Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-09-08

wsrds wss eomssaie.ssd - the good
people Of Pssia, a~ilse shase aewsu-
stratisns q astiesal ny which help to
keep sp the eseissseet ehsch the pews
sf sictsry seldso lsils % csaosaicsse.
Cons we're Sired, lie Desas wers sung.
ssd The city vss brilliantly i'lsasisa-
ted. The lady 81 0ssessI Besrmsot
wss eomplimentsd by IN address ~
she vas entering the cathedral, ; ssd
the archbishop and clergy met the
king under similar eircsmstanees, 70
congratulate him On victory.
The Editor Of the New York Even
ing Poet says-lt appears that the fact
that The fort Eaperor WAS completely
mined, - welt - the fogts which SUR.
rosnded Algiers asd the southern gate
Of the town, was known 10 the French
army on the Goth July. The reasoD
Why the desperate resistance which
these preparations seem 20 indicate,
was not carried iatO effect, seems tO
have been tue seslitieus and discsntent-
ed spirit Of the Inhabitants. A great
part Of the militia oC Algiers were en-
gsged in 6ghtiug outside af the wall.
Of the city. In the mean time, a con
spirscy against the life Of the Dey was
discovered, and $50 persons were be-
headed o. suspicion Of being engaged
in il. Another account in . private
letter received at Toulon, dated Al
giers, July sist, states that the Divan
had come 10 the resolution Of behead-
Jog the Dey, and sent him = rope Ia
strange himself, and = deputation to
cut of his head publicly. Instead Of
complying with the order, the Dey
sent party Of Janissaries add Turkish
militia to the Divan, who took on the
heads Of the sixty persons Of whom the
Council Of State vas composed.
The executions, with the scarcity of
provisions, increased the discomfort Of
the Inhabitants 10 SO high pitch that
On the elst sedition broke out st Al
giers, but the malcontents returned to
order, through fear Of the militia. The
intestine divisions however continued.
the Moors add Arabs declaring that
they would not sacrifice their lives and
property for the Turks, while the
Turks themselves began 10 entertain
the idea Of capitulation, 10 hopes to
save their private wealth, which they
might take and pass to the service Of
the Sultan. These dissentions, with
the tremendous play of the batteries
and the continual cannonads Of the
squadron, and the fear Of the Dey for
his personal safety, are mentioned in
the French papers a. accounting for
the prompt submission Of Algiers. One
SoIies, Frenehman, a Colonel in the
Algerine service for twenty nine years,
surrendered himself in the latter part
! OF June to Gen. Bourmont, aud from
him these and other disclosures were
obtained. He had left his country in
consequences Of being implicated in a
murder and robbery committed near
'reulon, and Boarmont has promised to
intercede with the King forhis pardon
The capture Of Aigiers gives rise ia
various speculations among tho English
editors 40 10 the disposition that will
probably be made Of the conquered
country. Bot while there are con
hicting notisns rs 10 the course which
will be adopted by the allied sove-
reigns, for the purpose Of continuing
the much talked Of balance of power,
but one idea seems 10 be entertained
OF the propriety, not only Of depriying
the Dey OF present power, but Of insti.
tuting such measures as shall place the
territory, too long governed by bar
barous power, and sustained by the
most lawless practices, completely un-
der the control Of European authority.
Whether AIgiers shall be erected into
. separate kingdom, like Greece, un-
der the rule of sovereign to be agreed
upon and appointed by the allied pow
ers, or be retained by France, or any
other Christian nation, as a colony. i
q question which does not seriously af.
feet the general interest Of mankind.
But now that the formidable hold Of
robbers and barbarians, hitherto un.
conquered and deemed almost impreg-
nabie, has at last been completely sub.
Jngated, II is imperatively demanded
by the civilized world that il should
NOS be permitted again 20 gather
strength, and once more become a ter.
ror and q scourgc to the nations. Such
an event ID scarcely to be spprehended.
The jeslousies and fears Of the differ
ent sovereigns Of The alliance may
make the subject Of the disposition Of
Alg'ers one difficult OF settlement; but
that such an arrangement will be effect.
ed as will preclude the possibility Of
the crescent ever again gliltering over
the broken towers ef the Dey, We do
not enteriain doubt.
CAPTURE OF AIGsIERs.
To us Esecil-H.y ~ Preslds.ss &C the Cou.s,,
u Minister'S