Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-11-13
Correspondence between Buonaparte,
and the Dey Of Algiers.

q ., Bpouo,ayte, Fis Cs./ui. TO ID, ue,y bigb aud
p>.y magnificent Dy IF fig1,'; qU5om COP
preJrrv< in pyglptriy and sly!
"IWRITE you this letser direet. tccauie
] know you have minifers who deceive you,
and wh, indace you to conduit yourict IN a
manner that may bring upon you the gfeateH
msfortoncs. This letter will be delivered into
your hand. by an Adjutanr of my Palace. lts
prport is 20 demand from you prompt rsPara-
lion, and fuch as have right 70 expect. from
the fentimcuts you have always cnteftsfned tor
me. A French officer has been beaten in the
road of Tuais By one of your officers, Rails.
The agent Of the Republic has demanded faith
faction and could not obtain il. Two bIigs
cf war, have been taken by your corfaifs,
which carried them 10 AIgien, and have resard-
ed them on their voysgc--A Nsapo''an veiiei
has been feized by your coriain IN Heres road.
by which act the French territory has been vio-
lated in fhort, of the venel which was Gait
away lat winter on your coat, so men are
ftill milling detained in the hands OF barbarian.
! demand rcparation from yoc tor all theie
grievances and not doubring but that You will
take all the mcainrcs which ihonld take IN
Il nilar circumaances. difpasca vcacl to bring
home To France the milling meo 81 bcteech
YOU moreover to mifruf thofe your mniR-
ers Who are encrpies to France you cannot
have greater enemies. and It detire 10 live IN
peace with you. il is eiIential. that yos ihould
ptefcrve The coed understanding about 10 be re-
seablifhed, which alone can MAINTAIN you IN
that rank and PROPERTY you now enjsy tor
God has decrced the paniihmcnt ot all thoie
VINO arc unjoa towarcs me.
If you with to live in irieudihip with me,
you muh not expect to treat me as feeble
power you mua caufc the French flag to be
rclpetsed, as l,kcgifc that of the ltslian Repub-
lic, which has nominated me is Chief, and you
.nuft make me repara,icn tor all the injurics
which | have fuAaincd--1'his letter being in-
tended for no other pnrpofe, reqaea you TO
read il yourielf, with attention, aud let me
knox by return Of the officer fcnd you, the
!eioiution you mean 20 ,oe. t'a
Whatever we're the lccre, Intentions Of the
D-y. he os,ly ,cai6c,i the deGre Of living in a
good understanding with the French Republic
srI with always TO be-" lays he. the iriend
ef Buoaapauc."
wsA He pronifcd and actually gave every fatis-
faction that was dcpanded by the Fra Conful.
To render particular homage to Buona-
par,c, in the p.tton OF his envoy, he was diff
pofed evea TO difpcnie with the ordinary fo,ms.
aod contrary to the immemorial uiages OF the
regency, he received, in the moR nagnifeen,
Ki,lc, Of his gardens, the officer of the pa!sce.
the Charge d'Affain of the Republic. the
con,re aio,irsl LiT-ngce, and his numerous
cat nainrs-It was in that place. that ne deli
ve.ed 20 Gen. Hullio the anf~er which he had
prepared for the Fira Conial, in iobesnce as
follows
"ir tie ~ans Of ,bt oriy Cop, fbr COP
efwSstiua. sSr matter ,bs MySrieas ard
y magsJGsesi Lord MuRapha Pachs. D.y
ef1issys, sck,m Gop fr.jt,ps in gioy.
4" 7o oar fiksa Bsarapa,n. Fi,7 Csujui Of sbs
Repn6iie IF France. f,ysdt1i IF ibe i'ahHS
Repubis--- Y
{" )eia,, yas. ,be teor Of GoD Be sOisb r'n.
's Hereby, our friend, iaform you that ]
have received yocr letter dared the z9'h Meili-
dor. have rrsd IT,, IL was delivered TO me
by he Ceoerai of yoar Palace, & your iVekill
charge d'aiFaises, Dobo:s Thainville. reply
article by Article.
N :" You complsin OF Rais Ait Tartar
although he is one Of my Joldacees, ! desreSi