Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-14

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and successfully frrulsed several
French vessels thaf cime uut W Al
gcoif0s io cut her on. After this one
niin pho sailed into Gibraltar and was
received with great enthusiasm by
th'raarda Of people who had watched
tha battle from iho Rock
fi 1901, The Baaifnw m Triroi having
cilimcd CO. levy tribute upon our ship
ping. nr american "aluadron ~ OH
frrspiion." commanded hy CAPT i,ich.
ara Dale. War sent 90 the heditrr-
unenn, 10 consisted of three frirtttr.
carrying ne gum. and i1-run
schooner. Can't william Hainhrii I'd.
COMMIT niei one of The frigutor. tho
irfrN. our nret arrived st Gibraltar
on July .. 70 found 600 That hafh0r two
Tfindllinn rursalfs and hl1cknded
hem. The dcsnota " 90 tho uarbafy
si'tr7 tTrlpoi. runis and Aisiuf)
protected nrninst this blockade and we
wcfa soon az war with them ALL ON
thr waters 81 che Mediterranean for
four years thereafter The American iihr
was FHtv familiar aifht and tho roar
N Nmrficancnnnon nn equally familiar
sound.
ON Aug !. 1901. our wnrship the En-
tefUfiaD. Lieut. Andrew strfo't. ION in
m MALTA with The wurahir Triun1. nf
fourteen runs. After au obstinate bat.
o. " three hours the THpon surrrn-
dercd. having lot twenty Killed and
thlfiy wounded The war went on Tor
four years and In iia COURSE our fleets.
relieved and reinforced from time To-
dime. hl1ckadcd Air'orr. Tunis and
Trlnnli ON Aug. q 1901. Capt prehie
began the bomhardment ~ TripoiL or
nineteen Tripuiitnn guntnatH In the
hnrhui three were sunk outright aud
much damage was done 10 the others
At least nifty Tnpllii1na were Killed
and twice ne many wounded. The
American loss was one killed and ihlr.
teen wounded. But the first days BON.
bnrdmont was indnCialvo. and thnre
were four tunrr hHWhnrdmontH Of
Tripoli hctlrc the Baslmw was brought
10 terms. In is0s
IN September. 1906 Capt prchie 10.
turned o. The United States. and Cant.
samuel Narrun WIS sent o. take com.
inani N our Mediterranean ncrt. When
HArun arrived 40 Gibraltar h. found
there the strongest American naval
force that had ever assembled under our
/ lar. ~ contested OF the tf-gun frirste
President che nnHahipi Martef.c1m.
/ mandnut cox; the N.guu fflgatr con.
/ ailiuilon, Capt stephen Decatur. tho
I iisEun ffinffn cunEf"HH cant John
I Rogers. the af.nun ff.Flte Congriia.
/ ton Capt Hush George Campbell. the
] i2-Hun frEtte Essex. cont james Hhf-
] r1ui The iG-Hun brig Siren. Master.
| c1mmnnihnt Charles stewards The 10
gun hrlr Arrua Master. C1mandant
I Isaac HUI, besides three Hrhnlnrfn 10
I n guns each, a 10. gun ainop and several
I gunh1ata and hlmhlria
A remarkable Incident n this war
I occurred early To- tho spring ~
] inl. william Eaton. our consul ID Tunis
] collected 40 Aicsandrla en- army NJ l. iol
men with the ala Of the ex.nnsha u
] Tripoh, and himself took command "
them. lie led tit-u across the desert
7 N liafcl n bUfne. The capital ~ the
richest province M TrIpoli. and with the
] ala NJ q force NJ marines and guns
landed from tho nhirs Derne was as
nauitsd aud captured and the American
nag hnlsird over liH fortress. The lia-
shaw % rr.polL ~ lunr. 1906, came 10
terms and rrllnrdhhrd by treaty hi
claim to levy tribute on American COM
mnfco.
Tho hey Of runis was neat taken In
hand Capt John RodEefu with thlr-
teen American warshlpa sailed Into me
harhor Of TunlH ana gave tho Hey Just
thlriy.HiN hours to accept forms "
peace Ike those nlrcns accepted hy ths
deHput Of Trupl. The terms were ur-
crrtpd. literally 40 the cHunnu'H mouth
That ended the war with The plritlcal
states 10 nlrbary and vini'cited the
famous motto Mllhons Tor hrtchse
not ono cent Cor tribute"
The war NJ isil with Great britain
was fought mostly on the great laku'
and m nur own coasts, Yet li Included
one notable engagement ln European
waters. on Feb. 20. 1915. cant Stewart
with the cunailiutlon was IN the rock
N Lisbon, when h. feil ln with aud
fought The ilntirh Begun frIrnte cyan
and The british .i-Eun alnup' uf-wnr L..
. NHuf HNUfWHIuH FNHfu ltHfN
in February. ISIS. war was declared
a second fImr against Alglrrf and d
/ powerful Net ~ nineteen American
war vessels lfsemblfd al Gibraltar lu
oc,ohrr 70 that year, u consisted ui
iwp divisions. one under the command
, % Cap. william nainhrldge, The 1ihri
under ihli NJ capt. stephen Decatur
On the previous June bloody haiil,
, h1i boon foughi 10y Decatur on Capt
Gaia WIKI ihc Algerian admiral RAJ,
htmmIla, ln which the latter was
Killed and bic nagFhip captured. rri-
pplL Tunls Hni Aiglera were one after
anuihur VlrluA 10y our ilrcii and AZ
each place .rttiy was dictated which
nut an qua forever. 80 Tar a. American
yess q were concerned 90 che haroary
plfaclgr
Ton years later IN May. 1896, Amen-
can guns SPOKE agiln To- the Medlier'
ranchn L4eu. unldsbrrnush after.
ward rear admlran, In command ni
four boats and ihlrty-nve men N tht
United states aIaup-lf-wIr porpnlse
eivr battle tna Greek pirate ship
killed the pirate chief and several y
he crew ami rHcapiured the Enslisi
brig Comet which ihf corsalr had
sr.rsd. Several ~ the Mediterranean
ulwlrs formally thanked our govern
mont Tor this service against thsll
eammou foes
YET anaih memorable demnnsirn'
ton N Amrr'HIn naval plWrr ln Eu
rpCln waters occurred iu1t aftlr ihI
close ~ 20. war nf lsle nt naples !
number 0' American vessels had beet
I nnhHclt0d hy Doe Neapnlltanh durini
inH reign 20 Jos pa li1napirif ans
MurI. our consul was lutruetad q
u'mlnd 900 Indemnity ~ f2.Ou1,nln tn
81 Wtni wac infused. Wfhln 40 eh1r
/ cline a.N puFrrful American war vct
H'H lIuld pop Iu the hArnNr pf Nlulr
and trained .h0ir guns on she city. TIL
Nttpl'lilns ihUrtupun yIehld an,
plit tha linl0Oo0.
IN view No lhs proud record our nayl
has made BOZ Europe. of which this d
Due q hr'.f ana Hkttchy glance, 90 cor
illnly unn % o. aid thlt ln case spalI
should need further coerciln che unit
"a Suirs would ha doing an unpreco
deniad or unusual thihg n sending aI
armed flee, 90 hsr COASTS ana ports fo
that purpose. Our navy has gone Owe
eherl many ilmes before
Aui un,Il a hnai treaty VI peace 4
signed with Spain % would he not onll
proper but prudent, 90 Keep our war
Hhu' r-liy 90 Hdt one more chapi