Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-24

TTiDoli. Cnthe 2otn III tHS ihotui"6 "
saw the town OF Tnpoli distant about tsn
miles, and at the same time the Y. states
frira,es Constitution and President If
ten O'Clock A. NJ. captain Barron and N.Y.
self went on board The former, when cap.
taia Rodgers received the letter OF COM
I.modors Barron relinquishing 70 MIN the
commend OF the squadron, sc. he Re.
turned with us 10 the Essex, when he stood
liza for The town, and wiyhin;a short distance
from the battery hoisted che white hag,.
which was immediately answered. by me
same fron, the bashaw'a castle. In na1f f an an
hour boat came off with the Spanish con-
sul snd an officer Of the bashaw lniolra-
ed the Spanish consul that Ihad, agre safol.y
to the desire of the bastaw 20 tseat, cuaes
for. thar purpose; bit that the propositions
which had been made through hlm l'he
Spanish -consal) were totally out OF the
question, aad must be-relinqu'shed hsppre
| woala consent to move one step 10 the
business; and that.if | had 10, the most
unequiyocal evidence that they wouldbe
Put aside in toto, would MOI SO on sn9Frss
and told him he had better return with pay
determination, and eonae oft again INC
ner, day, ifs,he bashsw was desirou' OF
having peace 90 terms which we couldgad.
NIT. He left the ship, and the w'ad sar
ing the aisht blew so heavily on shore that
the ships were obliged 20 stand Git, and
were not able to canae is near the own
again until the Goth, when a, "a. NJ the
Spanish consul came on BOARD, bflngtg5 ifle
tiscara or commission of tilo 6ashaw to
treat on his part, onahe pffacPal FotHts al
accommodation. We row removed from
( the Essex TO IKE Constitution. lhe oa-
shaw reiiaquishsd all pgetrnsions 10 pay
ment for peace or any future demand OF
any nature whatever /; but demanded the
SUN Of g. 80 900 dollars tor the ransom OF
our cuun,ry,nen, ard the delivery OF his
subjects gratis. To this objected as
strongly as TO the first proposition; and ar
ter some time spen, in discussing the sub
ices, told the Spanish consul 'iia. 10 pre-.
vent unnecessary delay and alteration |
would give him IN writing my nhfR'asun'.
which naust be a, once decided upea, VIZ.
That there should be az exchange Of pri
soners man for man, sn Ear as they @oaid
go: that the bashaw should send all the
Americans 10 his power on board the
squadron now of FripoN: that his subiss
should be brought over from Syracuse, and
delivered 10 him with al. convenlen. speed,
as he had three hundred Americans, more
less, and we one hundred TrspoIitans,
more or less, would engage to give him
fer the balance in his favor $4,000 dollafs ;
that treaty Of peace should be made upon
honorable and mutually beneficial terms.
With this he went On sh0re ID the evening;
but apparently without any expectation OF
lis being accepted.
On the sob at II A. M. the Spanish
Consul came again on aboard the cons,ltu'
ton; and urged me very strong y to go on
shsre, where every thing, ne said, should
be satisfactorily arranged; bat as deter
mined NOT 10 deviate from, the ground had
taken, declined; stating 20 him that II
now depended on the Bashaw to terminate
the business by q single word, and that We.
ry little .tims more would be give for
that purpose. he requested permission 70,
send letter on shore, to which be would
await an answer this was granted, and on
receiving an answer TO his letter. he az ''n
urged my going ON shore IN the strongest
terms. This | steadily refused 10 do.
The wind Increasing, obliged che ship to
stand off, and prevented the Span sh con-
sui from going Oh shore this night.
AT s A. M, on the aist OF May, che
Spanish consul went on shore, prqm's!ng
10 come off again il few hours wl!hthc
Bashaw's answer. At noon he came oh,
aud said that the bsshaw had at lepgth a,
. greed to the sum of sixty thousand dol
lars, for the balance of The prisoners: but
,ha, he could not think of delivering pp
the Americans until his subjects were req
DIV 10 BIZ delivered to him, and again urging
me to so on shore. told hina, IN org
word, that the business had been protracy-