Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-11-26

anu TIC independence OI lusif Will
that frmness which becomes the descen-
dants of these illu,trious patriots who ACHE
we'd it. Their ability to do so is unquestion-
able and to doubt their disposition would
be to accuse them ola total destitution of
that sensibility to their dearest rights and
interests which must always constitute their
safest bulwark.
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Me- sSAGE fran, the President 9fkhe Uni
ted States, Transmitting cot,ies ofa letter
from Me Consul General ofthe q. States
10 HLgiers, stating The circumstances Pre-
ceding and attending lis departure from
that Regency.
MESSAGE.
To The Senate and House Of Representa-
tives 2ffhe United States.
transmit to Congress copies of letter
from the consul general of the u. States TO
Algiers, stating the circumstances prece-
ding and attending his departure from that
regency.
JAMES MADISON.
November II, 1912.
E.ctract ofa letter from Mr. Lear, consul
general at .Akgiers, to the Secretary Of
State.
"ON BOARD THE AMERICAN SHIP AL
LEGANY, At sea, July goth, 1912.
g On the 18th inst / had the honor to re-
ceive your respected favorS of the 9th Fe-
bruary and 29th of April, 1912. bv captain
Ebenezer Eveleth, of the ship AlIegany
! which arrived at Algiers on that dly, with
the four new Mediterranean passports. zoo
| tops, and the several packages containing
messages, reports, newspapers, &c. tnge
Their with the letter of Richard Forrest, esq
covering the invoice and bill of latling OF
the ship Allegany sent from the u. States
with "A cargo of naval and military stores
| for the regency of Algiers, in fulfiimcnt OF
treaty stipuations.
| 81 must delay replying to the particular
| points in your letter of the 2eth April, until
l shall have given an account of the most
unexpected and extraordinary event which
I believe has ever taken place, even in The
extraordinary events of Algiers, in order
that / may have it ready to transmit, in
case / should meet any vessel bound to the
| United States.
"On the arrival of the Allegany, the Dey
and the officers of the regency expressed
the most entire and complete satisfaction ;
and until the Goth inst. when they began to
/ discharge the cargo, there was no appear
ance of any other sentiment. On that day
a large quantity of spars and plank were Ia
ken on board a lighter, by the people Of the
| marine, to be carried on shore, BY order Of
the minister Of marine, but they were not
landed. At noon the minister sent to re-
quest note Of the articles, and their guam.
tity, which were on board the ship for the
regency, that he might lay it before the De,
in the evening. agrceably to his orders.
accordingly sent tile note, taken from the
invoice, but without aflixing the prices. Al
6 p. M. 1 received a message ty my droger
man, from the minister of mariTe, informinS
| me that when he laid my note of the arti
cles before the Dey, he became very outra.
geous on finding there was only So small
| barrels of gun powder and four cables OF
| board when the note sent to the UnitoC
States in 1910, as furnished by the minister
Of marine, demanded 500 quintals of gui
powder, and twcnty-sevcn large cables, be
sides a very large quantity of cordage anC
other articles, as may be seen by said NOT,
! forwarded in my letter of August, 1910, Il
tho honorable the sc rotary of state anC
told the minister that he would not receive
the cargo, but would send the ship awal
from Alg;crs, and that must depart in her
as be would not have n consul in his rcgen
cy, who did not cause every thing. 20 b.
DiNuf,tL EsAN(liJ dS tiC kAiiC ICY J NIhtItNt.
" Early on the morning ofthe 21st, I wait
cd cn the minister OF the marine to inquire
into this procedure, when hc confirmed al
that had been told NC by the drogerman,
added many other expressions of anger ant
disgust of the Dey.
81 reasoned wiki him on tic subject, sta
ting that it had never been usual to send th
whole Of such large orders at one time
thai we had been very punctual in our pay
mcnts, and that the cargo of this veSsl
wouid probably pay all chat we owed tina
cargoes had always come IN this manner, us
sorted with part Of each article. and INA
HAD Eeycr before found any difficulty tha
I powtler and cables we're articles Of whic
we did not make enough for our own use
the United States, and hat It was almost in
practicable, at this time, 90 bring thei
from other countries, as was well known
himself and all the world that IN the pr,
sent distracted state Of nations it was poss
bic that the United States might be force