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

Ihe ship Caledonia, Rogers, from Liv-
erpool, arrived at New York on the 9th,
bringing London papers to the 18th and
Liverpool to the 9th July, both inclusive.
The papers are principally filed with ac-
counts of the capture Of .algiers, and par-
iiculars Of the Funeral of the late King.
THE CAPTURE OF ALGIERS.
This event took place at noon on the
9th Of July, and in four days siterY ards
was communicated to the good people of
Paris, amidst those demonstrations Of ma
tional JOY which help to keep up the ex-
citement which the news ofvictory seldom
fails 10 C. communicate. Guns were fired,
Is. Deums were sthg, and the city was
brilliantly illuminated. The lady Of Gen
eral Bourmont was complimented by an
address as she was entering the cathedral;
and the archbishop and clergy met the
king under similar circumstances, to con-
gratulate him on victory.
The Liverpool Albion of the 10Th says,
The fall of Algiers is most impo, tani
event. it will break up for ever. that nest
of pirates who, FOR centuries, have set the
powers of Christcndom at defiance, and
carried thousands of her children into
hopeless and cruel slavery ; and will OPP
en- ppto Europeans free and an uninter
rupted passage into Central Africa, which
is but yet a, terra incognitia, and into which
the light OF civilization, much less OF
Christianity, has scarcaly penetrated
Whether the French will retain perma-
nent possession ofthe city and State OF
Algiefs, is question which now engsges
the serious attention Of the politicians both
OF England and of. France If it be in
tended to annihIlnte the systen, of white
sl5yefy which, to the disgrace Of Europe,
has existed for centuries on the northern
coast of Africa # il be determined to
put an eflectual stop to the system. of pi-
Sacy with all its horrid train of evils, the
Dey must be deprived of present power,
and never ag ain be permitted to exercise
an authority which he has abused to the
worst of purposes. This the voice of hu-
mdnity imberiously demands and policy
will not, we should think, come forward
with her scruples, and her fears, and heI
jcalouses to prevent the claims of human
ity from being recogn;zed by the great
powers of Europe. Faith cannot, must
not be placed IN the most solemn engage
ments into which the barbarian may be
wiling to enter, IN the hope Of obtaining
the restoration ofhis power He would
on the first favorable opportunity. scatter
them to the winds, as he has scattered his
engagements ere now, and another expen
sive armament must be equipped to
reduce him once more to subjection.-
The snak must, therefore, be not merely
scotchcd, but killed. Algiers must pass
under the dominion Of aome Europeah
power, or, like Greece, under the Gov
ernmcnt olson European prince. No
pcttey jealousios among the great powers,
no fears respecting the chimera of a bal
ance ofpower, (Which is perretullay Vi
brating, Notwithstanding the cndeavors of
statesman to render it stable, will, we
trust, break out to prevent " consumma
ton devoutly to be wished" England Can
not object to the permanent occupation Of
Algiers either by France, or by some
CnTtStidH ptiuCc, sceiiS tnut sHO "HSouy
holds Gibraltar, the Ioniin Islands and
Malta. ria
The following is letter from Admiral
Dupcrre, dated on board the Provence,
July 6, to the following effect -
Sir-On the 4th inst the day after the
attack made by the fleet under. my :. COM
Inand on the forts and batteries Of AL
giers, the chief object of. which was to
call back to the town the enemy's cannon
iers and troops whom had seen goirg in
grent numbers to the ioit of the Emperor,
The batteries opened their fire upon the
fort ut 3 o'clock in the morning. AT ten
o'clock, after dreadful explosion, which
was heard to the distence of sixty miles,
all around, we perceived the folt partly dc
Aroyed, and our troops possession, of il.
Half an hour Afterwards was prepared
to make another attack on the sed batter
les, when delayed by the unfavorable
winds, found myself obliged to susptnd
the execution of my plan, by tho arrival
of boat, with afag oftruce, which had
on boafd the Admiral of the Algerine
feet, who came to cntrent mc,in the name
ofthc Dey to suspend hostilities, and to
ask for peace at the same moment We
perceived another flag of truce going to-
wards the fort Of the Emperor. Our bat.