The Republican journal., 1910-05-19

OF the night was used in mal;nc the
transfer and in putting a prize crew or
board the Moorish ship. Meanwhile the
orig was lost sight of and was not dis.
covered until the following day when she
was sighted coming around Cape de Gate
from the eastward, and well in shore. and
the winds were so light that she was NOT
recaptured until late that night. The
Moors confessed that they had come out
Tor the sole purpose of cruising for and
capturing American ships or.vessels.
The morning after the recapture of
the brig the Moorish captain was re-
quested by Captain cambridge to exhibit
TO him his orders which authorized him
to capture American vessels. to which
ne replied that he, had none. To the
question why he had captured the brig
ne answered that as there was some mis-
understanding between his master and
the U. S. consul at Tangier he was in
duced to commit this act in anticipation
OF war between his country and the
United States, and which he thought was
inevitable. Capt. cambridge observed
to him that as that was his intention be-
fore sailing from his home port he ought
not, as an honorable officer, to have
awaited himself of the protection of the
American consul's papers to enable him
to practice deception upon the Ameri-
can cruisers. Captain cambridge ex-
pressed an unwillingness to believe that
a man of his education and ability should
act thus dishonorably without orders
from his emperor. The Moorish Com
mander still persisting in his first denial,
Captain cambridge turned to him and
sternly remarked: "Then, sir, l must
consider you as pirate and shall feel
obliged to treat you as SUCH Pulling
out his watch he showed Lubarez the
hour and sternly remarked that he was
about to visit the quarter deck for half
an hour, and if his authority for depre-
dating on the commerce of the United
States was not forthcoming on his re-
turn he would Immediately hang him to
the main-yard arm, as a pirate malefac-
tor.
At the appointed time Captain Balm
bridge returned to the ships cabin,
watch in hand, and his determined pur-
pose manifest in every look. Startled
at the course that things seemed to be
taking the Moor hastily proceeded to I'M
button several waistcoats and from the
inside pocket of the fifth drew out the
secret documents, the nature of which
confirmed the American commanders
suspicious. Lubarez was man of edu-
cation and great dignity and had for
many years represented the emperor of
Morocco at the Courts of both France
and Spain. His capture was most timely.
But find that | am dipping in too
deeply to close this war with the Bar
barry States with this chapter so l must
do little clipping.
The attention of Commodore Preble
was now turned towards Morocco, and
anchoring off Tangier in 1903 he humbled
the emperor by proposing such terms
and insisting on their acceptance as
placed the relations of the United States
with that power on greatly improved
footing Commodore Preble now con-
centrated his fleet before Tripoli, but
misfortune attended his first efforts to
subdue and capture that port. On ar
irving off that port Captain cambridge
in the frigate Philadelphia was sent in
to reconnoiter and while in eager pursuit
of small vessel ventured too near the
shore and grounded on ledge of rocks
in plain sight of the enemy. All at
tempts to get the vessel off were IN vain,
and in few hours time the sea around
her was covered with small Tripolitan
gunboats and she was exposed to the
constant fire of these gunboats, which
carried from two to five guns each. Balm
bridge was compelled to surrender the
ship after standing a.terrific fire for
more than five hours and Immediate pos
session was taken Of the frigate. The
enemy swarmed on board of her from
every point like flies and indscriminate
plumber ensued. Lieut.. Stephen Deca-
tur, a gallant officer of the squadron,
early proposed plan for the recapture
or the destruction Of the Philadelphia
and Commodore Preble directed him to
proceed in the Ketch intrepid, carrying
four guns and seventy-fve men, under
the escort of the Syren, Capt. Stewart,
in the prosecution of his plan. The Phil
adelphia lay within half a gunshot of the
Governors palace, with several cruis-
ers and gunboats guarding her on all
sides. But the intrepid under the COM
mand of Decatur entered the harbor at
40 p. M, passed through the whole
fleet of the enemy and boldly warped
alongside and made fast to the Philadel-
phia. The reason the Intrepid was per-
mitted to do this was that she was one of
the vessels we had captured from them
and having their national appearance
she was not suspected. Under the pre-
tense that she had lost both of her an
chors she was permitted to work along
side. The gallant crew of Americans