Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-09-01

pers Many details of the dlstrcsscs IN
Ireland are given in the same sheets that
contain the accounts Of this pageant, and
exhibit a singular contrast Of scenes.
The result of the French Elections,
already decided, is as iollows:-Opposi-
ton, 1919; Ministerial, l23. Ofthe - /
who voted for the hostile address in the
last chamber, al have already been re-
elected
CAPTURE OF ALGIERS.
ToUroN, July Q.
Admiral Drpe,Tc to the MiaigieroCNuine.
Before Algiers, July Sd.
assembled yesterday the naval force
before Algicrs. On the day before yes
tcrday, Nj. dc Rosamcl, for the purpose
of diversion, made a false attack upon
the sea batteries and the Mole, as well
as upon those Of the city near the sea.
He renewed the attack to day, and the
whole force displayed itself and fought
for two hours under the continued thun-
der of the cnemy's guns.
The supplement contains
|. A letter from Admiral Duperre, ,da-
ted 3D. July, giving an account Of the
false attack which he had ordered Ad-
miral Rosamel to make on the encmy's
batteries on the sea side, i'll order to dis
tract their attention.
2. Another letter of the same date,
giving an account of the further opera
tons Of Admiral Rosamel.
3. A letter from admiral Dupcrrc, da
ted on board the Provence, July 6, to
the following ellect:-
Sir-On the 9TH instant, the day after
the attack made by the feet under my
command on the forts and batteries of
Algiers, the chief object of which was to
call back to the town the cncmy's can
noniers and troops whom ] had seen 90
ing in great numbers to the tort Of the
Emperor, the batteries opened their fire
upon the fort at three o'clock in the
morning. AT ten o'clock, after a dread
iul explosion, which was heard to the dis
tancc OF sixty miles, all around, we per-
ccived the fort partly destroyed, and our
troops took possession Of it. Half an
hour afterwards was preparing to make
another attack on the sea batteries, when
delayed by the unlavorahle winds,
found myself obliged to suspend the exc
cuiion of my plans by the arrival of a
boat, with a flag Of truce, which had on
board the admiral Of the Algernc feet,
who came to cntrcat me, in the name of
the Dcy, to suspend hostilitics, and to-
ask for peace; at the same moment we
perceived another flag of truce going to-
wards the fort of the Emperor. Our bat.
tercs and those of the enemy had ccas-
ed firing. desired the Envoy to tell
his master that the proceedings of the
fleet under G:y command would be sub
ordinate to those Of the army, respecting
which ! referred him to the General in
Chief. The evening and the night pass
ed without hOstilities. Yesterday morn
ing at ) O'Clock the Envoy returned to
repeat his solicitations. | answered by
the annexed note, which | desired him
to deliver to the Dey, giving him at the
time u copy for the Commander in chief
Of the land forces. AT noon the Algc-
rine colors were no longer displayed on
the Casauba, and some neighboring forts.
We perceived our troops i'll motion to-
wards the city. 40 minutes past two, his
Majesty's flag was flying on the palace
of the Dey, and succcssiyely hoistcd on
all the forts and batteries. The squa-
dron Immediately saluted with 2l guns,
amidst reiterated cries of give lc Roip
To day i have just caused the Prov
ence to anchor under the walls of Al
giers. The other vessels, in two divi-
sons, under admiral Rosame and capt. .
Ponce, are cruising before the bays Of
Algiers and Sidi Ferruch.
despatch without loss Of time, the
Sphynx steamboat, with Count Bour-
mont's dispatches and my own.
NV first care has been to claim our
unfortunate prisoners belonging to the
Silenc and Aventure; they have just
been delivered up TO me, and send
them to France. They have suffered,
since the time ofour landing, much more
from the evaporation of the populacc
than that of the Dey. Nevertheless
none of those who escaped being msssa-
cred by the Arabs, and a list of whom