Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-07
Fr0a, ths BALAacE.
american ca.btiDss IN TR5pot1.

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Extracss from the journal of DR.. CowDE.
RY, kept during his captivity in TRlPo-
II.
Continued.
September Q. AT about P. NJ. our squa.
dron commenced another attack on the
town in which eight Of our gun boats drove
sixteen Tripoltan gun boats under the bat
teYy on the east side OF the harbor while
the commodore bore down and gave the
batteries at the Yves, end of the town, Sc
veral 5eoadsites. Many of his shot came
into the towa aud castle. Two bomb-ketch-
scs were. employed ia heaving shells into the
towo. waieh did considerable damage to
several houses, and entirely destroyed the
house of the SPANISH carpenter, the Da-
shaw's naval constructor. observed the
utaost confusion and random firing anon 6
the TripoIitans. 1t appeared they were al
most out of powder. Two OF their guns
burssad, one of which was an eighteen
pounder Of the late Philadelphia irigate.
The men, women and children ran out
of the town in the utmost terror and Gus.
traction.
Sebsember s. Had been to see the prince
in rae country, and was returning about 10
O'Clock In the evening, with the Bashaw and
suite, waen we saw most extraordinary
LIGHT or fash and heard heavy report. We
III wheeled abou< and made tor the place
,va hal left but the Bashaw soon altered
his mini, AMI proceeded 20 town, whIie
went TO the country palace and sta'd all
night. The explosion was hre-shiP, sent
into he harbour by commodore Freble,
which did but little damage.
September 5. The Turks found ten dead
men near the place waere the weasel blew
y, on the evening OF the third inst. The
n1shaw and his people had thanksgiving
- Mahomet on the occasion. Their cere-
p,onv was PRAYER in doleful tone, and
sioeiop. accompanied with the sound OF an
insIrumens made by drawing skin over
hoop.
September 6. More men were toond'
three OF watch appeared 70 DC otncefs' ~
naro,issioa took our boatswain and q
gang Of our men, and buried these bodies
It'll. east of the wall of the town. All
that I saw. who appeared TO have been XII
led in the explosion, amounted to fourteen
'Fha Rashaw's son in law told me that SIX
mare had beea found driited on the western
shore bu, L could not ascertain the tram
oft.
September Z. John M'Donah died of a
consumption with which he had long been
i'll.
,cebtsmber 9. The Bashaw took me
with him aud his suite to bis coGairy-seas
where he spent naose of the DAY. About 5
O'Clock p. NJ we went to see the grea;
.sfara5ezvt Tor Mahometan priest) IN wnom
the Bashaw had great faith, and thought
he could foresell events. 1t was sad oy
the Turks that he foretold the stranding
and capture Of the Philadelphia; and that
he got ofFsnied wiki The Bashaw and caused
and foretold her being burnt. Eur had
heard noshiae Of these mysteries until
rtt,e nreyious to this. He now SAID, that
Inc commodore's ship, the Constitution
vonld never return 10 America; that she
would either be blown up or run on shore:
and that the 8ashaw would have success III
his warfare with America. 1t appeared
that this great prophet was sojourner; aud
that he only came co Tripoli when tie Ba-
shaw was in want OF a prophet. He was
encamped on the Sandy desart, at tomb
of 80 antieGt larabezUt. The tomb had
boose over II, with several rooms, and was
encircled with several green trees 1t
was about two miles back of the gardens.
We found this great Mara5e1pt standing on
a larse mat, which was spread on the saha
nnder the shade Of large mulberry tree.
Abou, thirty of his attendants stood back OF
him. paraded in form Of a crescent. was
ordered to pull off my hat; and we all aP'
nroached him from the west, the bashaw,
with some af his most trusty attendants IN