Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-10-01
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TSIP3LI Prison Iay4 1908

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frN0w ctiScnS, dattd,
TSIP3LI PRISON MAYA 1908
I" / mentioned TO YOU sagle time since
what the English consul hath sold ne. that
he had obtainsd leave Cor me 10 liee sitil
him, bat thar the burning Of the pailadrl-
PIMA ffigste, bY our squadron, had irritaged
the o&snaw against Us, and made nm re-
tract the permission w:llca il seems Dad
been granted wiki so lnucn reluctance
olaer that he consul has gone TO Malta,
having been p~eremptorily ordered 70 leave
tins regency. feel very liitle disposed 10
regret his dismissal, a, least in him have
lost no friend, Notwithstanding his protest.
ons, and affected friendship. His conduct
towards Us on our arrival at this place was
tar from being friendly. Instead Of com
ing forward as he ought to have done, 10
console us under our misfortune, and ale
vIaie cur necessities, we knew not for Sc
scrat DAYS that there was such a Raan ID Fri
3oll. instead of being with Us as his hu-
enanity ought to have dictated was his du-
y ne was basely COUGHING at the throne of
- unprincipied tyranhlcal usurper, and
nth the most despicable humillaticn COO
grstuladng him upon his good fortune ia
ab9aiuing 50 valuable a prize as ou: ship,
nd so manv slaves thus suddenly b&com-
ag his! With regard TO what he SAID o.
having obtained permission for me to live
nth him at his house, | am very much ia
ciined to think ne never preached the sub
!ect TO the bashaw, be never mentioned it
0 me until he k1sw that SUCH a thsEg was
to impracticable. His dismissal was
a circumstance rather 20 DC ~r,iniced at. TOR
should another consul be sens bare &c may
be a gentleman, and coming from Malta
will no doubt be made my friend by Sir
Alexander Ball. Should such be the case,
and we continue here any time afser peace
or after The eegociation for oar ransom is
finally concluded shall then probably 1--we
with him, ard will have it in nay power 70
tell YOU something about this barbarous
country and its ieroclous inhabitants. As
it is now we are as muc.l secluded, ard as
closely confined as any Of the Ba.haw's
women. lis said there arc many cir
cums;ances n this city and It's n%ejghbor-
hood wei worthy Of seeing, the rnli,s Ct
%ancicnt pillars. ~triumphal arches, 81. &c,
"Dui we might remain here twenty years
and not knew more Of them, except by re-
port than you who ! hope viii never sre
the place. There Is a triumpal arch III this
city which I have seen, the workmanship
is finished in a very superior style, and the
figures in has relief of bold and beautiful
execution. The latin inscription is ID some
parts much dcfaccd, and VIVA; is Iegible IS
IN such detached and imperlcct parts, words
and letters that it would puzzle a profound
antiquarian.
It is in general supposed that our squa-
dron intends to lombard this place some
time in the course Of the approaching sum'-
mer. Should such be the case, we shall all
DE moved with the yoyal Gmity and be con-
fined in the country palace. Although the
Bashaw has no very sincere regard tor LIS,
yet so o as this town is attacked by our
squadron, be will take care 70 have US re-
moved to a'place Of safety. hone in God
we shall yet have another crack at him, |
don't think we should ever again b. made
prisoners to the Bashaw OF frpoli."
Extract ofa letter fran a gentleman at Fart
WAkinsen. to his Gieadm augusta, dated
the 7h ofdlgust.