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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Admiral Nelson bombarded Algiers for ten hours after the Dey imprisoned English agents in reprisal for British sinking of Algerine vessels near Malta. Nelson demanded release of agents, indemnity, captives, and 500,000 sequins, plus no future captures of Tuscans or Neopolitans.
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Bombardment of Algiers
BY NELSON.
FLORENCE, AUG. 10.
Admiral Nelson has bombarded Algiers for ten hours, without intermission; the cause and details of this affair are as follows:
An Algerine fleet met an English frigate near Malta, and summoned her to bring to, but having received several broadsides, the frigate escaped and gained the port of Malta. On receiving this information, two English ships of the line, and two frigates, set out without delay in pursuit of the Barbarian squadron, which they overtook, and sunk seven of their vessels.
On the news of this defeat the Dey of Algiers had all the English agents thrown into irons, and their property confiscated. Admiral Nelson, when informed of this barbarous reprisal, stationed himself before Algiers, with a squadron of seven frigates. The English Admiral immediately ordered his squadron to advance, and in the middle of the night commenced a brisk fire of bombs and heated balls, which spread fear and desolation through the city. The Dey sent a message to Lord Nelson, who replied he could give no answer for several hours, during which interval the bombardment continued without intermission, in such a manner as to cause the most dreadful ravages through the city. Afterwards on a second message from the Dey, with new propositions, Lord Nelson demanded that all the English agents should be set at liberty, and a complete indemnity be made for the losses they had sustained, with the releasement of all the captives. He exacted besides the sum of 500,000 sequins with a promise that the Dey would never again make either Tuscans or Neopolitans captives.
(From the Moniteur de France.)
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Algiers
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Aug. 10
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sunk seven algerine vessels; bombardment caused dreadful ravages in algiers; english agents released, indemnity paid, captives released, 500,000 sequins exacted, promise no future captures of tuscans or neopolitans
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An Algerine fleet attacked an English frigate near Malta, which escaped. British ships pursued and sunk seven Algerine vessels. Dey of Algiers imprisoned English agents and confiscated property. Nelson bombarded Algiers with seven frigates for ten hours using bombs and heated balls. After Dey's messages, Nelson demanded and exacted release of agents, indemnity, captives, 500,000 sequins, and promise against capturing Tuscans or Neopolitans.