I have confided this dispatch to Rear-Admiral Milne, my second in command, from whom I have received, during the whole service intrusted to me, the most cordial and honourable support. He is perfectly informed of every transaction of the fleet, from the earliest period of my command, and is fully competent to give their Lordships satisfaction on any points which I may have overlooked or have not time to state. I trust I have obtained from him his esteem and regard, and I regret I had not sooner been known to him. The necessary papers, together with the defects of the ships and the return of killed and wounded, accompany this dispatch; and I am happy to say Captains Ekins and Goode are doing well, as also the whole of the wounded. By accounts from the shore, I understand the enemy's loss in killed and wounded is between 6 and 7,000 men. In recommending my officers and fleet to their Lordships' protection and favour, I have the honour to be, &c. EXMOUTH. A General Abstract of the Killed and Wounded in the Squadron under Admiral Lord Exmouth's Command, in the Attack of Algiers, the 27th August, 1816. Queen Charlotte, Admiral Lord Exmouth, G.C. B. Captain James Brisbane, C. B.-7 seamen, 1 marine, killed; 14 officers, 82 seamen, 24 marines, 2 marine artillery, 5 sappers and miners, 4 boys, wounded. Impregnable, Rear-Admiral Milne, Capt. Ed. Brace, C. B. 1 officer, 37 seamen, 10 marines, 2 boys, killed; 2 officers, 111 seamen, 21 marines, 9 sappers and miners, 17 boys, wounded. Superb, Charles Ekins-2 officers, 3 seamen, 2 marines, 1 rocket troop, killed; 6 officers, 62 seamen, 14 marines, 2 marine artillery, wounded. Minden, William Paterson5 seamen, 2 marines, killed; 2 officers, 26 seamen, 9 marines, wounded. Albion, John Coode-2 officers, 1 seaman, killed; 2 officers, 10 seamen, 3 marines, wounded. Leander, Ed. Chetham, C. B.5 officers, 11 seamen, 1 marine, killed: 8 officers, 69 seamen, 25 marines, 4 boys, 12 supernumeraries, wounded. Severn, Hon. T. W. Aylmer— 2 seamen, 1 marine, killed; 5 officers, 25 seamen, 3 marines, 1 boy, wounded. Glasgow, Hon. A. Maitland.9 seamen, 1 marine, killed; 8 officers, 25 seamen, 3 marines, 1 boy, wounded. Granicus, W. F. Wise-3 officers, 9 seamen, 1 marine, 1 marine artillery, 2 boys, killed; 5 officers, 31 seamen, 3 marines, 2 rocket troop, 1 boy, wounded. Hebrus, Ed. Palmer, C. B.1 officer, 3 seamen, killed; 1 officer, 10 seamen, 1 marine, 2 rocket troop, 1 boy, wounded. Heron, George BenthamNone killed or wounded. Mutine, James Mould-None killed or wounded. Prometheus, W. B. Dashwood -None killed or wounded. Cordelia, W. Sargent-None killed or wounded. Britomart, R. Riddell-None killed or wounded. Belzebub, Belzebub, William Kempthorne -None killed or wounded. Infernal, Hon. G. J. Perceval1 officer, 1 seaman, killed; 6 officers, 8 seamen, 1 marine artillery, 2 boys, wounded. Hecla, W. Popham-None killed or wounded. Fury, C. R. Moorsom-None killed or wounded. Total, 15 officers, 88 seamen, 19 marines, 1 marine artillery, 1 rocket troop, 4 boys, killed; 59 officers, 459 seamen, 106 marines, 5 marine artillery, 14 sappers and miners, 4 rocket troop, 31 boys, 12 supernumeraries, wounded. Total, killed and wounded, 128 killed, 690 wounded. Dutch Squadron. Melampus, Vice-Admiral Baron Van Capellen, Capt. De Mair-3 killed, 15 wounded. Frederica, Capt. Vander Stra ten-5 wounded. Dagaraad, Captain Polders 4 wounded. Diana, Captain Ziervogel-6 killed, 22 wounded. Amstee, Captain Vander Hart4 killed, 6 wounded. Eendracht, Captain Wardenburgh-None killed or wounded. Total, 13 killed, 52 wounded. Grand total, 883. Flotilla, consisting of 5 gunboats, 10 mortar-boats, launches, 8 rocket-boats, flats, 32 gun-boats, barges and yawls. Total, 55. The whole commanded by Captain F. T. Michell, assisted by Lieutenant John Davies, of the Queen Charlotte, and Lieutenant Thomas Revans, Flag Lieutenant to Rear-admiral Milne. EXMOUTH. Memorandum of the Destruction in the Mole of Algiers, in the Attack of the 27th August. 