Daily National Intelligencer

ANCONA, AUG. 5.

The St. Joseph, Capt. Herbert, of Marseilles, put into this port on the voyage from Africa, declares, that the Dey of Tunis had empaled a corsair who had captured a French vessel, and that the ship is restored to Capt. Didier who commanded her.

The same Capt. Herbert relates, that several works of defence have been constructed on the coast in front of Bona; that at Algiers all the ramparts are mounted with cannon taken from the vessels; and he adds, that the Algerines have a considerable camp at Tremesen, near the aqueducts of Babassou, which is protected by a torrent.

The mountain which faces the sea is occupied with bastions, having gardens surrounded by walls; on several points forts are erected. The Algerines intended to retire within these bastions should the town be bombarded. They are all supplied with water, and orchards that surround them form little woods, which render them very agreeable. The most common tree in the country is that kind of fig called the Christian.

The Dey of Algiers has not at present 12,000 militia; but if war should break out, he can easily assemble from 30 to 40,000 men. It may easily be imagined, however, that such troops could not keep the field long; for as they have neither magazines nor munitions of war, and live entirely on pillage, they must soon exhaust the country they occupy.

A prejudice prevails here against the English, who are regarded (perhaps very unjustly) as the cause of the misfortunes of the Christians in Africa. Had they shown themselves in the character of masters, it is certain that the government of the Regencies would have liked nothing better than to have made a solid peace. Conditions may be presented to them, and securities taken; but to do so, is treating with them as between power and power. Contributions are paid them, and far from humiliating them, their insolence is augmented. Italy suffers much from the actual state of things. Her shores are constantly menaced; and as the pirates are not to be destroyed, they will only suspend their depredations in order to recommence them.