The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-14

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to the American houie. The Bafhaw replied
that the war between him and my country al
hrit was about money; but now i was whe
Their him or his brother ihonli he the Ba!haw
and that the Americans had bound themielves
to his brother in fueh a manner thar II was not
IN their power To make peace Wi,h him but
that his brother and the Americans were deter.
mined t. take 1ripoh and take off his head
| He fwore by the prophet of Mecca, tina, If the
Americans brought his brother ay1in!t him. he
would burn to death all the American prioners
except me; that my life ff,ould ne fparcd, be-
cauft f,ved the life of his child, when very
tick. He went Of in great pafii,,n, & mount
ed his horfe. His Ma,pe!uSes and guard, to
the number of ahout forty. attended him; and
they took a ride to his county palace. They
returned about fin-fct, and the miuil,cr Of ,x.e-
rior relations and the Ba!haw were in private
Conference:
May 10. A fpy employed by the B,i,,w.
arrived from Malta and Syracufe. He brought
NEVIS that the American tquadron failed for
Alexandria in Egypt about twenty days befur.
that it conhffed of four frgatrs, three brigs,
three fchooners, twenty-four g,in-boa.s, fix
bomb-ketches, and fcverai tranfports--that they
were to take on board the former or Ex-Balhaw,
ard to proceed along the coat nf Tripoli, and
take the principal towns: and then TO attack &
take the town Of 1tipo!i, anal put Il in poieifi-
an Of rhc Ex-Bailaw. The Bafhaw and his
people frened much agita,ed A. this news.
May 81. The Bafhaw with his attendants
rode into the co.intty. According to cuftom he
took with him IN mule, two brxss, f,id to
contain twenty thoufand fqtans Forty thoufand
do!lars.) But did not believe they contained
that fun. They were light. I had fitted them
both; and they were always carried to & from
the mule by one ilavc. Another mule was load
eH with t,1ckayse nf the p,O,, ,.-1, 81,
The Baihaw always went thus provided, thro'
fear that he might be fervcd as he ferved his
brother The Ex- B:iblw, who was denied re-
turn TO the cafle when the prefeht Baihaw a.
furped the throne.-During the abfence of the
Bailaw, his eldeG fon, the Bcy, had his amufe.
ment. He ordered TO carpets fpread on the
fouth corner of the cattle. On one of the car.
pets, the Bey and his attendants fcatcd them
felves, with hand of mufic, conliftng of two
men with tamborincs, and one with fort of
drum. Murat, his uncle, and myfelf, were
feated on the other carpet. Three large negroes
were brought and ordered TO perform before
the Bey. The mu6c then truck up and the
three negroes commenced the negro dance,
with many ridiculous airs, whirne round, ina
king their heads and roaring like mad bulls.
This continued ABOUT half an hour, when they
appeared To be ravng naa. They ran abont,
as if To tear in pieces every body they met One
of them made leap at me, but was prevented
from reaching me, by the Boy, Murat, and ano-
Their Turk, who jumped between us. Two O.
Their Turks caught hold of the negro and held
him, when ], by the advice Of the Bey, went to
the top of the north end of the cattle, where
could fee the fport in fafety. During the frolic,
] Jaw thoie negroes chafe feveral Chriftans &
was tcid that they often tear all their clothes
off, and hurt them much b. hiring, &c.
ITO be continued