4 large frigates, of 44 guns; 5 large corvettes, from 24 to 30; all the gun and mortar-boats, except 7; 30 destroyed; several merchant brigs and schooners; a great number of small vessels of various descriptions; all the pontoons, lighters, &c. ; store-houses and arsenal, with all the timber and various marine articles, destroyed in part; a great many guncarriages, mortar-beds, casks, and ships' stores of all descriptions. EXMOUTH. His Britannic Majesty's Ship Sir,-For your atrocities at Bona on defenceless Christians, and your unbecoming disregard to the demands I made yesterday, in the name of the Prince Regent of England, the fleet under my orders has given you a signal chastisement, by the total destruction of your navy, storehouses, and arsenal, with half your batteries. As England does not war for the destruction of cities, I am unwilling to visit your personal cruelties upon the inoffensive inhabitants of the country, and I therefore offer you the same terms of peace which I conveyed to you yesterday in my Sovereign's name; without the acceptance of these terms, you can have no peace with England. If you receive this offer as you ought, you will fire three guns; and I shall consider your not making this signal as a refusal, and and shall renew my operations at dictated by the Captain of the my own convenience. Queen Charlotte. I offer you the above terms, provided neither the British Consul, nor the officers and men so wick edly seized by you from the boats of a British ship of war, have met with any cruel treatment, or any of the Christian slaves in your power; and I repeat my demand, that the Consul, and officers and men, may be sent off to me, conformable to ancient treaties. I have, &c. To his Highness the Dey of Algiers. EXMOUTH. Queen Charlotte, Algiers General Memorandum. The Commander in Chief is happy to inform the fleet of the final termination of their strenuous exertions, by the signature of peace, confirmed under a salute of 21 guns, on the following conditions, dictated by his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of England: I. The abolition, for ever, of Christian slavery. II. The delivery, to my flag, of all slaves in the dominions of the Dey, to whatever nation they may belong, at noon to-morrow. III. To deliver also, to my flag, all money received by him for the redemption of slaves since the commencement of this year, at noon also to-morrow. IV. Reparation has been made to the British Consul for all losses he may have sustained in consequence of his confinement. V. The Dey has made a public apology, in presence of his Mi nisters and Officers, and begged pardon of the Consul, in terms The Commander in Chief takes this opportunity of again returning his public thanks to the admirals, captains, officers, seamen, marines, royal marine artillery, royal sappers and miners, and the royal rocket corps, for the noble support he has received from them throughout the whole of this arduous service; and he is pleased to direct, that on Sunday next a public thanksgiving be offered up to Almighty God for the signal interposition of his Divine Providence during the conflict which took place on the 27th between his Majesty's fleet and the fero cious enemies of mankind. It is requested that this memorandum may be read to the ships' companies. To the Admirals, Captains, Officers, Seamen, Marines, Queen Charlotte, Algiers Sir, I have the honour to acquaint you, for their Lordships' information, that I have sent Captain Brisbane with my duplicate dispatches, as I am afraid that Admiral Milne, in the Leander, who has charge of the originals, may experience a long voyage, the wind having set in to the westward a few hours after he sailed. Capt. Brisbane, to whom I feel greatly indebted for his exertions, and the able assistance I have received from him throughout the whole of this service, will be able to to inform their Lordships upon all points that I may have omitted. Admiral Sir Charles Penrose arrived too late to take his share in the attack upon Algiers, which I lament, as much on his account as my own; his services would have been desirable in every respect. I have the satisfaction to state, that all the slaves in the city of Algiers, and immediately in its vicinity, are embarked; as also 357,000 dollars for Naples, and 25,500 for Sardinia. The treaties will be signed to-morrow, and I hope to be able to sail in a day or two. The Minden has sailed for Gib raltar to be refitted, and will proceed from thence to her ultimate destination. The Albion will be refitted at Gibraltar for the reception of Sir