Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-22
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MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON.
On Thursday afternoon arrived in this
haibor, the u. ). Brig FLAMaEAU, JOHN
q. NICHOLSON. Esq. Commander, from
. braitar, which place she left on tue 7th
OF Oct Der, i'll company with the squadron
under the command Of Comm odore Balm
BRIDGE, consisting of the Independence
"a Fr;g ties Macedonian ard Congress
Br gs Chippewa, Saranac, Boxer, FREELY,
Spark and Enterprise /; and Schooners
Torch. Spithre and Lynx-'rhe Flambeau
parted with the squadron on the night Of
the 24th of October, off the Western ISL
ands, in severe gale from the Eastward.
The Squadron were ordered to rendez-
vous in This harbour, whsre. with pleasure
we learn, they are to remain during the
winter.
The frigates United States and Constel-
lat.on, with the sloops Of war Ontario and
Erie, were to remain in the Mediterranean,
for the purpose of giving protection to cur
commerce IN those seas.
The trigate Guerrero, Com. Decatur,
was to sail from Gibraltar in a few DAYS af-
ter the squadron for N YORK.
The storeships Alert and John Adams,
were spoken near cape Spartel on the 10Th
October.
We learn, from the Off ers of the Flam-
beau, that the Treaty concluded by Com-
modore Decatur with the Dey of AIgiers,
were such rs Commodore Decatur thought
proper to di tate. The following, we
learn: are some of the principal articles Of
the Treaty The Dey agrees to restore
the American prisoners in his possession,
without ransom--to pay 10000 dollars for
the brig Edwin and cargo Of Salem, Capt.
Smith, which he had captured three years
since-to restore a cargo Of cotton which
he had c'ntiscated, belonging to the honour
able VIM, Gray, of Bostoa-to allow the
Americans to send into their ports, and
dispose OF them. any prizes which they
should capture from any power which the
u. y. should il future be at war with and
they further agree, that in case any pow.
! er'shoud be q war with the u. S. that
power shall only have liberty 20 send in
their przes for supplies. and 70 remain on
y "a hours to procure them, AMI not upon
any consideration to have permission to
dispose OF the vessels or cArgoes-the
Dey further agrees. that in case an Amer
ican citizen should be taken under the flag
OF any other nation with whom they may
be at war, he shall be immed ately liberia
ted, and given up to the consul--in case of
the shlpwreck OF an American vessel, the
caPtaia shall have permission to land his
cargo without paying any duties, and may
remain there until he has an opportunity Of
re-shiPping 1t; or the cargo may be dis
posed or, upon paying the customary du-
1ies.-No Presents or Tribute are in flu
ture, to be paid by the United States to thu
Dey.
The Frigate and Brig captured by Com
modore Decatur, was not restored by virtue
of any article of the Treaty, but given up
by Commodore Decatur as present, and
at the earnest entreaties of the Dey, who
represented the danger he was exposed to
from his subjects, in Consequence of his
having signed a treaty with such favorable
terms to the y. 5. particularly the res
toring Capt. Smith and crew, without
ransom, and paying 10000 dollars for his
vessel and cargo, Condition, which the
Dey said, they had never before submitted
to in the case of any Christian nation What
ever-Ihe brig was however detained at
Carthagena by the Spaniards, on the
ground that she was captured within their
territory, they being then at war with Al
giers.
The treaty with Alsicrs was signed on
the 4th Of July, and on the 9th, the brig
Epervicr, Capt. Shubrick, was despatched
to the y. S. with copy Of the treaty her
not having yet arrived, scarcely a doubt re-
maiAs but that she must have fundcred IN
the severe gales of August last.
The American squadron proceeded from
Algiers to Tunis, Commodore Decaturha-
wing learnt that the Bey had permitted AN
English frigate, during our war with Great
Britain, to come in and take from the har-
cor OF Tunis, two prizes which had been
sent in there by the privateer Ab@lliuo, Of
Boston.-The Commodore demanded that
the Bey should pay 20 900 dollars for the
10 prizes which had been given up ; the
icy, after celebrating short time, agreed
% pay the money TO- the American Consul,
as restitution to the owners of the pri-
yateerf for THE two vessels.
From Funis the.sqbadron proceeded TO
Tr'pal Were G Commodore Decatur learnt