Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-01-30

important cities and provinces OF the counlfys
whssc'he had rchied himielf ~ governor, he was
fosay unable 10 command any reionrces. cr 10
bca. any part in Cooperation with Us. Thin
hope was thea AZ an end and certainly had
never Contemplated. nor were We prepared 20
land an army of our own, or 10 raiie. pay or
iablit an army of Arabs, 20 n,arcn from D:rne
to Tripo;i. and to carry land aar. al isch
diaancc from our re!ources. Our means and
cur sothosity were merely naval and has tuch
were the expeetarions of Hamer MS letter OF
June ro IL an unequivccal acsoowledecment.--
~h,ie, therefore IN imp1efiion from the capture
of Dcrne nigh, ftiil operate at TIipoh, and an
attack on that place from cur fquadron wss dai.
y expected, Col. Lear thought il the bstt mo-
ment 20 lieen TO oyer,ures OF peace then made by
the bsthss. lie did 70, and while argine pro-
vidors for the u. States he had paid Affection
alto 10 the ia,erets OF Hamtt DC, was able TO
ef-tt nothing more thai 60 eagage the rehito-
Iion OF his family, and even the perievcIing IN
his demand iusocoded for fomc time the conclu-
lonof the tIes;y.
In opeIsions at fuch d.aancc il becomes
necefary 10 leave much 70 the dilcret;on OF the
agenfs enpioycd but events NAV fiil turn M
beyond me limi,s u that dilcreticn. Unable in
fuch cafe 10 coniul, his government, a zcl.cus
citizen will ad as he believes that would diIed
him were il spprized of the circumstances. and
viii take on hiniei the refponiibiliy. In all
thelc cafes the purity and pasTio,iim OF the mo-
tlves ihoud iheid toe agent from blame and esea
iecure ianeton y here th- error is not TOO IN.
juroos. Shonld II be eihought by any thss che
verbal infruttions faid 10 have been given by
commodore Barron to Mr.. Eaton, amount 70 a
itipu!aIion thar the United States ihould tlsce
Hamct Carsmslli on the throne of Tripoi a
stipulation 70 entirely unauthorized. 70 far be-
yond our views, and 20 erroneous, could not be
ianetiooed by our government or ihould Ham
ct Csramali, contrary 20 the evidence O. his
letters o! January and June 70, be thought to
have LEFT the poiiuJn which h. no. feems 10 re-
gret, under a mifdkeu expectation that we we're
at all events TO Place hin on his thronc. on an
appeal TO the liberality OF The naIion, fomcihing
Cqaivacnt 20 the replacing him in his former fit
aation, might DC worthy it's con6deras ion.
A nation by eaabihing chsraeter OF liber
slivy snd magnsninity, gains in the tdendlhip
and fcipe6 ct ohen moie than the worth OF
mere money. This appeal ia now made by
Hamet Cs'amali 10 the u. States. The ground
he has taken being different. not only f,om our
views but from thoie expected by kimieli, on
former occsGors, Mr.. Eaton VAS deGIed TO fate
whsiher any verbal communications psEsd from
him 10 Hamet which had varied what ae fsw In
griting. His antwer OF December sth. is here
with ,sanfmiittd, and has rendered il fill more
oeeeGssy, ihst in preien,ing TO the kgilaiure
the application to Hanst, ihould preient shcm
al the fame tinc an exact Hatement OF the VIEWS
and proceedings Of toe executive, thl ough this
whole bohncfs, that they may clearly understand
the ground which we arc placed. Il is sc-
companicd by all The papsw, which bear any re-
laiop to the PRINCIPLES Of the co. operation. and
which can inform their judeemeNt 10 deciding
on the application CT Hamct Carsamalli.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
January I3, 1866.