The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-21

gaint liamet. when he treacherouny ufurped
the Pachalic.
In my details Of the relative lituaton of Tri-
poll with other nations, you will obferve the
many cautes tie grand feisnior has had to COM
plain of the arrogance of Jofeph Pacha, and no
doubt will join with mt in opinion, that the
war in which he was engaged was the only rea-
ION which prevented him from chaNiling him
as he deierved, and that he only waits for a
proper opportunity, believe is evident. No
aSt could be more jult than the reinRating Ha.
met Pacha ON the throne of his forefathers, and
no act could infure the grand fsignior revenge,
10 prompt and efficacious, and attended with
TO little expence both of bioot and treafurc
nor ia eHectually infure the gratitude and III
tore Obedience of Ha'ret and his family, as well
as fet precedent to the other Rates of Barl,a.
ry, whole incorreibie infolence has become in
fupportable at the Sublime Porte, and render an
example not only expedient but abiolEte!y ne
ceRary.
joleph Pscha, perfectly acquainted with
theie circumstances, fpared no pains to in,Ice
has brother Hamct to come 10 T'ripoii under the
iPec,ous pretext Of giving him the government
OF The provinces of Dsrne and Bengazi; but
without effect. Hamet would not liaeu to his
propoial, and demanded of his brother to give
him up his wife and children, whom he holds
as hotaees. and to fettle frnall annuity on him
| iuf!icient to maintain his family, promiinc that
he would then live and die at Tunis.
In the above train were affairs at Tr;noli
when lett 1t, and under thofe impreffioas
was induced, in my letter to Mr.. Eaton of the
j 9TH June, 1901, to make the following OFFER
vations 81 conceive it peculiarly fortunate
that IriPoli has broke with us iirt, as we have
II IN our power, with a FINAL force, to reduce
them to our own terms, and confeuuently to
inhuence the other regenCies in our favour, as
they would find, by demonstrating, tina, W.
nro1e not 'ninlts with imPunity; nay, fir, If
the Pacha of Tripoli's brother, Hamet. who is
at fun's, was man of understanding and en-.
terPr'ze, would flake my foul that, with the
a'iiitance at four of our frieaies, would effe6
revolution IN his favour, and place him on the
throne OF Iripoli, in fpite of every obitacIe, &
thereby Iniure the u. S.. the gratitude of him s.
ais iucceiiors, beiides concluding an a,lyanta-
geous peace. Bnt mua fncerely declare.
that aetuated as / was by no other motive than
an honeit zeal for what fuppofsd, and cont.
nue. 10 iuppoie, TO he the beft intereff of NV
country l at that period thought it A mora,
imPomoilty, that it would take fifteen months
20 draw out the energies of an injured nation.
OF 'nat motives OF humanity would 70 far pre.
pol,uerate IN our councils, as to induce us to
Potpone our vengeance until the barLar;,v Of
N-(Try
zens, would give Il latitude, and prefcribe th,.
rules of rigorous retaliation
In letter of the goth June, I forwarded ~
Mr. Eaton the outlines of my difpatch No.
oa'ed at LeehorN, July ed, 1901, wherein, re-
qneted him to afcertain how far faid Hanet
would be willing to engage in an expedition of
that nature; to which received no anfwer for
many months. For particulars refer Won 70
the dfPatch, and You will pIeafe to obCerye the
paragraph which commences, 81 pronof,
cnsftiiing them, one at time, and purfi,inr
inch meaiures at the Ottoman court, as will
e:hec'uaiiy prevent any coalition taking place
injurious to our interctts.
The meailres in contamination ,,,ers o., 80,
bark the fad Hamet on board CIR commoJor,,.
mp TO proceed with him TO Confantinople.
10 Preient him to the grand vzier, and let hin,
tnen make uie of his own arguments 70 procure
the caitan or robe of honour, and while he wa
hegoo latinG tor force which the grand feigpior
undoubtedly means TO fend againA Tripoli, we
would have Pro1ted of the opportunity to have
concluded commercial treaty with the Sinh
lime Porte, and to have made fuch arrange
ments both there and with Hamet Pacha. As
could not fail to infpire thofe nations with fen.
tlments favourable TO our dignity and interefs.
BY procuring the grand feignior's fanaion to
inns expedition, would efeeually prevent any
""'.''"" tdAHS pace unfaVouTab.e TO our in
terefts, and that the grand f-ienior fill infends
to revenge the infults he has received, Won will
be informed by Mr.. Nihon's COMMUNICATIONS.
dated Tripoli, April 22, 1905, forwarded in NV
dnpatch No. 2, Of this year.
No material alteration took place until
March lah, when the ufurper, Joieph Pacha.
having fucceeded in perfuading the Bey of Tu-
mis- to deny his protection to his brother Hamet.
he was obliged, from mere neceffity, to accede
to J9feph'S propofal, and actually accepted ,he
offer of the government of Derne, and embark
ed on board Rufiian flip bound to Malta (but
fuppoi-d to have been bound to Derne) where
he arrived the 18th of April.
This change of petition, by Hamet Pacha,
induced Mr.. Eaton to take the meafI,res which,
he, no doubt, has detailed to government, in the
aTnpeit manner, and which, had not this event
taken place 70 fliddenly, he would not have
done, until he received the Prelident's iGltruc
tion8; and 70 far as tho!e mesfures have been
made known TO me, muft do MIR. Eaton the
Juice to ny, that they feem to have been Judi.
ciouS, dictated by imperious neceflity, ard an
honett zeal for the fuccsfs of an enterprizc
which pronifed zach Watt advantages to our
country.
E*frnf ofn letter .from Commodore Morris TO
fbr (ffrefGry Of tie a0fir, dated on bo4td The