The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

LONDON, June 5.

EMBASSY TO ALGIERS.--Having been favored with the following account of the late embassy, which terminated in the re-establishment of a good understanding between the Dey and Regency of Algiers, written by a gentleman on board his majesty's ship Superb, we hasten to lay it before our readers.

On the 28th of December last, having received on board a Mr. Cartwright, lately from England, we parted from our squadron, then off Cape San Sebastian, and at day-break on the 3d of January arrived off Algiers. The Rev. Dr. Scott, chaplain of the Victory, and the Rev. Mr. Evans of the Superb, (both conversant in the Italian language,) went ashore with lieut. Butler early in the forenoon, and were soon conducted into the presence of the Dey. After the usual salutation of shaking hands, (a privilege allowed to none but British subjects,) Dr. Scott proceeded to read to him lord Nelson's letter, which was in Italian: it was further explained, either in the Turkish or in the Morisco language, by Mr. Bufnach, a very opulent merchant, chief of the Jewish inhabitants, and possessed of great influence at Algiers. His highness the Dey expressed his satisfaction, in the strongest terms at our having brought with us a consul; but on hearing that part of the letter which stated the conditions on which alone he could ever be landed he not only vehemently protested that he would never comply with them, but even advanced in opposition a claim on his part, which, as far as I can learn, was never insisted on when we were there in January and June last year. Mr. Evans, on this, returned on board, in order to communicate to capt. Keats, the result of the audience, and on the following morning we went ashore again, with further instructions, but all tending invariably, (if we may judge from the final issue of the embassy,) to the unconditional attainment of the demands already delivered in. Dr. Scott, in the mean time, had been actively and usefully engaged in impressing on the minds of the ministers, that nothing else than an absolute compliance with the ultimatum proposed, could insure a continuance of that amity which had so long prevailed between his Britannic majesty and the kingdom of Algiers. On the 5th capt. Keats landed and had an audience of the Dey. I am inclined to believe it was a tempestuous one, but that it finally had a good effect. On the morrow he returned to the charge; and, after a long and violent consultation in full Divan, it was at length determined that his demands ought to be complied with. That night he was under the necessity of remaining on shore. Here I must observe, that Mr. Mountford, secretary to col. Lear, the American consul, then at Malta, respecting their affairs with Tripoli, had, on the 3d, made an offer of his house and table as long as the Superb should remain off Algiers: his friendly and hospitable invitation was gladly and thankfully received, it appearing by no means politically adviseable to open the English house. Our terms having now been fully acknowledged to be equitable and honorable, and a perfect compliance with them having been promised, no further cause of complaint seemed to exist: but a serious and unexpected obstacle intervened at the very moment that the principal and primary object of the embassy was about to be attained by us. The consequence was, that capt. Keats, after a spirited remonstrance, instantly returned on board. Nearly at that time, having by means of signals made by one of our boats ashore, received favorable intelligence, and the wind also favoring us, we came to an anchor, and were saluted with twenty-one guns, which compliment we immediately returned. On the morning of the 8th January all impediments were removed, and the indispensable demands first proposed being now unconditionally acceded to, and carried into effect, Mr. Cartwright landed about noon, and was received with the usual marks of distinction, but with unusual joy, for the inhabitants, Turks, Moors, and Jews, dread above all things a war with England. He was presented by capt. Keats to the Dey, who received him in a very gracious & friendly manner. The English consular house was then thrown open, and thus was Mr. Cartwright most honorably established at Algiers:

On the 11th, having taken in a plentiful supply of fresh provisions, vegetables, &c. capt. Keats had his audience of leave, and, in the evening we left the Bay. The wind proving favorable, we joined our brave commander in chief & the squadron at their anchorage in Maddalena Bay, Sardinia, early on the 15th of January.

I cannot conclude without expressing my full conviction, that this happy termination of our differences with Algiers is to be attributed to the zeal, judgment, and intrepidity of capt. Keats, the whole tenor of whose conduct was such as to extort professions of respect and esteem even from the ministers he treated with, at the very moment that they were reluctantly complying with his demands. Calling to mind the very tenacious and irritable disposition of the Dey, biassed by pecuniary considerations, inflamed also by the sly insinuations and artful intrigues of a designing faction, at the head of which is the representative of Bonaparte, powerful at the time, but whose strength is now no more, if you consider these I say, and the many other obstacles we had to contend against, you will admit that we have accomplished a task Herculean.

The Superb, you will remember, is the ship that, in the awful and memorable night of the 12th of July, 1801, (having been sent a head by the Admiral, the gallant Sir James Saumarez,) singly opened her fire on the rear of the combined enemy, and caused the destruction of the Real Carlos and San Hermenegildo, of 112 guns each; after which she chased, fought, and captured Le St. Antonio, of equal force with herself. There we had an opportunity of maintaining the honor of the British flag, and we have now been the means of hoisting it again at Algiers with increased respect and dignity. After an absence of nearly four years, we now naturally look with anxious hopes to that happy period which will recal us to the bosom of our friends and relatives, to our dear fire sides, in the favorable abode of happiness and liberty.