The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-06
" DEAR SIR,

hope you will execute me for the liberty I
take in !uggeiting to you few remarks which
nave occurred ince my captivity. Tie Baihaw
has taken me from the prifon wiiereinv fellow
officers are confined and ordered me to attend
his lick flaves who are principally Neaoolitans.
negroes, and our unfortunate crew. Some az
the latter faw this morning chained 10 \ cart
loaded with tones which they were dragging
through the town to repair the fortificafions.
They complain much of Hunger, cold, hard Ia
bour, and the laih of the whip. confefs ne
yer law any tnlng that wounded my feelings e.
quail TO the fight of thoie poor fellows. have
liberty to walk in the town, but an attended bv
Turk who is loaded with weapons of war.
am not allowed TO Wifi any of the Notifications
nor any of the foreign confuls. Captain Balm
bridges endeavours TO relieve the wants of h;e
crew are often countermanded by our new maj
tiers. FIVE OF our counrymen have turned
Turks, and five have paid their lat debt TO M
ture. Diarrh0a and Dyfentary have often
appeared among our crew, but on a free uG. of
Carbonate of Soda (Natron} which is found in
abundance in this country, and often white.
waihng the walls of the prifon with lime where
they ileep, it foon disappears. Our crew are
now very healthy.
During the ieveral attacks upon this town h,,
our fquadron under the command of commo-
dore Prebe, many Turks were killed and
wounded, 3nd ieveraI men much burnt nv the
explolions OF their own powder had an on
portunity of feeling their method of curing
burns IN PARTICULAR, many of which extended n.
yer the whole body.-The Baihaw has all of his
wounded brought TO an apartment in the cattle
where he Wits them and makes them \ nreCent
of ten dollars each. He then orders his furoe-
onS and Mamalukes to drefs their wounds he
often aiiiits with his own hands.-The Name
htkei are his body guards the Marabonts are
employed 10 expel evil ipirits aud make intrrceT.
non wtth Mahomet their prophet, for their re-
covery. Thofe that were burnt, were 6rR A.
nolnted with honey, carefully preferving the Kin
as much as poibie and keeping the paris ex
poied to the ar.-They then fprinkled the nj.
cered parts, if any, with fine powder of white
lead, lCeruie y this is repeated at Mort inter.
walls until icab is formed, that is carefully pre-
ierved until cure IS accomplished, which IL re-
markedly fooD.
F" hope and expea that in due lime my
country VIII honorably and TO the aItonfhmcnt
OF Bar baTIans and Tyrauts liberate us from the
chains of nayery, and rcnore Us TO orr native
land, that happy land the thought of which IL a
healing balm 10 Our fouls in their mifsral,le bon.
dase.
Letters haze lately been received from our captive
countrymen IN IriPoli from which we make the
following extracts:
Byan arrival from Malta we have received
the pleahng intelligence of the arrival of c o,.
/ Tnodore Blrron, with ! itrong reinforcement,
which truit Will accomplish Our Hbcrat;ou.-
/ We ALTO learn that the unddGntcd PKEBI z.
has been igPerieded, owing TO the want of iuf-
/ Gent number OF jaaiOr Captains. J he attacks
on The enemy Tan funmeF, were numerous am,
iuccisinl, but AN fjrry to End our lois conf
deraolsin an infant navy feyen or eight Young
beToes, who bid fair TO be an ornament "a
then prcfeGi IN, aud an honour TO their country,
i"a;ciee &C, while molly Importing tie digni.
~ O. thelT nation. AlnoaK tbole uafutunat,