Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-01-03

SHOW, sir" said the captain, "I'll con-
vince you that we are from Boston, and
vii! show you Boston notions Of every
kind, from pumpkins and smoked herrincs
down to wooden nutmegs." He soon fill
ed the table with the good cheer and solid
comforts with which the Bostonians know
80 well how to furnish a ship. "And
here" said he, sis the Boston CentineI,
Major Russell's paper" All doubts were
now at all end; aud while We had been par
taking Of fare TO which we had long been
accus.omed-hornely fare, but more well
come on that accountable Captain said:
elf you are surprised at the short pas
sage SO far up the Mediterranean, what
will You say when it is just sixty days
since the keel Of this vessel was laid in
Boston; but here we are!' We could
scarcely credit it.
NAY, that's not all, sir" continued
Capt. Wyer. "On my way here, off Gag
liari, captured two large British ships
filled with valuable cargoes, and ordered
them for this port. They will be here to-
morrow morning"
"What!' in neutral port, in which the
British exercise unlimited influence?-
They will never permit us to sell the car
goes."
"Well, sir, we can only try"
Sure enough, next morning early, the
ancient city of Tunis, honored once by the
presence Of Scipio Africanus, Hannibal
ando'her distinguished personages known
to history, was thrown into the greatest
commotion on seeing two large and deep
ly laden ships entering the port, the stars
and stripes floating over the union jack
1t startled the British Consul and all the
corps dipiomatique, and we soon saw the
whole bevy on horseback making for the
palace.
Il smell sulphur" said the Captain
"There's storm brewing, and we shall
have it soon."
In an hour message arrived by ma
melnke that we were wanted at the pal
ace. After making our toilette, Sidi Am.
brosio, our chancellor, and Mustapha, the
! dragoman, were mounted, and off we pac.
ed at moderate rate for Bardo. The con.
sular corps were all present when we en-.
tered the salla. The Bey reclining as u.
sual on his large crimson cushions, wa.
busily engaged in coInbing his long black
| beard with a tortoise shell comb s,uddee
with brilliants, and looking unusually
grave.
"What does all this mean, ,Colonel-twt
British prizes entering our port, and fol
what purpose?"
What? against eur treaty with Eng
land?"
The British Consul. a most excell.n
man, unrolIed the parchment, to which
seal OF wax was appended nearl, as larg
az one Of our western cheeses, and com
nenced reading as follows:
at is farther stipulated and agreed up
OH that no European power at war wit
England shall be permitted to fit out pri
vateers or other armed vessels to cruis
against the commerce of Great Britain
from, or bring prizes into, the Tunisia
ports"
"Well, SIR" said the Bey, "what hav
you to say to that' |, it not full and con
clusive?'
ENTIRELY so; but it does not apply TO u,
We are not an European power"
"That, sir" said tire British Consul, 81
= mere evasion Of the spirit of this section
Of our treaty. 1t wa. intended to apply
and does apply, to all Christian powers.
Every probable sir but we are not
Christian power The whole conr, look
ed amazed. The Bey raised himself u]
from his cushions, took hearty pinch o
snuff from = splendid diamond box, am
gave US an anxious and inqniring look.
"IIow will you make that appear, sir p
said the British consul.
VERY easily. sir.' We then read tn
following section from our treaty witt
Tripoli;
"As the United States is in no manner
Christian government, and entertains n
hostility towards any denomination, it i
hereby understood that no disturbance
shall arise between the two powers on an,
religious question:
1t was useless to argue the point far
! ther.
We did not in any shape come within
the pnrview Of that treaty, so permission
was given to land the goods; and the ship
and cargoes, consisting of every variet,
of merchandise, were sold ina single day
The consul sent for British sblockad.n,
squadron from Malta; hnt the privatee
slipped ont of the bay, ran up the Archi
pelago, destroyed nearly two millions O
British property, was chased round III
Mediterranean by two ships of the lin
and two frisates, escaped through tn
Gut of Gibraltar, and arrived home safe
ly.
The commerce Of any power would, b,
this private marine, he utterly destroyed
in war with the United States; and al
the navy Of Great Britain could moi block
ade ports so as to prevent the priyateer
from escaping. We should find them o.
the Atlantic, the Pacific, in the India
oceans, the Baltic, and the Mediterranean
They would be every-where.--Noah'
Messenger.
Sir Men Moiby .7ccid:nt. A ras.en
ger is mentioned in Cincinnati paper I
have come on board the Albatross .teame
at Memphis, on her last trip up, and plac
ed shot gun he had with him against III