Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-29
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE,

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sss The proofs which have bern given
by the balhaw of Tripoli, Of hottie de-
igns againle the United States, haze, as
YOU viii learn from commodore Dale,
determined the PRECEDENT to iend into
the Mediterranean fquadron OF three
frigates and loop of war, under the CON-
mand of that officer. Should war have
been declared, or hoifiIities commenced,
this force wilt be immediately employed
in the defence and protection Of our com,
nssce sgaina the piracies of that regen-
cy. 1t is hoped that the contagion will
not have fpreai TO Tunis or Algiersl; but
ihould one or both of them have followed
the perhdaous example, their coriails
will be equally repealed and punished,
"The policy ofexhibi,ins anaval force
on the coaa of Barbary, has long been
urged by yourfelf and the other con.
fais. The prelenr moment is peculiar.
ly favorable for the experiment, not only
as it is a proviion againR an immediate
danger, but as We are now at peace and
,mi1y with all the ref of the world, and
a, the force employed would, if at home,
be at nearly the fame expenfe, with lefs
advantage to cur mariners. The Pref
dent las therefore every reafon to expect
the u,moa exertions of your prudence
and addreis, in giving the meafure an
impreilion mott advantageous to the
chars ter and int reits OF the United
States. In efeaing this Object, the
means mutt be left in great degree to
your knowledge OF the local and other Cir,
cu,naances, which cannot be underitood
=, this diitance. You will Of c,urie take
due mains to fatisty the Bey, that the
Un,tya States are dehrous of maintaining
nvem-pessscs,, 81 thar they have given aoun
daat evidence OF their difpoGtion to cul
,iva,e the frlendhip of the Barbary re-
q-ncies and o; himtelt in particular, ana
that II the flag of the United States lhouid
be engaged in war with either of them,
i will be war of defence and neceairy,
no, of choice or provocation. You wis
alf, give. every friendly explanation an
aiIurance on this location, which may
b. reqaifteto the conlals and agents OF
other powers reGdins at runis.
You are authorized to inform tie
Bey of Tunis, that veHel is now prefar
ing 10 take in the cargo, which will Com
plate the regaiia due to him, and that no
time will be loft in getting her on he,
voyage.
No1E.
The Tame 4v0s qur;tten to Mr.. O'BrHn' er-
etti tbe Iga paragraph, gutb the fal-
l24uing addition:-
You will of courfs take due pains to
fatisiy rhe Dey, that the United States
are deGroos of maintaining peace with
all nations who are williag to live inpeace
that they have given ABUNDANT evidence
of their difpo6,ion tecultivate the friend
fhip of the Barbary regencies, and OF
himfelf in particular; thar they expect
from his good faith an eaicacious inter
pofitisn, according to our treaty with him
for guaranteeing the treaty with the ba-
ihaw of rripoii.
6. The United States, it appears, viii
before you receive this, be three years Ii,
arrears TO the Dey. Towards making
up the Deficiency of the "George Walh
ing;on" is under active preparation TO car
~ timber and other flores tor at ieait on
annuity. Commodore Dale Is charge.,
win thirty thouiand dollars, which the
Fretidens hopes the Dey may have been
induced to accept as = scommutaris,
for rhe tfores due for another. He has
alto in charge four hundred yards Of cloth,
and thirty pieces of linen, fer ,he b;enni-
al prefent. Should you not have prevailed
on the Dey, and ihould find It till I'm,
po!Ii,le to prevail on him to accept the
thirty shouiand dollars in lieu OF the
flores, without the application OF four,
Ave. OF iix thouIand dollars, you will b
ftp lied with the ia,n, and the fun
,h,s,y houiand dollars will then De mad