The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-08-23


The othe details will be easily pointed ont when the
Soversns snail have adopted the prlciple and when
they shall have d,isned to give the undersigned the
the enterprise
(Sighed),., w. SIDNEY SMITH
Received, corsidered andadopted ut Paris in septem-
At Turin, Oct. Il. tStl.
At Vienna at the Congress.
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Erhact froas he J9.r1lai of az officer 6eionr-
ia~ 10 the .s5,stiho fi,fDdteer.
" On the 9Th of March, came to anchor in
Tripoli harbor w found here our two pri-
yes ;he AMIGO and NJ ,dona, safe at anchor.
In the morning, before we entered the port.
saw brig to ieewsrd beating up. AT II,
Game in, and anchored within pistol shot ofu.
She proved to be the English brig Paulina,
of l6 guns, Manwaring, commander, the
same brig that chased us on the 1th. Ii was
thought advisable tomove the AMIGO in near
CT to the batteries s, while our boats crew
were at work weighing the anchor, they were
hailed from the Psnlina in these words, .'1F
YOU ATTEMPT TO WEIGH THAT ANCHOR.
WILL SINK you DY GOD ;" sending boa
W I'll an officer and men ON board the Ami,
co with orders that we should not muve her
Accordingly the brig was lett with the prize
crew on board, Co remain where she first ain
chored. The American Consul, Mr.. zones,
rs soon as this account was announced to him,
endeavorcd 10 have an interview with the
Ministers; 20 protest against this unpreceden.
ted conduct-but the minister declined an in
terView. He then sent his drogerInsn TO an
nounce TO him his flag was struck, and would
not be tolSted until reparation was made for
this insult offered to the Il ,g of the y. S. Tne
consul demanded the restoration Of the brig
immediately. The Minister assured the dro-
N hat tllea ftar -,
out his. knowledge, and should be enaured
into immediately. That night gun boat was
sent from the shore, by order of the Bashaw,
to lay alongside of the prize. The Consul
requested of the Bashaw leave 10 sell the
prizes, according to his treaty with the u. S.
This would not be granted. He said he
would give leave for the Abelno and her Dri-
yes to sail, and that he would detain the Pau
ina 2+ hours. But the English Consul had
already told him that the PaulIna should not
be Detained therefore TO have left the port
with our prizes would be completely throw
irg them away, as tiie Pauiina was always
ready to get under way as soon as we did. AT
ter frequent interviews with the Bashaw's
minister, requesting that thew would cause
the neutrality of the port to be respected, &
the treaty with the u. 5. to be adhered 10,
nothing could be agreed To between the Ba-
shaw and the American Consul and it was
= 'st4t W " petCclNeC tlat the EInTlISh Consul
had full control oS the siFlirs of rripoh, and
that the miserable. pusilaninlous Bashaw,
dared not to 90 any thing that would not COM
port with the interest," Of the Eaglish. On the
20!h, an armed transport arrived from NAL
Ia, OF 10 guns, and 80 marines, and in co.npa-
by with the Pauinla, fred a salute, which
was answ red from the castle i 20 minutes
alter, the boats were manned fl IN both tit,.
English vessels, and they imnaeliasely boar
ded and took possession IT our two prizes, &
hoisted the English Gag on them. On iotice
oi TINS the corsu struck his Tag. finding no
respect paid TO the treaty, nor to the i,eutra-
lily OF the port. We now pre- pal Ell cur YES
sci 70 rePeI any attack they fright make with
BOATS; an anchor was carried on shore, with
a hawser, that in case they should attack us
with the brig, We were pre- pared to land ner
on shore, and bow her W. On the 2Sd the
prizes sailed for Malta. Whenever there
was favorable movement for getting under
way, the brig's yards were always aIof,, and
her c;s'iies ready to Sip in ulunl ut. Thus
W were conplctsly Block AIDED
IN = lew days toe transpOr: bauled out.
SIDE In the \. " channel. AMI the big. il. the
ship channel, and remained 50 until 24tb A.
pril, when ship arrived from Lsgho,m, by
which we learnt that tie treaty of peace was
rdtihed by our Soy ernment. The pdolina and
transport having sailed !rou III alta on the
2oth; We stiled from Trpoh, K ON the Both
anchored in 'Tun's bay"
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