Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-21

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|of the principal articles Of The treaty v,'.'
Fhe Dey agreesto restore the A,ne,;c.,
Ipriseners in his possession without rsn ANU
som to pay $40, 600 for the brio pS
Twin and cargo, of Salem, Captain S,n;,L
(which he captured three years since '
Ito restore cargoof cotton which he ia
leoniscated. belonging to the hon. ny ny.
LtSray, Of Boston--ta allow .IIe Ames;
leans to send into their ports. and d..
pose Of them; any prizes which thev
should capture from any power plS.l
1.-The United States should in future h. .
war with; ard they further agree. tb =
lin case any pewer should be at war s;a a'
the United States, that power shall on J..
have liberty TO send in their prizes s..
supplies, aud to remain only "a hory. :
procure them. and not upon any coos;
Iteration to have permission to dsn.n
of the vessels or cargoes--the D,y'ls,
|ther agrees, that in case an Amene,n
Icitizen should be taken under the fac i
any other nation with whom thew maybe
at war, he shall beimmediately liberated
land given up TO the consul--in case q,
the shipwreck of an American vessel
1.-THE captain shall have permission bland
bis cargo without paying any duties, and
may remain there until he has an oppor.
|tunity of re-shipping it or the cargo NAV
be disposed Of, upon paying the custom.
airy duties. No presents or tribute. sre
in future to be paid by the United States
to the Dey.
The frigate and brig captured By
Commodore Decatur. was not restored
by virtue Of any article of the treaty
but given CO by commodore Decatur as
a present, AM, at the earnest entreaties
of the Dey, who represented the dan.
gers he was exposed to from his subjects,
in consequence of his kavins signed
treaty with such favorable terms to tho
United States, particularly in the resto-
ration of Capt. Smith and crew, without
ransom, and paying $4,000 for hises.
sci and cargo, a condition which, Che
Dey said, they had never before submit.
ted to, in the case of ANY Christian n,.
ton whatever. The brig was, howsys.
detained at Carthagena by the Spanisu,
on the ground that she was captured
within their territory, they being then at
war with Algiers.
The treaty with Algiers was signed
on the 4th of July; aud on the 9Th, as
captainShubrick, was dispatS.
ed to the United States with a copyd \
the treaty--her not having yet arrived,
scarcely doubt remains but that she
must :laye foundered in the severe gales
of August last.
The American squadron proceeded
from Algiers to ,I'unis, com. Decatur
having learnt that the Bey had permitted
an English trigate, during our war WITH
to come in and fake frOm
the barber of Tunis. two prizes thathd
been sent in there by the AbaelinO, CT
Boston. The commodore demanded
that the Bey should pay $4,000 for tie
two prizes which had been given Up
the Rey, after celebrating short thre.
agreed to pay the money to the Amen.
,an consul, as a restitution to the osr.
.rs of the privateer, for the two vessels.
From Tunis, the squadron proceeded
% TripoIi, where com. Decatur learnt
hat a prize vessel had also been permit.
ted to be taken cut of their hai bcr bya
British sloop of war. and that the Are
r;can consul had been compelled IA take
dawn his flag. On the arrival Of the
off the town, com. Decatur
ssp; in and demanded that the bey
shouId nav the sum Of $4,000 10 The
owners Of the privateer, Nor the yesss
which had been given up. The Deyr,,
fused. and assembled a great naa6erO .
his, troops from the country to deleDa
fine batteries, and threatened to declare
war Immediately against the UDlleO
states ; but finding that the American
SQUADRON were prepared TO cfasuse NUS
be then requested an abatement OF tDs
ann demanded, rs ne said he had nctSo
much money--and upon the Ameneas
Consu,'s informing cora. Decatur ues
he should be satisfied with S25,O0O' m'I
commodore agreed to receive that SUM-
the Bashaw would deiiyeg 7
to him ten christian slaves, among Sp.n
was one who had been particularly . 4.
tentiye to the officers Of the pailadeIPsrstI
friigate while in Tripoli--a,nd alsO, . %
as the American consul had been cu% 3
PEELED TO take down his lag ne sno''
rre-boist it under salute Of SI.
from the Bashaw's castle. Ibe'
terms we're readily complied with i,