The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-01

PA the men 10 work-th5t the government VIII
not raniom thole who have been treated as lavcs,
and Charges him at bis peri, not 70 ina-trclt IA
officer orman belonging to the United States.
! 1t is impCihbie for us 20 conjecture what gu..
the Ba.haw will demand for our releafc. Ae
! yet not iyllable has eicaped the rripone 60
vernment upon that fib;eet. When we we've in
the Mediterranean in the Confe!ation, the Al
gerincs captured a Porugueie frigate, and Il I
recoliect arigdi, A'gierS d>maiied from par-r-
gal million OF :. .arS for the re,eate of their
! prifonerS. Pol.Ely ar Ban.avy may regulate.
ms demands rom this precedent and require
million for us, perhaps ne may be ia.iafed with
els; perhaps ne may be ill more excybitant,
depending entirely upon what he thinks the u
hited States Will sivc-wc have no Ground on
which 20 form an opinion with regard TO the
preciie fun. lie will endeayour 70 get as much
as poiiibte, and no doubt will at hrR max,
mott eAoroi.lnt demand. The United States
noWeer' VIII not too e3serly come into their
terms. The United States will neither
| give million, nor half million, for al
though government ought to conceive her.
| ic'l bonnd to rcicue us from captiyitv-
rs treedily as pOliIble, for it was while in tbe
Jealous performance OF our duty in her fcrv;Ce.
in the actual purlut of an enemy's cr,Iizer, that
, our mistortunes befel US, yet have no idea
| ihat our country ihould appear 70 humiating
ard betray tuch al eXces of fCnhbility as well
.erlns by the petty regency of Tripoli. I,ettbe
United States fend all her f,igates off this town.
and then demand the price of our ranf,,n. /
fancy the baihaw would be very willing to enter
INTO terms and very Reasonable ones too. Ibs-
iieVe 'hat the only way to procure either tenn
Porary peace without money or 4 pe,1nanru,
one without tribute, or our releafe for a reafon-
able ium, would be TO fend out fuch force,
and We are able TO fend out fnch force. "a
Ep - I--t. mt T..
From TIE /a,1e,
February 90.
Yeferday captain Bainhridge received letters
thro' the Prime Minifer which had been broken
open and trannated for the Baihaw. The M
mixer this evening waited en- Capt. &. He can,e
10 express his regret at being compelled TO open
letters directed to Captain cambridge; he had
remonitrated with the Dafhaw againft it. but in
vain, and was obliged to fubnit to fitDerior or
ders-that with relpeGf 70 our guard he trnftcd
we would not feel 4 moments uneaiinefs, ard
atureS us, we may rely on our again having tie
liberty OF the town in few DAYS He flaws h..
means, as toon as the Contribution aDrears off
here to iend flag CT truce TO the Commodore.
and communicate to him the fun the Baibaw
demands for our rsrfom. He will iet CaDtain
b. know when he iends flag of truce, in order
that he may if ne choofes write 70 the Corl,no.
dcre-He does not tell us how much each OF lie
is VALUED At. The Prime MiriRer was edu.
Gated in Italy, has tudied the laws of nations,
ard is much our friend. I forgot TO merIt;or,
that the Brtiih Conlu has been fpeaAinc very
fferuouGy in our behalf with the Bairaw a~d
Niniiter. The powerful nation which he re-
preents NUT render his interference of more A.
vail with tic Hahdw than that Of any other per-
ton. He begs Us to be under no apprehenfone
and afures us that we will without dou,, ar+io
have the liberty Of TIE town in a few days.5
IJ01g The ryJ1e.
March Q.
an evening TIE NIifiifhtgr tent us fou1e fer-
ters which have been broken oLtn for the r,er,-
ial Of the B1ihaw.--Tte lateit date Of mine was
December s9th. They have beer in Tripo!i ~
leatt nine days as there have been no arrivals
here fncs then. have not yet the papers which
acco Npanied thele letters. / fJppoie thev viii
be fen in day or two; though iftAey intend
tIniiatiDg all the papers, and tranl7'e as flow
as they have done the letters, il would be many
months ere we get them.-I have no douh.
there are more letters for me at the Miniferq.
byths Villainous procedure the .3aihaw has OBJ
tanned very little important information.--Oa
guardsare taken Off"
From the Gamc,
Feb. as 1904.
"Commodore Prcble, chartered a vefjeI II
Malta on purpoie to ftnd us variety of articles
winch he thought we food in need of and has
authorized capt. Bainbridge to draw upoD our
agent at Malta for whatever he NAV want Co
Lear at AlgierS, and Mr.. Davis at Tunis, write
that they will make every exertion to render orr
time here comfortable. Although we are confn-
ed at pretent within doors yet we cannot com.
plain of want of exerciie. Our houle is large.
airy and commodious, with lengthy piazzas in
which we walk great deal. Our fare, tbou.h
not fumptuoUs, is extremely palatabIe ard
whoiefome. Eggs and mullins for beakfaf and
iilPper and boiled beef or mutton with fouD for
dinner, and occafionaly we indulge oLrGelvse
with tea The fame 1ervants that we had on
board hip, attend us here. Although this mode
of living is 70 very different from what have
been accuftonied to, yet it agrees with me ex.
tremely well. never enjoyed better health in
my life. have not experienced A moment OF
the llightet indfpoftion Gnce we have been
here"
Froan t5sIamr.
March S, 1904.
"Gince the burning of our flip, the Baltaw
ieems to think that Americans are capable of nm
dertaking any thing and is fearful of our efcape.
10 p"e-cHt ta;s, VI were rc,iuvcG on tire 2d
mn. to the cafle as 10 place Of greater fafety.
Our honie, tho not 70 commodiousastheo nev;e
left is Efficiently large for ne. oxpea from
the active interference Of the confus we Gall
be again removed TO our former abode. The mil
nifter has ient to inform us that letters will b..
allowed 70 pats. We have no doubt but that