Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-29

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ed in his hand or stuck up at his tent. lney
pretend great skill in prophecy, in winch
the people put the utmost faith. hey pro-
| phecv success in battle; andtor small sum
| of money, ensure any one against wounos or
death in fighting christian. lhey Often
get on emiaences, aud beckon and sing TO
! the American vessels 10 run on snore-..
They prophecied that another American
vessel was TO get on the rocks, and the "a.
! shaw fully believed it. $50,
i august fs. Was not permitted to bury
/ our dead. Gar squadron stood out 10 sea.
Al evening the Bashaw went ,o'his coun'fy
seat, & the Bey came In to keep the throne
| till mis- fathers return. They never both
| leave the castle at once. When the Ba-
shaw leaves it, the gates are shutuntil his
return, for fear OF incursions upon the
ehrone. III the evening, the moon shining
very bright, the prince or Bey ordered out
the band of music, which was very ordina
ry, and made Christians, Turks, Arabs,
and Guinea Negroes, dance before him,
according to the mode in their respective
coua,ries, al which he seemed highly diver.
ted.
August II. Between 9 and 10 o'clock
in The evening, Mr.. Church, respectable
English gentleman was shot through the
head in the street, on his return from visi-
ting his neighbors.
4usust 24. In the morning, between
O'Clock and day light, two OF our small yes
| sells hove about thirty shells, as was supPo-
| sed, for the round fort, but they fell short
of the mark Such attempts se.ved rather
TO encourage than to intlmdate the IrI2o-
litans; and the Bashaw was in nigh spa
rits on The occasion.
| august IS. AT about 4 O'Clock P. NJ. the
fellow woo mnr dered Mr.. Church, was
| executed near the place where the murder
was committed, Ii had heretofore been
custom In his country, when person had
committed murder, to iy to the tomb OF
| MQrabewt Cor pr.ess) where they were pro-
tected from Justice, and fee to tiara
/ 6e1Ut would procure Them absolution. i his
fellow fed to place of this kind immydi.
/ a,el, alter killing Mr. Church. The En-
| gllsh consul, Mr.. Langford, on being in.
| formed of the murder, addressed the Ba-
akaw, and demanded justice The Bash4w
then found out by boz, who accompanied
the murderer when he committed the crime,
! Inc particulars of the affair and inmedi-
a&sly sent a Ale of men and ordered them to
prevent any person from carrying food or
J drink TO the murderer. / hey wa Chrd KIM
until night, when the Bashaw sent his Ma
! ra6elOt, who coaxed him away, brought HIM
to the castle, and confined him In irons.
I he next day the Bashaw called his Di, an,
when it was decided ,ha. the prisoner was
/ guilty OF wlfui murder, and ought to suffer
death. 1t appeared by the evidence and the
| confession cl the prisoner, that Mr. Church
! had lent sum of money to Spanish car
] psnter in this place; that Mr.. Church had
pres e him tor pay nitnr; and hat the car
pentrr's wife hired the Turk to kill Mr..
Church for forty dollars. The villain took
! his watch from his pocket after he had shot
him. The boy who accompanied hun, and
carried anthern, was bastinadoed with
/ 500 blows. The carpenters wife was or.
dared TO leave Tripoli.
/ August27. Our squadron. stood towards
the hal Dor.
Augtst % Atabout 4 O'Clock in the
morning, was awoke by heavy and in
cessaut firing OF cannon, and de whlstling
and raiiling Of shat all around me. On
getting up, founa that our gun boats were
Close in, and were firing upon the tcwD aud
batteries. Every gun IN Tripoi', that
could be brought TO bear, was returning
I! the fire. The Tfipolltan gun'boa's were
close under the castle for protection. | he
firing continued until few minutes af'er
sunrise, when one o. the largest gun boats
vensured OUT, with an Intention OF board.
Ing he nearest American boat. As soon
as she got within pistol shot, the Amerl-
cans discharged their piece, loaded with