Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-11-09

OF Our unt0rfunate cOantrymsn to the
sweets Of liberty and to our co6ntry On
honorable peace. y =
Extrae! efaletter from Captain Rodgers
to the Secretary sf'tatNaUy.
Uai,edStates frigatc Congress
G1pxALrAn BAY, so Az !. 1904.
. Sir, r. r, ,s...-.<| ~ 49, -:
Ihave the honor to inform you that l
have this instant arrived here with the
Congress & Essex direct from Tangirrs
from which place sailed On the .7sh
instaps.-our passage has been long ow.
ing to a strong Levant gale which lasted
from the night of the 81 until the morn.
ing Of the goth, and drove us through
the Straits into the Atlantic.
In my last Communication dated r an
gier Bay, i7th inst. / informed you Of
ceutmodore BarrohSs having sent the
Congress and Essex on this eoas. in con.
sequence of advices received from Mr..
Simpson, our consul at Tangier, Of my
intention to leave the Essex>t TO watch he
conduct Of two galievs at that place, and
Of my proceeding mediately 10 Sallee
to inform myself Of the moyements, and
fp"ssible. Of the Intentions Of the Elm
peroF's three ships mentioned in Mr..
Simpsons communications to Commo-
dore Barron, copies Of which the lAtier
gentle man has forwarded to you . l did
so and arrived and anchored before Sal
Zee on the 29th {takiag ArziEa, Mamo-
IA and Lafache IN my rout) where I found
the three ships In question and to ali Ap.
Pearance nearly ready for sea. After
lying three hours at anchor within ai,out
miles of the town with American CO.
ldnrs flying and a signal indicative Of
friendship and a wish to communicate
with the shore, without any apparent dis
position ofthe like on their part, weighs
cd anchor and stood within the range of
common shot of the ships without any
further success Of bringing about COM
-n,unieation although every means which
alfiendly demeanor could suggest, we're
used. However, 4 have no reason to
suppose that hostile intentions on their
part were the cause of my not succeed
ing, but that they either did not eou,,pre-
bend the meaning Of the sisns, Or we're
afraid to venture OF. On the 2fst after
repeating again in the same way as on the
preceding day, nay wishes to exchange
ciVilitits without any appearance Of sue
cess, and fearing that further attempt
on the subject might lead to suspicious
apfavourable to good understanding
Imade sail and pursued my course back
10 Tangier where I again on the 2zth
/ joined the Essex. At Larache / found
! the ship Meshouda {eidevant 1ripbllne)
in astate Of ordinary, but 1t Arzila and
Niamora there Mas not u single vessel
OF any description. On my return a.
gain to Fangier / made the usual sigma
to communicate with our consul, and in
:. m hour after had the pleasure OF secei.
wing adsises - from him - couobosa'
, ting my own opinion L" that whatever
grounds there might have been for sus.
tpicion, that they were so FAR removed
as to admit Of one Of the ships leaving
this coast" - -s..
Two days after left Tangier for Sal.
lie, the two galleys, which The Essex
was left to watch, sailed and one oil
them was boarded by her, in sight oil
1 Tangisrs This circumstance serves to
prove that they had no orders to cap.
ture American vessels, or they certainly
would not have gone to sea-while the
Essex was in sight. These two gal
leys with the three ships at Salles, COM
prize the greater part, if not The whole
marine force Of Morocco. Since the
| galleys sailed have heard Of their be-
ing at Gadiz. The ships are inside oi
Sallee Bar, and have reason to believe
there is but little probability OF their go
ing 70 sea this summer, as / am told
there never has been an instaSce of theil
large cruisers going TO sea Tor the pur'
pose of cruising. alter the 10Th of SEP