the state of af-
fairs between the latter and England.
In the end of Nov. 1928, the Regency OF
Algiers, for some private and political
reasons, which are not explained, required
that the different Consuls would give up
the free Moorish slaves, called CobsA-
les,* which we're in their service. and there
fore, under the protection Of the Consular
flag. The Consuls surprised at such
decision refused to comply with it, and
having all at once enabled their slaves to
escape, declared that they retained none Of
THAT class in their service. The English
Consul had, however, retained about ff-
teen, and the American one or two; they
both refused to give them up.-The Dey
caused the Corbailles 10 the English Con-
sul's service to be seized, and the Consul
himself whom be kept in irons for some
days and then released.
About the st. of Feb. an English feet
appeared before Algiers, and the English
Consul departed incog. and went on board ;
at the same time the American flag lloated
ON the country residence of the English
Ambassador. The Dey did not dare to Of
fer il any violence, and therefore lost his
privilege of eonfiscaton. An English
mediator presented himself-he demanded
as the only condition. that the same Con-
sol be permitted to enter there again and
that he should be received in a manner pre-
scribed, and that for the future the English
ceours should be allowed to appear on a
house in the city; for the Algerlnes, for
what motive can't tell, never permit a
foreign flag to appear in the city. The
Dey refused these propositions and war
was declared, which has continued since
the / 5th. Of Feb. A strong fleet blockades
, the port Of Algiers, and determines on
, bombarding the city; the English only a.
wait the arrival of rcinforccments from
, London which are on their way.
The Algerines are preparing for war
they have sent out of the city every thin!
not suited for their defence. The De,
has ordained that every man from elghtecl
# to fifty years old. shall take up arms. Fl
n has for his defence, formidable artiller,
!. mounted on bad frames, and an unwarlik
: militia. Alone in his capital he is deter
c mined to fight or be buried in its ruins
The bombardment appears inevitable un
# less the Dcy loses his head. which is nc
a. likely, as he never comes out of his for
a ress, and is kept out Of view by man VIII
d is greatly devoted to him.
r. 'These should not, properly speaking he ca
:, ed Moors, but Balbres or primitive inhabuan
ei of I'arbary. They are called Kabayles in most a
n counts given by travellers.
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