Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-24

tS.SHsD'SGg3e L1Hf v" ~ ~ S"1HM GG10H, ESQ
Mala 18th April, 1905.
SIR,
! had the honor OF addressing vov
very fully on fhe twenty second uit. by
captain Hull /; since which 1 have received
no adyices from the Earbary COAST. Itua
not till the twelfth instant that :heCorgrea
arrived here from Missina, with the hsll
artillery, which captain Decatur experieus.
ed considerable delay and difficulty in pro.
curing. l, was my .ipsention to have STINT
that frigate to the coast. bu, on makltg
parsicula. enquiry of pilot well aequsnp
ed in that quarter, l find tina, the impracli.
.eabli,y OF approaching the shore with
heavy vessels, renders the coma unica,iea
extremely uncertain & dfhcult. lhave thsts.
fore .hought it prudent 10 wave MY origin
al intention. and to dispatch The Nautlu
schooner, whose ligh, draft Of water viii
enable her to approach the coast with
greater safety ADD advantage. Captain
Dent shapes his course for Bomba.where
calculate he viii find you with the bashav
and army, end where hope he will have
little difficulty in establishing an inter.
course. He has on board hi, schooner2
brass field pieces with trains, powder,
shot &c. complete, which he is directed
10 deliver 10 your r. session. - hope
they will reach you safe and have no doubt
but they will be found extremely ser.icea-
bic in the progress ct year operations -
Nothing material has eco urred since cap.
tain Hubs departure. The harbour Ct
Tripoli remains closely. blockaded-lhs
President frigate sailed this Gay to re'u.
force the vessels already on tina. station.
Captain Dent is instructed, after deliver
ing the artillery aud stores, to return I'M
me diately to this por, with dispatches from
you. You will readily imagaine my ankle
" TO hear OF your proceedings and pro"
poets.
i am,
respectfully, &c.
Signed,
S. BARRON.
Extract ofalettsr fran I'm. E0tan, to com.
aodsye Barron, datea, Derne, Aprit261
1905.
The ipfo, nation have the honor to
forward CT this date, stating in abstract
occurrences since my last, will NOT dlsaP'
point the expectations my CALCULATIONS
there nav have formed. Certain periods
of your letter Of the ed u!I require DIS
,inct and seperate answer Ibis shalde
with candor.
1t was understood awhen government
came to determination to try the etfec'
of cooperation. with Hames bashaw. a.
gainst the enemy, ,ha, provision would Ds
made adequate 10 the experiment, SIX as'a
pieces Thousand stand Of arms, with SUN:
able am nuuition, and eighty thousand o0l'
lars were asked for, BY Hamrt bashaw'
while vet 10 possession of this province
and gaining ground against ne usu'Pe.
The secretary Of the navy informed me
that the arms, ammunition and Ht'y tn0u.
sand dollars would be farm shed, and 'h'y
were to have been put on board at ramp
tonRoads, while the squadron were gett'ss
ready for sea. Information arrived Of "a.
bashaw having been driven from his Po'ss pos
and retired to Egypt.
In consequence of which it is to be pr:
sumed the supplies getting in read'ns'
were withheld, as the success OF the ea ~.
rimens then appeared very doubtful. INC y.
twenty thousand dollars deposited VIM,
consul general at Algiers, to be apPl'eu .,.
this service, cannot be supposed aoeqo s,.
10 the purpose Of bringing the bashaw ', ,;aa
his exile in Egypt. placing HI" 10 s, m ,hs
to &C. against rival, possessed Of an i Il,
resources Of his kingdom, and ea'ry sa,syef
plan of operations into. effect w 70. o.o.
may have been the dispositions OF .as
r,,a towards him. The twenty thou'