The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-28
EXTRACTS.
lillian Eaton, En-. TO TIE Jfereta,y Of tie ma
ALEXANDRIA, (E.) 18th Feb. 1905.
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"The letters which have paiIed between
captain Hull and mvielf. copies of which are
herewith annexed to duplicate OF that ha
the honour to addreis you on the 18th Dece.u-
Der, convey detail of our tranfaaions lince
that date. The approximations then entertained
of impediments on the part of the Mameluke
beys were juf. The baihaw feparatcd himfelf
from tkem with his flute Immediately on re-
Ceiving my FRI letter from Cairo, and repaired
to Faum, neutral province; but the evening
of his departure thirty Arab chiefs were put in
chains by the Mameluke hey, Ofnan Rey Ber-
dici, to prevent their following him with their
tribes. Of -four copies of the vce.roy's letter
ot amnety, which tlifpatched by different con-
veyances, not one resccd him. Three mattees
IN diiguife OF Arabs, charged with one of them,
entere, the Mamsluke camp, were srreltej, the
packet taken from them, and they fentenced to
death. They intoxicated the centinel, who
ras an European renegade and efcaped to FL
aurn; by whom the. baihaw obtained the frh
Information of tina. af of grace, and it was not
tilt he joined ne at Demanhour that he irA
law the letter. This has DELAYED our meafures
and given us entertainments. My three enter
prizing mattSes are with me, but we have no
returns from any Of the other three courers.
"The baihaw had already determined to
take the defert of Lydia to Derne, giving for
his reafon, which | think found one, that nv
taking fhipping and feparating himfelf from the
Arabs, they would loie all patience If not con-
hdence alto, and abandon his caufe. He has
consequently moved round the lake and will
tomorrow take his fation at Arabs Ton, 80
miles wettward of the old port of Alexandria,
where am 10 join him with detachment from
The city, next Sunday, and proceed with him
to Bomba, n the head of 500 men, and there
take poR. Meantime captain Hull repairs to
rendezvous for fstable reinforcements and fup-
plies to fecure an eftabiffmcnt at Derne and
bengaZi. 1hoic provinces in our potieflion
Will cut of from the enemy and turn into orr
own channel iource Of proviions, and will o.
pen free intercourie with the interior of the
country. | have requef I'd of the commodore.
for this purpofe, an hundred ftand of arms with
cartridges, & 2 brafs field pieces with trains &
ammunition, and ALTO adetachment of 100 ma
rlnes, 1t necetiary, to lead eoxb de main.
~ calculate the whole expenditure OF cath
III tins expedition, including expences in Egypt,
viii amount to 10000 dolls. Further difbpr(e-
ments and fupplies will he necefIary to carry
tins plan into final effect. But to indemnify the
United States, have entered into i convention
with Hamet Bafhaw, to pledge the tribute OF
Sweden, Denmark, and the Bataviau Republic
which convention f,a reduce to writing and
forward by capt. Hall, if time permit; other.
~be by the eariieh location,
Cay before yeitcrdsy, an envoy arrived in
kctch from Jnhnf, baihaw of 'rrpoli, to the
governor and adplira! of this place, for the ex-
preis purpoie of prevailing on them to flop
HaH1et ba!haw from going out of the country.
Intelligence Of our havirg left Syracufe for this
place, with view of taking him away, was
conveyed TO the enemy by reiideDt at Malta,
kno"n hy the name Of Solnquet II. Conte Cal
I'M. do not know bis real name. The agent
mace great proniies in the name of his matter
TO thete Turki!h commanders: But pere civ
lrg they ttemed not TO have full faith in his af-
iurances, he rtforted to the fenfibity of their
compaiion; faid, if Hnn1et Balsa4u qva5 Der
united TO return, Jl0tf nun fly the k;ngdom or
f2je BIS bead. 7be GtliedJ Of Tribof aue5e get.
ing qoeary Of tie qvar qvit6 tbeje nezu inf
"eEJ f6ey could not learn tram fbeir uoye0iestJ
foefr fnteHfionJ, and qVere attacked u7azuaye
1bebq@5azo belie7'ed be could refR them Hbsn bis
6nffsr1etj 6m if t6ey made a dejcent qvitb bis
6rof5er, bis l'eobie qUon!d ali keaue him. This
statement comes from the private fccretary Of
the governor, who is fecured in cur intereh,
VINO heard the caute of Juiluf Baihaw argued
before the governor and admiral. | don't learn
what effect 1t has taken, but if the client has
not the means of touching more fenGble nerve
than Turks pity, his cafe is forlcrn. At any
rate we are 'ecure againft his influence Sy the
1ecure petition we bave taken. EXCEPT. there
fore, lone unforefcen accident thwart us. nv
next will be dated at Beneaz The Arabs and
Nloors are numerically with us, and, if we had
the means OF iu5hhcnce, we might march 90 or
$4,000 rom Inc borders of Egypt, who from
t'ne ~ tit0e have taken refuge here fnce the
t'hFPatlon of Jufuf Badaw."
&r. Eaton 70 commodore Barro1.
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