Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-28
From tic NaJhlngton FedeYalllf.
DEFENCE OF Mr.. EATON,
CONTINUED


Commodore Morris TO the Bey of Tunis.
United States frigate Chefapeaks.
-1uais By, Feb. ~, 1903.
To bis Excellency, the Bey OF Tunis.
2dour ExesHeac,
/ regret that MISREPRESENTATION oftacts
fi,oold have induced your Exceilendy 10
make the demands as ttsted by Mr.. Eaton,
conlul for the United States, viz. inIne-
d;ase refsitusion Of the imperial vefaf cap
~tured by the United States fhooaer, .En-
terprize, belonging 70 the f4uadfon under
my command.
Itrua, however, when ypnf exceilencJ'
IS made acquainted with the facts relative
3 thc capture, you will acqaieiee in the
ripht the commander OF the faid fchoorer
had to detain thar veael DISQUALIFICATION.
The veiaeI captured under az imperial flag
had on board fubjesis of the regency OF
Tfipoli, oneof which is principal IN the
charter partsr, and owner of the greater
proportion Of The cargo, defined for the
poft of TTipoli.
TO fatisfy yo1r Exceliency more fully
% The Iabj.es, if.anY doubts can remain,
have no objections TO flew the papers
of the faia yeael TO fuea Of your principal
officers as you may think proper TO iend
on board the United States frfgate,-
Chefapeake. The papers viii be Tent to
Gibraltar, and if the Admiralty court at
that place will take cogoizanse Of the
capture, lhsll abide by their dee'Sen,
whatever it nav be- Should .he9wfoie
or any pal OF her cargo be condunfrd,
i is not in my power 10 deprive tie c;p-
tors Of the right which the laws Of thir
country AUTHORIZED. You may readily
imagine that The enemies Of the Unisd
States would gladly avail thernfelves pt
any opportunity 10 engage your Exctlle-
q 5 interference in their behalf wl;ho1
any relpstt TO truth or conddera'ion 3
The conisquenees. But from your Excel
lensy S rcputsd ge5d und anding ane
& the particular manifestations of the go.
vernsnent of the United States TO preiesye
peace and friepdlhip with your regency,
have no doubt bur you will feel par
ticular pleafurc in dete6fing the authors
ofthele faifc and unfounded approximations,
and treating them with that ieyerity their
haie de6gns merit. | a.lo feel la,isiied
that your Excellency will fee the propfl-.
ETY. Of cautioniag your febjetts from has-
ing any commercial tfanfactions with the
enemies ofthe United States, particular
~ when their ports may be in fage of
blockade and ALTO Of withdrawing your
determination to make repriials on the
commerce Of the United States, 20 that
you may preferye that good underfand-
Ing which at preient exits between the
two governments, and which the prciideLt
of the United States is 70 deiirous to con-
time.
I Big shata Deceive anfwsr may be
given ms as fpeedily as poaible, either
through The medium OF the Coniul Of the
United States, or through any other
channel that may be mott agreeable TO
youdslf and by which my conduct ihall
be regulated, until the fame can be COM
municated TO the goyernmsnt which !
have the honor TO reprefeni and further,
I beg leave TO inform your Excelssncy
that if the court Of admiralty ihould ad-
judge that the cargo, or any part thereof,
fhould bereaored 70 the former owners,
with compensation for detention, it fhall
be done without delay.
I havethe honour to be,
With perfect confederation,
Your Excellency's
Mot obedisnt feryant,
tSSigned1
RICHARD v. MORRIS.
Commander ia chief of the
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