Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-29

was aked the Bey whether this detention
was BY his order /? Eelaid e sVas not
eommodors <ptr to depart
quitbout making hin vjht g eongee.
could moi forbear remon0rating with the
Bsy in pointed and animated terms
againf this violation Of national hot
fatty, indignity, againf honor OF the
United States, and outrage on my indi-
vidual feelings & reputation. itated TO
him the expectations I relied on TOR the
means Of balancing this loan repeated to
him with lome emphaiis, what ! had de-
clared to him at the period OF obtaining
il. and what he we'll knew TO be true,
that the treacherous frauds OF his mlnlster
had tended 10 compel the mealure, and
operated as fixed impediments 70 my ex~
,ricating nyfelffrom II. The miniiter
reiented the charge, and the sBey, taking
part with him, ordered me to quit the
kingdom. / thanked him, and laid 1
fhould quit court with no regret where
/ had experienced little clfe than violence
and indignity, bot demanded Of him, if
he had ought TO object to my agency, to
denou.ce me to my fellow citizens pre-
ftnt. The Rey addreaed himfelf TO the.
commodore, faid /" the conful is jna
man, Of a good heart but his head is
wrong. fie is TOO oblinate for me !
nun haze a eonlul qvitb a dJlpefti2n more
congeni0lto Barbary intersfs (" ! pour
ed on the Bey and Minifer the reproaches
due to luccefion of injuries for years.
The laves attendant lefr the hall excla'n..
ING /" Good God the American coniul
viii be cut IL pieces !" Turning on my
heels in an attitude to meet all events, l
walked up and down the hall moment J;
then. advanced to the Bey, rendered him
my hand and babe him farewell! He'Preti-
ed mine in his, and faid g Conlal as a
man have nothing againf you. ! with
you we'll" Thus we parted. -Four
wears have food before the plratical
defpot. under ever poRure Of durefs and
| menace. He never obtained concefion
from me. Since the war with Tripoli my
Gtuation has been peculiarly perlious. !
have been threatened with chains, bard
labor, death, 10 force me from petition.
l which duty compelled me TO hold, and
lhave been laid under prohibitions exceed.
! irqly injurious to my property. lhei'
/ are facts we'll known at Tunis. They arr
| well known to every American acquaint.
ed with nv agency there. And is the
IN my own country fer the thele faerI
| fees
The day fucceeding the Bey's order Il
me to quit his court, / received from ar
intelligent, respectable chrifian in Tunis,
the letter OF which the following is a tranf-
lated copy:
Sir, and mich b0aorel friend
We behold you then finally forced out
Of Tunis, after having for years endeavor-
ed honorably TO fnpport the in.crea of
your nation, without one moment enjoy
Jog, during this epoch, tie triAing con-
liberation vainly attached TO the fation
of Conful 10 Barbary We behold you
at length the victim, hope momentari.
ly, of combination Of events and in-
trigues, the origin of which, | venture
to fay, may be traced TO the peace of the
United States, with thele regencies !;
Whole expedients, unhappiiy for The caufe
Of humanity, the civilized nations defpife
with TOO much haughtinefs and ignorance,
and Whole ridiculous pretenhons they
Aatter with foo much baienels and patti
ence. Your peace with Tunis above all,
was negotiated under the mott unfavora
BILE aufpices. II ought, with fome degree
ofrealon to hock the perfonal pride OF
this hey, that the Dey Of A'giers, or
rather his jews, took an air Of being your
protectors, calculated to impress notion
of dependence on the part Of the Tunidan
prince. This in,politic fep gave him no
exalted idea of the genius of your govern