Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-17
From THs Bosfo0 CrNfiYs.:
GENER.4Ls EATON'S LETTER.
To the honorable Secretary Of the Navy Of the
United States.
HI Sea, Mediterranean, Dig. g, 1906.


United States.
HI Sea, Mediterranean, Dig. g, 1906.
SIR,
Onthe zsd March. the commander In his in:
fructions TO Captain aull fates:
AS you will perceive by my letter to Mr..
Eaton, have left the application sf theie iuc-
cors, and coaleiuently the eefponllo,llty wholly
TO him, which conceive proper, as well on ac-
count of his having the Chief direction OF the
land operations, as that by The time you arrive
on the coat, he will have it In his power to form
juR Ultimate Of the chances of fucces, IS ,hencehow
Tar 1t is fate and expedient to puroe the objes".
revert TO this eaufe in the commodofe,s IN
fruction to Captain Hull, to corrobofate what
my former communication fated that an un-
desaaading fubGaed between the comnandsr in
chief and re- fell, that fhoud ga forward and
exercilc discretionary mcalures for bringing Fla.
met Bafllaw forward with all bis Influence, id
order to intercept fupplics 10 the enemy from the
cosn.ry, and to cut off his efcape in the rear /;
MIR. Lear has miifeprefshtca this faee at Malta
and clfewherc.
Though shc COMMUNICATIONS which came for
ward from the coma dots by Captain Hull, and
which were delivered me al Bombay, were sx-
trsinely diicoutaging. could fad nothing IN
Them which would iuRify an abandonment, on
my part, of III, expedition thus far conduttri-.
But after W. had CARED PETITION OF Dctnc and
fill more 70, alter having beaten .hs enemy's
army in that province, AID opened our way 70
the gstci Of TnpoEi. could not bat hope the
commodore wonld take confidence from tho.e
A
by intimate uaIan. What then ought 70 have
beer my afonlh men. 10 &c Give, on the hrR Oh
June, his letter OF tina 18TH of May containing
the following periods.
60 If the Bathaw, altar having been put IN
podei1ion Of Eerne, his former govsfnmens, acc
The dieriG ia which his inseret is fad 10 be mott
powerful, has not in himfrlf energy and talent,
and is 10 deiiituse OF means and relources as not
TO be able to move on with fuccesstul progress,
leconded by cur naval force acting on the cca&,
he mutt be held unworthy Of further fuPport, and
the cooperation as u,eafnfe too expenhve, and
too littlc pregnant with hope and advantage to
juaify It's further prolecution.
I" In fson si-, the matter reduces itlclf TO
this. We are ready and willing TO fupport tae
balhsw by an union OF operations on the coat,
70 long as the war with T!ipol continues, .ne
his excellency muf be explicitly inforraed, that
our iuppirs OF money, arms, and prov!tlons are
AZ an end, and that DC maie now depend on his
own fe(Uorces and exertions.''
6 In conftquence of recent adyices from Tr'-
pDIi, have s,ought it my duty to Gate TO the
consul general, Col. Lear, (now at this place.
my candid opinion than the pre!ens IS q acnent
highly favorable TO treat OF peace ard CON.
nluniea1ion has iua been handed me ffem that
gentleman, expecting his de,ermaaticn TO meet
he oversufessof the reigning Bafhaw,so tar as Is
found On il tn. commencement ct negotiation,
and to proceed to Ttipoli in tie Essex frigass III
The courfe OF the week. From variety OF Con.
curing circumstances, the present period appears
pTopritaus sofuch aep"
This letter iabouls ngeniously to fod Tom:
pretext for defeuipg Hamet Bahaw at the yeTy
moment we preft of his opsrati ms, ard his lrha
ence to fccurc peace to ourieive.. Buc The inge
nuity OF the piece is not fluff 4ient to diisuif. the
hypocsify of the deGgp. We are f'li to amulc
the exile with an idea Of co operatien and IN on
qf 6peratian 81 tbe eoaf, at the very moment that
pending negotiation neceGarily susp;nds all hos.
tile operations On the part of our commander in
Chief. But this was moment highly Gv0wable
to fyeat Of peace. What rendered it 10 Al the
period this Candid opiniQs.s expreAed by the com.
modoge, he had NOT ieen Ttipoli during the Iait
eight mo,ths, not being within gun fhot samc
OF bis frigates had not even been nearer it than
Malta; feidom il ever more than two OF them
cruising off the port, and generally bet ore /; hIs
0u 2drou had never been titDlayed 10 the enemy IS
view nora shot exchanged with the batteries
OF TripoI since commodore Prcbic left the coaA,
except en- be9ant: and, what is a truth equally
demonRrahe, no viGblc preparations were max
nesat head quarters for the inveament OF the en-
flung fammeT, which could give the enemy any
un.a6nek. The commodore, / am lcnfbIe, was
too much an invalid 10 take an active part in an
expedition. Bat was he 70 defituse OF ensrgy
of mind. as to be incapable Of directing its ope
fatons And had no commander in the Hcet