Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-19
Correspondence of the Journal OF Commcrcs.
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a tremendous storm is now gathering upon this
sea, which will pass and pour oil it's fury upon
Algiers The Goth of this month was the dav an
pointed for the French eypedit ion TO sail from ror
Ion. l; is said to consist of Ieo ships of wor. and
or GOO transports with 50 900 troops 1000 of which
are cavalry and artillery enough to manage 500 can
non what spectacle of horrid grandeur will this
floating city present upon the wafer moving ON TO
drench Algers IN human blood.AWe are daily look
ing out for its appearance.
n stat of SO surgeons has already arrived here
ihey nave engaged the best part of the Lazaretto,
an Island in the midst of this harbor, with large
hospital upon 1t, and extensive barracks in George
town, Tor the accommodation of :he wounded in bat
'le' understand that large number more of sur
geons, 800 nurses, and or 900 beds ore on their
way to this place. These vast preparations. far tho
ample accommodation and best attendance of her
WOUNDED warriors, is certainly very creditabe to the
humanity OF the French nation. Steamboats, arc to
DC constantly plying between this and the devoted
city, to hasten the suffering wounded with all des-
patch, to good quarters.
There is something appalling in tho thought of
i"nuhs ny ID see these boats unlade heaps of man
gied men, What contrast to those companies of
smiling people that arc daily discharged upon the
American wharves by boats! Far be il from me n
wish the scourge Of war To pass it's desoating sweep
across any country; but should the French roll wnvo
oil des ructon over this barbarous nest of p,rates
what poet. or orator. or historian, will ever presume
TO pour INTO the annals of time mourhful efi,sion
over her broken down walls' Strange that the HAS,
OF heaven has not long since botted these monster
fr m the arth ~
About 10 days ago awful gnle of wind occurred
here, winch made AL things tremblc in it's way Two
french origs, bockading Algiers, were cast ashore
and more that 200 officers and sailors fell into Ibn
hands of the Agcrnes II is said that all their heads
were Immediately cut off The Dey pays 200 dollars
Tor live enchman, and one hundred for dead
one. doubt, therefore, whether the report of tbe
execution is correct.
Yesterday the Captain Pocha from Constantine
pie appeared Off Mahon in a frpate He is semi bv
the Grand Sultan 10 mediate between France and
blood lie has despatched small vessel to AIgiers
to obtain information whether the 200 French sailors
are dead or alive. understand he proposes to submit
the differences between these bellIgerent mowers m
the decision Of all the Foreign Consuls at Algiers
united as arbitrators. What will be the result I
know not. shall write you again soon.
a London correspondent of the New York Journal
oil Commerce says-Emigration continues without
abatement from oil quarters of the three Kingdoms
to Canada, the U. States, and Australasia. In the
space OF three months, seven British vessels, meas-
uIing sixteen hundred TONS have left the port OF RIVE
in Sussex, for the United States full Of
going to reside the better side of the Atlantic
An American ship, the United States of end for
New York, has also just left this place. intended to
receive on board az Rye so emgrants. The packet
ships now take such persons in the steerage. and
find them fire and water only, for pounds each
The price in Ireland is pounds; two years ago the
ordinary rate was 10 pounds. 1t is fact Of much
to this country, that unusual proper
ton OF the emgrants of this year Of persons
Of good habits, in moderate circumstances, and in q
condition Of life equally removed from affuence and
poverty. In truth, the mania for emigration is
no longer confined to the lower ORDERS the pro-
moters ond patrons of emigration would wish, but it
is rapidly extending among the useful and substantial
classes of society, which 1t is most desirable retain,
and thus the very expedIcDt which has been looked
as a relief is likely to lead to a moral well as
positive injury of no inconsiderable magnitude.
The Quebec Gazette remurks-"t would DO Gu
r., hat.
the British North American Provinces and the u.
States have received from Europe since 1915 IL
cannot be less average than 50 900 year, or
49oOO0 Ii may indeed fairly be estimated 500 900.
Allowing each family of persons to have brought
out money, clothes and other property valued nt 90
sovcrcigns. they would have added capital OF
&c, 900 900 sterling. Surprising their labor worth
90 dollars 20 sovereigns year, their productive
industry will now be worth, at very low estimate,
G2 200 900 ANNUALLY. How small proportion of
the annual revenue even this sum is (had all gains
gone to pay taxes) compared with the revenue Of
Great Britain (E56 100000. This imperfect state
ment shows beyond doubt that even the schemes Of
temporary and partial relief TO Great Britain by
igration must all be win.
A Short Vacation.