Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-20

the lncIuehfS are enufcly nGV 10 uS.--
When such.gallant achievements arepsr-
formed by our Navy; when their intre-
Ipidity has reduced three Of the Barbafy
powers to submission, what American
heart does not thrill with pride and plea
sure Enquirer.
Extract of a letter to a gentlemanin this
s city, dated
Y. States Ship Constellation. ,
of .Messina, Sept. !, 1915.
g The only letter, I can Hatter my
|self that has egerreached either nv Mo
lther or yourself, was by the brig Eper-
lvier. As the commodore's dispatches
acre sent out by that vessel-you are
NOW in full possession of all the circum-
lstanees relative to our treaty with the
DEFY, and of course, can say whether the
treaty was such one as you expected
I--or Of such nature, as was likely to
lgive general satisfaction to the govern
Iment. Though an honorable one, and
on such terms, that with propriety. it
ceaId not be rejected--ior the Der
GRANTED every demand made, still !
think the Commodore was rather hasty.
Had he cruised six weeks longer, We
tsliould have destroyed TIE whole of their
Navy; placed it entirely out of their
Ipower to commence for, many wears,
ANY depredatlons on our commerce, and
finally made peace on the same terms
1--we have it ROW. But peace with this
people was certainly the most desirable
object, and as we have it on our own
terms. we should not complain. From
Algiers we sailed for Cogliari in Sardi-
inia, to procsre water and fresh presi-
lsions-necessaries we stood much in
want of--for that most hOrrid complaints
scurvy, began to make its appearance in
most of the rssselS !; and rendered eur re-
|turn into SEINE friendly port of the ut
most Importance. This is poor mise
lrable place, and though was tired after
Jour long cruise, of the ship and sea, still
4 preferred being actively emPSyed out,
THAN remaining in Casliari--and did not
regret again putting to sea on the fourth
day of our arrival, to bend our course
lonce more towards Rarbary and settle
some differences with the Bev of Tunis,
unknown to our government when we
sailed; but which the Commodore took
all responsibility az their representative
to settle. The cause of complaint was
this During our war with England,
one of cur privateers sent into Tunis 4
prizes, ali Of which were received and
proalised protection. Two were seized
by the Bey and sold at a reduced price
he becoming the sole purchaser, while
the other two were taken out oil his Portst
under the battery, by a British brig, and
carried Of: Our consul demonstrated in|
vain, and was finally Threatened with al
secret visit f.oln some of his Turban'd
Majesty's tai..s fal subject, if he said any
thing further on the subject. Prudence
of course dictated silence until an op-l
portunity should present to do the Y.
States Justice; aud as soon as our squad
ron arrived, he forwarded his communal
cations to the commodore, who demand
ed and obtained remuneration for all the
prizes. They were valued by our Con-
sui at $4,000 every cent of which his
majesty paid assuring the commodore
double tue amount should be paid with
pleasure, rather than go to war with A.
Inerica. You must know the commo-
dore had given him his choice the mo-
ney to be paid within IL hours after the
or hostilities would commence
Thus ended eur difficulties with the
most formidable of all the Barbary Pow
ers, and though we had no fighting, still
This demand was made before their walls
ia sight of six frigates, as many corvettes
and briggs, with fifty gun boats capableI
of acting in two harbors. AS the COM
modore was indisposed the day the mo-
ney was to be paid, capt. Gordon, the
second in command, was ordered to wait
on the Bey, received the amount and
passed the necessary receipt. BY this
single good turn of fortune, had the|
pleasure Of being introduced to his ma
iesty--and seeing something OF the t'an-
ners Of a Barbary Court. TO enter IN,
to every ninutia respecting this .isit and