, 1875-09-23

| "o"ta ha u CuHIlGe lHf aIt1lier bh0R I'LL ~ Ill 70
ami tho Turaa.' For, w.nlo the Enc,
Staten persist In considering Iflnoll Regency
Turkey nsintalns that it IL ouly PROVINCE no
only undor tho protnctlon, brs undtr tho actna
gnyornu,eslt Of Turkey. All tho lea4liru power,
Of Europe avo officially admitted this, aud layt
moultl1d tliolr treatteH accordingly. 1fa,l m,
{ other tfnvcrnu1ent tlnn our3 heel, offended il
WouFd ftave appealed at uElco to tho Tustia)
Moyofhnlopt. or, III othet Tords 10 the s,ultan
lite untIod Htntos Government III tho only 10y.
er'lmctt that ohacTroH tho lreatiea tnnt1o oariy
| tn the present century. wlan .trpnt wns n,,o ot
tho Barlhry btatcs. 1t at!il holds that rs,rp ia
| responsible fnr lta own nctt, and TINT for any
violation Of tlto trcaty Of lED5, il must 10 hsltl
sccoul!tablo. This treaiy waH haie with mn
! ton ot pikntee.
| When. In 153l, Sulsan Solyman Huccea!ea In
o1pclng tho kniRhtB Of b. ,tnLu Of Jeru,alc1,,,
10 whom Tripol1 had leon coded by Charles v,
| lo made tho cofshtr Dsayt1t IT. frat (loveruor.
extensive and rrt,l,tnbls. y wsH not fully beotan
~ TIL 1906, Wien nn English ieet fortcd thu
Hoy tn rcuoinco piracy. Tho French 1uatlo tho
a:temps In 1Gs3, and tue United Htatea i,
l3ti-'o5. but xere only .astly succcaatn': TIM
treaty made in 1906 was ht otIco novel ind luml~
,hting. Ono Of its conditions waa thht thu
TrlpoiItaus nhon1A always na.,,.o our l1hg frat
b1.t another thas thoy stlauld soil no alayGs out
of tho country. Tho humiliation WAS not on
ono Bdc, however. for tha United Statcs Egrebtl
to nay 4G0, ,1D0 for tho prisoners that hhd hohn
taken wnon tho fhiinste}ph!a waa rMn aground.
Tha question Of satlltng our flax iTst has not
bean referred to for many yea'a.
notwithstanding tho ctauso Relative to hlhrery,
ami oil that aa hcen tlonn to supprahs Tho hlafo
trade, tIero is little doubt hut thht tiavoa are
frequently taken out of TIM country 10 bn offered
Tor yaiD. IhD EnEltsh AnabasHador ut Eonstan-
t!nopla haa recc1tlv directed tho attention Of te
Iurki.l Government to tho fact, bnt TINS far
nothing l,as been lono tn nsol' Tho traffic. About
a]x months agn. dozen Rtnvea "erc sent from
Trjpof by tho Iasf,a III preaout to thu Eu!tat.
Til1 steamer II, WHICH they w4ro keut wont by
tho way of Malta, mud our Consul ot tIripoil sent
al, officer to 3lsE.a md laid the csso bofofo tho
authorities, demanding that on the nrrisat Of
Tic staatner, tho BaYea h'oald be lcclAraa fzen.
,rl!a 7ss o11o; but tH result waa that our Cotl-
Hni becatLo soty unpopular with tho atthori-
ties.
But the aucrtion which caused tic sccsnt
tfnugIe wna not the question Of the alare-srauo.
About four weeks ago, soinn Ottoman xaiiprn
were sent sHloro III ct1atye oF Apetty officer.
AZ tho} nora pasaing tue bnitsa bsates Censul's
houao, snYarRt Of tliotn entered tho garden, Ana
onu entered tllo Aotlse. 1Io mado bis way to tho
room whore the ladieB Of tho louso wero aitting
nll1 demanded = light fog his cigarette, Tho
Gotlss1t entering The room at this toiut tho ssor
III tho hoGse rftft sfts eompantous in tho garden
took to tllsir heels, The Consul pt,rsueu viii,
shouts aud stones, and catching one Of tllon,
gavo him d shaking. Tho better way would
haYo been to hayo reported ti1OM 10 tho
commanding ofiicer Of tho ship. and have
them punished shon and tltofo. III estlmating
tho otfeuAr, It should not 10 forgotten that thu
eltrancn Of tho sAIiorn into room whore thnre
wera ladtea xaa equivalent to European eutor-
tng hatcnl, which III usually regarded az q cap-
l1al ononse. Returning to hiH huusp thn Con-
hul seE: note to tho rashn. mailing T. fo1nat
complaint nSainst tho offenders, mud caid,nr on
him to secure t,;oir p,1nahmcnt nnh aiforh hin,
protection. That vory egoning, the Consul re-
ceiyoh ncto from thn paaho, Eayeseiy co.nuent-
Jug on his cnnrsu, md charging 1lnn With bFeaft-
in{s tito peace. At tho ca1ta timc, thero cano u
bulnmohB from tho JudGo Of the io'ice Court,
to4uiriuE tho Consul to aflpear tho nD1t day auE
hnnwer for his conduct. VI course, l,e paid NO
attention. to tho summons. and thu triat pro"
cooded without him. lnstond. hh Bemt' MI
Sisf Ss Ds1,rtsa TO M o f tel a's5apsd e e o o
United s.atou Consul st TsiauIi wes in Isugor,
a:sd asked for Protection. Tho liayy DEPART
ment At once ordered The Hartford to proceed
to Trpoh without delay. Il also communicated
rean Squadron, h,toymtug hia, Of tho htato Of
aGaisE, aud lo ordered tho Congress- Thor, At
Corfu. to proceed 70 Tripoli also. Capt. Englipl,
of the Coagraas, being kenior ofhcor. waa in-
trusted With tho aott1oinont OF tho difficulty.
