The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-14
FROM tbs BALANCE, PUBLISHED IN Hup-
SON, n. Y.
AMERICAN cAprIvEs IN TRIpoLI.
Extraa from to-. Journal of DR.. Co .v.ie,y, Kept
during bis captivity in TripoH.
CcoNrIsUED.1


February l.. GEORGE Grfiths, one Of our
crew, having informed the Baihaw that ne could
huiI,. au air furnace, and CAT guns, lhot, &c.
was f,,rniihcd with mafun ami nine OF our
crew. and fet To work, with p:omiie that he
honld have one hundred dollars for the firth
ihot he h,ou'd cait. After expendins about five
hundred dollars in the experiment, GrifIiths this
day attempted h,at in his furnace; but With
al! the wood and coal that the Baibaw could fur
nith, he could not melt the iron, and the furnace
cracked in feveral places. 1t afterwards ap-
prared that Griftiths had no intention to- caft Il
ny ihor.
febrrf-y S. While number of our men
were at rsbrk ut the north corner of the cattle,
large body of the wall fell and killed Jacob
Dowdefher. The only coniolation we received
from the Turks, was, that he was a,sbo drnie
and E'uExtfdab--that is, On bis mother, be
has got no jzifb. Roma KeLp--He IS a CbrRian
Dog.
March l. An American frigate appeared off
the harbour. The Turks were all at their
quarters, and were manning their gun-boats.
The Bafhaw was preparing an armament to
go a.sinit fome of his refractory tribes on the
borders of Egypt.
March Haitian Boy, the Baihaw's chief
Mameluke, was appointed to command the ex-
pedition towards Egypt, ON the borders of the
were attended by the Bafhaw and feveral itand
of colors to Marabezut about three miles from
town, to eceive abfoluton and afurances Of
victory in the intended expedition. A great
part OF our crew, and many Turks and Jews
were employed in packing up ammunition, &c.
Tor the camp.
March S. Two frigates and brig, fi,ppofed
To be Americans, appeared off the harbor. The
people OF Tripoli were preparing and moving
thcir effects into the country, expecting fiege
by the Americans foon.
March 10. Swallows appeared. Apple,
Peach and plumb trees were in blo.Tom; and
peas in market. ~
March IL. Walking by the houfe called the
A nerCan houle. percevedii was full of Turks,
and ftrong guard was at the door. On enoui-
~, found that they were the ions and neareit
relations of the Balhaw's officers, who had gone
in the expedition to the frontiers. The Blihaw
kept thefe people AZ honages for the fidelity Of
his officers, whom it appears, he was afraid to
truR, lean they might join In the rebellion and
Come againft fripoh. 1t was faid that his high
refs had received letter, Eating that the Anne
ricans were making great preparations to attack
tripoii A tent was pitched on the battery of
the cattle, and orders given TO keep watch all
night, and every night afterwards. Orders
were ALTO given TO make every preparation 10
repel the Americans.
March Ia. The Bafhaw tent his fon-in-'aw
into the country for troops to proteGt Tripo.
March 49, II was reported and generally be-
bcvcd, that the Americans had been to A:exan-
dria in Egypt, where they had got the Ex .Bs-
aaw ard fonr thonfand Egyptians and carried
them TO Syracufe, where they were TO be land
ell tn att in concert with the Americans againn
Iripoli. ] perceived manv private councils and
long faces aDongG the Turks.
March 81. A frigate and brig appeared of
the barbour. The Balaw told me that he fuf-
pefted commodore Barron was dead, as he had
not heard irons him for long time. Not long
before, he had told me, that he had heard of the
death of his brother, the Elk .Bafhaw. He
feemed highly pleaf-d at fuch news. Several
of the ions and dsarelt friends of bis chiefs in
the country, were brought into the cattle, as
hotages for their fidelity to the prefent Bailiaw
Symptoms of difatisfaEion appeared amongii
the people.
March 20. Two negroes were hung at the
gate of the city for robbery.
The Bafhaw's fon-in-Iaw who had been fent
into the country to collect troops 10 protect
TrIpoii, returned without having met with any
frcceB. The people rcfuird 10 fight for the
BaiIlaw, becauls hr had made uuufual demands
for money, aud had even itipped their wives Of
their jewels. For f.vera days, it had been re-
ported tfat ten thcufand troops were to muiter
or the beach near the town; and that his hiel,-
Drfs was 10 make fpeech to encourage them to
fight for him aCainit the Americans and his bro
Their. | preparcd myErlf TO fee thofe troops {;
hut 10 my disappointment not one of them ap-
Feared.
April Z. Oae.of our cruizers appeared. A
Irge gun-boat was launched, which was built
BY renegade Wet, who was one of our crew
arid turned Turk.
April IL. The BaiI,aw received an unfavonr-
ah'e letter from his agent at Malta, concerning
the armament of the nercans. The Spanlh
couf u preientsd the 3aihaw three hundred it,nd
of arms, and II number of ptoIs, aud, il is fld.
advifed him to keep up the war and force the
Americans To pay his demand. 1t was conclud-
ed that the Is flaws women x children ihouId
itav at the raA,e dari1g the fummer. They
fad that If they nUh I've taken, they would ra-
tier fall into the hands of the Americans than
the Arabs.
April IS-lG-The Balhaw declared, that il
fhe Americans drove him to extremes or attack
ell his town, he you'll put every American pri-
foner TO death.
pr, .. The B,n1w intsrrOgated me con
rerniDg tine force of nv country. lie alkcd me
bow many marines the u. s. kept IN pay. NV
arfwer, for good r.af)ns, was, Ten T51yi1nd
How many troops? he aflsed. Fiebty TbonGsqA
faid J, are in readnefs 70 march to defend the
country, at any moment: and nearly one milf.