Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-01-11

No. lI..
Extract Of letter from 'he sIcsrTAsY o. STATE, 70
WILLIAM E-loN, Elq Conlui Of the United otstes
At Iuuis, d4cd Dcfsytzcrt Y Sths W.G Ag.e7,
I1ay 20 1860.
THE proofs which have hecn gwen ny The ba-
ihaw OF T5aF. Ct holh.e dcigns a.ant tie United
states. have, you VIII learn from C'nnolure Dale.
Gtterm ned the Proficient WI rud iatn NeJitrrI--
lquadron Of ,hiee ir2ates snl HJoP OF var
under the commau4 o jtAl officer 6D1uid VA have
been declared holiites oumn.tuCcd, thI, force vii
be immediately emp Dyed 10 the cecnoe and protection
uI our conmucc aGaGt rhe Pjrar1s "a that regency
Il Is hoped that the out4gIon viii NOT have prc4d 10
Tuns and 4g.ers hat fou.d DO b Of Them
have follow the perhdCu5 ulDe, he eorlAirs
vii. bc equally repeIed and PunI;heI-
Tine policy "A exhibiting naval force IN tbs COAX
u Barhary, has long p On urged Ply yourth ard tnc
ether Consuls. The prefen; moment Is P-cu'er'! f.
vorabe fer hc experiment. not on = 4 i Prcvlh
agaInt immediate danger T; TUT are Nv al
peace and amlt7 wuh reE OF the world, an1 IS
the f0t &c emp,Jycd would If 81 home be ne rly thc
fame expence, with lris advantage to our mariners
Ih- PreIdent has therefore every e4on eIPett the
utmJt eyerripns of yonr prudence and 4idrr m CIV
-ug tls meA.ures a mpreIOn the mOG advantageous
% the character anu in6reit, " the Uni Cd state n
ttIectng this Obett the means mul be ef N great
deg &c, yUu knowledge Of the local and other GU
cumfance. which cz1noc be undereod Il this dh4ncc
You Will therefore take Que pains 70 latsty the Bey
that the United States dc lrous 81 ntahng pCao-
with All nations, who willing live I'D peace that
icy have given abundant evidence OF heir dlPohtlon
to tIvste the ricndhP Of The Barbar regenc' and
hmleif particular art that il the flag OF the UAit
ed States fhoud be engaged 10 with either Of them
il will be Of defense and nece1ity, not Of choice
and prOvOcatiOn. You will alto give every tr -ndIy
explanation md aGur4nce this OctaGon. which may
be r-Guihte Or the COnfu and Agents 81 other powers
ref iiul At Tunis
You are authorized to inform the 3ey Of Tunisr
49, mn - Ia M
winch vi CO np'e'e the regaiia due to him, and that
time W 'l De of 10 getting her On her voyage
NoTE.- rbe f,1gs 7r5ttaH Mr. o Bri-H capt lie
h9 tIygyrzej 7tHb ID tet,ozlaP addition ::
" IOr Nui ut c1u re take tue PzIn5 to l4us'Y ne
Dey, that the United ates dttirous O. maintaining
peace with All nations who willing 20 u7t n peace
rht thew have given abundant evidence ofthclr dilPo
ion 10 cultivate the fre idhP Of the Barbary regen-
CO. an or hmicf in particular that they eRpttt from
III. good ai,h al cics cUus Interpret ion according 10
treaty with him for guaranteeing the treaty with
the baihaw q TrPoiI
The United States il apPaars viii, before you re-
ccve this he three years IA arrears to the Dey To-
ward. making up TIE deficiency, the George Waih-
ington nader active preparation TO carry timber ana
Other llores for Al e4t annuity Commodore Dale
) charged with thirty thOulani dollars which The
PieGdent hOre, the D-y may have been Induced 70
accept as f1r The Cores due for another
He has ALTO IL charge four hundred yards Of CLOTH and
thirty pieces Of ael, for the biennial Preien Shoud
you hot have prevailed the Dey and fhouId find
it ON impoiihe prevail on him 10 accept the EtY
thoutand dollars lieu ct "a. Cores, Without he APP
Pication ~ four, FIVE FIX thou4ud dollars, yeG will
he fupp'ied with the fun and the fun Of ty thoul
AMI dollars will thar be made up ont Of o;her monies
IN the commodorcs bauds SEol1 rhers be no po1h-
.ility Of inducing the Dey the meaiure, With
this aid, the whole um az thirty thoulard dollars Is 70
be held BY the comnodUte fine bAlaEce for The re-
naming third year, will he f-nt a loon q i can
Ne done either III flores Or money A. may be agreed
You are already aware how n,u both the convent
eucy and iuteI-G Of the United STATS viii 5e PrUmot-