Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-04

pllclty ike tndt Of tito Lagos " on.af~L
iivcred to him safe conduct for his father, who
on the following day came to Aigiers. ! nave
lief, him at the head Of the government OF his pro-
vince on condition of his paying to US the same
tribute as to the Dey. The condition was accept
ed with gratitude. The inhabitants appear to be
convinced that the Beys of Oran and Costantlna
will speedily follow the example of the bey oil
Titery.
"Confdence already begins to return. Many
shops are opened The markets are supplied
with provisions. The prices are higher than in
ordinary times; but competition will soon put an
end to this momentary dearness have intrust-
ed the direction Of the police to MIR. d Aubgnose
Frenchman who has long resided in the East.
A commission of which NJ. DeDlce, the Chief In
tcndant is president, has been charged to point
out the Modification which the late events render
necessary in the administration and form OF
government Gen. Tholo,e has been appointed
commandment of the place. His firm and honora-
bic character renders him peculiarly proper for
his important post.
s'The line of communication beginning at ST.
d-Ferruch will soon be useless, and hencefnr
ward the supplies Of the army will be sent to the
port of Algiers. This will produce great saving
in the carriage. In few days the redoubts
which had been erected between Sid- Ferruch
and the camp of the besiesing army. will be dis
manted Lastly the depot itself will be aban-
doned Immediately after the hospitals have been
transferred to another place. and the provisions
there either consumed or embarked.
sOrders have already been given TO send back
to France the matcriel of the artillery which had
not been landed. The train Of artillery employ
ed in the seige remains almost entire. We have
found here an immense quantity OF powder, can
non balls, &c. and above {, 200 pieces of cannon,
almost all of bronze. The value of these articles
that 0firon belonging TO the government--and,
above all, that of the treasure of which the Pay
master General is taking an inventory seems to
be sufficient to pay great portion of the expenses
of the war.
"All the French prisoners who were at Al
gers. were delivered to me on the 9Th, i'll the
morning. before the French troops took possession
of the place.
"The heat has been very great for some days
past Several times Reamnr's thermometer has
been at % degrees. Though the siege continued
only six days, the activity with which the works
were carried on has caused the troops to sustain
great fatioues. Dysenteries are becoming more
frequent. but those who are attacked by them
are not so i'll as to quit their corps We have
hardly $50 fever patients in the army. The num-
5ers Of men put hors de combat since the Ia, is
2, 500, 400 are dead; 1900 wounded have been
sent to the hospitals. Here as in Egypt they soon
recover Most of the fathers of those whs have
shed their blood for the country and the king will
be more fortunate than | am. My second son
received severe wound in the battle of the cath.
When. had the honor to inform your Excelency of
this was full ofhopes of preserving him ;this hope
has been deceved; he has just expired. The ar
my loses brave soldier, lament an excellent
son. | beg your Excellency to tell the King, that
though struck by this family misfortune, | shall
fulfil, with no less yigor, the sacred duty which
his confidence imposes upon me.
have the honor to be, &c.
fSisnedD "Count de BOURMONT."
From, the Messenger des Chambres Of Juty %.
| s.It is said that the Government have intimat-
ed to the Maritime Powers that the blockade of
AIgiers is raised, as the French now possess the
town, and can attend to imports and exports.
1t is added. that on the other hand, the blockade
has been extended to the east and westward
PRODUCTION of supplies into the places which have
not yet surrendered TO the French arms.
| We are sorry to announce that NJ Gustave
de Chabrol is not among The shipwrecked marin.
ers who were found in the prisons of the Dey. This
information has just been received by telegraph
ic dispatch.
England and Russia have already named
Commissioners TO Greece for the purpose of max
| ing certain arrangements previously to the def
nitive settlement of the limits of the Greek terri
tory. We hear that the King has just APP
pointed NJ. the Chevalier Artaud, formerly
Charge d. Affairs from France, to Rome as the
French Commissioner, and that he will proceed
direct to Egina, where he will meet the other
Members Of the Commission.
"ToULoN, July Ia.
The transport La Garonne has Just sailed
| for Algiers, laden with provisions for the army
The return is announced of ell the vessels
and frigates upon the African station. The fire.
quent storms experienced in these attitudes have
rendered this measure necessary. The large
vessels are obliged to be kept in sailing order,
so that on the approach of bad weather, which
cannot always be foreseen, they may be able to
quit their anchorage and run to sea, as the port
of Algers is too small and insufficient for the ac-
commodation of ships of war. Our light vessels
alone are able to remain in the Bay of Tore