The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-01-17

Jay 4fh, 1915
-SIn--We have the honor 10 refer you TO
The official reports o. Com. Decatur to The
Navy Department, for an aeeouoi Of ,hc op'
ers,ions of this squadron previous ~ our afri-
ysl of Algiess on the 2s,n ul'imo.
Having received informs.Ion lhst the Al
gerine squadi ON had been at sea Tor consd'
efabe time longer Than that 10 which lheif
cruizes uusly extend, and that q despatch
boat had been sent iiom Gibraltar 10 higiefs
TO inform them o! our arrival IN The Mtdief-
radesn, VIC dhought that they Tish' have
made a aibor, where they wonM DC 10 sails
y. We, therefore, whilst ,hey wete III thi'
state OF uncertsiDry, believed II proper me-
ment to deliver the Presidenrs lcttcf,agfeea-
bly, to our instructions. Accordingly, on ihc
29ih ulilno, Gag Of truce was hoisied on
board the Guerriere, With the Swedish hag al
the main. A boat came of about noon wan
Mr.. NordcrliDg, consul OF Sweden, ana 'he
captain oil the port, who cobh'med the in'e'-
ligcncc VIC had before received, AND 10 wnom
We communicated Infofnlauon al the capture
Of their iriga,e and brig. The Impression
made by these events was visible ana ueeP'
We were requested by the captain oil toe
port (Mr. NorderliDg declaring he wa' no'
authorized 10 act,) to state the conui'ion9 U"
which we would make peace TO woicu VIC
replied, by giving the letter vi The ffesioeh'
to tho Dey, and by note from vs. 70 h''h'
copy Of which (No. we nave the hoho' 20
transmit herewith. The cop'ain oil 'he fo''
then requested that hosiliiue. snouiu ee">s
pending The ncgorialion, aud that pei is0ns uu-
thorized TO tieat should so on shore, he 'nu
Me. No,derling both afiirming, that me ,"i"-
istcr of the maine had pledged himself ior
our security and return 10 our sh,ps "hcn we
pleased. Boln these propositions wee te-
lected, and they were explicitly nio'm mco '"A'
The negoci iation must be carried Oh, OH ood'u
The heet, and that hostiliIies, ss lar % 'hey
respected vessels, could not cease. ihey TO-
turned on shore. On the following day 'he
sane persons retusDed, and ,nioi Ned us tha'
they were missioned by the D,y 10 treat
with us on the proposed basis, snd 'heis "hS-
iety appeared extreme TO conclude Inc peace
inme diateiy. We then brOogh, io'wa'a'he
model oil q treaty, which we declared woo'a
not be departed from 10 substance, al '"e
came time declaring, ,hs, slthough 'he on''-
cd States would never stipniA'e Tor pay'uS
tribute under any fo'm whatever, yet mat
they were a magnauin'ous and genei.us n@.
tion, who would, upon the presentation "a
cousuls, do what was customary WIN o1hef
great nations, in their fflSHdiy intercourse
with Algiers. The treaIy WAS 'nen examined
and they were of opinion that II "oolo not DC
agreed TO ,ir its presen, totrp, and paf'icoia'y
requested ,hat the article requiring The 'es-.
iitu,ion Of the property they had captured
and which had beeO- distributed might DC
expunged, alleging that such demand n.d
never before been made upon AlBie's. 10
this II was snsw cred that the clam was Jusi,
and would be adhered to. They then asked,
whether, il the treaty should be signed by
the Dey, we would engege 10 res'o'c The
captured vessels which VIC refused, They
then rcprese nted that IL was not the present
Oey who had declared the war, which ihey
acknowledged 10 be unjust, coneed'ng thAt
they wc,c wholly in the wrong anu hac NJ
excuse whatever, requesting, however, that
we would take the case OF the Dey into CON
sidera,ion, and upon his agreeing 10 ,eims
with us more favorable than had ever been
made with any other nation, TO resto'e the
ships, which they stated would be of i,r,le OF
no value to Us, bu, would be Of great import
anee TO him, as they would satisfy the people
with the conditions Of the peace we were go
ing 10 conclude with him.
We consulted upon this question, and de-
,ernincd ,hut considering The state OF those
| vessels, the sum tha, would be required 10 hi
them for a passage to the United State, aud
the little probsbili,y OF selling them in ,hs
pa't Of the world, We would make compli.
msn, Of them TO his Highpes ia the s;als
they then were tho commodore engaging 10
iurnish them with an escort 10 this port.
This, however, would depend upon their sign
iag the ,raiy asptesented otbem, aud could
no, appear as an article ofit, out mus, be COO.
sidered IS favor eoaierred on the Dey by the
United States.
They then requested a truce, to deibera;e
opon the terms Of the proposed pe~,g, whi,a
wa. refused they even pleaded toe thrse
hours. The reply wac, noe n,ioo,e At