The Sun. — 1824-02-23 (London, England)

BRITISH PRESS.]  A gallant and successful attack on a corvette of the Barbarians of Algiers, who are the curse of the Mediterranean and the disgrace of the civilized world, that still suffers them to pursue their nefarious traffic, has becn trumpeted by some of the Sunday Papers as a most formidable occurrence; as if a rupture by this great country with the piratical Regency of Algiers could be thought of for a moment with alarm, or construed as an interruption to the profound peace that Great Britai❑ otherwise enjoys. Such a contest, even if neeessary,can scarce produce a ripple on the wide, smooth sea of tranquillity that every where sur. round us. The Barbarians, that snake a desert of the fairest portion of the Roman world, must again be taught to respect the rights of justice and human►ty ; they rnust be compelled to adhere 1 to the treaty they executed near eight years since. If we attack Algiers again, it ought to be done in full force ; a squadron should be sent sufficient to lay the batteries and city in ashes. Algiers, since it fell a prey to the Moors and the Turkish power, has been the scourge of Christendom, and defied the resentment of the most formidable powers of Europe. That coast, which in other days supplied the populace of Rome with corn, and, for fifty days' journey, afforded a succession of populous cities, has for centuries been the resort of lawless pirates and barbarians, and the terror of peaceful traders. The Emperor Charles the Fifth lost a large fleet and army in an illconcerted expedition against this place in 1b41; ' a fleet from this country burnt the Corsairs' vessels ii► the harbour in 1635 and 1670, and the French bombarded it in 1688 ; in 1775, the SpaIniards, with a large force, made a descent near the city ; and in 1784 a powerful Spanish fleet attacked the forts defending the harbour, but in each instance failed with great loss. In 1816, the barbarian who rules this Regency, under the name of Doy, amid the terror of a British fleet, concluded a treaty with Lord Exmouth for the liberation of all European Captives ; but having refused to fulfil the stipulations, when our fleet had quitted the harbour, and murdered several Neapolitan captives, the British squadron returned on the 27th August, 1816, and after a desperate conflict laid the batteries in ruins, and destroyed the shipping in the harbour ; the Dey then agreed that all Christian slaves should be released, and piracy for ever abandoned. The barbarian has since been recruiting his marine, and pursuing the same lawless traffic. The next visit from our force will, we trust, be a memorable and decisive one, and leave nothing to African► faith : the " Punica fides" has been for ages jusly dintrusted. Algiers lies well ; it is built on the declivity of a hill, and has the form of an amphitheatre next the harbour. The tops of the houses, as throughout a great part of the East, are flat, and the streets steep and narrow. The • mole of the harbour extends about 500 paces from the main land, to a small adjacent island. The number of inhabitants, some few years since, was calculated at 100,000 Mahometans 15,000 Jews (who monopolized the greater part of the traffic), and about 2,000 Christian slaves.— The existence of this piratical Regency, and those of Tripoli and Tunis, are the disgrace of Europe. Sir Sidney Smith, soon after the Congress of Paris, endeavoured to effect a union of the European Powers, to extirpate these Barbarians, but failed. Should the power of this country be directed against Algiers again, we trust the blow will be effective and decisive. We should have a squadron and fire-ships in the bay, sufficient to level the pirates' batteries in the dust, to destroy the city, and fire every vessel iii the harbour : an armed force ought also to be on board, -sufficient to make a descent near the city, and co-operate fully in the work of destruction with the fleet. The punishment of the