Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-11


tons with the head OF church, and they soIemnly
engaged TO respect the Roman Tag equally with our
own However, only eighteen months after. The Dey Of
Agers captured and confscated two Roman YES zee Is
The money produced by the sale OF the ships aud their
cargo was shared between the Dey and the can
tors ard our efforts only produced the liberty Of the
| crews.
"The violations of our Treaties became .tii NOR,
frequent during the years 1926 and 1927 as tn. Dev'
andaci,y increased from IMMUNITY. He then posi,ivel,
refused TO acknowledge with the Porte
IL was also at the period that the AIgene.
toreqnrc of our Captains whom they met a, sea to y.
on board their vessels, that they might verify their pa
au' ae'ng direct opposition with the Treat,
OF lHS. IL even happened that. whilst the Capt ain
OF the French vessel La Conception was presentine
HE papers to an Algerne Corsair, his own ship wa.
v's,eo oy some OF the Turkish crew. who seized on
| scVerai chests anu took away money and other diff
ferent articles which they found to their liking
| "bu,, independent OF these numerous grounds o
complaint the in'olence and dnplcity Of the Dey in
the affair othe Algerne Jews, Baeri and Busnach left
no other means to his Majesty but that of declaring
war against the Regency. Sundry article. had been
furnished under the Consulate and the Empire, by
Messrs. baer and Busn7ch, so that they had become
creditors the Treasury for which had not be en-
PAID al the restoration An arrangement took place be
ween me Kings Cemmis'ioners and the proxy of the
interested Marty on the 2Sh Of October 1919 and wa
approved o by the Dey Of Algers. IL definitely fix ed
the debt ut 1000 900 of francs, be pad by
from the ls OF March, 1920. But was also express
~ stipulated Art ~ that the French subjects who
should themselves have any claims to make agains,
Bseri and Bnsnsch might oppose the payment and tina,
sum eq to the amount Of their reclaim atoms should
be kept till the French tribunals should have
decided on their respective rights.
"Coniormahly to this condition. the French subj
were invited to produce their claim; and the sum
Of their demands amounted to about 900 francs.
the Royal Treasury paid Baeri and Busnach 600
francs, which still remained of the whole amount of
the debt, and deposited the in the Casse des De.
| pots ct Consignations -.
"Ths measure was but the strict execution of the
Convention OF October But the Dey soon pretended
INA. the French tribunals were too long in giving their
Judgment-ihat the Government ought TO intervene in
order TO hasten their udgment-aud in ine that the
Royal Treasury ought TO deliver the sum contested to
himseli adding that the French suhjscs might then
come TO Agiers in order TO submit their claims to
him.
These pretensions were contrary to tho Convention
OF tho 2Sth OF October: they not less so to the
dignity oil the French Government, which could not
even have consented to them without going farther
than it was entitled to, by interfering with the course
oil justice, and transferring 10 others the decision of
causes which were then pending before the tribunal.
alone These explanations were given at different
times to the chief of the Regency who wa. not salts.
ned wi them, and persisted in asking as a condition
OF the con'nuance Of his relations with France the
mediate payment OF seven millions Of francs. In a
letter, which he himself wrote To the Mn.er of Fo-
reign Affairs, this alternative was couched in such
naughty terms that Nj. de Damas did not think prope
to answer directly. and con;ened himself with expos.
| ing the whole affair to the Consul General of
the King, a, Algiers, ordering him, at the same time
to have verbal explanation with the D.y. the sub
| Ject Nj Deva' had not received this letter when he
presented himself according the custom at the palace
| OF the Dey, on the of the Mahome,an festival
The Prince on asking the Consul General il he had
letter to deliver TO him, received gave and
he Immediately struck NJ Deval several times with a
fan which he had in his hand and orde red him TO leave
| his presence.
"Afer such an outrage committed in puhlic on IN.
person OF the French Representative, the Kings Gov
ernment could listen to nothing else but its offe
dignity This last insult completed the outrageous pro.
ceedings OF the Regency. Every link of come xion
was henceorward impossible between France and AL.
gers before the national honour Of the former had OBJ
famed oil the latter the most signal sa,fic,ion Baron
DeDama' gave orders TO the Con.ul Genera, TO require
II Immediately, or TO leave Agiers without further d.
lay II was refused and NJ. Dcval had hardly lie the
town, wren the Dey gave orders to the Governor oil
Constantine, TO destroy all the French in
Africa by fire and sword. The order was executed with
punctuality and the fort Lacalls was entirely demol-
| ished.
"The King sent to Asiers a squadron of hi. heet
with orders to maintain most rigorous blockade. Not
whsanding the zeal and the courage of our navy this
measure has not been attended with the success thai
was at hrst expected from it, The blockade has cost
France near 20 900 600 francs, without having caused
the enemy sufficient damage 10 determine him to give
sa'i' faction and 10 sue for peace.
lhc dignity OF France and the nere Of the Kings
subjects who engaged in commercial trans actions
with the north OF Africa, required that system
more energetic and decisive should be adopted; howe.
yer the Government of the King being car.
rying the scene OF The war; the A'gsrne territory
only when il should become indispensable, determined
| on new attempt at reconciliation with the Dey.-Du-
ring the month OF July, 1929 Capt de la Breonniere
was sent TO Algers with orders to open gocations
should the Regency appear disposed render US ju.-
iice This step. which proved the moderation Of Fran
was not sufcient to conquer the obsinacy of the Dy
and new insult TO our flag; violation of the right.
and laws OF nations, filled the measure of the perfdy
OF IT. Regency and made all reconciliation hence for.
ward incompatible with the honor of the nation. A.
Nj, de la Breonnere wa' leaving the port, a general
voley Of all hs batteries the vessel was directed
against IT, and IL received less than eighty balls The
lire ceased only when the ship out of reach.
"Such is a brirf account Of the ourages for which
the King is preparing 10 take vengeance violation OF
the laws OF nations; inracion of the Tfeaes and Con.
ventions; arbitrary exacoDs in'oent con
trary 10 the laws OF the gdo, and pieudicia 10 the
rights of French subjects; the page of our vessels
violation OF the residence of our diplomatic agent-;
public insult pro.red 10 Consul; attack directed
| gainst The flag OF truce
"lhe Dey seems to have done all to make war inc
table, and TO excite the courage OF our soldiers 10
whom is reserved the noble mission of avenging The
dignity ot the Crown, and Of delivering France and
Europe OF the treble scourge, that The Christian Pow
have too lou endured; the slavery of their
piracy which renders insecure the coast Of the nj .di.
terran'an, and threatens, without ceasng ALI the ves-
'els that may put to sea.
| hLGIERS.-The following is a copy Of a fetter from
the Mediterranean, written by person who has lived
long time at Algiers, and who is acquainted with lis
means OF defence and resources
"Algiers is built like an amphtheatre, but forms a
trianee ons Of the points is washed by the sea; the
other rising up toward The land forms another point al
the extremity Ct which s the palace OF the Dey
called the Cssba. The Tow is commanded by a fort
called Fort Emperor, which sweeps the plain of Bahia
the town, and The Casbs The star fort still mark
ed on the several map', exists no longer. From the
garden Of the Dutch Consul and the country that ssr-
| nds he denre of dioh H..