Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-07

s. tS!t ms pulce out oo
Enreaer,be for him, he pat his hand agains
me. aud gave me 20 understand taa' m. mus
4 % of the holy ground. Immediately
stenned off-put on my shoes, TOOK nay
- -, sad went 70 my mule. The bashaw
c.lIed me back, aud asked what would
40 tor tbe Marabewf recommended
bleeding; bur the Marabevt, SHOOK ms
head and gave me TO understand sha' ne
wanted nothing Of the KEEP che Dag.J !
was then told 70 withdraw, which | did,
and took a walk round the tomb. winch
f,nnd TO be very ancient. The bashaW
snent about half an hour with the 14ara-
bszn when he kissed blshand: and we all
returned 70 the country palace. The ba !.
shaw apoloqized for the impoliteneas OF
10 Moro6ezvt. and said that they had
sa,,;sh ant,pathy to all but Mahometans.
! sO,tober %. None of our crulzers were
~ be seen from the top of the castle. The
Tripoli,an gun boats were disarmed' ana
the bashaw's gunners were employed IN
drawing the charges from the cannon on
the battery. Many of the guns now stood
in the sand, as they did when commodore
preble frs. attacked the town. On beng
fred two or three times, they recolled into
the sand so deep that they could not be
!, worked, and were abandoned. The ba'
shaw told me, that if he had three trigates
he would blockade America. he said ne
could do it as easily as trIgate aud schr'
could blockade Tripoll
! October 26. A great scarcity OF gram =
Our crew had no bread for three days. The
bashaw gave orders to all the marSes Pee'
ple NOT to sell grain to any body but his
house. hould. There was no bread to be
bad for money. "A dispute took place De-
tween the bashaw aud the renegade Lysle,
about the purchasing of some barley. Lvsie
was considerably intoxicated and insisted
upon his right TO purchase grain in the
market, The bashaG was highly aHront.
ed and few at him with all his might, struck
him and ordered his Maa,elukes TO disarm
him and put him in prison, which they
stroye to obey, and carried hlm OH. ne
bssbaw however soon ordered him releas.
ed; and then ordered his servant VINO was
supposed TO be the cause OF the quarrel,
bastlpadoed with e7e huadTed blows, which
was Immediately put into execution.
November 9. Fhe bashaw had an cpl
iep,ic fit; and his people thought he was
possessed with the Devil. They perform
sd many ceremonies 10 cast him out, which
they said succeeded. The Turks SAID they
saw many ghosts the night before; and
that a Mara6ezvt drove the Devil out OF
the bashaw.
December 6. Our men suffer for the
want of provisiors. The bashaw does not
allow them either victuals or cash. They
pet but a small allowance of bread, and
tha, on the credit Of their own country.
They are beat numerically and compelled
10 work hard every day.
December Z. / was informed, that,
through the influence of many Turks, the
basbaw had given orders to Sarcy, our
master, TO treat the American prisoners
with he utmos, severity in order TO induce
the United States the sooner TO make
peace. lie was impatient fer his money.
December 10, Cur men sill agreed not
to work unless they were fed and accord
inaiy when the wardens went to the prison
and ordered them out, they al! refused.
The wardens whipped them until they were
tired, and then went away TO inform the
bashaw, who Immediately ordered them
bread and oil, and they went to work.
| December 81. At evening the bey, the
eldest son to the bashaw, was married TO
! his first cousin, eldest daughter TO the ba-
shaw who was driven out of Tripol BY the
present bashaw. The bride was said to
! be very handsome, and but twelve years
old.
Our boats~ 4, carpenter, sail maker,
and first masters mate, who mad the liber'
! ~ Of the town for few months, were put
Ia close confinement with our other officers,
on suspicion Of attempting to raise the