The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-26
the Bey ssiguidea to Howard Payne. and others.

the Bey sgni6ea to Howard Payne, and Others,
that his demand would be paid.
and Howard Payne departed and vet no payment
was made by the Bey. IL was considered as rather
hard that, after paying rent for house, which
never house until just when he Obliged to
sale of all the furniture he had been obliged to
bring to it from SO far Howard Payne should be
compelled 10 go off without the money due to him
from the Bey;, But so 1t CHANGED. 1t was pro-
missed to be collected and sent after him and he
waited tor 1t IN Europe; but to no purpose The
Bey afterwards visited France and engaged to
give Howard Payne meeting at Paris on the sub
Ject but broke his appointment. Many Americans
in Paris, aware of the circumstances, thought the
Bey's conduct the subject there, nationally in
sullng; and they met together, and wrote letter
to their countryman, Offering to unite with him in
representing the matter TO government at home,
and claiming redress through Congress
On Howard Psyne's return home, however, the
affair was brought under the notice of President
Polk, who immediately ordered the Bey to be APP
pied TO- For some cause: as yet unexplained, no
attention was paid to the demand. After the adj
vent of President Taylor, the application was re-
peated. with emphasis. No answer arriving, a
shpoi-war was instructed to call at Tunis, and
not 10 quit there without one The Boy received
the commandant with marked attention, and pro-
missed to reply in writing but he did not, until
after the vessels departure. He then stated that
he bad ordered the money to be paid, because he
loved the United States government, and not be-
cause he thought he ought TO make the payment
or, though he had promised the repairs in ques-
ton, his Moorish taste did not accord with the
lnfdel one of Howard Payne, who, he thought,
had caused things to be done to the consulate
which might have been dispensed with. After this
queer settlement, Commodore Morgan arrived
Tunis, and his visit there, wherein the Commodore
was called Admiral, and hdttered out Of his FIVE
WITS until almost wrought up to imagine himself
more than great "penfpo," by the Bey and the
Consul, may possibly afford new chapter, and
not the least curious one, IN the history at some
future time. AT present, II would extend the mar
rative, already too long, so unreasonably, that it
may be better to postpone all alluslon to II, further
than to state that the money has not yet been paid
to Howard Payne through what juggle, remains
to be found out.
Now, all circumstances considered, the above
mentioned reply of the Bey is thought, by numbers,
a very improper one. Though compaisant to full
someness in its expressions towards the United
States, IL is unprovOkedy 0isparaging to our late
Consul there, against whom no complaint has yet
been uttered, and cOvertly reproachful both 10 the
administration Of Mr. Polk and of General Taylor,
for so repeatedly pressing claim which has been
stated by both to have been previously examined
and approved. Mr.. Polk, while he admitted that
he was politically unfrendy TO Howard Payne,
distinctly owned that he thought him entitled to
redress in this matter; for though he would not
keep him in office-notin consequence Of any fault
while there, but merely because hewas whg-
still he saw no reason why Howard Payne should
be humbugged out OF his undeniable rights, no
matter how powerful his opponents, whether Con-
suls or Beys. The fact is, the Bey should have
only the principal of Howard Payne's claim, but
interest and Indemnification, which, take the
whole together, would not amount to much, after
ALL DIR. Heap has alresdy got some sixty or seventy
thousand dollars of public money, during upwards
OF twenty years since at Tuns, and this is
the first case Of any importance that has come UNI
der his management, and il ought to be carried
through with proper respect for the dignity of his
government and for the interest of his wronged
predecessor 1t Is hoped that it will prove have
been 30; but there are singular circumstances in
relation to it. yet unpublished, which NAV, ere
long. emerge from darkness, and shew il off more
clearly. AT present, IT is enough to add that the
difficulty is very far from being settled.