Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-22
To The Senate and House q
Representatives 3 the y. Ssafts. .

Rebresrstativss thes u osafts.
Il iay before Congress the appll>
: cation of Haraet Caramaili, elder brother
of-the reigning bashaw OF IrlPoll' soi'ss.
Ing from the United States attention TO ms
services aad suGerings in the late war q
s painst that state: and in order 20 possess
them of playground onwhich that apPlica-
,;en stands. The facts shall be stated ae-
!, eord;nc ,osrhs views aud information OF
. the executive.
Durine the war with TriPoli, II vac
sucpested that Hanes Caramalil, elder
brother of the reigaing bashaw, and drsvea
by him from his throne, medlta.ec the re-
covsry of his inheritance, and that con-
cert in action with Us was desirable to him.
We considered thar concerted operations
bv those who have common enemy was
entirely ius,i6sble, and might praeuee si-
fects favorable TO both, without o'hding
either to guarantee the objects OF the o;hsr.
Bus the distance of the scene, the diihcni-
5 ties of the communication, and the uncer'
= sain,y of our information, inducing me
less confidence In the measure. II was com.
Daitted TO our agents as one which might pc
resorted TO if j. promised to promote our
success.
MIR. Ea,en. however. our late consul,
on hi. return from the Mediterranean, pos
sessing personal knowledge OF me scene,
.ud having confidence in the effect OF a
;oint operation, We authorized commodore
Barron, then proceeding with his squad
ron. 70 enter into an understanding Win
Hamet. if he should deem it. useful: ano
as it was represented thar he wosld neea
some aida of arms and ammunition, ana
even of money. he was authorised 10 ,h''
nish them TO moderate extent, ACCORDING
to the prospect of utility TO be expected
from il. In order to avail himself Oh tue
advantages of Mr.. Eaton's knowledge q
circumstances. an occasional employment
was provided for the latter as an agent for
che navy IN that sea. Our expectation was,
that an intercourse should be kept up be-
tween the ex. bashaw and the commodore
that while the former moved on by land
gether, and to attack aAisU}ih ne M
BY land and sea at the same time. The
instructions of June 9Th, 10 commodors
Barron, shew that a cooperation only wa.
intended, and by no means an union of oul
object with the fortune of the ex bashaw
and the commodore's letters Of March 2S
and May 8, prove that he had the most
correcs idea of our intentions. His verbal
instructions, indeed, TO Mr.. Eaton and
captain Hull, if the expressions a,e accu-
rately. committed TO wiring by those gen.
tlemen, do not limit the extent Of his CO.
operation as vigorously as he probably in.
tended bustit is certain from the ex-
bashaw's letter of January 8, rwri,ten when
: he was proceeding to join MIR. Eaton, and
In which be says, .syour operations should
be carried on by sea, mine by land," that
~heSlcft the position in which he was, with
"A proper idea of the nature OF the CO.
operation. IF Mr.. Eaten's subsequent
I convention shculdsapPe 10 bring forward
other objects, his letter of April % aud
! MaysI, views this convention buta pro.
visisnal, the I'd article, as he expressly
ssstes, guarding it against any i'll effect,
and his lettersof Iuoe 80 coh6rms this con-
xtrnesion- In the event it was found that,
after placing the ex.bashaw in possession
& of Derne, one ofshe most important cities
cand provinces of the country, where he
had resided himself as governor, he was
totally unable TO command anyresources,
or TO bear any part II cooperation with US
This hope was then al an end, and we Ger
tainly had never contemplated, nor were
we prepared TO hand an army OF oar owa,.
y or 10 raise, pay, or subsist an army of
ARABS. TO march from Dcrne to Iripoli,
: and to carry on a laad war; at secha dis
lance from our resources. Our means aud
oar authority were merely naval and that
such were the expectations of Hanes, his
letter of June % is an uneqaivocal acknow-
lrdgmens. While, therefore, anImpressi-