104] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



fleet — and to require a signal for 

 his acceding to these conditions, 

 without w hich his lordship would 

 renew his operations at his con- 

 venience. After a consideration 

 of three hours, the token of ac- 

 ceptance, the firing of three guns, 

 was heard ; and a confeience was 

 held on boaid the flag- ship, with 

 two persons empowered by the 

 Dey, in the presence of the Dutch 

 Admiral, and Admiral Milne and 

 Captain lirisbane. On the 30th, 

 Lord Exmouth announced to his 

 fleet the signature of peace, under 

 a salute of 21 guns, on the fol- 

 lowing conditions : Theabohtion, 

 for ever, of Christian slavery : 

 the delivery, to his Lordship's 

 flag, of all slaves in the domi- 

 nions of the Dey, to whatever 

 nation they may belong, at noon 

 to-morrow : to deliver also, to 

 the same flag, all money received 

 by him for the redemption of 

 slaves since the commencement of 

 this year, at noon also to-morrow ; 

 reparation to be made to the Bri- 

 tish Consul for all losses he may 

 have sustained in consequence of 

 his confinement : a public ac- 

 knowledgment to be made by the 

 Dey, in presence of his ministers 

 and officers, and pardon begged 

 of the Consul, in terms dictated 

 by the Captain of the Queen 

 Charlotte. On Sept. 1st, hisLord- 

 ship had the satisfaction of in- 

 forming the secretary of the Ad- 

 miralty, that all the slaves in the 

 city of Algiers and its immediate 

 vicinity were embarked ; as also 

 3.57,000 dollars for' Naples, and 

 2.5,000 for Sardinia. 



After the ti-eaties had been ne- 

 gociated, it came to the know- 

 ledge of Lord Exmouth, that two 

 Spaniards, one a merchant, the 



other, the Vice-consul of that 

 nation, were still held by the Dey 

 in rigid custody, on pretence that 

 they were prisoners for debt. 

 His Lordship's inquiries satis- 

 fied him, that the confinement of I 

 the Vice-consul was without just 

 grounds; and that the merchant 

 was confined for an alleged debt, 

 on account of a contract with the 

 Algerine government, which had 

 been forced upon him, and caused 

 him to be used with great seve- 

 rity. He therefore thought him- 

 self authorised to deiuand the re- 

 lease of these persons, on the ar- 

 ticle in the treaty for the libera- 

 tion of all Christian prisoners ; 

 and on lequesting it from the 

 Dey, he offered himself as gua- 

 rantee for any sum which the 

 merchant should be found in- 

 debted to his Highness. This ap- 

 plication being rejected, his Lord- 

 ship proposed, that they should 

 be freed from irons, and suffered 

 to quit their dungeons, and be 

 placed in the custody of the 

 Spanish consul. The peremptory 

 refusal of this request likewise, 

 was considered by Lord Exmouth 

 as bringing to issue the question 

 of the continuance, or the total 

 abolition, of Christian slavery, 

 and he determined to decide it 

 without delay. Demanding a po- 

 sitive answer, yes or no, respect- 

 ing the release of the two Spa- 

 niards, with the assurance of im- 

 mediately commencing hostilities 

 in case of a negative, his firm- 

 ness produced the desired effect, 

 and the sufferers were discharged 

 from their long and severe cap- 

 tivity. The noble Admiral, at his 

 departure with his whole fleet on 

 Sept. 3d, was gratified with the 

 heart-felt triumph, that he had 



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