Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-04
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France and .4tgiers-The latest advices from tho
French Capital, favor the opinion that the Chambers
will be dissolved, in the course of the ENSUING snn
mer, and new election ordered. Indeed one OF
the Paris journals, understood to be in the confidence
OF the ministers has announced such determination
! as already certain. Such measure would no ev ,
ceedingy rash, in the present feyerish state of tho
country, uness the government knows to positive.
certainty that by vigorous eXerton of it's influence
anu those spPdances at ats command, it can carry
majority of the Deputies against the popular voice
But whether the Chambers are to be d;ssolved ~
suffered to meet again at the period specified in tho
act OF prorogaton, the government has great mea-
sure IN progress, from the successful result of which
! it no doubt expects TO derive much adv.nt,no ~
home. We allude to the expedition destined a1snst
Algiers-the most formidable of the Barbarv no,yer
The love of military glory is passion, in France: and
the most intelligent politicians both in the French
and English capitals, decidedly of the opn;on
that acampaign against the infdels at once successful
and decisive, will SO far bring the government into
favor as to obtain the supplies, even from the pre-
sent Chambers. F
The Interior designs of the French rovernmon, =,
the medtated invasion of this portion Of the Barbarv
coast we have no means of determining. Whether
France intends to subdue the kingdom of the Dew
ana retain IL as permanent conquest, or whether
they mean only to take ample vengeance of the nj
rates ior recent outrages and insults after the man.
ner OF Louis the XIV and put them upon their rood
behavior, as Du Quesne and Lord Exmouth did. re-
mans to be seen. But as the provocation is under
stood to be ample as the Dey has refused opportu-
mites of an honorable arrangement, and as it would
be desirable on the of humanity to have tho
extirpated it to be hoped that minister's
have come to the former determination and will taie
most etactual measures for the Accomplishment of
the obJect-The kingdom of A!giers might be ron
dered Immensely valuable to France as n COLONY
Much of the country is highly fertile and productve
and excepting the period of the Equinoxes when the
scorchng winds blow from the desert of Sahara. no
tic oil
heat and cold as experienced in this climate are o.
qually unknown. Rarely does the Thermometer dos
cend to the freezing point and the trees are clothed
IN unfadng verdure.
From the character of the preparations maxine
we presume the chief reliance of the invaders is re-
posea IN the land expedition. So far as our own ex
perlence goes, descent by land is much the sures
MODE OF succession III our contest with Tripo not
"ithsandlng the gallantry of Norris Prebie Deca-
tur. Soners, Wordsworth, and their chivalrons nc
ssciates the Dey was not brought to terms until Ea
ton with his little picturesque army came acrose tha
Lyolan Desert from Egypt, descended like thun
oerpolt upon his rear, and made dare devil entrance
into DerHe. Indeed we are not aware tbnt bos,;I;.
ties are to be prosecuted by water by the French
farther than to maintain rigid blockade of the COAST
And IL Is probable that well appointed expedition
by land, would at once be more effective and less
hazardous, than attacks upon batteries from the bev
Lord Exmouh, although successful found it terri
Bile busnessand it is understood that the batteries
and castles have been greatly strengthened since Be
WI hat
she possesses any Du Quesnes, or Exmouths. at the
present time, while she has land captains in abun
| dance.
! Algiers has rarely been attacked by land-never.
we believe In force, since the i'll faed expedition of
4 the SpaDiards, under the Count d'Alcandela, who
| was slain, and of whose troops 1000 were taken
prisoners, about the year 1867. Previously TO that
disaster, the Marquis of Gomarez, at the head Of
lOOoo men, under orders from the Emperor Charles
! had made brilliant campaign against the elder
Barbarosa, who was defeated and sain near Treme-
cen. AT subsequent period, when the second Bar.
barosa had involved Tuns with the affairs of Algers
by obtaining possession Of the former the Emperor
led second expedition himself, which was directed
against Tunis. The celebrated Admiral Doria COM
manded by The array of Charles amounted TO
10000 men, Barbarosa summoned to his aid all the
African princes, Moers as well Arabs, and sue
ceeded in niamng these bigoted chefs and people
to the highest pitch of Moslem fanaticism But af.
ter an obstinate conflict and much tremendous firht-
ing the arms of the Emperor were crowned with q
glorious triumph by the capture of Tuns-the utter
discontinue and flight of Barbarosa--and the rescue
of more than 10000 Christian captives
Butn his third expedition, directed against Aloierg
itself, the Emperor far less Fortunate He deter
mined to command in person, and called out much OF
the strength OF his empire for an enterprise in which
ne was nI5 again to hazard his glory. "rhc capo<
dition consisted of twenty thousand foot, and two
thousand horse, SpaHinTds, Italians, and Germans,
mostly vetrans together with three thousand voun-
teers, the flower of the Spanish and Italian nobility
fond Of paying court to the Emperor by attending
him in his favorte expedition, and eager to share in
the glory which they believed he was going to reap
to these were added thousand soldiers sent from
Malta by the order of ST. John, led by ON hundred of
!; its most gallant knights. The fleet was again un-
i der the charge of Andrew Doria. The season was
much too far advanced for expedition to the coast
of Africa, and DORA conjud the Emperor not 10 expose hi
whole armament to almost unavoidable destruction But i-
Emperor was nsbe to his purposes and the result
pended With the forebodngs Of the Admira The Empcro
MADE successful landing but afterwards overtsker
o Tremendous tempest Of wind and rain aud hail. from th
nortn accompanied by violent earthquakes, and deep
ossI darkness, involving both and land. which scattered
ana pay destroyed his armament, and produced as disaster
Gus light and overthrow Of his army, though upon smas
scale, as that OF Napoleon his retreat from Moscow
we rost however, that such fate, either from storms
other Of disaster does await the expedition
preparation against this awle's long the enemy
civilized man, and the scourge of the This expedition
i rather the first division Of r. u consist Of coo Yoops w