The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-26

neither eat, G'ink, nor fmoke, while the fun i
ABOVE the horizon, Int feat at night. Ia walk
ing through the town TO viit my patients,
found the motque and principal houfes inumi
mated, and the people rejoicing. Pai1ing I'll,
conee-houle with our drOgerman, LyRs, a rene
Iado Scotchmsn, who WAS now the rripotar
Admiral, called me in to drink coffee with him
and was very polite.
December 10. Viiited the marine fecretary
and found him in a fate Of great debility.
Could not prevail on him to take any medicine
or the lea!t kind of Douriihment. He ,aid he
mad rather die than offend Mahomet by break
ing the Ramad0m I; but would take whatever 7
ihould advife, at night.
December 90. The market was 70 moor that
we could get nathing for dinner but the ii,oulder
or poor dromedary.
January !. Was called TO Witt the Baff,aw's
Child, about eleven months old The BaIl,aY
teemed much affected on my pronouncing the
chiid dangerous; and wifhed me to pay every
attention toit, faying, that any thing he could
afford ihould be at my frrvce.
January2. Found the Balhaw's child better.
at which he exprelled great fatisfaction, and of
tered ME horte and fervant to go to his gar
dens, about two miles from town. | preferred
walking, and took our droger-man with me.
As paiied out at the gate of the city, Jaw a
mans head Ticking on pole. On enquiry,
who, about year before, killed the fon-n-law
of the Bafhaw, who commanded the army in
collecting the taxes in the back part of his do
minions. About quarter of mile from the
gate; the road paiied thro' burying ground full
OF graves. After this, came into a well cult
waited country, which was laid gu, i'm fqIares of
from one TO fix or eight acres oh, furrounded
with date trees, interpreted with orange, fig,
Owe, lemon. and other trees. On coming to
Admiral Lylle's garden we found dim there, Sc
he invited me IN. 1t was very beautiful. He
loaded us with It's fruits, and offered me accefs
TO 1t whenever | chofc, and faid was welcome
TO any thing growing in it. / concluded to
Poitpone going to the Ba!liaw's garden until 4
mother day.
January 8. Went to the Balllaw's garden,
where met the miuiiter and the prince, the
bathaw'S odeft fon. They politely conducted
HE through the garden, which was ornamented
with great variety of fruit trees, loaded with
iruit particularly with oranges, lemons, and
lines. John Hilard died in the evening.
January 4. Williams Auderfon died
January ~. The Bail,aw's eldeR daughter
was married to Selm, the Balhaw's chief cattle
da or treaiurer. Wilton, who was one of cur
quarter matters, and lately turned traitor and
Turk, received 500 bafinadoes for quarre.iny
with the noted Lyle.
January ii. The miniRer of foreign affairs,
aaal Mah.s%f9iS'ITug [Ramadam) ended fins aay'a,
the change OF the moon. The Tripolitans fired
faiute from our hip which lay uoored in the
harbour within fight of our window.
January Is. The feat called Brian, COM
menced. Every gun in Trpoii was fred in ho-
nour of the day. Every Turk put on his bet
tuit, and there was general rejoicing.
January 10. Capt. cambridge and lieut..
Porter were invited and accordingly vfted tic
Baihaw, with all the conluls.
January II. The Bran ended this evening.
Ihe coniuls, the ihips i'll the harbour, and the
cattle, difplayed their colours during the three
days. The rejoicing was great, but neither G.
legance nor tate were difcoverabIe.
January 10. The BAlliaw's agert fent us
prefent of tea, coffee, and fugar, and lamb,
probably to induce us to buy quantity of old
clothes taken from us, for which they aiked 600
dollars.
Diet at this time, two eggs and piece of
bread, with rain water for breakfast and upper
poor beef or Cancels neih, bread, and fome-
times boiled cabbage, with rain water, for din
Der.
February 8. Was conducted to the cattle to
Witt the Baillaw, whom found, after pafliug
feveral centineIs, about fifty fierce yeping dogs,
Il three heavy doors loaded with irons and
bolts, which were opened for us by armed Ma
mclukes. Prefcribed for the BailIaw's dfor-
der.
February 6. The Bafliaw fent for me to come
to his room in the cattle. He fhook hands with
me, received me with much politenefs, and re-
queited me to pay every attention to his family
as phyhcan.
February 10. The Bafhaw gave the officers
Permlliiom to walk out into the town and coun-
try, but not to Witt the confuls nor the bate
ries. Our droger-man, Hamet, was ordered
10 walk with US, and direct us where to go.
We went out fix at time.
February II. Preicribed for the Baihaw's
eldett daughter. Her huib md offered me ma
ny ciyilities. At O'Clock, Z. M. were inform
ed that two Englilh merchantmen were Rand
ing in for the harbour. They proved, however,
to be the two veiIes under the command of
Capt. Decatur. At about at night, we were
alarmed by moi hidsouS yelling and fcream-
ing from one end Of the town to the other, and
firing of cannon from the cattle. On getting
up and opening the window we faw the frigate
Philadelphia in flames.
February II. The Turks appeared much
diflieartened at the lofs of their frigate. A
ftrong guard was put at our door, and we were
forbid going out. | was forbid WHITING our fisk.
1t was reported that an American fchooner and
three beats Get f,e 70 the ihip. Two Turks
efcaped, who told the news. They flid that
eight Turks had charge of the fhiP, and they
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