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

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troops also to aid ant, give effect to the opera,
Article VIII. The better to give effect. to
PROSECUTION o}}. The plan and tho attainment Of
the, object pointed out by this, convention.
now IN Egypt, shall be recognized as General
aud Commanders In Chief OF the land forces
against HniHm III" TIE & som maS Ue ene SnlIoS and dn'R his s0f said
HiRhness. Hamet. Bashnw, engages that his
" subjects shall respect and obey him us
Article, XII. In case Of the faithful. oRssry-
ness, said Hamet Bashaw, Of the pGreements
and obligations herein stipplated. the said
IN the Mediterranean engages to leave said
Hamet Bashaw in the peqeeable possession of
mantling It's batteries.
Article XIV. This convention shall be sub
pitted to the President Of the United States
for his ratification. In the meantime there
shall ALL be e,a no suspense mnS e .s in nj It's operatti5p ion dosor. 70
from Derne, and there to await the arrival OF
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ders and stores, while Eaton and Hamet. with
their strange company, set out on the long
Journey He6r29ss the desert, This was on
For weeks Eaton had to exercise the great
est ssnt ssSt ena SSS5SSRe H II hiS 1Ts Wns biz 9bra astsroi
more than once by the Arabs. who were con-
%tinpalIy in mputiEny and eopspiring to desert
stood Fe BY him 10 faithfully EaSSill ait Sith6 aahf he s eiready
SUSPECTED. that the Americans came only to
| with his brother, Thus they travelled for
seven weeks through an, inhospitable waste.
human dwelling or the tracks OF man. except
an occasional fanatieal pilgrim A single
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O.. at the close Of a ten-mile march, they halt
ed at a water %G'!!steF1n L., IN IT th be c%ibstern'" says
ably pilgrims murdered by the Arabs. We
were obliged, NEVERTHELESS, to use the water"
despair the ships, we're nowhere Iip sight.
resolved to leave the next morning. Eaton.
still nndaSnted, went of with his Christians.
aims tain NeR The it'f next EpI morHin 81: they hIEH deserted es rice m9 sail.
t The feet a. @,I had cq'H !tfIo sight Of their sm nSE and
)nce toward Derne, but when couriers brought
word that the army Of J9seph Bashaw vas
promise Of $4,000. to be. shared among the
prevailed on to advance. and on April % the
army camped, on a little hill behind the town
next Pe moeni ana Eaton EeS%n6 offereG terms she p of smtt Tf te
the, Bey, OF DsIne on condition of allegiance
S and tl tEis jgco1 The on I1sE Of t rs b waS sc sent To, back
The next morning the Argus. the Nautilus
and the Hornet appeared in the harbor. Eaton
t to SnSS the h"s g @ts "rR While fH f the sRi psp threw h@sSHg go
general fire. although they had been able to
land only one of their field pieces. There
mere sIts about aSd td a th f}msa tb men nn IN the the a Ttre nns
gagged in defence. In three-quarters. of an
hour the battery Of the enemy was sileneed
moment, the hammer of the single field piece
Of the. attacking party was shot away. and the
enemy's musketry increased; Eaton's troops
were thrown INTO confusion and; undisciplined
them aa n 70 order. Eaton saw that nothing was
left but to make a desperate charge. The
men he was able to rally rushed forward
He was shot through the wrist and fourteen
Of his Christian followers were killed or
rushed forward with his marines. the Greeks
and some Of the cannoneers. forced his way
the houses. took. possession of the battery.
planted the American flag upon its ramparts
am ana en n lasting SP t%o ' hours sae and a A Ralf
the Americans had complete possession Of the
town, and Hamet Bashaw was in the palace OF
The American flag was to fly over the city
for only a few weeks Even while the works
inaries Of a peace with the usurper which was
to sacrifice everything that mad been gained
When Eaton met the fleet at Bomba. after
ter was handed him from Commodore Barron
which, would have dampened the ardor of a
less daring patriot. Barron had been in
formed Of the treaty which had been signed
compromise the Government too far. he wrote
You must be sensible that in giving their
sanction to a cooperation with the eXiled
Bashaw. the Government did not contemplate
lptely to a reinstatement Of that PRINCE in his
rights IN the regency of Tripolli They APP
and enterprise in the exile. an attachment to
his person on the part OF his former subjects
ance and advantage OF his claims and our
cause. but without meaning to fetter them
selves by, any specific and definite attainment
as an end.
Il fear by the convention that you are about
been taken than is consistent with the powers
vested in me for that particular object.
II wish you to understand that no guaran-
tee or engagement to the exiled Prince. whose
cause. l must repeat. we are only f~avoring as
end in itself, must be held to stand in the way
of our acluiescence TO any honorable and adj
yantaReous accommodation which the reign
Ing Bashaw may be induced to propose. Such
terms being once offered and accepted by the
representative OF government appointed to
treat OF peace. our support Of the ex-Bashaw
must necessarily cease.
You will not. however. conceive that these
considerations. important and necessary as
they are. ought to induce us TO at once aban-
adopted seem to promise.
If by your energy and eXertions. added to
the supplies now sent forward, you succeed
in getting possession Of Derne and Bengazi.
we may calculate that. having received this
impulse from our strength. the Bashaw him
self will possess sufficient energy. courage and
talents. and. II accounts are correct, Suifl-
cient interest among the people to move on
with firm steps and to CONDUCT his, friends
support will. Of course, be given to him by a
systematic union Of operations with the
squadron so as to enable him to get in the rear
To this communication Eaton, replied as