1. Mohammad ibn Uthman, dey of Algiers, died on 12 July. His successor was Sidi Hassan the Turk, later known as Ali Hassan Bashaw, who ruled until his death in 1798. In the view of Montgomery’s brother, Robert, an Irish-born merchant based in the region, Hassan was a former chief admiral and treasurer who “showed partiality for the United States” and paid for the medical treatment of the American captives held in Algiers. The new dey was aided by advisor and diplomat Suliman Benchellon, “a Moore of some Learning and Knowledge of European Languages and manners” (vol. 20:93, 463–464; H. G. Barnby, The Prisoners of Algiers: An Account of the Forgotten American-Algerian War 1785–1797, London, 1966, p. 95; Jefferson, Papers description begins The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Julian P. Boyd, Charles T. Cullen, John Catanzariti, Barbara B. Oberg, James P. McClure, and others, Princeton, N.J., 1950– . description ends , 20:678–679; Washington, Papers, Presidential Series description begins The Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series, ed. W. W. Abbot, Dorothy Twohig, Jack D. Warren, Mark A. Mastromarino, Robert F. Haggard, Christine S. Patrick, John C. Pinheiro, David R. Hoth, Jennifer Stertzer and others, Charlottesville, Va., 1987– . description ends , 16:676).