Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-09-08

We bad reasoq 10 expect vieeeoss
sallies. The occupation II the Tort ~
the Emperer aliswed the easuy to a
semble without iasker before she Cas-
sauba. They did not profit BY this
advantage. However, every thi0g
vas ready 70 give them good rccep.
tiOa.
The batteries had been CT ected with
Astounding vspidity. Among the &c
pieces 81 artillery mounted in them.
there were tea "a ps'unalers. four 10
inch mortars, and six S.inch howit-
xe1.
All was ready befosc day break on
the 18th. Al fosr O'Clock in The morn
ing. q rocket gave the signal, aud the
6fi"g commenced; that Of the enemy
replied Tor three hours, With much
|brsskness. 'rhe Turkish ganpers,
though the Wilderness VI the embrszures
left them aiin.>t wholly exposed, re-
Ftnained bsssely 81 their posts, but could
not long contend against the skill and
lintrepidity Of surs, whom General La
Hitta animated BY his example aud
counsel. At eight o'clSek, the firing
|of the fort was tilenccd. that OF our
batteries continued 20 ruin the works.
The order 10 make . breach had been
given, and was beginning 10 be exc
lcuted, ubcn at.ten o'clock. q drsadfui
explosion caused part Of the fort 10
disappear. Torrents Of name, clouds
81 dust and smoke, rose to prosligious
height; stones were thrown in all d.
REGIONS, but did not cause any serioos
accidents. General Hnrvi, who com
,nanded the trenches. did nut lose q
moment to dash over the. space between
our troops and the fort, and 10 place
them there in the midst Of the ruins.
IL seems certain, that, at nine o'clock,
/ the troops who defended il, being dis
couragctl, returned into the city, cry.
ing that they were sacrificed to no pur.
pose, and that the Dey ordered the
powder magazine iL the fort TO be
blown up. At two o'clock, a flag ol
truce MAS brought Co ,ae on the ruins
of the fort Of the Emperor. II was
the secretary Of the Dry. He offered
to indemnify France for the expenses
Of the war: replied that. first Of all,
the Cassauba, the forts, aud the Dor,
must be delivered up to tho French
troops. After appearing to doubt whe
Their this condition would be accepted,
he allowed that the obstinacy vi the
Dey had been very fatal. When the
Algerincs, they say. are ut war Will
the King Of France. they must not re
peat the evening prayer till they have
obtained peace. lie returned to Al.
giers. Soon afterwards, two Of ths
richest Moors Of Algiers were sent b,
the Dey: they represented that ex.
treme terror prevailed among the sol
diers and the inhabits nts. and that Ill
we're DESTROYS that negotiations should
commence Immediately.
They desired that l would cause ths
firing to cease, promising that the fire
OF the place Ahould then likewise b.
/ suspended. This suspeusioa Of hos
tilities in fact took place. Gen. valazs
took advantage Of il to open communi.
cations beyond the fort Of the EN- peror
At three o'clock, the Dey's secreta.
~ returned, accompanied by the con.
sui md vice consul of England; he re.
quested that the conditions Of pence
might be reduced 10 writing. Thi,
was done. and caused paper u be
delivered 20 him, copy Of which your
excellency will find below. Al four
O'Clock the secretary came for a third
true. The Dcy desired that an inter.
prefer might be sent to him, in order
that be might, by his assistance, under.
stand What was required Of him. MIR.
Brasehewitz, formerly first interpreter
to the army IN Egypt, was sent to the
Casssuba. The Dcy, when hs was
made acquainted with the proposed
convention, said that he accepted the
conditions, and that he placed implicit
confidence ia the French honor.
l had signed the convention, he nut
his seal to IL, but desired that the mr.
mistice might be prolonged to the 5th,
at noon, in order that be might have
time to summon his council, and in.
duce u To subscribe 10 the conditions
prescribed. The firing vas suspend.
ed till further orders: however. our
works were continued, andDn the 5tb.
NJ day break. Q communication Of 500
metres connected the fort Of the empe
ror With 'he spot on which the battery
against the Cassauba was TO be erect
ed. To-day two Moors returned /;
they were commissioned by the Dew
to confirm The engagement into u hick
he had entered. BY aiIixiBa has seal 20
the eonyeniionJ but they desired thar
the occupation should be deferred Tor
twenty-sour hours. I required that
tic forts, the port, add The city should
De delivered up 20 the French troops Al
eleven o'clock in the morning. The
Dey consented, and 81 this moment.
The standard Of France is boisted ON
al the towers Sf this city. tie suh;ee.