Daily National Intelligencer

On Saturday we alluded to certain plans formed by Bonaparte for the effectual eradication of piracy on the Mediterranean coast of Barbary, and, from an official source, we are enabled to add some further particulars on the subject. In the time of Louis XIV. two projects were deposited in the public archives, one for the seizure and colonization of Egypt, and the other for doing the same with the long strip of coast contiguous to the sea, and extending from Sallee to Tunis. These projects were found during the time of the Convention, and it is well remembered that the first was attempted, and failed through the valour of sea and land commanders.

When Napoleon found France deprived of colonies, he turned his attention to the execution of the second project, and concerted the means whereby he might obtain possession of the abovementioned range of country, capable of growing all colonial productions, and by many pronounced congenial to the spices of the East Indies. Spain had agreed to cooperate and to give up Ceuta, the troops under Junot, which afterwards went to Portugal, were understood to be destined for the enterprise, and in fact they first took the route to Cadiz, and one of the general s aid de camps arrived there to make preparations. The basis of this plan was to give freedom to the Arabian and Moorish inhabitants, allow them to choose their own form of government, expel the Turks, hold the commanding points, encourage colonization, and lay a basis of industry, which would change the pursuits of the inhabitants, and eventually redound to the benefit of France, by supplying her with colonial produce she could only obtain from the growth of her enemies.

From the time of Selim Gutemi, the last Arabian prince, the government of Algiers has been usurped and transferred to the Ottoman Porte, merely to give strength to its usurpation. The pursuits of the inhabitants are agriculture, and the care of flocks; piracy is exclusively in the hands of the Turks. It is not the former, then, but the latter, we must seek to punish, humble, and reform, and we would again ask, can this be done by a one bombarding Algiers? The chief inhabitants of this place are jews Moors, or Couloullis; to them the greatest part of the houses and shops belong. The barracks, arsenals, Dey's palace, and dwellings of the chief officers: are nearly all the Turks possess within the walls; their greatest wealth is in country villas. No sooner is the town threatened by an enemy, than they send their riches into the interior, arid the Christian slaves, chained two and two, go with them. There they remain till the danger has subsided. The city is only left with bare walls, and the necessary men to defend it. But even the State reaps profits from a bombardment, if it is attended with no other consequences. All houses demolished, belonging to Jews or Moors, if not rebuilt within a year, by law are sold for the benefit of the Regency. The bombardments of the French twice produced a new Dey, but still the piratical system was unchanged. Hence then are we induced to think, that other more extensive measures, combined with local circumstances, are necessary to prevent the Algerines from again insulting Christian flags, and carrying away the crews of captured and stranded vessels to slavery.-Morn. Chron.

Before his attack on Algiers, Lord Exmouth made arrangements with Tunis, Tripoli, &c. His Lordship's despatch plainly indicates that the two days war is over.

It is quite fashionable of late years for our dispatch writers to lament, in set phrases, losses in action; but do they expect, that battles can be fought by those whose trade is death, without bloodshed? The whole killed in the Algerine battle (and those wounded are all on the recovery) amount to no more than 128. When the magnitude of the object effected is considered, we ought to bless God that our loss was no more.