sive barracks in Georgetown, for the ac-1 commodation of the wounded in battle. l understand that large number moro of surgeons, 300 nurses, and 3 or 600O beds, are on their way to this place. These vast preparations for the ample accommodation and best attendance Of her wounded warriors, IS certainly very creditableto the humanity of the French nation. Steamboats are to be constant iy plying between this and the devoted city, to hasten the suffering wounded, with all despatch, to good quarters.

 There is something appalling in tine thought of standing by to see these boats uniade heaps of mangled men. What eontrastto those companies of smiling people that are daily discharged upon the American wharyes by our boats! Far be 1t from me to wish the scouTge of war to pass it's desolating sweep across. any country; but should the French roll . wave of destruction oyer this harba- rous nest of pirates. what poet, or ora- tor, or historian, will ever presume to pour into the annals of time, mourn1ul effusion over her broken down walls2 Strange that the blast of heaven has not long since plotted these monsters from the earth.

 About 10 days ago an awful gale of wind occurred here, which made all things tremble inits way. Two French brigs, blockading Algiers, were cast ashore, and more than 200 officers and sailors fell into the hands Of the Alger- ines. It is said that all their heads were immediately cut of. Tine Dey pays 900 dollars for live Frenchman, and one hundred dollars for dead one. ] doubt, therefore, whether the report of the execution is correct.

 Yesterday, the Captain Paoha from Constantinople appeared off Mahon in a frigate. He is sent by the Grand Sultan to mediate between France and Algierss and prevent if possible the ef- fusion of blood. He has despatched small vessel to Algiers, to obtain infor- nation whether tisc 900 French sailors are dead or alive. l undersand he pro- poses to submit the differences between these behigerent powers to the decision of all the Foreign Consuls at Algiers, united as arbitrators. What will be the result, know net. ] shall write you again soon.