Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-11

Americans and his brother. prepared
mvself to see those troops but 60 my
|s,l,ssppointrner not one Of them appeared.
Aprl7. One Of our cruisers appeared.
"A large gun.boat waslaunched' which was !
buils byrensgado West; who was one OF
our crew and turned Turk.
dbrH12. The baslsaw received ansun-
favorable letter from his agent a. Malta,
concerning the armament OF the Ameri..
cans. The Spanish consul presented the
l,ashaw three Auadred stand of arms and
namber Of pistols, and, i lss-said, adj
yised him TO keep up the war and force 1tls
Americans 10 pay his demand. II was
con Guided that the bashaw's women aud
chi.drea should stay at the castle, durlpg
the summer. They said if they must BE
taken. they would rather fall into the
hands Of the Americans than the Arabs.
Abyi! 13-16. Thc bashaw declared,
Inas IL the Americans drove him 10 en-
.rsmes or attacked his town, his would
put every American prisoner to death.
ApsHlo. The bashaw Intercepted ne
CONCERNING the force OF my country. He
asked me now many marines the United
Ssates keptip pay. My answer, for good
reasons, was, Ten thousand! How ma
ny troops? he asked. Eighty Ihousa,aa,
said 1, are in readiness 10 march TO de-
fend the country, at any moment; and
nearly one million, of militia arelalso ready
10 SIGHT for the liberty and rights ottheir
eountrymen At this his highness assam.
ed a very serious look, and returned
to nv room.
april 2T. A very oppressive Syroc Wind
=. several companies of arabs had arrived
within few days. About three hundred
he g. aud seten hundred foot.
my 8. The bashaw and suite went
early this morning. 10 the great Nara6e7vt,
Tof whom some particulars have been be.
fore mentioned.3l ,dewss 10 con.:aue with
the bashaw during his contention with the
Americans. He now assured the. bashaw,
,hs, two American frlgai would be de-
s,royed; and that the gan powder OF the
whole squadron, would be so damaged that
the Americans would not be able TO FIRE d
gun. He agfeed to attend the bashaw to
keepahe balls and shells from hurting him.
He received large sums Of money from the
bashaw.
IIaY Il. received note from cas-
tain cambridge, stating the Inconvenience
which the officers labored under by being
In close confinement, and by breathing IN.
wholesome air. Lspoke to the bashaw on
The subject, and humbly solicited tina, our
officers might be removed 70 the American
house. he bashaw replied, tina, the war
| between him and my country at hrst vas
about money but now il was whether hin
or his brother should be the bashaw; and
that the Americans had bound themselves
10 tisbrother IN such manner, that 1t was
not in their power to make peace with him;
but that his brother & the Americas were
determined to take Tripoli and take off his
head. Heswore by the prophet ofMecca,
that if the Americans brought his brother
against him, he would burn TO death all
the American prisoners excepting; tha, nay
life should~be spared, because 1 saved the
life of his ohil5, when%very sick. He went
Off In a great passion, and mounted his
horse. His maHeiukes and guard, to the
number of abourfory, attended him; and
they took ride to,his country palace
They returned abou, sun set, and The MT
ulster ofresserior relations and the ,bashaw
were 10 private conferences
Hay 10. A spy employed By fhc ha-
shaw, arrived from Malta and Syracuse.
he brought news that the American squad
ron sailed for Alexandra 10 T. p2sehont
twenty days before--that il consisted 4of
trigates, 5 briggs, 8 schooners. 81 gnn-
boats, 6 bomb.ketches, and several trans
Ports-that they were TO take on board
the former or ex-hashaw, and TO proceed
along the coast of Fripoli ard .aSe the
pSincipai sowns, s then 10 attack & take the.
town OF Tripoll, and put X in possession
OF the ex bashaw. The bashaw and his