Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-18

william Anderson, Captains Clerk.
George Hodge, Boatswain.
Joseph Douglass, Sailmaker.
Richard Stevenson, Gunner.
Remained in ne Mediferranean.
Lieut.. David Porter.
49, Theodore Hunt.
49, Benjamin Smith.
Bernard Henry, Master.
Doctor John Ridgley RENAME as Charge
dc AFFAIRS for the y. S. al Tripoli.
Simon Smith, Nlidshipman, and
William Godby, Carpenters.
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In addition to the above, we have il from,
Flr. Dove, who was on board one of the
bombarding vessels during the attack on
.Derne, that out ofthe SEQ Americans en-.
gagedon shore, there were only five killed,
which. took place at the time Capt. O'BA-
NAN, who was second in command, had.
with his little band, scaled the walls and
-polled down the Turkish flag, in place of
which he immediately hoisted the Ameri-
Can standard!
The present Bashaw of Tripoli is stat
ed by our Officers 10 be man of copsi-
derabIe talent and bravery, mixed with
great cruei,y-although they did not ex-
perience themselves any uncommon share
Oft last quality--at one time on the at.
tack OF the brave preble, when every man
was driven from fort but the Bashaw, he
remained, cody examining the operations
with spy glass. After the action of Ea-
toms, that led to reace, he was heard
to declare, ihatifhe should approach near
er to Tripoli, he would massacre every A
merican and every Christian in his pow
er. Mr.. Lear has been blamed for max
ing treaty precipitately aud before The
appearance of the feef, but as the danger
OF the prisoners was eminent, and their
release the principal object Of the war, il
would appear that no moment that could
attain this desirable end was TO be wasi ed
in calculations Of future success, and that
in embracing the very first opening 70 re-
lease them from the cruelty the Bashaw,
and shutting the door forever on the re-
turn of his caprice or the chance Of future
events, he acted with the wisdom and pre-
cision Of politician and patriot.
The officers and men appear while in
tTripoli, TO have been literally treated aud
supplied by the consuls of the christian
nations lhere, and from their generosity,
To have tasted of the wines denied 10 their
Mahomeian masters--,his, perhaps, might
have given the Bashaw an idea that tbe
Americans in their different attacks were
drunk, for he often said, when orr vessels
stood in so boldly and made such near ap-
pronches to their forts, that they were all
trunk--if the attack was made in the az
tcruoou, they had been drinking at dinner
IF in the morDlng, they had been drink
ing ell night--Done but niadmen, drum
kards or devils would run such risqucs--
and in this way he apologizrd 10 himself
for the desertion and fight of his own men.
x We are at loss to know what could in.
duce the Police of Alexandra to obiige
O'Mleara's Packet, from this place, to per-
form quarantine, unless it is that they ave
Jealous of the perfectstate OF health which
we enjoy; they 6hlnderea on similar re-
s,riEtion last year.--We can with truth
inform the sagdeio,@ Police of Alexandria,
that The inhabitants of Norfolk enjoy now
as good health as they have done during
the winter.
OeptSDDOcF lSs
Tie foRozuing american vessets araieh enter
cd Cadiz, without bring moicsfed, on their
coming out, were taken Possession Of by
Me british 6ioekading squadron, and are
non detained at Gibraltar /!
Ships Pauline, Of AIexaodria-Argus,
Norfolk--Moses Myers, Boston Briggs
Rover, do.-AIert, Alexandria, e,sey,
New-Be dlord.--Anda schooner name un-
known.
Extract ofa ietferfrom CAPT. yones Of me
shin Ca1ie, dated .atgesiros, (ngast 4,
amrednfic house IN Mis hinee.
"Sorry am to inform you, that after
passage Of IS days, we we're captured
by Spanish priyaieer, and to make bad
wofse, was obliged to perform 80 days
qusranune---the only prelext for taking Us
was, not haoigs certificate from me Sfan-
ish ConsuL--Tbere were no less than SIX
priyateers looking out for Us, having in
formation at Algesiras, by means pisome
spy 10 Norfolk of our sailing, as the otii-
Ger who boarded us, showed me the name
Of the ship as we'll as my own, which he
had on a slip ofpsper. The ship Reeo-
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