Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-28

COATED it down the Bafoafy COAT to Al.
giers."
NJ. entered the port Of Algiers, Tri-
poline coria:r, and with her the Amer.
can brig Franklin, captain Morris, Of
Philadelphia, with MS crew, nine perlons
il chains, on board the Tripoline cosfair.
The Tripoline corlair had her colours fly
ing at each matt head, and kept firing
guns. The fame time, under her Prov
y was hoiled the American fag reverted
all this have feen with my own eyes.
On this / went to the marine, to the &C.
neral arl niniGer for foreign affair
told him, that as the treaty of the Unit
ed States with Tr;poli was under the qua
rantee Of this regency, thar if the Dey hal
not power or influence over the govern
ment or Balhaw Of Tripeli; that the Dey
had il now in his power, and in lis porr,
and under the eyes Of the city, to DO me
the iuitice that he had pledged the faith
and honor or the regency 10 DO; that
demanded in the name OF the y. States,
the American brig and cargo, and crew,
of ribs government; that all was in their
port with the Tripoiine corfair, that had
been fupplied here from the 10th to the
18th Of June, with all her wants, which
enabled her 10 proceed to fca, and capture
Americans.
To this he anfwered that the Regency's
guarantee was intended to be as media
tor, bur not to ufe force thar now the
guarantee could not much be talked of !:
that the United States had fent frigates 10
blockade TripoIi cad taken latt year a
Tripoline corfair and crew, and let them
go. IF we had brought then to Algiers,
and given them up TO the Dey that he
would again fettle our affairs with TriPoli
with little money or expence. To this
! anlwered, that the Regency had been re-
peatedly folicited to ule their influence
before that hoRilities had commenced
that when Algiers had any buGnefs Of
their own, it was relpeeed by TriPoli /;
bnt when any affairs OF the United States,
was told that Algiers had nor power to
command the government of TriPoli to
a1 contrary to its interefs that timed
indeed would the United STATES be, know
ing fer eight months before il happened,
that Tripoli intended war of Pfunder on
eur commerce; that we depended on this
Regency's guarantee, but to give greater
fecurity, we ient three frigates, TO thew
our moderation, we let go the Tripoline
coTfair and crew, that this circumfance
the Regency well knew of. Finally, he
told me be could do nothing without frit
receiving the Dey's orders; that he
would do in my favour all in his power
| had known that this fsid marine mini
fer had encouraged the Tripolines from
the 10th to the I4th of June, that if
they tosk any prizes they might bring
them into the ports of this Regency, and
difpo(e of them
| declared publicly that the Eegen-
cy's conduct this day was breach Of
faith, and Of the treaty which they bad
made and guaranteed 10 the United States.
| next went TO the prime minifer, had
Gated to him every thing as had to the
marine miniite5, be cbferyed if the Ame-
rican frigates was not blackading Tripoli,
that Algiefs would give up the American
brig, cargo and crew, and fend the cor
fair Of Tnpoli out of their ports. That
two years pait, the Portuguefe took an
Algerine corlair, that the Baihaw Of Tri.
poll had got from the Portuguele, the COR
fair and crew, and ient both as preient
TO the Dey, That this great favor 10 Al
giers would be badly repaid by Algiers
taking from the Tripolines the American
cargo, brig and crew, that our colours
being reverted, was cutom'of war, that
our corlairs could do the fine by Tripoli
when we to took any of their vefels. [
told him the favour rendered by Tripoli
to Algiers had nothing TO do with their
guarantee of the treaty of the u. States.
That | demanded what was in the power
of the regency to perform, and would noe
coroet anv {ervica he uonld render me on