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


sstima.e acquaintance. TIE cntyc oniciat;pi,.t
tGeir aG,tt,cd friends, will ,hs tie ,nc,.,..ia.ns
neitowed On their memory bv cratsi,.l cor,,.rv
l am exceedingly y,a,iGedtn hear ctthe ra,;,i
promotion oi Captain Decatur, whom / and is
made Po!t-Capssi- sppoin;e.i To 4 fine fri
gale IN conisGuence oi MS nefio,ious conciuSt
IN deWsoyinge by hre,the late ttisats Philadelphia
Z. IL Is now more than 4 year Gnce hcar,, from
you. In the event OF OF. ranfom, it is very I'M
iprobaoie whether G.a,l immediately return
| nome, as Capt. Blinhr,dgeswill have an iuvcf.
tigaton OF his conduct At Malta, and / have no
oo4oe ne viii be honorabiy acquitted, and ;,!a.
ced ina fine il.i?."
BY an arrva! at New York ficrn Icpho,n.
| etters arc reccivedm town from our unfortunate
priioner at Tripo!i. Gated in November iait. A
letter from oieaof the oincer 5. u tntions. at
they had hadthe fall fever of that climate L,,,
had thenrecovered from it,
tedious and lingering corGneroep. !, , ,,ar
and loathfome prilon, with poor and s:,spi = "a
and deprived ofthei: acc u;tomyd COW euj.nc,s
IN the f;nds too OF (1eb an enemy, mun prev
upon the health and wear down the fniriis or
'hers orave but unfortunate men. In c,i,e of
the efforts of ionic of themto fooli, the aux.tv
OF their relatives and friends by affected eaictv
ana favorable accounts of their iituat;on. ne
marks OF defpoHdence will break sfortb.-Our
Jays lay they, " drag heavily on, we are fsiu
:, cioe'y confined, not having enjoyed iigh,
" OF the Heavens (but oncc) exccp,in,, thro,,ab
p" mail grated hole in the Terrace 6nce NAV
lat. We are feciuded in luathfon. pr,Ion
lurrounded 10y sermiu, without the endowment
OF pure ali, and declared from ho.ci,ur cor
verie with amy perlon ouliide the wall, re- o--
Pfiion-the policy oi concealny the o,,,r,.i.
o"S OF the meet from the enemy cuts or .he
:. :,:ou'le WIN our countrynen and keep
!, Us III ignorance and CONTAIN, tIfpencc; the let
" tiers from our friends in America are, intert,s,>
tsu' opened aud fometimes ne yer reach u.s.
":tsf ipensiinS tediou; day, flcep. th. ,ol,cal
oil the wretched, comes 10 cafe the brre,.n, 8
= our minds, and ioneti'ucs ,raaf;,urts. ms hv
"hohary hight TO our beloved fricnt,s. bnt he
return OF light awakens us to the realities al
" our dTeary ps.ton.-Even Hone has no,v n.
b" mott deferted us, and though we ftr:prIe -
'"PPoft with iortitnde the horrors of our Ii,u.
.. aL'on, !S, human nature is icarcely equal TO
Us no" twenty-one months iince the difaC.
trouS lois OF their ihip coniigned three hnna,sd
American citizens to Barbarian car,.:,;,', -.
iayery. During all this time, they have been
doomed to iutterngs which courage itfeif has no
means 10 lelcn, and to experience that 3. I;,,l,
neiS OF the heart which aiiirs from bo,e de-
" Tered. HuiDands, fathers, fons and Nv,
theirs, young men in the prime Of life and vi.onr
of tne'r age, are thus loft to their country. rb-;r
families and themie!veS. Bat while they nine
~ '"Ver!' and their families deplore their fate.
from their country they have right to look with
confidence for relief. Let US believe that the
meaiures hitherto purified BY our eovsrn,r.,,
have been the wiieh-that the DELAYS ;n.nrr.d
have been unavoidable. The feafon for renew
ing the attacks upon the cemy has comm eo,sd
and the reiu.t, we hope, will be fortunate W,
All means ihon'd be prepared, and no.b;ro
ihouid be neglected. 10 ini,ire the l;berat;nr %
our Gountrymen-the feelings of the. neor,a of
TINS country, their iympathy for the captivee and
their ienie OF jnitice impcriouly demand a.,
this buiineis ihouid nov be concluded and t,at
an9fbfrJeHr ihould not be added TO the m;frra-
Die term OF iiavery. If the application of Fore
mould prove inefficient if it ihouId anne,r
mat no Kill, no courage, can remove the o,,.
Hrue'ions which nature has thrown in orr ,v,v
W. we nun then be prepared and Content TO do as
TUG na'ionS Oh Europe have done, and AS we did
o" d iortnef occahon, to give the Barbariaps the
Patry ium at winch they value cur inet}im All.
cltIzens-the fun demanded, il is acLna,vI..dn-
co. Is lnilgnficant--the expercr not An ob;e6.
and furely with /.ab naton, if it NAV 20 he csi
ea' there can be no point Of honor. The rein.
III oI cur government TO make this provifon
VIII compel the wealthy friends of Individual
caPtiVeS to procure their ranfom bv laroe G,nns
OF money, and in relieving a very few, plnncc
the reis INTO tenf,.!d miiery and defpair.
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