The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-30
ALGERIAN PIRATES.
THEY WaSREO ON The WORLD IN
WAsalNGTON'5 TIME.


Arnold as d Pirate.
The Barbary States formaDy years
sent out cruisers, which captured yes
sells of all Christian nations and held
their crews as slaves until ransomed.
The United States, like the European
nations, was accustomed to pay al
nual tribute to these pirates to secure
exemption from these attacks. That
was what we were taught when we
went to school. The instruction was
continued with the information that
the Bsshaw of ore OF the States,
sometimes called Algiers, sometimes
called Tripoli, finally became SO
naughty that the United States had to
lombard his city, and a note in small
type at the loot Vi the page says that
Commodore Decatur distinguished
himself. He was cnly lieutenant at
the time; but when a childs hlstorg
of the United States gets so near 10
the facts as is Indicated above, no crit
iciSm should be permitted.
This story will not concern itself
with the greater matters Of history,
but will take up some OF the details OF
the haughtiness and nautiuess OF the
Barbary States.
In179S Washing ton, then President,
sent Mr.. Na1haniel Cutting Of Massa-
chusetts and Col. Humphreys TO the
Barbsry States TO arrange about the
YEARLY ransom. ard square things
generally Mr.. Cutting joined Col;
Humphreys in Lisbon, and journal
which ne kept gives q clear idea OF
the way of travelling 100 years ago,
and Of what is meant by the remark
jn the history that ''the Baroary
States * x cabtureo vessels OF all
Christian nations" He sailed from
Philadelphia in April, 1898. for Eng-
laad, and on August is left Falmouth
Il the King George packet for Lisbon,
where he arrived on the 2SIh. His
first Illuminating entry appears on
August 81: Col. q. informs me Mr..
Harrison has not been able to do any
thing decisive with respect to neu
fral vessel for US to proceed to our
destination" Even ambassadors, it
appears, were not safe from the Bar
bary pirates, though On their way to
the Barbary States.
On Sept. 5, however. they procured
vessel, Swedish brig, to convey
them up the Mediterranean. On to
9th they learned by way of Malaga
that an American vessel and cargo
has recently fallen into the hands Of
the Algerines. By the Cadiz marine
list we find it is the schooner Laurel.
Capt. John Daniels. from Philaoe.-
phia, laden with -four and copper
and was captured by an Algerian Cor
sair about the 2Sth ult., the captain
and crew, having abandoned her, had
escaped safe on shore IN their boats.
The letter states those pirates are
much more daring than ever, since
the Portuguese squadron have ceased
rsss;siseE bout GGslbrsa g. llss&sr' %
On the 18th they got Off in their
sshired ship" called the Postillion, and
on the 2lst reached Gibraltar, too late
in the evening to land. The next day
the patrick boat came alongside
about sunrise and took our papers
out" After a time they landed and
visited the governor, Gen. Sir ROOT.
Boyd, venerable veteran, near 81
wears DID," Col. Humphreys and Mr..
: Cutting stayed a. Gibraltar for some
time, dining with the officers OF the
garrison and enjoyiug g themsel Ses, but
always On the lookout for chance to
move toward their destination. NJ.
Cutting tells this interesting story.
Mr.. Mattra, the English consul at
Tangier, related an anecdose of Gen.
Arnold, that despicable traitor TO
American liberty, which l never be.
fore met with. 1t was this: Several
years since, as early as 1875, when
Mr.. Mattra was IN England, he be.
came slightly acquainted with Arnold
who knowing his situation IN Morcc-
CO, solicited an opportunity Of propos-
ing to him scheme Of business that
could not fail Of being lucrative. Mr..
Mattra at last gave Arnold hearing.
The plan that he proposed was that
MIR. Mat!ra should by his interest at
the court of Morocco procure commls-
sions for sundry corsairs, which he
(Arnold) y ould come and fit out from
.Tangier. But observed Mr.. Mattra,
who would you cruise against The
Emperor of Morocco has no maritime
enemy, nor does he wish to provoke
rupture with any of the European
powers Arnold replied, But the
Americans have as yet 10 treaty with
Morocco. would capture their YES
sells; know very well the track to
find them; by such an expedition we
would soon acquire ample fortunes.
Arnold pressed the matter verg serl
ously for some time, but finding that
Mr.. Mattra rejected the nefarlous
scheme and steadily refused to exert
the smallest influence toward obtain
ing the commissions IN question, the
arch-renesade solicited that he would
assist him in procuring Algerine COM
missions. Mr.. Mattrs, heartily dis
gusted with such vilainy, assured
Arnold that he had no interest and
scarcely any acquaintance at or near
AlgierS, ard therefore explicitly ex
cused himself.irom participating N
such a diabolical pursuit. 1t was not
only one, sa d Mr.. Mattra, but per
haps dozen times, that Arnold seri-
cusly addressed MIN to the foregoing
purport."
From the spotnecary'S shop to the
control of an Algerine pilot vessel is
something CT a jump, but Arnold
could haTe taken 1t if any one could.
doubtedly our sailors missed a good
deal of trouble by not having Arnold
on their track flying the Algerian
flag.
''Oct. 5.-Tgo Dutch frigeies and
sloop Of war lately came down froln
Malaga and are now at anchor IN
Gibralta bay, ostensibly waitirg the
arrival Of a squadron from Holland,