The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-09-04


o'clock the Envoy returned to repeat his
solicitations. answered by the annexed
note, which desired him to deliver to the
Dey, giving him at the time Copy fos.
the Commander in Chief ofthe land forc-
es. AT noon the Algerine colofs were no
longer displayed on the Casauba, and
some neighborlng forts. We perceived
our troops in motion towards the city. At
40 minutes past two, his Msjesty's flag
was flying on the Palace Of the Dey, and
successfully hoisted on all the forts and
batteries. The squadron Immediately sd
luted with 81 guns, amidst reiterated cries
of g. Vive lie Roi % n.
To day have just caused the Prov
ence to anchor under the walls Of fAlgiers,
The other vessels, in two divisions, un-
der Admiral Rosmaet and Captain Ponce,
are cruising before the bays Of AlgierS
and Sici Eerrlch. -.
I despatch, without loss Of time, the
Sphynx steamboat, with Count Bour-
mon'ts dispatches and my own.
My first care has been to claim our un.
fortunate prisoners belonging 10 the Silene
and Adventure they have Just been de-
livered up to me, and l send them TO
France. They have suffered, since the
time Of our landing, much more from the
exasperption ofthe ,populace than that Of
the Dey. Nevertheless none Of those
who escaped being msssacred by the A.,
rabs, and a list Of whom has been sent I'd
you, have sunk under their spfferrings
Accept, &c. (signsdl
NOTE to the Dey Of. .4.s;er' from the .ada;-
~ On board the Provence, July 8.
The undersigned Admiral, commander
in-chief Of the Fleet Of his Most Ch. ist-
ian Majesty, In answer to the communi.
cations which, have been made.t9 him in
the name OF, the DeS of Algiers, and
which have too long suspended the
progress Of 'bostilities, declares that
so long as the flag Of the Regency is fly.
ing on the forts and. city Of Algiers, he
can receive mp farther communications,
and considers it as in stnte of war.
=, y. ~ (. DUPERRE.
To his Ercelieney the President ofhe Coun
ell of Ministers.
La Casauba, July s, 8 o'clock, p. m.
Prince.--The opening of the FIRE be~
fore the fort Of the Emperor was deferred
till the 4th Of July, ID, order that all the
batteries might fire at once. thought
that, by striking awe into the enemy on
the very first day, by great superiority
in our fIe, l should abridge the duration
of the operations.
The trenches were opened on the night
of the 29th, after which the works were
not interrupted moment. During tho
night, and even in the hours. when tho
%orkmen are generally relieved, the enei
my's artillery fired but little. .During.the
ddy, the Turkish and Arab sharpshooters,
protected by the bushes, stole into the rs-
vines which were soon covered by epanel.
fnents.
We had reason to expect vigorous. iai-
lies The occupation Of the fort of. the
Emperor allowed the enemy to assemble
without danger before the Cssauba.-
They did not profit by this advantage. -
However, every thing was ready to give
them good reception.
The batteries hid been erected with as.
tonishing rapidly. Among the twenty.
six pieces. of artillery mounted in them;
there were ten "a Founders, six I6-poun-
dsrs. four lo-inch mortars, and six 8 inch
howitzers.
All was ready before day break on the
4tb. AT four O'Clock in the. .mofning a
rocket gave the signal, and the. firing com
menced that ofthe enemy replied for 8
hours with much briskness. The TurkJ
ish gunners, though the ,widepess Of the
cmbr asurcs left them almost wholly expos
cd, Remained bravely at their posts, but
could not long contend against the skill
and intrepidity Of ours, whom General La
Hitte animated bv his example and coun-
sci. At eight o'clock, The firing Of the
(ort was silenced /; that Of our batteries
continued to ruin the works. The order
to make a breach Had been given, and was
beginning to be executed, when at 10 o..
clock, a dreadful explosion caused paIt Of
the fort to disappear, Torrents Of flame,
clouds Of dust and smo ke rose to n Irs dig
ious height stones we're thrown in all di-
rections, but did not cause any seri ms nc
cidents.-Gencrnl Hurel, who com nand-
ded the trenches, did not lose III me nj
IN pnsa over the space between our troo n =