The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-28

in February, eighteen hundred and for. Il the do
>:.:s:.s: :s...Panying the report of ne Committee
OF claims ON the petition Of Mr. Eaton lace ,oafli at
1snh, which committee exprefied thir decided APP
probation OF M. official conduct. ando which repor,
the .eoumittee beg leave to refer. o..
In full Pofnefon OF the knowletp Of thefe fatas,
the government of the United Staten June, eighteen
hundred and four, dispatched comn,lore Barron with
fqnadren iuto the Mediterranean in his intrue-
TONS fubmtted to his entire e,.on, the fuLi.a
OF ava'l'ng himielf OF the co-operaon Of the Ba
lhaw, and referring him to Mr.. Aton, as an agent
lent out by government for that prpofe.
After commodore Barron had rived on the 0a,i-
on in September, eighteen -hundrd and four, he diff
patched Mr. Eaton and captain ft, into Egypt. TO
md the ex-Baihaw, with in0rutions to allure him
that the commodore would take the moi effrsfual
meaiures with the forces under h command, to CO.
operate with him agan the ufuper, his brother, and
to efaSi'ia him in the regency ofrrpoli After EN-
eounter'nR many difficulties aud anger,, the ex-Ba-
nav was found in upper EgyP, With the Mamalukes,
and commanding RI. Arabs; he fame. alIurancc,
were again made to him, snd convention wa, re-.
a"eed to writing, the aipuatinns oi which had the
lame OBJECTS III view the United States to obtain
permanent peace and their prfoners, DE ex.Bai,aw
70 Obtain his throne. Under thefe i,u,reliions and
with the tuiIet confidence in the affurnces he had
received from the agents Of the Unitee States and
even from commodore Barron himfelf b, one of his
~ ~ seN'S'dties, WnOnn ne na0 eNt
on the commodore for that purpofe he ave IN his
Proipeets in Egypt, abandoned his property in tia,
country, eonittuted Mr.. Eaten general aud command,
er IN Chief OF his forces and with fch an army a. he
was able TO raife and fnppor,. marched through TIE
ihoyan deisrs f"nering every hurJff;p ineidenr TO
ueh per'ious undertaking.; and with his army COM
Inan"ed by general Eaton, aided by O'Bapnon aut
Mann, three American officers who fhared with hin,
the dangersand hardfips IF the campaign, and whof.
names their country will forever record with honor
attacked the city at Derne in the regency of Iripn
on the twenty fevsuth day Of April, one thouiauj
eight hundred and ve and after well fought b,ttle
took the lame; and for the irt time planted the A.
mer.ean coors on the ramparts Of Tripolitan for,
ana IN ieverai battles afterwards, one Of which he
ionght without the aid Of the Americans (they hav.
ing been reitraned by orders, not warranted bv any
Po''ey' hiued as appears by Mr.. Lear, the Amerean
eoniu defeated the army of the ufrper, with prea,
laughter, maintained his conquef, and without ,hr
hazard OF repulfe, would have marched to tbe
throne OF Trpoli, had he been fupported BY the CO.
operation OF the American fquadron, which in honor
ana good faith he had right to expeci. The COM
'h.'ee would mere explicitly declare, that in their
opinion, no blame ought to attach to commodorr
Barron, waiting Gcknefi and confequen, mental a,
well as bodily debility, had rendered him to,aly un
ao'e to exerciie the duties Of commanding the iaua
dron, previous to this momentous erilis, and from
which ne has never recovered and to this caufe a
may be attributed the final failure of the pl,n Of
cooperation which appears have been wifely con-
ee'ea oy me government, and hitherto bravcly exc
| euted by its officers
But however unpleafant the talk, the eonm;,,..
are compelled by the obligations of truth and du,v
10 itate further, that Mr. Lear, to whom was en-.
'r"ted the power OF negotiating the peace appear.
{" nave gained complete afcendaney over the rom
nodore, thus debtated by iekneis or rather. hav.
| ing ahumed the command in the name of the comma
core TO have dictated every meafure to have para.
Veg every military operation by Tea and by land
and finally, without Displaying the ace, or adror
before Tripo, without eonfal,ipg even ,bs iafey =
the ex bahaw or his army, agant the opinion of al
he ofheers OF the fleet, 10 far as the committee havs
oeen able to obtain the fame, and of Commodor,
Rodgers las appears from Mr. Iear's Ie,,er+ n m,
eeretary of fate. dated Syraeufr harbor July s,h
1907 to have entered INFO convention with m,
ignng baihaw, by which, contrary to his inlrutti
o's' ne nipuiated to pay him i1ty .houfand dollars
% abandon the e1-baihaw, and to withdraw ali a.,
and alliance iron, his army. And although f;nu
laton was made that the wife and children of m.
salhaw fhould be delivered to him on his withdrawing
from the territories of Tripol, yet that RiDulatio
has not been carried into execution and il is bipb
PROBABLE was never intended to be. The COMMITTEE
ioroear TO make any comment on the improperly q
the orders iued 70 general Eaton 10 evacuate Dern,
nVe days previous to Mr.. Lears falling from Nal,
TOR Iripoh, to enter on his negotiation and m. ho
nor oil the nation forbids any remarks on the unwor
tny attempt to compel the ex- Bahaw and gener,
Eason' ia give up and abandon their conouen. h
Withholding fupplies from the army at Derpe. eicl
days previous TO the commencement of the nsgor;a,
nor will the committee condefeend 20 enter into -,
liberation OF pretended reafons aligned by Mr.. La,
10 Paiate MS management of the affairs of the ne oe
tla'on iueh as f6e Aanse, etGe A,erieeu s,;tsr.,s
1rpsh' tie Hgffrs5 oftbe ies for ypee, and be 1,s,
"eHn' 10 Pressfe tie they appear TO the chi,
nnttee tc have no foundation in faa. and ar. me-.
rather a, veil to cover ingorous deed, than foil
reaioPs TO jutify the negotiator eonduA. The com
mttee are Tree to fay, that, in their opinion. !, w,
in the power of the United States. with the for.
then employed, and fnla portion of the fr,, rho,
land dollars, thus improperly expended to have nj
ced Hamet CaramalIi, the rightfu lovereyn of r.
poll, On ms throne; to have obtained their prCon.
IN perfect Efe,y,f without the paymen, of !, com
with ailurance, and probable certainty. of syen,u
remuneration for all expenee. and to have eaabl;n,
peace with the Barbary pewer,, tina, would ha,
been fecure and permanent and vh;eh vou,, b,,
dgnihed the name and character of the An,erea
Ipeople.
: Whatever Hamet, the eI-Baihaw, NAV have e.;
in his letter of June 2eth, 1895, to paat, the 60,
duct which hrh abandoned and then ruined him. n
Senate cannot fail to dicern that he was then a, 6,
raeuie' IN a country of frangers to his merits. an
hottie to his nation and religion. and where ever
eireunianee confpired deprefs him, wbiek too,
fha Nanr .(n. r.