Herald Of The United States

SEPT. 19. BLOODY SCENES AT ALGIERS.

Capt. Shillaber, arrived at Salem, on Monday last, from Leghorn, informs, that on the 7th July, a brig arrived there from Algiers, and brought accounts of an insurrection at that place, and that the Dey had beheaded 400 Jews. One Jewish family made their escape in the brig.

A letter from Capt. Williams, at Leghorn, to the editor of the Salem Gazette, gives the following particulars of this event:--

Leghorn, July 8.--Yesterday arrived here an Imperial brig, in 5 days from Algiers. She informs, that the country was in dreadful confusion--that the Bedouin Arabs, said to be headed by a Frenchman, had revolted, and marched towards Algiers--that the Dey on their approach, detached 7000 troops to attack them, but that these, after a desperate battle, were defeated and cut off, to a man-- that the Arabs then rushed to the city, which they successfully attacked, and had taken principal fort--that another attempt had been made to assassinate the Dey, he having received several stabs, and said to be mortally wounded--that he had cut off 400 of the richest Jew's heads, and that the bloody work was still going on when the vessel left the place.

There were at this time three vessels at Algiers, a Russian, an Imperialist, and a Swede, who all cut their cables, and run away from the port, permitting as many Jews to come as could get on board.--The brig thus has not arrived has 100 on board, and it is expected the Swede has at least 200 more.--Such is the news at Leghorn.

The Algerines have a Squadron now at sea, consisting of seven sail: they passed in sight of this port 18 days since, and were off Civita Vecchia 4 days since. They consist of a stout frigate of 44 guns, built at Algiers, a few years since; another frigate of 44 guns, taken from the Portuguese six months since: the Crescent of 32 guns, a present from the United States; 2 polacres, lately purchased from the Greeks, one of which mounts 26 guns, the other 18; the fine brig Bashaw, of 22 guns, a present also from the United States: and a chebeck.