Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-27

welcome arrival had excited, to dispatch n letter
from the President oil the United States TO the dey,
in order TO Afford him iar opportunity to open
negotiation. The captain O. the port was immeti
ately dispatched To the Guerricre, on the receipt
oil tins letter, accompanied by MIR. Nord .rling the
Swedish consul; and commodore II ca,ur, who,
with MIR. Shaler, had been empowered to negotiate
atreaty, proposed the basis, which alone he
could consent tocn;cr on the affair of an adjust
ment This was the absolute and ungualif d reln-
qushment oi any demand OF tribute on the part OF
The re gency, on any pretence whatever To this
lac demurtej. He was then asked the knew wha.
had become of the Aigerine squadron, and replied
-" BY this time il is safe in some neutral rort."
Not the whole of it, was the reply. He was
then told OF the capture oi the frgat, of the brig,
and OF the Seath OF Hanmda. He saook his head,
and smiled with a look ofincretlulity surprising tia
mere attempt 10 operate On his fears ard thus iudIce
nm acceptance OF the proposed basis. But when the
hsutsnant OF fiammida was called in, and the mi
MISTER learned the truth OF these particulars he be-
came eGinpletelyiunneryed, ard agreed To negoc9te
OF the proposed basis. lie premis-d. however
that he was not authorized to conclude treaty, but
requested The American commissioners to state the
co .diions they had TO propose. This was done,
and the capt-in oil The port then requested cessa-
ton OF hoSti,s and that the negotiation should he
conducted on shore, tie nh,ister OF marine having
pledged himself Tor them security while there snd
their safe rturn 10 The ships whenever they pleas
ed. Neither ofthese propositions were accepted,
aud the captain was expressly gwen 10 uBdersiaad,
that not only must the negotiation be carried in
the Guerriere, but that hostiles would still be pre-.
secuted against AL vessels belonging Algiers, un-
al the treaty was signed by the dey
The captain OF tie port and Mr.. Wondering then
went on shore, but the mex; day again came ON
board with the Information that they were commits
stoned by the dey to treat the bass for which the
commissioner o. the United States had stipulated.
y treaty VAS then produced, which the commission.
eis declared could not be varsdn any material ar
ucle, and that consequently, dscssqi not only
useless but dangerous on their part Tor in the
interim the Aigerine squadron were to appear il
would most aesuiedly be attacked. On exaIniainC
the treaty proposed, the captain of the p0rt was
extremely anxious To get the article stpua,iig for
the restoration otprorerty takca by the Algernes
during tae dispensed with, earnestly represent.
ing that lad been distributed iSto hands and
that as IL was not the present dev who deeiare war
II was urjust that he shuuid iGr all its con-
sequences. The article was, however, adhered to
10y the American commits oners and after various
attempts to gam truce well as TO gain time il
was az length settled that III hOstil,ies should in.
.tanty cease, when boat was seen coming Off with
n white flag, the Swedish consul plefaing 1T trs
same tire his hOror that il should not be hosted
until the dey had sered the treaty and the prison.
| ers were safe in tho boat. The captain and Mr.
Wondering then Went on shore, and returned With
three hours, with the treaty signed together with
| all the prisoners, although the distance was more
thar FIVE niles The principal articles in this rea
IS were, that no trbnte under any prcteXt or In O.
ny form wtatever, should ever he required BY AL
siers from the United States 0f America-that all
Americans IN sia'ery should be given up without
ransOm-thst compensation should be made for A =
mericsn vessels captured. property seized or de
tanned at Algiers-that the persons and property of
American citizens found on board an enemy's YES
sci should be sacred-that vessels Of either parry
putting into port should be supplied with provisions
at market price, ami, if necessary tn he repaired
should land their cargoes without paving duty-lat
If vessel belonging To either party should be east
on shore, she should not be given up to plunder-
or iHttactedl hy enemy within caaOon shot OF
| fort, should be projected, AMI nu enemy he ner-
mitted In follow her when she went 10 sea within
twen'y-iour hours. In general, the rights Of Ameri
cans on the ocean and the land, fully provided
Tor m every Instance, and It particularly stiHuIa
ted that ali citizens of the United States taken in
war, should be treated prisoners of war are treat
ed by other nations, ard not slaves, b held Sub
Joct to an exchange without ransom. After conell
ding this treaty, highly honorable and alvant.Pe-
ous 10 tins country, the commissioners gave IN the
captured irigste and brig, 10 their former owners
o this they we're influenced BY a consideration of
the great expense it would require put them IN
condition To be sent to the Unit d S;ates-tl,e i'm
possibility OF disposng Of them in the Mediterranean
ard by the pressing instances of the dcy hin s who
earn silly represented that this would be the hest
method 81 satisfying his people with the treaty lust
concluded, and consequently the surest guarantee
TOR its observance his part. The policy Of the
measure We think sufficiently obvious, when il is
considered that The iey would most likely, IN cas-.
OF their refusal, have fallen victim the ndigfa
ton OF the people, and that in all probability, his
succ s'or would have found his s,tety onIy in dis
owning the peace which had been made by lis pre-
dece ssor. There being, as we before stated some
dispute with the Spanish authorities with regard Co
the legality of the capture OF the Ag-rine brig il
WIS stipulated on the part Of the American com
inssorcrs, IN order 10 induce the Spaai,is 10 Give
her up, that tie Spanish consul and a Spanish
merchant, then prisoners in Aigicrs, should be &C..
leased, and permitted 10 return to Span il they
pleased. According to the last advces III BRIG
was still detained by the Spanish government And
the ultimate disposal OF this vessel will probably l
settled by an amcab.e negotiation,
Commodore DeeaturoeTpatched Captsin Levi,
in the Epergier, bearing tte treaty to The United
States and leaving Mr.. Shaier a. Aisiers as Con-
sul General to the Barbary States, proceeded wiz,
the rest q the squadron 10 fupis, With the except
ON olive schooncrs Hudtr Captain Gsrnhle, sent to
convoy the Algerne yesgeis horne from Cabbage na
lie vas prompted to this visit having been interim
ed tllat misunderstanding existed between oar
Consul aud TIE bosl'aw of Tunis, into the nature Of
which he considered himseifbeund in duty to en-
quire. Here he was oi0c ally informed bv The con-
sui OF violation otthe treaty subsistiug betweea
the United States and the Bashaw FIRST IN permit
tag two prizes Of M American priyatser be taseu
Out OF the harbour by British crlzer aud secon,i-
ly, in permitting company Of merchants subjects
OF cils, t. take tie property ofan American Gill
zen a; their own price, and much below its real
value.
The truth Of these allegations hcing tins officially
verih d. COmmO ore ncCeturaidresscd a letter t.
the prime minister II uois, demanding satisfaction
for these CuTages exercised o. permitted Nv die
naSiaw, and tuil restoration OF the property thus
gwen sacrificed.
Tie Bashaw, through The ineiium of this prime
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