Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-24
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the navy or the u alted States.
On board The United States rigate Con-
stitution, Syracuse harbor, .Julys 1905.
esIR,
sAaee had the honor Of addressing you
sunder date ofthe Sd of November, have
thought ii my dulyso remain in the vlci.
nifty of Fripeli, that might be at hand tor
safsring into negotiation with the ba-
.sinaw, whenever he should give evidence OF
sehis disposition 10 do 50 on propcr terms /;
and accordingly took up my residence IN
Masta; being well assured that nothing
would occur to make my presence necessary
"a, Aigiers during the winter, and knowing
shat the dsy was perfectly satisfied as to the
,scause. of my sxtsaded absence from his do.
1minionS.
-On,he 2s,h of December received a
1eaer Fl ON Don Gsrardo Joseph De Tauza.
the Spanish consul at Tripoli, stating, that
on the I7th of December he had asprlga.c
audience with the bashaw of Tripoli on the
business Of his nation, which being over,
the bashaw introduced the subject of THIS
war with the United States, ard expressed
Ms Willingness 10 conclude it, il the Anne
ricans we're disposed 20 come forward on
proper grounds. The Spanish consul an.
smered that he presumed they would have
no objections to 6n,sh the war upon honor.
sabls terms. There, he says, the sc5]ect
was dropped; and he took the liberty OF
making tnis communication to me, having
heard | was in Malta; adding as his own
opinion, thatif would come over TO 'fri-s
poll, in flag of Truce, he had no doubt
but apeace ,mlgat soonbc concluded on he.
nerable and satisfactory terms. As 1 had
yeas On to believe thar this communication
was made to me with the knewledgr,it not
sby the express desire OF the bashaw, felt
in no haste TO reply to IT. as was pessuad
ed that, il he then discovered desire tc
terminate the business, nc would be more
anxious TO do so when the season ter ac,ipe
operations should approach. Ga the % q
of March commodore Barron sent small
vessel TO Tripoil with cloihing &c.for our
captive counsrymen, and by that occasion
] acknowledged the receipt OF the Spanish
consul's letter and observed to him, tsat'
as we had last year made several oyertares
10 the bashaw Cor peace, which had been
rejected. he might beassured thaswe should
: never make the first advance again Ga that
, subject. But that notwithsiandingoa our force
: In this sea was very considerable, and would
:. at the proper season, act with de-'ced VI.
: goy vet we should be ready receive and
). consider anv propositions which might csme
: from the bashsw before that season arriv.
,sed provided such propositions were com
.~pa,ible with the dignity and rising character
of our nation, and tending 10 an honorable
@asd permanent peace.
% the 21st Of April. 1 received by the
7retarn ST the same vessrtirom lf'poti, aao-
xy,her letter from the Spanish consul saying
-..h4t he had communicated TO the bashaw
,.,br, cnn,ents of nv letter of the 18th OF
Ma. Cd. who had directed him to inform
ma. thai 10 shcw his disposition TO end the
VAR he woule make proposition, via
That the United States should pay him
100000 dollars for peace and ransom, and
..de oliver up 10 him gratis, all his SUBJECTS IN
Z sh-ir. po~ver, aud make iull restitution OF tne
nroas,,y ,aken from them. The Spanish
eonsul added, that he considered The pro-,
posit,ons OF the:bashaw rather intended TO
form the basis for opening a negocaasion,
than made with al expectation OF being
Granted. ar the same time ne mentioned
.he mode of communications which might
be pursued, if should think proper TO
come OF Tripoli with view TO opening a
az eciatiop. These propositions were Sc
cosnn,eteIy iuaslmissible that after commu
nlcasing them TO commoeore Sarron, 1
shought no more of them. fully expecting
further advances eieEler through the same
or same other channel; as it evldeHtly aP.
pearrd 10 be the wish of the bashas to O.
pen negotiation.
Between the time last mentioned, ana
the 18th MAJ, there were lniimauons
MAZE 10 various ways of the disposition OF
.h,. bashaw TO treat bur none In a direct OF