The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-26
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- 49," A<''Si pooi, ~HcuCc SEC SalteC
on the 18th ult. to which date. inclusive,
we have received papers with London
dates to the evening of the Esd.
Mercantile Advertiser.
The Liverpool paper Of the 95th, states
that number of inward bound vessels
were at Holyhead, and many more in the
chops OF the channel, waiting favorable
| wind.
Commissioners appointed by the king
OF Spain to settle the claim Of the British
government were expected in London.
The king of Portugal has taken the
unnecessary precaution of telling the
Hamburg capitalists. that he will consider
any pecuniary engagements with the Bra
LILLIAN government null and void.
The king OF England has RENTED the
! sentence OF death ofthe court martial ON
missionary Smith, in Demarara, and that
he should be dismissed from that COLONY,
and be called upon to enter into recoeni.
| ssnces Dst to reside within any of the
British colonial possessions in the Yves,
Indies.
The sum ofl2, 500, 900 in specie, being
the amount OF the Austrian loan, has been
landed at Dover.
IL is said several native South Ameri.
cans have arrived a, Manchester for the
purpose OF purchasing goods for the
interior OF Colombia.
American stocks, Feb. 2I.-U. S. bank
stock, 1873 10.
WAR WITH ALGIERs.
| LONDON. FEB. s3.-The following mott.
hcation OF hostilities having commenced
| against the regency of Algiers ed
in the Gazette ofSaturdsy night.
ADMIRALTY oPFIoE, FEB 9is-Des>
| patches, dated the slst OF last month and
LIST inst. have this morning 6een received
at this Office from the hon. capt. Spencer,
OF his majesty's ship Naiad, (wlio had
been directed to proceed to Algiers, TO
make. in conjunction with his majesty's
consei at that regency, a rsmonstrance
against some late proceedings OF the Dew
stating that his negotiation had e, led
Enthusiastically, and that the consul was
obliged to strike the British flag, and
embark on board his majcs,y's ship.
| chaplain SPENCER further reports, that
having met an Algerine Corvette, hs felt
1t, under his instructions, his duty to
attack her, and that she was laid on board,
! and captured in the most handsome mans
ner, by his maiesty's brig Chameleon,
when capt Spencer had the satisfaction
to find, that he had rescued IL Spaniards
whom the Algerine was carrying into
slavery"
admiralty office, Fee 81, 1924.
'Ihis Is to give notice, that the lords
commissioners ofthe Admiralty will i'm
mediately appoint conveys, 10 afford pro.
lection to the trade through The straits Of
Gibraltar, and within the Mediterranean.
un'il the differences with the regency Of
of Algiers shall be arranged.
y. w. CROKER
The causes ofthis warlike declaration,
on our part, are, it appears, two fold
| one, the refusal on tue part of the Dey,
10 make rcparation for an insult offered
to the British consular flag, of what ma.
ture does not yet appear the other.
| declaration, that he was resolved no lon
! ger 30 observe the terms of a treaty made
with him, not TO retain any christian cap.
! tivssa Of any nation, in a state of slavery.
! Captain Spencer's exploit, recorded
above, was the Immediate consequence
OF the latter determination.
We subjoin, from the Royal Cornwall
Gazette, some further particulars Of the
occurrences that preceded and followed
the commencement OF hoslilil!es with
Algiers:
On Thursday evening Che 18th inst.)
the Chameleon brig of war lieut. Burton,
| arrived at Falmouth from Gibraltar, with
dispatches for government, which were
forwarded express to London, by lieut..
| Church, Of his majesty's ship Astrea, the
chameleon having been put under qua
rantiDe. The Chameleon left Portsmouth
with secret orders, short time sine e,and
joined the Naiad frigate, hon. capt.
Spencer, at Gibraltar. They proceeded
IN company TO Algiers, where they arriy-
ed on the Gath ult. to demand restitution
of some christian captiyes.
The Dey refused to admit capt. spen.
Ger to private conference unless he
would consent to come without his sword,
condition to which that gallant officer
would not submit. Having made his
propositions, he gave the Dey till the
3lst TO consider them, and in the mean
time embarked the British consuL with
his family and the merchants on board
his ship. When the time expired. and
no favorable answer having been return.
ed the men of war stood out to sea, and
al p. m. in sight of the town) islI in
with an Algerine corvette of 18 guns and