Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-28
MESSAGE
From the President of the United States,
respecting the application of HAMEr
CARAMALLI, ex-bashaw of Tripoli.
(Continued.j


(Contintied.j
COPY.
commodore Barron 10 Caffain Hull, of IN
Argus.
MARIA, May 18Th, 1905.
Your several COMMUNICATIONS were re
ceived by the Hornet, which did not ar
rive here till the 10th, having met will
head winds and heavy gales.
Your various information is under my
particular attention.. The state of my
health and my anxiety to dispatch ths
sloop without loss of time, does not allow
me TO enter into lengthy observations
Nor is II indeed necessary. The letter
l have written TO Mr.. Eaton, by this con.
veyance and which he will communicate
to You, will, no doubt, determine him
and the officers 10 leave the coast, as q
measure rendered necessary by existing
circumstances, and especially by the in.
tentIon OF the consul general to open a
negotiation with Jussuff, reigning Ba-
shaw OF Tripoli. You will, therefore, as
soon as1he requisite arrangements are
made, return with the vessels under your
command To Syracuse, to which place j..
is contemplated 10 transfer head quart
ers, IN the course of a few days. Lieut..
Evans is instructed to deliver the stores
which have been laden i'm the sloop, 10
you, TO be distributed according to your
discretion. You will understand those
stores are intended for The use Of the
crews of the United S,atcs' vessels, and
the christians under the command OF
Mr.. Eaton.
Nothing material has occurred in our
affairs since ysur departure. MIR. Evans
will be able to informs you Of ever; thing
worthy OF notice. have likewise Sent
with Mr.. Evans, 1000 dollars, (Spanlsh)
IN specie, which will serve to extingu;sh
any individual engagements that YOU or
MI Eaton may have contracted at Derne.
look snxiously for further intelligence
from Derne.
commodore Barron 10 WiHam Eaton, esq.
Malta, Ilay I9ih, 1905.
Sir,
By the Hornet s!sop, which arri
we'd IN this harbor on the 18Th instant.
thavIng had 'e dious passage) had the
honor OF receiving your dispatches of
2sth ult. and lst instant, announcing the
capture of Derne, after contest, in
which permit me to observe, that your
conduct and that of your companions in
arms, will not discrelit the character
which our countrymen have established
among the nations Of Bsrbary. have
perused with deserved attention the ar
guments and reasons adduced in your
letter oflhe LIST, on the subject of pursu.
ing the cooperation with Sidi Hamet ba-
shaw. Being myself too weak for the
exertion OF letter writing, and my secre.
lary writing with difficulty, owing to an
inflammation in the eyes, it is impossible
Tor me to enter into a lengthy reply nor
does II indeed appear necessary. The
business is now arrived at that point,
where, II the ex-bashaw, after being pu,
IN possession of Dsrne, his former 90.
Vernment, and the district in which his
interest is most powerful, has not in him.
self energy and talent, and is so des,i
tute of means and resources, as not to
be able to move on with successful pro.
gress, seconded by our naval force ACT.
ing on the coast, he must be held as I'M.
worthy of further support, and the CO
operation as measure too expensive
and burlhensome, and too little pregnap,
with hope or advantage, TO justify its fur
lher prosecution; for whatever, sir, NAV
have been once the intentions of govern
ment on this subject, and whatever your
ideas, touching those intentions, feel
that i have already gone to the full extent
Of my authority. The instructions from
the navy department on this particular
point, with which you are not unacquaint-
ed, fall short of that unlimited discretion
and power of application as relates TO
funds, insisted on in your letter, and are
totally silent in regard to the quantity
and description OF supplies and stores
which you mention TO have been in The
of government to furnish
TO the bashaw; hence you will be sensi-
BILE, that without taking latitude that
would involve me in a sum Of responsible.
ity, which it were he extreme of folly
and rashness to encounter, | cannot pro-
coed further. Independent of this con
slderation, it may not be improper To
state, that / have not at my DISMISSAL
funds sufficient 10 meet the large sums.
which, according to your calculation.
would be required to pursue the plan
with effect. With respect to any en-