Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria. It is located on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. In the sixteenth century, it became part of the Ottoman Empire but was generally independent and piracy became a primary economic activity. In 1830, the city was captured by a French Army and it became the capital of French Algeria. The country gained independence after struggles between the French Army and Algerian Front de Libration Nationale in 1962 in the Algerian War, or Algerian Revolution.

In London Labour and the London Poor edition: 

Phase 1

Of the Street-Sellers of Rhubarb and Spice. (Volume 1): "Only one broder I got live for what I know, wheder de oders are dead or where dey are I can’t tell. De one broder I speak of is in Algiers now; he is dealer dere."

Phase 2

The Bearded Crossing-Sweeper at the Exchange. (Volume 2)