Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-11-22

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ment. Is devoid of sny foundation, nd
without The ieasr thadow d truth
on lie subieE tcf Spanish captures w
learn thai many of thette te owing tothe
want 81 proper papers, such - are =.
unired 81 he treaty which exists between
the Two governments. That treaty fin /
The f7th article we believe, bur NOT Inv.
ipk Il before Us We cannot Be- positive -
~ lie articleJ requires that onr vessels
should Be- furnished with passports 81 I
particnlnr description, not the consular
passports which our merchants arc ID the
habit u obsaining and relying upon. and
the Want of such q are described il the
treaty i alledged Is The reason Why %
many AZ Our vessels have been eaptureds
and carried into Alegexiras,
We IRE co6dentIy assured that he 70
venmeht Of Spain, sofar from authoEisink
he capture of American vessels, have
5etenfly issued circular orders tonIl fkeir
officers 20 treat The Anerican naE with
particular respect.
Asfhis information nay Be relied uy,.
On, Nc hope coon % End our cOmmerce
relieved from one 81 he embafrassmenta
under which i has = long been labonr.
ing.
Msre 1srreuv. The Aurora informs
us that Gov. M,Kean on Saturday last
commenced actions I've suppose Tor II
bels) against the following persona. sl
Matthew Lswler, late Msyorofthe CT
Thomas Leipsr. late president Of one
Of the city councils. ..I ~
Dr.. Nj. Leib, member of congress.
Jacob Mitchell, late 1 member &c he
state legislature, and
William Duane, organ of he publek
viii. si 5
The toilospag exfracf efa ikfter jfeas !
gsnfifman u respecfabi1iy, consaiais
ssme facfs me- gererally lnosua.
Boston pap.1
8 can now state 70 you positively, thaf
The Ex-B ashaw h ! formal note % MI.
Eaton. has oppressed Ms formal acqui-.
sscence in he treaty, md Ii ssrcuE, IN
e4uivocal Language, has made his 81.
Acknowledgements of the services rendered
himhy the American gosernment, admit
ting q the salne time that, falling Is every
thing thar was expected on Ills bart after
they had reached Derne, he could noe
reasonably, and therefore did MOI expect
acontinuance Of their eo-operatioh. His
note concluded with thanking The chief
of America and all his sersants for their
friendly Aid and intentions. This note
was SEM 70 -, ID order 70 defeat any
insinuations injurious TO the honour cf
the United States n eirEslatioasto Tie
Ex- Bashaw.
: With respect % The ransom, Mr..
lear held ont ten days, and until Il vas
finally believed that without Il the sos
prisoners would NOT be. released. The
Bashaw admitted that he could not con.
send wishsuch force, and That he sho0ld
Be compelled q abandon the city, but RS
ps.tedly md vshemently declared, that
1.-THE Americans were bent upon dc.
snoying his town, his Notifications. his
shipping. bis fame, and every ding thae q
was Inpolitan they must expect q re-
turn that he would destroy every ding
thatwas Americas within Ills pouer--@
adding md repeating n afxrocious man
neE thu alter bis havin1skilled father
and : brother. BE shonld not have any
eTuples u killing 3 few ind els. szss
:. The cnicefs I have seen Who were
prisoners are clear and decided ID fhe o.
pinion thar he Bashaw could not consis-
tently With his own safety have delivered
" the prisoners without ! rnnsom and
that 4 Mr.. Lear persisted, very littlere-
sisfanre would have hesn n.i. q our
squadron; but amidst he desolation 81
ne bombardment and eannonade, the
prisoners would N have been mas sacred.
: Other farfs. few years since the
batasian republic paid 70 Tripoli fora