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

would admit of American corfaifs 70 fhc
fame favours in his ports as he did to the
Tripolipes. obierved to this defnitlve
aniwer of the Dey, / bad nor much more to
fay at preient than what had repeatedly
fated, thar wonld fully communicate the
fame to the government of the United
States, and was forty TO ohferve that our
treaty was only adhered to ia fuch parts
as was favorable TO this regency, and in
90 refpetfs IN any manner TO the advan-
tage of the United States he cautioned
me 20 be prudent, thar j, was we'll known
20 ne thar little thing would irritate the
Dey, and the contequence would be teri-
Gus that we'll knew the terms the Dey
bad lately obliged the Spaniards to ac-
auielce in, and that both the Britifh and
Fsench would ioon fhare the fame fate.
Thanked him for his advice, and obferv
ed thar it made no difference TO the u.
nited States in what Spain acquieieed, or
vet what the Dey would do again!t the
Britifh or French; thar ! was convinced
the governmental the United States would
with regret learn from facts, thar Aigiers
was. not the friend of the United States,
but an evident friend 70 Tripoli--he OBJ
iewed thar he did not believe that we or
ary chrifi IN nation would keep the
peace with Algiers, if we found ii more
our interee to be at war. ] told him
that we know our inserea and the fame
time would nst facrihce the honor of our
nation under any confederation whatever
tina, the prefent time admitted ofa IA
yorabIe opportunity of him and the Dey,
&c. TO do me the jua favor ] required"
g. The Prime Miniaer and Bnfnach,
the Dey's Jew Broker, and in fact his
principal director, went 70 the Dey ar
aP. M. on the day of the a7,hoe June,
5 and nared all my arguments TO the Dey
the fame time ient my Dgogerman TO
the Dey to requea the favour to besrlend
me on the preient occaGon, thar nine of
my countrymen was in chained captivity
IA his port, on board Tripoline, with
prize an American Brig, and that the
coIfair of TripoIi had the American flag
reverted at the prov of iaid corfair, that
the fame time the Dey was the guarantee
of the Treaty of the United States with
TIpoli: that if the Dey was not oecn
pied I ihould be happy 10 fee him on this
location.
[" The Dey anfwered that I need net
me, that be had The whole builnels in
his mind, and that | would lhoFtly bear
the relult.
con this the Dey tends ,neaanger
down to the Marine, TO The Vickelhadge
or general of the Marine, for him TO call
the Tripoiine captain; that the Dsy will
purehafe the nine Americans, brig and car
90; that the Dey will give tor theie the
ium of FIVE, thouiand dollars, and that he
would write TO the Baha Of Tripoli, that
this he did and would remit him the mo-
ney. After the DEFY fent this mehage to
the Marine, the Dey went TO DIS garden
The Miniaer of the Marine declared this
meflage to the Tsipoline captain, who fad
thar he could Only part with the American
priioners by folce, having the saihaw OF
Tripoli's orders, above all things, II ne
fhould take any Americans to take care &
land them at iome of.the oct ports; tilaE
il was by having podeiilon of'hem that as
mater the Balhaw would find thereby
means to bring the Americans TO peace on
Tripoline Terms
g At mid day, on the 26th OF June,
being informed that feveral Moorllh mer-
chants were offering TO pufchaie the brig
Franklin and cargo from the captain ct
the Tripoline. Or this information ]
went TO the Primo Minifer, and told him
what heard he was very angry, lad
that the buGneis fhould have been carried
Yesterday, agreeable to the Dey's orders,
bur that the bufineis was in the hands OF
a Lon 1.-THE Dey) and that the foxes were
looking on, alluding to The Moorilh naer-
chants. Shortly after this | heard that the
agent of Tripoli went TO the Dey, and
Il hot tho Dox