Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-16
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difficulty; and finally received the Vice.
roy's letter Of amnesty and passport Of
safe conduit 20 uanet Bashaw- which was
dispatched to him the I5th,, ia Iuaorupn-
Gates, and by. different conveysnces.
now patiently waited the ISSUE of
The measures thus far pursued. Mean.
time busted my self ia finding OF; the
iEripoiitan erniErants in the country.
their attachments to the riva, brothers--Sc
their feelings towards the Americans. A.
mong these cre appeared wiz was only
ninety days frsm T,ipoii, an Airau, Turk,
who had been in. ,h- .srsios of Jussuf
bashs~ (ths reignins Prince Of TripoIiy
\ curing the blockade OF last sommer; him
bad under particular examination. Sun
poaing himself c-nversae. with English
fnes, he vas very unrescrvcd in his confess
sieas; and being decidedly in the in
terest OF the enemy Che was enthusiastic
IN MS cause Though wiling to dispense
With honofsl his story deserves the uorc
csedit. He said Tripoli bad lost many
| men IN the different attacks cf the Ame-
! ricans last summer; the town was much
I damaged, and the inhabitants under
such state of consterna,ion, that nobody
slept m the Guy and that 10 business
was done there. He confirmed The ac-
count OF the fire rhip, Inieinsi, being
hsown sp by Cap sia Sommets, after be.
log boarded by two row-gailiss. Staring
Tins iact The fellow wcpt. He observed,
that this was an uniortAiats war for tho
poor c. ULCERS :---They had been led 10 be.
l,-se that tho Americans were all mer-
ohantmen and that they should have no.
ihin9 to Go but go cut and bring them in
but they i0uhd them devils from whom
nothing vas 10 be gained in war ;tand
therefore he had Quilted he service of
3ussat B4shaw. The B.shaw was never
thsless determined not To make peace
With these iBfideis until he shall bsye
humbis d them, md make chem pay for the
Damages thay had done his navy aed civ.
he acknowledged that Hamet Bashaw
mad many lriends IN Iripcli !; but said that
juseut Sasi avs had taken care of him II
! - ascsrtsined, that the latter had emolov-
ed asd paid assassins to poison The former
II hese undoubtedly reported that ,h.y
had exscuteo their coin mission aud hence
nc account for the report ef Hanact ga.
shsw's death.
"On the 9Th inst. ] received from The
bashaw an answer 10 my letter from Cali
70; dated The 2sth Of the month Ra,nadez.
| corresponding with the Sd Janucry, 1905
stating that he should that day depart
Tor this province, and take lodgings at The
house OF an Arab chief; where he should
wait to meet me But as my letters To him
Gated alter the Vicsroy's amnesiy, all adj
Vised HIM 10 repa,r~,o the Englsb fIonse
st Rosetta, under the guarantee OF the
FicSroy's passport ard believing he
might push his march lhithcr, lett "a.
iro for this place, the lSth inst. and srriy-
ed IN three days. Nothing additional an.
pcaring there proceeded TO Alexandria.
the 1911, and on the 9oth received The Ba.
shaw's answer 10 my letter the 2Sth M.
vember, OF the same tenor with that re-
ceived from him a, Cairo. II apneared
That, nol couiiding in The Viceeoy's DINO.
SHOPS concerning linn, OF perhaps not re.
ceiving his letter before leaving the Ma.
meiuSe Bey's camp, the Bashaw had de.
termined to expect an interview at The
pace he hrst named near The lake Fiauc,e.
on the border OF the Desa /, about 100
miles from the sea coast. Nothing can be
more incredulous than Turk OF a Tut,s
/ honor; and Tor good reason nothing can
De more equivocal than their plghted fai,h
/ lit is 40 article ofbarter and SAFE. Tho
{ ~'''''is 80 VIZ AfttGlADf Il the COUNTY,
had bvcoDe unusually hazardous, on az.
coun. OF the Jealousy Of the Turkish
chiefs; Of the reins given 10 liccnliousaesy
by the barbarity Of civil war; and e III.
strong grounds the Wild Arebs hold by
reason of all restraint being relaxed on be
part Of the Turks and Mtmelukss, no
are too seriously occupied vi b each o.
theFi ] determined 70 attempt a passare
to Fiaume' Accordingly o. The 92d iis,.
left Alexandya, with two officers iro,u he
1 argus, Lieut. Blake, and Mr. Meun ana
an escort oftweny -thtse men, Indifferent.
" mounted, aud on the evening OF In
ESD, found myself arrested al ihs TURKISH
lines, between seventy aud eiahy "a, -
on oGr rout BY the Kerchi. Of Dim.
bowr' commanding e detachment OF $40
Ottoman troops on the lrontcr MOI r.
! guinen, J could advance coula al ell ,lo-
diiy 'hs severity Vt his frs, resolution tot
20 lsi re pass BIS ime Though 10 eve.
! all