The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-08

Sir,
have now the honour herewith to forward CO.
pies of the correspondence pronfed in my letter of
the 9th ut. view of tranlaefions, and the eircun-
frances in which theie eorrefpondenees originated,
give rife to Tome remarks and CELEBRATIONS, which
ha fubmi, with eandour and franknefs.
When it was determined by Commodore Barron
to cooperate with Hamet Baihaw, though the Com.
modore then expreled his doubts concerning an inn.
piled d(cretion in Your infruaions for apple atoms
of fnpplies to this Object, idea was fuggeRed of
mailing this cooperation an inifrurens only to the
attainment of peace with the reigning Bahaw of
Tripoli Nothing was ther talked of but chanife
The examples Of Commodore Prehle, then
recent and eoufpieuous, inpred the relieving qua-
dron with an ambition and confidence, eduaIled only
by their patriotifm infomueh that it feemed to be
regretted, the fPace Of winter nu intervene before
they could be brought TO the theatre Of action.
Peace was avowedly an objed feeondary to national
honour and individual applaufe of courfs every
nieafure was adopted, and every means embraced,
which feemed to favour thofc primary objects; and
the earei occaGon Of the enuihg feafon was to give
an inpoiing leHon to the furtive pride of Barbary
With thele impreiiions Commodore Preble returned
home under engagements with his fucceIor TO give
his influence with the government for haaening for
ward fuch additional aids the expedition would re-
quire; and with the fame imprefiorsI was i.nt 10
Egypt with entire dilcreton Of ufing means to bring
Hanret Bafhaw on the rear of the enemy. Con,n,o.
dore Pr~5ie executed his coniiiifioii with the exact
ncfs and difpatch which mark his character; and
have the concioulnes of having been indolen, in
my endeavors to acquit myl.if of the truR conf
ded to me. Both from one quarter and the other.
neaures fncceeded beyond the calculation of the n,oG
fanguine expectations; and never did fcafon for
deeiiive operations open with more fatterinr prof
reefs of fccefs than this, in which i, has been deter
mined that flag of truce, initead of our fauadron
ihould be dhplayed to the enenys view. The refnIt
Is xualIk r1nt Rae, e.. f..
cdlate here and to what, IL is believed, was expra
ed the government and people Of the United
States, that apologies fought to parry the cepure
and do away the disappointment to which this refult
cannot bur give birth. Among thefe fub,erfuee.
am charged of having game too fa--of having ex-
eeea1a f1e Intentions go.ernnefand of having Ra-
Petite suE P,e7r, tie end IF 4gIilb eoala not be fore
FEN
If finding out the Object Of my refearch, and mo-
wing underfAndingly with him againR the enemy, he
TO exceed the intentions Of government NAV hav.
gone too far. Admitting this, have not penetrate
on enough to comprehend how it could have oh.
ttruaed ofenfve operations in other quarters AS
TO proiet7S none were fbaped, on my PART, after
LEFT headquarters: Bit what. period the pro;ea
took ihaPe of reifing the whole pc Cations of our
country on the fundamentally of the haplefs Hamet
Baihaw for the attainment OF peace, know no,
Pr.iume, however, 1t was until Commodore
Barron dePaired OF recovering his health in fraIon
rhed agency in the had intruded himlelfnto his
eonhdence, and gainedan afcendancy over his rero-
lutons. The line OF condud purified at headeuar.
terra, and the communications from that quarter TO
the coat, eiabliih rhe fact tha, fth proiea had
Iuperceded original plans and the eveat prove.
1t to have been carried into effect.
10 the Comn,odnre's letter TO Ian,et I3al,aw da-
ted Maids 2lR March, he exprefes himielE
With great fatiafa fion / have received from
Mr. Eaton the intelligence of your junction with
him, and ofthe meatures you have adopted to CONF
menee your march towards Derne, &c.
:" No iooner did receive intelligenc. than made
every exer,ion to collect the fuccours required in YOUR
letter, Sc"
Here is not only an explicit, and clear fantaion to
all we had done, but alto an equivoca anurance of
cnpoiitions made Oh the part OF the Commodore TO
fufniih the fuccouTs required by Hamet Bafhaw's
letter for Profeouting = plan of cooperation But
tiefe fuccours were what the Bafhaw had aJ,yavs 80
CURED If therefore lhould, from any infringement,
have carried different language to him, how ufly
might he have fuiPeeted me Of dfpoiition to raie
mPediments to his progrefs and more eipecially n.
tile whole tenor Of the Commodores letter goes 70
encourage his expe9atons1 IF the Commodore re-
CURES me to become the interpreter of this letter
how inconGfsnt, nay how treacherous would he make
himlelf and me appear by tranflating ALTO another
from his own hand, clearly expreiing his real in:en
tions to be on,yto lead the Baihaw forward as an
i5f,nmnaf | could not but hope thar returning
frength, or Tome candid adyifer, wou. reOore the
Commodore to refolutions more worthy of his own
and the dignity of his country.
On the day next luceeeding the date of this letter
from the fame place, The Commodore writes me :
cannot but applaud the energy and periever-
ance that has charattaried your progreis through
ferries of PefPexing and dicouragng difficulties to the
attainment of the obee of your refcarch--an attain
nent which am dhPofed to conEIer as fair preface
10 future luccefs--"
Snccefs in what The cooperation! In what
manner This explained by the Commodore's re-
iterated reolution to withhold his fan Sion from any
fpeefic or definite engagement with. Hamet Bafha,y
and by his unqualified oonefion OF orr vegc in fsvor
ing the caufe Of the esd Prime as an sRreut s7i 10
10 TIE attainment IF ojrt7 that this object is re
Parate peace with his rivel and thar obec obi aimed
we would withdraw from him our faceour
Struck hinief with the difcourdgiug anl dif1ono-
rab'r conditions here mpoed, which he calls eos5e
,nion, he adds by way ofiDjonctisn---
You will NOT. however conclude that theie cam
hcefsons, important and necfary as they are o,5h,
to irduce us at oDre to abandon the bcnehr which
the reaiures you have adopted fern 10 promiie Be-
Benefits were already anticipated from the mea-
fures we had thus far purfIed and the pin conA-e
ton OF this ard thu following periods Of the fam. le
Ter enjoins on re To Perievere in thofe ireafures