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Constitutional Whig
Richmond, Virginia
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In March 1824, Algiers is blockaded by a Vice Admiral's fleet, leading to serious tensions. US Consul Wm. Shaler protects British and other European interests after the British Consul's departure and visits the Admiral unsuccessfully, anticipating a major confrontation exceeding Lord Exmouth's action.
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Extract of a letter dated Algiers, 21st of March, 1824, from Wm. Shaler, Esq. to his friend in Massachusetts.
"This port is now blockaded by a Vice Admiral, with a variable number of ships, and, from the temper of the parties, I apprehend that the consequences will be very serious. On the departure of the British Consul, I spread my flag over all the interests, political as well as personal, that he was compelled to leave behind, and they have been thus efficiently protected from injury and insult; and these interests comprehend the representations of Austria, Naples, Tuscany, and Portugal, with houses, gardens, goods, and chattels to a vast amount. These facts have only tended to develope the strength of my credit here, which I was before ignorant of myself, and, not to impair it in the slightest degree. I have been off once to visit the Admiral at the request of this government, but to no effect.
"The prospect at present here is, that there will be an affair more serious than that of Lord Exmouth."
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Algiers
Event Date
21st Of March, 1824
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no casualties reported; interests protected; serious consequences apprehended, potentially more severe than lord exmouth's affair
Event Details
The port of Algiers is blockaded by a Vice Admiral with a variable number of ships, leading to serious tensions. Upon the British Consul's departure, Wm. Shaler protected British and other interests (Austria, Naples, Tuscany, Portugal) from injury and insult. Shaler visited the Admiral at the government's request but to no effect. A more serious affair than Lord Exmouth's is anticipated.