Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-03-14

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friend John Walcott and bis Capt. We have
aiken FIVE prizes, large fhips. lo,ded with powder
and ball, bound into Tnpoli. all which we
have fcnr into Malta where thcy were conden-
ned.-I In the courle OF " days, we are TO make
general attack, which, peihaps, will afford a
futj-a for . larger letter. A few dags ago took
three of the Philadelphias late crew in Of the
rnemy's gun. boats, AZ they aud number more OF
thee have Turned Turks. Ships here, the Con-
Relation, Cooaitu,ion, Pre6den,, Consret AMI
Eaex brigs. Syreu. Argus, and Vixen ieh.i.
Experiment aa1 Entcrprizs."
Exra7 sfa letter f,on 4s ggsrY on 6o0ri fbs
frgafe Csy7ha:iay, dassd Sy,aeEt Ha,6'r.
Nov. orb. 10 biz fritsS ia f5h city, reesfveS BY
tbe Jsba .44amJ.
:" We have had no intelligence lately from
our pri!oner. in Tripoli; our latf accounts eft
them in clofc confinement. Naples 10 in po6ef-
Iion OF the French, and the Royal family are at
Palermo. The tosn of Almcria, in Spain, has
been funk by an earthquake. Lord Mellon n
going 20 England on account of his i'll health,
tits iaid. is to be fucceeded in the command by
Sir John Orde. The Mediterranean 10 very qui-
Ct as TO warke operations: We are at preiens
the only noify people init. Our force win con-
ff OF 20 gnn-boats, 4 bomb veGcl', frigst-s,
briss, aud fchooneo, with which we ihail re-
new the attack on Tripoli in the Spring. if the
Bafhaw continues rhe war until that time, which
we underaand he 10 determined TO do"
Extrad of a letter from an officer on
beard tbe United States Eigate Con-
greG, dated +" Off TripOi, O70ber
a6, ISo4."-Reeeived BY the John
adams.
:" We have been cruizing off Tri-
poll fince the a3d of Sept. in compa'
ny with the fchooner Nautilus, and
have blockaded the port faithfully.
What you have heard refpeaing
the impo1ibility of a large ihip 60
ing into this harbor, is untrue: We
can go within 20 yards of their bate
ries with fafety, and have indeed more
water than we want, fay ten fathoms.
This delirable knowledge was obtain
ed one moon-ihine night, by Cap
tain Rodgers himfelf, accompanied
by the matter. They even found
that when the boat grounded forward,
and the matter jumped upon the rocks,
fhe had .(even fathoms aftern. They
were then 70 near as to hear centinels
converfe--faw all the gun-boats, and
examined the coat compleatly, taking
the bearings of the Bafhaw's cattle
from every found, and got fate on
board the fchooner at three in the
morning. Itappears ltrange the boats
was not difcovered, as fhe was within
piltol fhot of every battery they have.
Whether the enemy faw her or not,
it is certain they took no apparent no.
tice of her.
In my way up the Mediterranean
have been much gratifed in WHITING
that celebrated nef of robbers, the
city of Algiers. | faw many poor
Chrilian naves at work lin different
employs) who, as we pafed, would
caf a look of JOY and happine(s, as it
were, towards US, no doubt ariiing
from the fmple circumitance of our
being called Cbriaiaas like themfelves.
Many of them itretched out their
hands towards US, with a look (for
they dare not ipeak) I" that fpoke, as
well as look could fpeak," a penny for
a pear CaptiVe." | need not tell you
my feelings on this occafon-fuficeit,
that when went alhore had &c dol.
lars in my pocket, & returned on board
witout penny. ! am told that
ilave, for ! of a dollar, can purchafe
day of ref, and even of amufement.
-If that be the cafe, ] am happy that
| viGted them.
The Dey of Algiers paid us
great attention; faluting our fhip on
her arrival with Al guns, which we
returned. The Captain on landing
was faluted with five guns-the hrit
inftance of their faluting an American
Captain on landing. We procured
at this place refreihments for our crew,
who uere very fckIv. and received