Corydon Press, and Anti-Masonic Democrat, Volume 2, Number 9, Corydon, Harrison County, 25 August 1830 — Page 6

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have large courts. The rains having common- before (he coast of Africa, and the winch a it ccd, the distress among us is incalculable, parti- cond time forced it to sea. On the 13th it arrivcularly among; the poorer classes. The Slate ed before Algiers, and having coasted along the Assembly has suspended its sessions for a fort- fort? and batteries, put into the bay of Torre, night, as the 6hocks do not cease. The State Chica. The fort of this bay, and the battery at Government and all the authorities are in Joco. the point were abandoned by the enemy, hut the tenango, with a great proportion of the inhabi. mortars and cannons which were taken from tants who are now living in the houses of the In- them were afterwards posted on the neighboring dians. The Federal Government is in the Great height?. Square, where they have put up an awning made ' On the Mth at half past 3 in the morning, the out of a sail, and the Congress under a shed, plac first division of the army effected its landing toed upon the site of the University. The scarcity gclher with eight pieces of cannon, and dearncss of provisions are beginning to be This movement was succeeded at 6 o'clock felt. Some robberies have been committed in by the second division and the whole Held ar til. the houses abandoned by their owners. lery. The handsomest buildings are ruined with the At half past G o'clock, the geucral-in-clncf exception of the Cathedra), the churches of St. landed and towards noon the rest of the troops, Domingo and la Marced. The rest are left al- as well as the munitions, provisions, equippage, most useless, especially the magnificent one of &c.the debarcation of which was carried forward St. Francisco, which was not entirely finished, with the greatest activity. Two sailors jumped and those of Recoletos, Santa Theresa el Car- ashore and planted the king's flag on the fort and men, Santa Catulina, and Cdndelaria. It has on the tower of Torre.Chica, where the head been found necessary to take out the nuns from quarters of the array were fixed at 10 o'clock, the convent of Santa Clara, not only-because it A. M. has suffered much, but also on account of the ru- The Norfolk Beacon contains extracts from ined towers of St. Francisco, which threaten to letters, dated on board the United States' ships, fall in the direction of the convent. The Gov- java and Warren, at Mahon, May 24th, from crnment ha ordered those towers to be pulled which we select the following; down, and the neighboring streets have been "The Dey of Algiers told an officer of rank ia stopped up to prevent the people from pacing by (he United States' Navy, a few days since, after them. The private houses have suffered much, showing him his preparations for defence, that but few of them, however, arc entirely ruined. he had 200,000 men to oppose f he French; that .As all the funds are exhausted, and the people (hey had been talking of destroying Algiers; that impoverished by the civil wars, by the confieca- he was ready for them", and wished they would

come."

All foreign Consuls, saving ours, havJeft Algiers, and his situation -cannot Gut tfercgarded as a most critical one. lie bad an opportunity

of leaving a few days since in the Ontario, but

lions, by the expulsions, and by the emigration

of the principal inhabitant?. he Government can do nothing; (he edifices which adorned the city can never be repaired, the rank grass will cover them, and they will become the habitation of the

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owi, wiiosc cries win mmgie wnn our own ratren- declined doing so now the French commander tations over the accumulated calamities of a'city cruizing before the city, has positive orders to worthy of another fate. This misfortune must BUfer' no vessel, whether man of war or not, to necessaiily augment the poverty and the crai- pass in, and what will be the situation of Mr. Lee, gration of the people, and the two Guatemllas if (he place should be taken by assault; be hai will only be the doleful objects of the cuiiosity of his wife and children with him. The Dey ofthe traveller that may come to meditate among fercd his protection as far as it would go to all their ruins. - foreign consuls, but none. of them, saving Mr. Even while I am writing this letter, violent4 rPn rrmciriproH ihp nflfor wnrth mnrh Th

shocks are again repeated; CadH&is day the Pari' h of San Sebastians is decplished. It is im. possible to conceive tfie terror of the people, 1 do not know what willf become of us, a'nd 1 am sorry to give you the news, because it will leave you in suspense until the next mail. From the A'ezv York Journal of Commerce. EXPEDITION TO ALGIERS. Paris, June 21. 1 The Government has received letters to-night from Admiral Duperrc. . On the 10th inst. the Expedition left Farma,

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general belief among the officers is, that if the Commodore was now here, that he would go over ,(o Algiers with all the squadron and contest the right of entering the harbor with the French commander. The result of this business will, beyond a doubt, have a considerable effect upon our Navy. Should the French succeed, the necessity of a naval force in this sea, will in some meanire be obviated Should the Dey be successful, he will become ten times more hard than ever upon the Chris

tians, as he will, of course, regard bis city a3

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