Charles Penrose's flag. The Glasgow I shall be obliged to bring home with me. I have the honour, &c. To John Wilson Croker, ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPT. 24. Rear-Admiral Sir David Milne, K. C. B. has arrived at this office with the original dispatches of Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, relative to his attack on Algiers, the duplicates of which have already appeared in the Gazette Extraordinary of the 15th inst. He is also the bearer of dispatches from his Lordship, detailing his further proceedings, of which the following is the sub. stance: On the 28th of August Treaties of Peace were signed by the Dey In consideration of the deep interest manifested by his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of England for the termination of Christian slavery, his Highness the Dey of Algiers, in token of his sincere desire to maintain inviolable his friendly relations with Great Britain, and to manifest his amicable disposition and high respect towards the powers of Europe, declares, that in the event of future wars with any European Power, not any of the prisoners shall be consigned to slavery, but treated with all humanity as prisoners of war, until regularly exchanged, according to European practice in like cases, and that at the termination of hostilities they shall be restored to their respective countries without ransom ; and the practice of condemning Christian prisoners of war to sla very is hereby formally and for ever renounced. Done in duplicate, in the Warlike City of Algiers, in the presence of Almighty God, the 28th day of August, in the year of Jesus Christ 1816, and in the year of the Hegira 1231, and the 6th day of the moon Shawal. (The Dey's Seal.) (Signed) EXMOUTH. (L.S.) Admiral, and Commander in Chief. (Signed) H. M'DOUELL. (L.S.) By command of the Admiral, (Signed) Jos. GRIMES, Sec. The Dey also, in presence of his Divan, apologized to the British Consul for the personal restraint which had been imposed upon him during the late transactions; and he also paid to the Consul a sum of 3,000 dollars, as a remuneration for depredations committed on his residence after his imprisonment. After the treaties and article before-mentioned had been negotiated, and that the Dey had refunded 382,500 dollars, which he had lately received from the Governments of Naples and Sardinia, and had released 1,083 Christian slaves who were at Algiers, it came to the knowledge of Lord Exmouth, that two Spaniards, the one a merchant, and the other the Vice-Consul of that nation, had not been released, but were still held by the Dey in very severe custody, on pretence that they were prisoners for debt. The inquiries which his Lordship felt himself called upon to make into these cases satisfied him that the confinement of the ViceConsul was groundless and un justifiable, and he therefore thought himself authorized to demand his release, under the articles of agreement for the deliverance of all Christian pri soners. It appeared that the merchant was confined for an alleged debt, on the score of a contract with the Algerine Government; but the circumstances under which the contract was stated to have been forced on the individual, and the great severity of the confinement which he suffered, determined his Lordship to make an effort in his favour also. This his Lordship did, by requesting his release from the Dey, offering himself to guarantee to the Dey the payment of any sum of money which the merchant should be found to owe his High ness. The Dey having rejected this demand and offer, his Lordship, still unwilling to have recourse to extremities, and the renewal of hostilities, proposed that the Spaniards should be released from irons, and the miserable dungeons in which they were confined; and that they should be placed in the custody of the Spanish Consul, or, at least, that the Consul should be permitted to afford them such assistance and accommodation as was suitable to their rank in life. These propositions the Dey also positively refused; and Lord Exmouth then felt, that the private and pecuniary nature of the transactions for which these persons were confined must be considered as a pretence for the continuance of a cruel and oppressive system of slavery, the total and bond fide |