Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-22
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l have the honor to be,
With great respect, sir,
Your obedient servant,
STEPHEN DECATUR.
Hon. D. w. Crowninshleld,
Secretary of the Navy.

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Secretary Of the Navy.
E'riract Of a letter from CommoG!ore Decatur 70
ne Secretary Of me Nav, dated IT. S. .SAiD
GDcr'feye, .Nessira, .9agns, S1ss, 1915
have the honor TO inform you, that imme.
diately after the date of my last communication,
/ proceeded 10 Tripoli. Upon nv arrival off
that place, | received from our Consul letter ;
in consequence of the information contained in
this letter, Ideemed it necessary TO demand Jus.
tice from the Basiaw. On the next day the Co
yenor of the City of TriPoi came ON board The
Suerriere, 10 treat in behalf of the Rashaw.-
He objected TO the amount claimed by us but +
| naily agreed 20 our demands. The money,
| amounting TO the sum OF twenty-five thousand
dollars, has been paid into the hands Of the Com
sui, who is Agent for the Privsteer.
Tie Bsshaw also delivered up TO me ten cap
tives, two of them Danes, and the others Nea-
politans.
During the progress Of our negotiations with
the States of Barbaiy, now brought to a ccnclu-
sion, there has appeared disposition ON the
part OF each Of them, 10 grant far as we were
disposed to demand.
trust that the successful result of our small
expedition, so honorable to our country, will IN
duce other natiOps to follow the example; in
which case tic Barbary States will be compelled
to abandon their prctical system.
shalt now proceed with the Squadron to Car
thageha at winch place hope to find the relief
squadron from America"
Extract IF a fe"er from Cor. Rain5,:dge to aie
Secretary IF me Nary, dafeti u. s. SHIP I,lie-
Pendeacs, cg' Bay Of Tnnis. Sstt. 6ta, 1915.
:" mad the honor OF making communications
to you from Carthageha the 10Th ultimo, from
winch place sailed with the Independence, Con.
gress, Ere, Chippewa and Spark, destined for
fripol having learned that inisunderst antling
existed hpeyvean tl,e U,eh -. al.
our Consu! residing there. On my way called
at Algers to exhibit this additional force off
there presumng it would have some weight In
preserving the peace which had Just been made :;
Tor, the only mode of convincing these people is
by ocular demonstration.
On my arrival off rripoli, learned that Com.
Decatur had been there with the first SQUADRON.
and had adjusted our differences which existed
at that place. Our Consul at Tripol informed
me that the exhibiting OF our Naval Force before
Irlpoll, had produced q most favorable change
in the disposition of the Bashaw for preserving
the peace with us.
At Tripoli, learning that the Bey of Tunis was
restless towards the United States, Immediate
ly proceeded with the vessels with me for tina,
place.
On my arrival at Tunis, learned by a letter
from our Consul there, That The Bey and his Off
GERS were friendly disposed towards us.
Having, asreeablyto your Instructions. exhi-
blted the force under my command to all the Bar.
barry powers, (and which 1 believe will have
tendency TO Prolong our treaties with them)
have only now, in further obedience 10 those in.
siructions, to return with the squadron 10 the U.
States.
Ertrac. Of letter from me same to the same e1t
ed u. s snip A,GepenGt ace, Malaga Roads,
Sept. l4i, 1915.
/" arrived here yesterday, under the exp.c-
tatlon or meeting here the first squadroa but to
my regret, Com. Decatur has not yet come down
Tie Med terraneal, and where The squadron W, h
ii'm Is know not for the last learned of them
was of lripoii, which place they left ON the 9sh
ulumo.
A the squadron has TO return this Autumn. in
pursuance OF your orders, it is very desirable
that 1t should leave this sea as soon as possible
to AVOID The nciemency of the winter on our coast.
Particularly on account of the smaller vessels. =.
The Independence, Congress, Boxer. Saranac.
CMPpaw., and Spark az here the Erie ex.
pect every hour from Malta, where / had sent
herr the Torch and Lynx are at Carthagena. AL,
these vessels win be prepared immediately to re.
turn bat they cannot SAL tilt the other squadron
has joined US"