Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-30

the benefactor Of our beloved country. nr,tot.'
every religion. If YOU do not trust our yor5
and the strength of our arms, retire out Of ~,
way; but do not join the Turks, our enemies ,,i
yours. Remain peaceable: the French have ~
need of aid to beat and expe the Turks r..
French are and will be your Sincere friends.
come to US; it will give US pleasure, aud will !,
of advantage to you. you bring us provision,
the market prices. If you are afraid Of our arm
point out place whittier our faithful soldiers. b,
repair without arms, and with money ia excFsn,'
for your supplies.
:: Thus may peace be with YOU, and pe,.sb.
tween us, for your good and for Our good"
ALGERINE MURDERS.
The Moniteur contains long and vevv in,,.
esting report. dated May Esd. from II. dA..i,
nv, the Commander of the brig Adventure. ,b'
prisoner in AIgiers, giving an account Of n,
wreck of thai vessel. and q the Sylene. on Il
coast on the 18th ultimo, and Of the ,rea,ner,
experienced BY their crews. After descrl5o.
the rxerlons made to get the crews safe on ,bo-s'
Vi. D'Assigny gives the following relation:
:. Having assembled the officers Ct the ~,
brss. We ~. D'Assigny and II. Rruar,. hs
commander of the Sylene.) presented to t.cmr
two means of safety which naturally occurred.
us. The first was, to arm ourselves, and "a.
main near The brigs, untiI time should ellp,.r.
the French vessels of war 10 come 10 uu. sr.,..
the second was, Offer no resistance. and 10 ,',,
ourselves tobe conducted By the Dedog1s n A.
giers. We decided for the latter. eur rg,ds,
being wet, and having little hone Ct pe.cej,ir,
7 T., 4, 4!
. tered all our men, and collected some provision,
, which the sea had washed ashore, We comnenr
ed our march towards A'giers al sbost o',lacI
in the morning.
I'VE had scarcely proceeded Quarter q,
league, when troop OF armed Bodouns bounced
upon US. Among the men who formed tie crew
of the Sylene, was Maltese. who had been +.
ken on board this brig near 0ran. Til, nlr.
knowing Arabic, and having for long time Sail
ed with AIgerine seamen, devoted himself, a.
were. to our salvation. Having recommenlajr
us not to contradict what he should state he pc.
tested to these terocious barbauan5 that We wcn
English. Three times was the poinard pa,t
to his throat, for the purpose Of terrifins him.
aud Judging from his emotion whether shat he
stated was true. HIS firmuess imposed ara,
/ the Arabs, and, although they were not qir,
convinced, it raised doubt IN their mind,
which partly contributed to save the crew."
Under the pretext of conducting US 70 A.
giers by a shorter road, they made Us take d,
route of the mountains. After qua,ter Of u
hours march, We arrived at n small yifiase, where
they began to plumber us with the greatest cns
ty, leaving us, without our shirts, exposed to ts
wind and the cold rains from the north Aha
having travelled about four leagues in the ma.r
tans, in traversing which we were: at d.ftrel
halts, stripped the rest of Our cIoties:: We az
! rived at pretty considerable village. q, lid
they ordered US to stop, and distributed 70 ,aC.
of US a small quantity Of bread. Here opI ma,
fortunes thickened. At the house OF the fist Be-
douin who had taken US under his protection tit
women refused to receive US; We were also s.
pulsed from the second house; but at length b.
females Of the first house relaxed, and il EtC-ns
our asylum.
towards the evening Of the 18th, he f:
gates of the division and some bligs approaCb.
| near the wrecked vessels, and sent boats 10 re-
connoitre. These dispositions of deb4rkanG
spread terror in every part all the Arabs srGa !
themselves and rushed down the mountains shout
Ing; the women took their children on tr; /
backs, prepared for flight, whilst We. InIor'urat
prisoners, were shut up in the strongest houses
menaced with death if we made the sll hte' a. I
tempt to escape. We were on the point q Be- f.
ing massacred, and the report Of 4 san rIla
VAS fired appeared to US TO be the signal io'e+
destruction, whatever turn fortune hi. ut lake
The Bedouins. ,anquished, would take yta /
seance on Us for their losses, or, If exalted b.
| success, would add us to the unhappy 'c'in'%
their fury.
Fortunately the result wa: inurc iayc.sLi, I'D
we could have hoped; the boats were recalled ]
and every thing returned to its former state; ON
it was not the same in the mountains. N. BIZ
at, whom | had left with 23 men, amoa: ulca !
were the Maltese and six officers, vas a IH'
lodged in the same house with his companies
but as II was not large enough TO hold lnen all
they were taken out and set in sort Of Tc'Cls
open to the public, by which they were exlo'H
to very bad treatment. On The two mrs di' s
the Arabs who had captured them. told them ~
the Bbuberak river had been 30 swollen By U
rains which had fallen that it was impossible +
take them to Algiers. On the third day. al !
their intentions appeared still more hostile,
lives OF the men were insured, BY the arl'-9
the son Of Turk who had passed the river, adj
who stated that the officers of the Drv were