The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-06
EXTRACTS
S~euments rcfpetting the Application
of HAMsr CARAMALLi,
Ex-Bsfhaw of Tripoh.
p1m Tomas LEAR to fbsifersfayy of fbe Na4
". effhe U. Stafes.-coacluded

effbe U. Stafes.-coacluded
M On the aoth, at II A. M. the Spaniif, con-
4s6al Came again ga board the Contribution and
urged me very ftrongiy to 20 on fhor~, where
every thing, he faid, hould he satisfactorily ar.
ranged but as had determined MOTTO deviats
from the GROUND had taken, declined; itat.
~ ns'that ItAaQw depfsdsd ortbs Bathaw
that very little time more would be given for
that purpofe. He requefted psrmifIi,;n TO fend
a letter on fhore, to which he would await an
anf,vvr; this was granted, and on receiving an
ani'ver to his letter, he again urged nv gonf,
on ihore in The Rrongei terms. This Readily
refufed TO do. The wind increaiinr, obliged
the ihip TO land OF, and prevented the Spaniih
eoniuItroui going on fhore this night.
AT 8 A. NJ. on the sir of May, the Spanifh
consul went on ihnre, promiiing to come off a.
gain in few hours with the Bafhsw's anrwer.
Ar noon he came of, & faid that the Isalhaw had
at length agreed to the fun of Exty thorfand
dollars, for the balance of the prifoners but
that he could not think Of delivering up
she Americaps-unti his fuhjeas wers .seasiy- IL,
oe delivcred to rim, and again urging me to
go on fhore. told him, in one word, that
the bulinefs had been protraeted beyond what
conceived TO be reafouhle time but as the
weather yesterday would not admit of our
countrymen being fent on board, would allow
the Baiiaw twenty-fonr hours, from this time,
to agree to my proportions in toto, or reject
them. He begged for further time, but without
effect; and left the !hip at S P. NJ.
at II A. NJ. June LIT, our unfortunate coun-
tryman, captain cambridge came on board who
had been permitted to come off, under the
guarantee of the Daniih conful, and Sidi Maha-
NUT Dghies, thu minifter of foreign affairs. He
affured me that the Americans would not be
delivered up until treaty of peace fl,ond be
made wththe Bafbaw, as peace was more his OBJ.
iect than the fun he might get for the captives !;
and as It was our intention to conclude trea-
ty, II would be cruel to let our couutrymen Ian.
guiih in captivity merely on the puntlilo of
negotiating the treaty before or after their deli
very; as whatever related to them was already
underitood. Uniformed him of all which had
palled between the Spanil confu and myfelf
and told him that as the Spanifh conful had
conc on board as the conditioner of the b.
fhaw, with his credentials, which he had deli
vered to me, coniidered the bufinefs as now
brought nearly 70 clofe, and that very fllort
time remained for the Blff1aw to make up his
mind. However, as | mould make no differ
ence in the terms of the treaty, whether it
ihould be drawn up before or after the deli
very of the priionerS, would enter into An i'm
mediate negotiation for that purpofe with any
proper character whom the Baihaw might fend
on board duly authorized but would have
nothing more to do with the Spaniih conful
But the Americans houd bel ent on board with
ont waiting the arrival of the TripolineS from
Syracufe. Captain B. left US in the evening and
went on flIore.
In the forenoon of the "a of June, Mr.. MI.
fen, his Dani!h maiefy's confu at Tripoli,
came of to the Contribution, bringing COM
milton from the Bafaw, to negotiate with me
on the articles of the treaty. AS had Retch
prepared communicated it 20 Mr.. Ni1en.
who obieryed that there were fome articles more
favorable TO than to be found in !
any treaty which the Bafhaw had with any o. !
.hcr nation: yet he would take then, ON ihore
and fubmit them to the Bathaw. He did 70,
and returned on hoard again about 4 P. M. fay |
ing that the Batitaw bad coniented 10 the arti-
Giles {; but WAS very delirous of having an arti-
Gle exp-eTive of our determination 70 withdraw
our forces, &c. from Derne, and that we
flould endeavor TO perfuade his brother to leave
his dorninions. To the firit could have no OBJ
ietlion, as 1t would be natural conieqReuce
Of peace but niitedthat if his brother ihould
leave his territory, ne ihould have his wife and
children reftored to him, Mr.. Nilfen thought
the latter clauie would meet objections. Howe
YER he took it ON thore.
the morning of the 81 of June, Mr.. Nif-
fen came off again, and declared that the Ba-
G,aw would not agree TO deliver the wife and
children Of his brother. ] adhered to that part
of the article, and after fome little time he re-
turned on nlore. when Mr.. NiiTen had lief, |
the ihip, / told commodore Rodgers, and cap
tain Smith ofthe Vixen, who was on board, that |
if the Ball,aw ihould perth in his oppofition to
this article, would not fufTer the bufinefs to |
he broken off, and leave our couitrymen in |
1avery but won'd at all hazards take a boat !
nd 90 on fliore, ifihe white nag lhoud be haul
own, which Mr.. N. faid would be the fs- |
he Baihaw perGifed in his deterrninati- |
P. NJ. MIR. N. came off again with !
Banhaw to the preliminary arti. |
a condition that time fhoald
delivery of the wife and fa-t
+ 1confented to it, aud we
= to Rand in near the
to the town, we
he white flag.
Ne batteries,
vent into
y the