Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-02-03
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVE,
MONDAY, IAN. IA.

70 Doth HouieS, was this Gay recel-
ved from The Prehdent, by his Sc
cretary Nlr Coles
&c the Senate and Houfe Of Representatives,,
Of the United States
ILAY before Congrefs the ap-
plcation Of Hamet Caramalli, elder
brother of the reigning bafhaw of
Of tripoli, foliciting from the United
Srates -attentionto his fervices and
luferlngs in the late war against that
fate and in order to poiIefs them
Of the ground on which that applica-
sion ftands, the facts 'thall be ltate d
according TO the views Of the execU-
tive
During the war with Tripoli, it
was fuggefed that Hamct CaramaIli,
elder brother of the eisning balhaw,
and driven By him fro-1 his throne,
meditased the recovery of his inhtri-
.ahce, and that a concert in action
nth us was dcGrable &c him. We
niIdered that concerted operation
~ rh@c who have a common enemy
Y r. entirely ju0i6able and might
-r 'cce effects favorable to both,
NJ hous binding either, 70 guarantee
ahjccts If the other. But the
ace f he fcene, the difficulties
rn,u,icatior, and the unccI-
tl. f our Information, inducing
.,= ts % ddeuce il tAe meature,
=. ra5 -ommitted TO our agents as
2r hich might he rel0rted to, if il
}s-miSed - promote our luccefs.
Mr.. Eaton, however, Our late con-
ful ~ his return from the Mediter-
renean, poacling Perlonal knowledge
of tn fcene, and having confidence
in tie -fc6 of a jcint cooperation,
we authorized commodore Barron,
then proceeding with his fquadron,
TO enter into an understanding with
Hamet, it he lhould deem it u(cful
and as it was repreiented that he
need lome aids of arms and ammuni-
ton. and even Of money, he was
authorized to furniih them to mod
crate extent, according TO profpe9
Of utility to beexpe6ed from #. In
order to avail him of the advantages
of MIR. Eaton's knowledge Of circum-
itances, an occahonal employment
was provided for the latter, as an
agent for the navy in that fea. Our
expectation was, that an intercourfe
fhould be kept up between the ex.ba-
flaw and the commodore that while
the former moved on by land, our
fquadyon ihould proceed with equal
pace, 70 as TO arrive at their deitina-
ton together, and to attack the com
mon enemy by land and iea at the
fame time.
The inlruetions Of June 9th, to
Commodore Barron, ihew that a co.
operation only was intended, and by
no means an union of our object
with the fortune OF the Ex- Baihaw !;
and the Commodore's letters of
March n, and May 10, proves, that
he had TIE mott correct idea of our
intentions. His verbal infru6tions,
indeed, 20 Mr.. EaJcn, and Captain
Hull, if the exprefiions are accurate
" committed TO writing by thofe gen
tlemen, who do not Limit the extent
of his cooperation az rigourouAy as
he probably intended but it is GER
tain from the Ex-B 4ihaw's letter Of
Jan. 3, written when he was proceed
ing to Join MIR Eaton, and in which
he favs, " your operations ihould be
carried on by fea, mine by land !"
that he left the petition in which he
was, with proper idea of the nature
OF the cooperation. If Mr. Eaton's
fubfequent convention ihould appear
70 bring forward ether obie9s, his
letter Of April 90, and May }, views
this convention out as proviiioSal.
The I'd article. as he exprisly fates,
guarding it againt any i'll effect, and
his lctter Of June 20, confirms this
contribution. In the event, il was
found that after Placing the Ex- Bath