1fle flartfofd ttut loft Port Said before tho
riynl Of the telegram from tho Department, and
uas Oil her Way to McsBina. There Bbe received
her orders, and followed tie Congress to 1ripali.
Tho 1atter vossei arrived on 1nosdsy. tho it'll
Of August snl rcccirel n1tssase from tho
ConsaI to tho effect that tho difficulty Wa III a
fair xHy Of aotttame1lt+
TIC Cotlgress, haring 1isftod tho port OF
Irspol witialu monl1, and II being tho custom
nf raon-o(-war not to sAlhto the Aamo port moro
han ouco ia Hix monthB. did not salute, Tho
hnaGzscan lag at oaco. Thia ho declined to do,
Saying that Aor taluto having boon returned
MY mobsti bekoss, eho WIS not entitled to a
.alusc. b1t ino1a serious matter immediately
'ot!oaed. The otfceta seut ashore to make tho
Official visit to tho Consul nero pur-
aned thronR,l tho htreots by l. dirty crowd, with
oud erios OF "Cusa mag-tha Arabic fer "uo
N, pig"
Capt, English dispatched = noto 10 tho rasl1a,
lcclariuE That hu would hold 10 communication
,oea receiywl Tho PaAAa replied tlst ha 1e-
'rettod the occurrence, and that II tho officers
sho haa been itssu!ted wouh eau,e ashore mud
>o,nt oat the offendata, ha would punish them. |
lot occur again; and in addition to thlH, tho |
InnWer Tnauired American officers to do police /
suty for tho Trtpoltt4ua> On tho Whole, It mas |
uoss uuaatsfactory apology.
The lext day Saturday, tho Hartford arrived, ]
nd was ordered by Capt. English mol 10 Aalute /
tle port. No saiute sras gtvon by tho raslla; !
nd, as tue oxGuso 10 gnye for not haIutsng tho |
,ongress waa NOT valid In this caeo, \ uew gtiey-
ncb Wsa established.
The arrisaf Of tho Hartford throw tho Tripoli-
lost absuTd fn.nors prevailed, THO Uuri4s}nua I
fcro thoroughly fs,ghtanod for their lives. Tho |
carried their Knives in their ha,ds,
nd It ia probable ttiat tho tit signa of Aostill-
lcR would hnya beea followed by masaacre Of
Il the Chsistians IN the uity, Of vhotn thoro a,o
bout 4, 0O9. Foreign Consa!s began to bo IT.
nteBtcd III thc aettleuept Of atttkcutty wllich |
tomised naeh easious seauta. Darou Voa Testa,
he CpuHnf-Ganerai Of tic Netherlands Has O. |
ecially tlestouA uf establishing friendly roIn.-
onH once more; asltl hiA efforts wero Of much |
aTElce 70 bath parties. About this ti,no, tho
aAhn received D message from tho Sultan, d.
sctins min to make all ixener eopcosalons, aud
stt!a the e1tsttng ditlauttioa With all posaible
|spatch. TLe lAaha arat acnt word TINT hs had
|roctad tho Mayor aud the Chief OF Police 10
'eot tho oflcpra who had baen insuited Ut HuclI
NE aud placo aa they should appoint and make
roper apologies for thu offeuao. 4 meetiup
as arranged, bftd an ampis ind satisfactory
pbtoNy TAs rendered.
capt, Eugltd}1 thou ee1t note to tho pashs.
Which ls demanded: |. That tho Hartford
,outd oe saiated 2. Tint an apology should |
D made to tic consul by tho 1asIia III rofsot.
1h4t tho Paaha SHOULD withdraw ia ofeuMye |
tter to sho tonaui. 4. That tho Hat'or Who
1tst6a tho Consulate should bs punished, s, |
lat guarantee should 10 giyon Tor Ito fult
,otectiou Of tho American Consul aud lis
ntly. The Paaha answered that lie did mol I
iuk lItulself nuthonzod 70 salntp tho ding of