The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-25

Hamet and Suggesting THAT the liberty. and
perhaps the lives. OF valuable md ,estim9ble
Of honor taken in The abstract Lear replies
promptly that as the Bashaw has .discoyeredd
embrace it to see il such terms can be made
rs are advisable on our part and 70 release
t%ilios."
barron accordingly writes to Eaton to the
same .effect-that this Is a moment highly
favorable to treat. for peace. and three days
later. worn out with disease, he turns ever
gers see 'V wRo thus q has sn the ee une sp GdHs; dSistinction
Of figuring IN the final negotiations. Lear EN-
May 20, and no time wac lost in neEotiating, q
fFFeS MS; ST nniiH was rso Sif FPst .6 Sn J sNb@ni 4 he is3 No.
exchange OF prisoners, man for man, as far
as they would go. As Joseph had 3lOO, Aper-
iRSSdPfi 6 y n SSIfissss.G mo TSG or ne less SG the t Hsftsf
States should, pay a balance Of, 100000 or
$500 a man. Not a word was said OF the pos,
ask that, his wife and children be restored to
Two days before the treaty was signed Eaton
mAndcr Of the fleet:
e cannot from any shape IN which the sub
nrer Of. serving ourselves. or .Hamet Bashaw.
can be reconciled to, those PRINCIPLES OF honor
RRnd justice which know actuHte the national Il IDl
volyed which cannot but wound, the pride Of
military principle. We must strike the nag OF
have not ,mferited the Triumph, and Yield to
them the honor Of a victory which no encoun-
S !sF r eas@sff 70 e sFps siEen c Snf a See t fisR' and To ii pePl
haps the world. will place an unjust construc-
tti Fsat. on and thi th5 se fetrsst a a & Hns FssS; It Il Il E in 81.
yidual feeling were alone to be consulted In
this tn tb Sitg m a II i TGsld prefer Tbs e a MANLY dsie 81
our national character would be more honor
.Vo, would r,oan ,tr ora o an tbo snot 60
witness the, unbounded confidence placed in
American character here and to reflect that
tempt and want OF victory. :. The
whole cit, Of Derne. together with numerous
in expee t Of W succ coT'S from So US. must isf0 Be
abandoned to their fate. Havoc and slaugh-
Ter Till be the inevitable consequences,
e%xertion. certainly no consideration would
have prevailed on me to have taken an agency
trigue; SO, wounding to human feelings. aud,
as fion 1 m h0sor view IT, SO d deGIiInT{ T. to too our n ma ma
confidence Of Government and a bond i'm
posed by all the inIunctions OF humanity to
time tS assist the interests of our triends."
other attach, on Derne. which was, repeiied
a detachment from the garrison under COM
t mSnd e lvc LIEUT. o Ban Snd p nRSiSSot through
vSMn; hff from their af Teelu aaa c shouted. ' eYse
t]Sestors,' HAIRLESS beingsl Il they could
them, how justly would their acciamations Of
confidence be turned TO excavations"
ance was the Snug announcement by Lear OF
the completion OF the treaty.
bravery Of our few countrymen. at Derne and
the idea that we had a large force and i'm
% deem im spPpiiiss at on that tbe Bga lsSSs had R %ade us a
that idea and endeayored from thence to
make an Arrangement favorable to his broth
many had supposed. was yet entitled to some
consideration from us. But | found that this
would drive him to measures which might
prove fatal to our ,countrymen in his power:
peace te we should eliids Withdraw 1dra u ali " our Gof forees and
minions, and the Bashaw engages that If his
dom1inions. his wife and family Should be re-
stored to him. This is all that could be done.
deserving. place him in q situation as eligible
as that in which he was found"
Secretary of the Navy informing him OF the
completion Of peace. makes the following
Significant s Bas admlsi fss1jne too ssns,b,s that nv
a continuance of obstinacy his town would
fall a sacrifice to our forces this summer. pro-
left us no interest in a refusal of his wishes.
as he acknowledGed that he felt sensible our
ellOTlS WDulu ne SulllcleDU 10 reduce MS Town
and obliGe him TO retire to the mountain"
This, in itself shows that the American nego.
t eeaee M Mfd i IN he ms mig p6Fe 6aT Se Verse 4jsSe any st tee%s Gf
of Derne. Commodore Rodgers. apparently
can demands were not pushed further owing
to the possibility that in his savage perturba-
sentiment to the sacrifice of 300 OF our unfor-
%tunate countrymen which chance had placed
on his own account. Il Dey9F thought mySnlf
that the lives. OF the American prisoners were in
indeed. it was evident all along that Balm
bridge AID his COMPANIONS would not be sacri-
feed, for the Bashaw, understood perfectly
brought down on him a deadly vengeance.
1t remains to give Eat3n's dissertation OF the
was hauled down and the town of Derne was
abandoned:
alongside our wharyes; / ordered the Captain
Of cannoneers to embark his company with
the field pieces and a l0;inch howitzer which
after them the Greek company. This was
executed with. silence and alacrity. but with
their posts, When the boats we're seen return
ing | sent "A messenger to the Bashaw re-
purport Of this message he Immediately re-
paired 10 the fort with his %retinue, dismount-
followed with the American officers. When
all were securely OFF, ] stepped into a small boat
which had retained f2r the purpose and had
JNFN ttibN. ~ F"NS i'J hoh WiiVll- tiiV PiiylC |
and the battery were crowded with the dis
tracted beings we were leaving behind
After his return to.Malta. Hamet made a pa |
thetic appeal to the United States Government
for support and begged that Joseph be com
PEELED to surrender his wife and children, as
had been promised. Resolutions OF inquiry
were adopted, by the Senate, and II was then
learned, for the first time. that q secret article
had been agreed to by Lear permitting Joseph
70 retain his brothers family for four years.
P bat t Bss recSrS Ess % oS hSt s sSEssn tai t2 IKE he then e%sr f SR.
filed his promise. By his cooperation with
the American forces Hamet had lost the posi-
everywhere. He had left behind at Derne,
when he was forced to Withdraw, property
and equipment valued at over $4,000. He
received In all from the United States $4,000.
Eaton was never reimbursed at all by the
United States for his expenditures. The
State OF Massachusetts made him a grant OF
land. it Is true, but he died broken hearted at
Brimfeld In 1871.
ONE OF HELLINGTON'S SOLDIERS.