Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-03

caused donmciary Visit and search to be made in the
house Of the French Consul at Bona Pie result of
the search proved tho falseness OF The accusations
aud vet tho Dey gave no satisfaction for this new
insult. ~ ~ ~ n,
The dn,ics which are to be levied on our nerchan
dee in tho ports of the Regency are dr,ermined by
dlscnt Treaties, in IS the Dey exacted from our
mcrchsnts NJ Bona duties which were much higher
than what ought to have been required
FOLLOWING the example OF soma other great Pow,
ersiowards several Suites Frunce granted her pro-
lection m 1873 70 the Roman flag. Tho Deys of AL
Ecrs aud CT Trpoli, as well as the by. OF Tunis,
successfully ncknowlcdgel shat this measure was
justified by our relations with the head ofour chu ch,
aud they solcmnly engugetl respect the Roman ia,
equally with our own However, only eiahtee,,
months alter, the Dey OF Algicrs captured aud con
lhscaied two Roman vessels. The money produced
by the sale OF the ships and their cargo shared
between the Dcy and the cap ors and our efforts on
ly produced the liberty of the crews. tsn
Tho violations OF our Treaties became still more
frequent during the Yeas SEQ and 1927 the Dogs
audac yipcreased from lmppniiy. He then positive
ly rciisedto acknowledge our captulaiions with the
Porte il was also at the same period that the Al
gerincs began TO require of Captains whom thoy
met at sea to 60 on board their vessels, that they
might verify their papers, thus acting direct oppose
ton with the treaty ofl7i9. IL even happened that
whilst the Captain Of the French vessel La Con-
ception, was presenting his papers tn an Aigcrine
Corsair, his own ship was visited by some of the
Turkish crew, w'o seized several chests, aud
took away money and other different articles which
they found TO their liking rsiit'e ~
bot, independent of tsesc numerous grounds of
complaint, the insoence and dupcity of the Dew in
The affair of The Algerno Jews Baeri and Busnach
left other 10 his Majesty but that OF deca
ring war against the Regency. Sundry articles had
been furnished under he Consulate and the Empire
by Messrs, Baerl aud Busnacii that they had be
come creditors of the 1'r asury for a sum which had
not been paid at the restoration. An arrangement
took place. between the Kings Commissioners and
the proxy Of the interested party, on the ash of Dc
tober, 1879 and was approved of BY tho Doy OF Al
gers Il definitely fixed the debt at 900 600 francs
20 be paid by twelfths from the LIST of March, 1920
But was also expressly stipulated (Art. ~ that Tie
French subjects who should themselves have any
CLAIMS to make against Bseri and Busnach might CD
pose the payment, and that sum equal to the amount
of their reclamatiuns should be kept IN reserve ali
\ tho French tribunals should have decided on their
respective rights
"Confurmably to this condition, the French sub
Iccts were invited to produce their claims: d MS the
sum Of their demands amounted TO about $500 600
francs, the Royal Treasury paid Baeri and Busnach
100000 francs, which still remained Of ,ho whole
| amour, OF the debt, and deposited the rest in the
Casse des Depots ct CONGREGATIONS.
This measure was but the strict execution of the
| Convention. Of October. But the Dey soon pre;en
ded that the French tribunals were TOO long in giving
! their Judgmcnt-that the Government onght to in
teryene, in order TO hasten their Judgment-and in
hne, thai the Royei Treasury ought to deliver the
sum contested TO HIMSELF adding that the French sub
Elects might then come to Agiers in order 10 submit
| their claims 10 him.
i These pretentions were contrary to the Conven
|
TO the dignity of the French Government which
could not even have consented TO them without 20
ing farther than il entitled to, by interfering
wlth tho course of justice, and transferring TO others
the decision of causes which were then pending be-
fore the tribunals alone These explanations were
given different times TO the chief of the Regency
who was not satisfied with them, and persisted in
asking, condition of the continuance of his re-
ations with France the immediate payment of reven
1 millions of francs In letter, which he himself
wrote to the Minister Of Foreign Affairs this aterna
tive was couched in such naughty terms, that M dc
Damas did not think proper TO answer directly. and
conteuted himself with exposing the whole affair
anew 10 the Consul General of the King at giers
ordering Inn, at the time, 10 have verbal ex-
pianntion with the Dey, on The subject. III Deva
had not received this letter when he presented him
SELF according TO the custom, at the palace of the
Dey, on the of the kfahomean festivals. This
Prince, on asking the Consul General if he had no
letter to deliver to him, received negative answer
and he immediately struck NJ. Deval several times
with fan which he had in his hand, and ordered him
| to leave his presence.
"Ailer such an outrage committed in public on
the person of the French Representatives the Kings
Government could listen to nothing else but its of
| Tended dignity. This last insult completed the out
rageuus proceedings of the Regency. Every kind
OF connoxlon was hencefOrward impossible between
France and Algiers, before the national honour of
the former had obtained of the latter the most signal
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. De Damas gave orders to the
Consul General To require it Immediately, or to leave
Algers without further delay. II was refused, and
/ W. OeVal hhu naroiy leit the town. when the Dey
gave orders 10 the Governor of Constantine, to dc
stroy all the French establishments in Africa by FIRE
and sword. The order was executed with punotua-
| ity, and the fort Lacalle entirely demolished
The King sent TO Algiers a squadron Of his heet,
with orders TO maintain most rigorous blockade.--
Notwithstanding the zeal and the courage of our
navy, this measure has not been attended with the
success that was at first expected from it. The
blockade has cost France near 10000 900 francs,
without having caused the enemy sufficient damage
to determine him TO give satisfaction and to sue for
| peace.
1.-THE dignity Of France and the interests of the
Kings subjects who engagedin commercial tran
sactions wlb the north Of Africa, required that new
system, moro energetic and decisive, should be n
doptcd however, the government Of the King, being
dosrous Of carrying the Of he war on the AZ
gehne territory only when il should become indizpon
/ sable determined on attempt at reconciliation
With the Dey. During tho month Of July, 1890,
Captain dc Ia BretOnneTe was sent to Alaiers with
orders TO omen neOociations shoud Inc n o,cucy a.