The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-12
CongrcSS.
January 9.

Message from the President of the United
States, transmitting copies of letter from
the CONSUL general of the U. States to Al
Biers, stating the circumstances preceding
and attending his departure from that
regency.
MESSAGE,
TO the Senate and House IF Rcftresentatives
Of the United States.
transmit to Congress copies of letter
from the consul general of the United States
TO Aigiers, stating the circumstances pre-
ceding and attending his departure from
that regency.
JAMES MADISON.
November II, 1912.
Extract Of letter from Mr.. Lear, consul
general at Aigiers. to the secretary of
=" On beard the american shift .fyyechany,
at sea, Juiy 29th, 1912.
On the 18th inst. had the honor TO re-
celvc your respected favors of the 9th Fee
bruary and 29th II April, 1912, by captain
Ebenezer Eveleth, of the ship Allegheny,
which arrived at Algiers on that day, with
the TOUR new Mediterranean passports, 400
tops, and the several packages containing
messages, reports. newspapers, &c. together
with the letter or Richard Forrest, esq Co
vering the invoice and bill of fading of the
ship Allegheny sent from the United State
with cargo of naval and military stores,
for the regency of Algiers, in fulflment of
treaty stipulations.
l must delay replying to the particular
points III your letter of the goth April, I'M
til shall have given an account of the most
unexpected and extraordinary event which
believe has ever taken place, even in the
extraordinary events of Algiers, in order
that May have it ready to transmit, in
1 cal
II. States.
On the arrival of the Allegheny, the
dey and the officers of the regency expires
sed the most entire and complete satisiacti
on and until the Goth inst. when they be-
gan 70 discharge the cargo, there was noap-
Fearahce Of any other sentiment. On that
day large quantity OF spars and plank
were taken on board lighter, by the peo-
PIC ct the marine, TO be Carried on shore,
by order OF the minister Of marine, but thcy
were not landed. At noon the minister sent
20 request a note of the articles, and their
quantity, which were on board the ship, for
ahe regency, thai he might lay it before the
deg III the evening, agreeably to his orders.
accordingly sent the note taken from the
InvCIce, but without affixing the prices
at o, p. N. received message by my dro-
german, from the minister OF marine, in
f,rming me that when he laid my note of the
articles before the dey, he became very cu :
rageous on finding there was only so small
barrels Of guDpowder and four cables on
board; when the note sent 10 the u. States
IN 1910, as furnished by the minister of ma
rine, demanded 500 quintals Of gunpowder,
.nfi y la"cc eakles, LssiiAs :=:1 :s..,
quantity Of cordage and other articles, al
saay be seen by said note, forwarded in my
letter Of August, 1910, TO the honorable the
secretary vt state and told the minister
that he would not receive the cargo, bu,
would send the ship away from Algiers, and
that must depart in her, as he would no,
have consul in his regency, Who did no;
cause every thing to be brought exactly as
he (the dey) ordered.
Early in the morning of the DIST wait
ed on the minister Of marine to enquire in
TO this procedure, when he confirmed all
that had been told me by the drocerman. 8,
added many other expressions OF anger and
disgust of the dey.
% / reasoned with him on the snbisct, sta
ting that It had never been usual to send TN,
whole ot such lai sc orders at one time -
that We had been very punctuaI in our.pay.
mcnt, and That the cargo of this vesse
would probably pay all that we owed tina,
carGoos had always come in this manner
assorted with part of each article, ant
'hat had never before found any difficulty
that powder and cables we're articles o.
~hich we did not make enough for our owr
n-e in the United States, aud thatit was a..
most impracticabie at this time, 20 briop
them from other countries, as Was well