Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-29
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ne Nauy to his frisnd.
/ Z" My last dated at Cartbagena and left
there to be forwarded, apprised you of the
Iarrival Of the vessels from Boston, since
which no Opportunity has offered of writ
ing you. Aug. 10, we left Carthagena
with the Independence, Congress, Erie.
lChippawa, and Spark, shaping our course
Tor Algiers, for the purpose Of showing or
force oil the Barbary Ports and of meeting
Commodore Decatur. In consequence Of
having head winds, we did not reach Al.
lgiers till Aug. 90, when our vessel was Or
dered into the port to bring dispatches
from our Consul (; the Fleet stood on the
Eastward and we were directed to reioin
them at Tunis or Tripol. We found that
the Dutch Squadron under Admiral T'uli-
ken, consisting OF five Frigates and a brig
had been off the city, and after some com,
munlcation with the Dey, whorefused peace
on any terms but payment ola large sum
of money, they took their departure.--
While they remained there, an Algerine
Corvette forced her way through them, az
ter slight skirmish, in which a lew heads
were broken on both sides, and took shell
ter behind the mole. The Dey then sent
the Admiral word Sc that if he did not take
himself of, he would order his Fleet 10
bring him in."-All this was transacted in
less than three days Admiral T.. is not a
military manly any means, this being the
first essay in the navy. In fact the Alpe-
rines do not appear to entertain the small
lest fear of him. Having received some
letters from the Consul, we made sail for
Iunis, which we reached the esd. and
found that commodore Bainbridge had not
| yet arrived. Commodore Decatur had
been here and had settled our affairs with
little delay he obliged the Bey to pay for
the vessels which he permitted the English
to cut out OF his barbour, with damages.-
Ihls demand at first quite astonished him,
especially as he was allowed but twenty
four hours to consider oft 1t was the
first time he had ever been called upon to
refund money for ships taken in his waters,
although the case has occurred frequently
In his Intercourse with other nations. and
he expressed his surprize ut our conduct
by saying (" that the Americans & W wears
ago were nothing, and nov they threaten
me with taking my city ~ They were how
ever entirely unprepared for war the ar
my was on the frontiers engaged with the
Algerlnes, and the GOletta almost unpro-
| 'eSN1u-l ohiJ ALTERNATIVE was that pro-
posedby the Commodore. The United
States and Constellation, Ontario and Erie
have been left to insure the permanency of
a peace made under such happy auspices.
by making neighbourly cali occasionally
upon our new Turkish friends, whose af-
tections are wonderfully nourishedby such
visits. At Tunis we found the Dutch Adj
miral with two of his frigates waiting for
orders from his court, and French frirate
who had been visiting the Barbary ports.
Tor the purpose of establishing Bourbon
Consuls. Mr.. Noah, our Consul, was very
attentive to US, and we remained here till
the 29th enjoying ourselves highly. We
visited new PaIance, buildidg for the Bey
and never have Iseen such magnificence'!
1t is adorned with marbles of the richest
kinds and ornamented with prolussion of
gliding and carved work Indeed for an a.
dequate description OF its grandeur must
/ referyou to those of the Caliph's Palaces
IN the Arabian Nights Entertainments.
Boston Daily .Aar.