Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-01


upon HIM The charged with this mission was
WIG NM zen one OF the Interpreters % the army Egypt
appoache, between the fortress the town The trenches
were and battery Of % pisces was read, TO re
Evenlusly aet considerable discussion articles Of capi,a
non Meis agreed upon, which 9Th They
Tho hing OF France together with all tho public pnpcny IN
SunnS .e treasure belonging the aassed by
70 be pefmi'ed to retire arms aud private proper
they will proceed To Turkey $500 ~ "
. me sapsnianon appeared at l,st our oaicess
@ 100 aS"'aoie toward. the Dcy and his people;
IA seo oen Understood that tho Mole Cassauha and
al the rIinepal buildings OF o,y were mined aud that
,.n ne uSy and his Turks had been driven desperation
and Z" endeavor to way through en- u,asse m IN,
nope o. saehns the interior OF the country forcing
'houSh some part Of line by the suddenness of
their assault On the hand our army was ,ui.rn,
OF ia'iSnes from. tho 9th of June TO the ,h
uy' ns" oeen necessarily engaged in of bloody
actions m tho course of which had met with consideah,
hoe M ne communication. had been repeatedly intercepted
W me neoams. u required batalons to escort the
annnnon from Sid Ferruch the camp before Airers
company to escort tho Aides-deCamp from one dvis
~ 70 ano'hef These unfortunate circumstances procured
sno pey some advantages, which he would no, ohsrw.o
NV oneo IA tho eaPi'ulaon which has been granted to
Inc artillery has been wonderfully well served On,
u'e ~ eannonadihg Algers for three whole days has
mouth. "" ~ ' So'u EN-
Admiral Duperrc thus describes Che operations os
the Fleet r"'o"' VI
on board the Provence, before Alcior. July 2 1850
AS early as the Goth, in order To second the an
orations OF the besicgng army, had ordered fnIse
attach on the sea batteries of the enemy. in or
der to draw his attention to several points at once
and inauce him to recall tho cannoneers and even
part OF the garrison. a profound calm oil d,v
on the 3oth prevented the execution of INV ordcrs
On the LIST Of July breeze from tho west render
cd the movement practicable Admiral Pos,ma,
with his division sailed under the batteries e.,
Point Pescado to the Mole. within cannon shot an
swerlng the nnemys fire with his cannon
In passing undcr their forts it was discovered tina,
thoy were without cannonecrs, for the fire vas onIv
Df he
rival OF the cannonccrs who had probably hoen "a
eniicd from other points, their fire became CON
tinuai upon each Of our vessels without s,rikna
them. though sevc al shots passed oyer Thorn o.;
Of pretty considerable quantity of bombs firo5 a
me greater part OF which burst in the air on. fell off
tho vessel "t Rear Admiral Rosamel at a sbor,
distance from him and the brig Dragon.
The DIVISION having arrived within cannon shot of
the formidable ramparts of the mol. awcbsno.I
pals With the enemy, and cont nucd its coursc for
pay where I, met with dead calm which forced il
under Matifou, where 1t was delayed oil Yesterday
which prevented it from repeatino the same 49,
ment, aud where rallied it IN the evening
lett the bay of Sidi Ferrucb Yesterday IN calm,
OUT lowed oy steamboat |, at the same time or
oeied seven OF the vessels armed flute 10 he prepa
red, of which formed division under tho corrn,nnd
or Capt Ponce. will cruise in the omen mari of H.
pay IN communication with it (thc buy and tho nar,
OF the forces under my Gag before Algiers
MS measure was urgent for the preservation and
safety OF ths forces Three times in three storms from,
the 18th to the e6th, twas in dapper,
"IRird Jrly. s P NJ
II delayed the desputchng of La Cornele. he
s uuse '"e ueSt was msndeuvrng TO Gciile upon the
batteries and TO effect by serious attack diversion
advantageous TO the operation of the army The
last guns have just been fxed and have only time
10 give you very abridged account Duri5r tho
Sno'e OF the morning, the feet, which had been pre-
vehtea oy the calm from rellying in any order tired
aiter tne signal gave 20 arrange themselves in limo
OF battle At two o'clock, ten ships and fripatos
consisting partly of the vessels of war and pnrtIv Of
those employees IN the decentralization succeeded in
forming Themselves upon the AdmiraI's shin ryh,oh
!ea The van Tho others tried take up their differ
ent stations AT quarter past two the fleet moro nm
IN line so az 10 deiIe the batteries ON the scp
s,de' commencing with the three on the poin, of
fescado. Shortly before arrived ooposte rbnso I
perceived they had been ovacus ed by the onen,. ~
tho same time saw a detachment Of our trnons
" hIch was coming from q neighborinn camn iaTs
possession OF them; and hoist white handkerchief
when was soon replaced by flag sent bv tho boat
oil La Be'lone, which vas in advance Of ,bc &C.,
inns retreat was no doubt caused by The a,t.ck made
on the LIST by Rear Admiral Rosamcl, and the 70.
c CO. made yesterday in rallyng the feet
1heso batteries are three IN number; the ono morn,
ed by tive guns WAS dismanted, the second mounted
eighteen guns, and the third ten guns; these Ind
all the arms and warse stores. a low battery near
theso was also abandoned The enemy. by this
movement no doubt, had tire intention of nsscnbl;,
all their artlerymen in the forts and batteries nn
10 the city IN those of the town and sea coast Al
forty minutes past two, Captain GaHers. of the Rel
ione' VINO was M advance of the fleet, coromenced
llriny on the English fort, within the range If b;s
eighteen Founders, and kept up brisk attack The
enemy returned il.
~ fifty minutes past two tho Admirars shin, nj
nan cannon shot, began her FIRE, and successiveIv
inc wno!e OF the other vessels can say that even
the briggs defled within half cannon shot under tho
numbering hrDg sal the batteries from that of the
English tort as far as those of the Mole inclusive
"Vbe bomb vessels fired under sail against tho
number!ess shell thrown by tho enemy. The firing
has Jus. ceased al O'Clock, with the last vessel Of
tho heot Mono of them has suffered much from tss
cinemys fire, if ono con Judge from tho Admiral's
SNIP But, by an uneard Of ntality fatal accident
took place sImiaY to the which happened about
TWO yearsago on board the vessel. IS FOUNDER
oursted by which 10 men were killed and ID severe
" wounded omongst whom is Lieut.. Berard bravo
and worthy officer. His wounds however, arc not
When have received the reports Of the Comnnn.
IcrS or inc vessels shall be able to mention 10 youy
i.Hceency such traits Of courage as have more par
ucuiafy bKed their attention. Mno could not be d.
rected TO one vessel moro than onothor. was.
however ablo to follow ell the movements, and to
Jnuge OF The Gre of each during Two hours that the
canhonade lasted within half cannon shot under a