Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27

ted the hardship of his situation the Great Sultan
the Turk at last allowed by the Consurs medi-
alton to return To his country,
The Turks, however, (of which the i,nissa-
ries mostly conlpusrd) assume an ipsolcnce
and dcmeanor Alsicrs, which the distant
hon,5ge can scarcely be supposed TO tolerate
81 arm Turk" is answer which often screens the
respondent from punishment which would be sure
to fall on Moor. The authority of the Dcy him
se!is curbed and his conduct regulated by handful
anssaries, the refuse Of he Of Constantine
pie and Sursena 10 them he Is, turu, slave The
Dey is often compelled to acts which NAV be ascribed
to their influence alone and compelled 10 make war
or sue for peace according their determinat ion-
II, the trade of Dey Of giers be at war; if he
fail to declare hostities, when fair opening pre-
sentcd, IT is considered robbery of the pereuisjtes
and ccn'raventon of the treaty by which he is SUP
posed to govern; if pcrchance, he comes out of war
unsuccessfuly. certain death awaits him; OF this
course OF things the present Dey OF Agers. IIassan
Parha, seems perfectly aware; have often heard him
express his sentiments. the subject of death-he is
most decided fatalist and CONCENTRATES ts,e end nj
life most philosophically Should he die natural
DEATH thing OF rare occurrence the annals of his
tory his favorite, the minister of marine, will succeed
| to the throne.
The custom Of paying tribute to the Algerincs,
is certainly disgusting and requires The intervention
OF extraordinary powers to be generally abolished
In the year 1926, English frigate the Lovely,
capt. Elliott, was despatched from th- ragus with
the arrear OF trlbnte money due from Portugal to
Algiers. At this interview at which was present
his hghness the Pacha insisted on "hs bond" and
protested against the pleaded mitigation of d.
notwithstanding the impoverished state of the Por.
tuguese treasury the loss ofthe Brazs and the great
length OF time that country had been the arena of
a contending army. For the love of one person
present, his hghness relaxed small part of his de-
nand with the condition that he Portuguese should
forthwith establish Consul in the ctv which he
considered hostage for the regular payment of tri
butte
His highness Iassan Pacha previous to the depar-
ure oithe embassy, presented The usual compliment of
r,l,o
In which the embassy resided totally naked, having
suddenly mouted all their fine feathers; certain ira,
ces OF blood left little doubt that this operation of
nature had been facilitated by the rood patured
Moors who conveyed them boa John the 6th's
mena gerie was thus deprived of their feathered or
rather featherless beasts, and the napta of Porunal
OF some line plumes in consequence of this robbery:
part OF the ostrches, died their passage the sur
wing ones were landed Gibraltar their dubious
state of health rendered necessary to send them on
shore. here they met by experiment. al phi
osopher, who recoecting the old saying that ssostri
ches could digest any thing" gave them dinner of
okun1 of which they died On post mortem examination
1t was found okum did not agree with their stomachs
which may perhaps pardon this episode and save
animals
To show the species of subsection which the Algerines
would reduce the whole world, shall anecdote
which occurred during my stay there and which may
sdered fair sample of their policy The captain the
Minister Marine to report the appearance of fri coo,ed
lag IN the roadstead The minister establishment looked
ou Could find of
sort reported and began suspect revolution had bro
Ken out IN Frances the arrival of the Spanish consul however
IN great rage soon cleared up ths mystery; Colon
ban PrvateeI with Spanish prize making for the Mole
"oh! ON" exclaimed the Mcheacci, g" how i, Isl it is
one of those bastard who any part
OF the world must teach them proper respect
The captain of the prvaeer soon landed and claimed pemls
sion to sell his PriZee The panh reckoning the
favorable disposition of the Agerine minister the
Soiombian was about fall power urred the
enon OF the vessel forfeiture Spanish monarch;
the WHY Moor who upon reflection advantage be
gained by such STEP began weigh probabilities of
ting new customer with the threatened dspleasue
Consul AID deciding against the latter his
tone He treated the pvaeer captain with great polite
ness giving him however to understand ha according to
the law of nations he deserved condemned as pirate
but that the Dey being liberal and enlightened prince would
esao me origin OF their government provided the Colon
oans would establish Consul Alge and paw tribute like
all legitimate monacbs" The Colombian finally dismiss
ed TO return TO his country with the Rcelaccis proposition
u the winch was complied with he informed the Colon
oan coua not sell their the ports Barbary nor
and water" 'f' - t