Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-09-03

tue enemy WINCH attacked Us on INC istu coitaueu
at least 80 600 effective men. Several hundred oil
Jews, whom the Dey had driven from Agiers, were
found scattered about the gardens They were lett
| at liberty.
Wallace traced the rst work. about ESQ from, the Elm
Fort the soldiers Notwithstanding tho fa,isues of the
day. Iabourcd at them with ardor Several batteries have
already been begun; is probable that they will be mounted
with artillery the night Sd of July, and that
on the 3d. at day break 26 heavy will at once
Three hours after tho FIRE begins the senced Yhe
fall OF Fort Ba'azoune viii follow close upon that of the EN-
Perors Fort; upon which all the batteries raised on the
country to the east Of tho speedily fall into cor
ourselves masters of them, shall be able bring
| Of Decentralization nearer to camp
Fhis camp established in the midst of gardens whose
sha4e astonshes those who consider Africa
as country almost entirely destitute of vegetation Each
the wants of the army. Little rivnet. enclosed condu
Will servo also to supply woer for the horses
evening the air is COOL damp Some soldiers
with the but this disease does not apPea
Phe intelligence of the fall of Agiers reached Pa
rs On the 9Th of july four days after the event. 1t
was received both by royolsts and liberals with great
demonstrations ofjoy Phe former regarded it as
"a glorious event for the ministry. and the national
vanity OF the latter gratihed by the success of
the French aruns. At O'Clock P. nj. the guns of
the Hotel DIES hUatides were fred TO announce the
fortunate intelligence In the evening the principal
edi6ces in the city brilliantly illuminated, and
the teegraphic despatch read in all The theatres
letter has been address by the King to the Bish-
ops, requesting them to chant TIE Deum in their
Synagogue Rue .Notre Dame de .Nasaretb, for
the surrender of the Mahometan city to the French
arms. On the 18th July the King of France went
in state to the Cathedral of .Rotre Dame, where a
grand re Deun, celebrated
1t appears that the fact that the fort Emperor vas
completely mined, we'll as the forts which surround
Agiers and the southern gate of the town, was
known to the French army on the 26tl June. Phe
reason why the desperate resistance which these pre-
parat,onS seems to indicate carried into eff
feet seems to have been the seditous and dsconten
ted spirit of the inhabitants. great part of the
militia of Algiers were engaged in fighting outside
of the walls of the city In he mean time conspi-
racy against the life Of the Dsy Vas discovered and
100 persons were beheaded on suspicion ofbeing en-
gagged in it. Another account in private letter re-
ceived Fonlon, dated Alg1ers, June 2Ist, states
that the I)van had to the resolution of behea-
ding the Dey, and sent him rope strange himself
and depuation to cut off his head publicly. In
stead of complying with the order the Dey sent a
party of Janissa and Turkish militia TO the D ,an
who took of The heads of the sixty persons of whom
the Council of State Vas composed phe
tons with the scarcity of provisions increased the
discomfort of the inhabitants to high pitch that
on the 21st sedition broke at Algers, bat the
macontents returned to order through fear of the
militia. The intestine divisions however continued
the Moors and Arabs declaring that they would not
sacrifice their lives and property for the Turks while
the Turks themselves began to entertain the idea
of captuation in hopes their private wealth,
which they might take and pass to the service of
the Sultan These disseutions with the tremen-
dous play OF the batteries and the continued can
nonade OF the squadron, and the fear of the ey for
his personal sptety are mentioned in the French pa
pers as accounting for the prompt submission OF AL
g1ers. One Sol;es,. Frenchman a Colonel in the
AlgerIne service for twenty nine years. surrendered
himself in the latter Part fJune to Gen Bourmount
and from him these and other disclosers wore 6btain-
ed lie had letl his country in consequence of bena
Implicated IN murder and robbery committed near
VOulon, and Ronrnount has promised to Ia. eucerie
with the King for his pardon
Fhe capture OF Algiers gives rise to various spe-
CITATIONS among the English editors to the dis
position tha, viii probably be made of the conquer
ed country But while there are conflicting notions
as to the course which will be adopted by the allied
sovereisns for the purpose of continuing the much
talked of balance Of poweT, but one idea seems to be
entertained of the propriety not only of deprivinp
the Dey OF present power, but of institnting such
measuers as shall place the territory long gov
erned by barbarous power, and sustained by the
most lawless practices, completely under the con
troll of European authority Whether Aleers sba n
under the rule of sovereign to be agreed ND
on and appointed by the allied powers or be retained
by France, or by any other Christian nation, as q CO.
loDy, question which does not seriously affect The
general interest ofmankind But now that the forml-
dabe hold OF robbers and barbarians hitherto uncon-
quered and deemed almost mpregnable, has at last
been completely suhlugaed: 1T is imperatively de
handed by the civilized world that it should NOT he
permitted again ogather strength and once more be-
come terror and seourge to the nations Such an
event Is scarcely to be apprehepded The ieaousies
aud fears OF the different sovereigns of the alliance
may make the subject of the disposition of Agers one
difficult of settlement; but that such an arraDaement
will be effected will preclude the possibility of the
crescent ever again gittering tho broken towers
OF the Dey, We do not entertain doubt.
fhe London Courier, which is regarded as the or
gan of the Ministry, spoeuaes rather vaguely on the
probable disposition which the French will make of
their conquest 1t affects, however, to treat lightly
the alarms OF those who are apprehensive that the
French nation will attempt TO build I'D new KING
dom in AIgiers and extending their conquests into the
heart of Africa, will attack the King of Timbuctoo
in Els mud palace, and add mighty barbaric province
to the Empire. The French may have bad" saws
the Courier "other motives besides those which thew
have thought it necessary to assigns but certainly It
Is due to them to say, that they have hiihe acted
with apparent frankness and it, in addition to their
declared reasons, they wished to give experience TO
their young soldiers and employment to their old
onos the present expedition very fair mode of
obtaining Their object, With great advantage TO the
cause OF humanity. We would rather thank the
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