The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-04
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lillian Eaton to Commodore Rodgers.

EINiam Eaton to Commodore Rodgers.
SYRACUSE, June 3Oth, 1905.
have been yeferday and to-day occupied
with the proceedings and records of the court
of inquiry, ON captain Bainbrdge, which is the
reafOn did not wait OH you on board yefterday
mornisg.
Iuciofed is copy, by tranilation, Of letter
Hamet Baihaw has written me, date goth.
This, think, Is enough to do away any inf
nuations concerning our intercourfe with this
prince, injurious to the honour of the u. States.
He tells me he ihall write to the fame efie6i to
the PRECEDENT.
Tomorrow morning will do myfelf the ho-
nour TO wait on you with a fatement of the
pay due the troops, who ferved with me thro'
the defsrt of Derne.
TO tie people of.be UW!r.i States Of 14merieo.
Il is known to the whole world that the
regnng hal,aw of Tripo,i, Juffnf, obtained the
throne by the murder of car father and elder
brother, and by my exile, who came next in
fuccefbon. Driven hy his impous and cruel
pf;,rpafior, took took refuge in Egypt, where
I was kindly received by the Mamelake beys,
Who gave me diftinguifhed rank in the mill.
tary fervice. Repoing id the fecurity of peace,
/ had ceafed to repine for the lofs of my throne
and regretted only the lot Of my unhappy fnb-
jeets, doomed TO the yoke Of my cruel and IT,
Tannical brother.
- 1t was at this epoch, that the arrival of gen.
Eaten gave one hopes Of better fortune; and
though could not tell what were his powers,
truRed to the faith of great PEOPLE, of
whom he was the often6bls representative, and
threw inyfef into his arms. We concluded
treaty at Alexandria, copy of which is among
the papers of commodore Barron, in the QUITO
dy Of his iecretaty, Mr.. Robert DENTON. This
treaty not only Gipulatss the recovery of the
throne for me. but alto includes fevera advar,-
tageoiis articles for the United States, for which
gen. Eaton will be my voucher. Ought then
TO fippoie that the engagements OF all Ameri-
can agent would be difpused by his conitituent
government cannot fGppofe that a gentle
man has pledged towards me the honour of his
country OH purpofe to deceive me.
Gen. Eaton and myfc!f, with our Joint fol-
lowers, had already advanced 600 miles into
the kingdom of Trpo; and 4 general tlefe6t-
ON had ieiZed my brothers. army, and all things
prepared the protected Of America to be hailed
fovereign of his ufhtped throne. At this juno
ture peace Is concluded, in which throne,
acquired by rapine and murder, is guaranteed
to its ufurper, and l, the rightful fovereign, the
friend and ally Of America, am left unprovided
: for. No article in my favour, no provifion for
me and my family, and no remuneration forthe
advantages had foregoDe in truting TO Amer-
can honour. I ar, left in Syracufe with thirty
dependents, on the pit,ance of two hundred
dollars per month, and no profpeet of future
efablifhment. What with the expenfes of my
retinne, sc. Sc. 1, Z fovereign prince, an now
reduced to the pehion Of so cents per day.
nun here obierve, that MIR. Eaton, whole
generohty I caunot efficiently praife, has al
fitted me from his own finances, ellie hard in
deed had been my lot.
When the prevalence of ages has accuftomed
men to the government Of one, the right of a
throne enters into t'ae fyftem of human
thoughts, and that nfage muf have its rights
like others.
In this iituation, I appeal to the virtue, ge-
neroiity, and candour of the people and go
yernment of America. trut that brave and
free nation will intereft itftlf in behalf Of fall
en- prince, who has t-ufted to it's national ho
nour and good faith. truit the government
will take my afc into confederation, and at leaf
fend me back to Egypt, hdernnifed for thofe
comforts loft by uniting my fortune to theirs ::
and am confident the American people will
feel for the misfortunes of one, who has fought
in the united cauie Of their interea, and his own
right.
lSigned)
HAMET BASHAVV,
So~ gf iii B..E6.s;0 Cars,naN, of7ribsT.
SYrac ufg, Sept. Ist, 1908