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THAT a fall ion who have f
long proclaimed their inveterate
b ftility to the present admin;
ft ation, should avail themfelvcs
A every opportunity to ernbar
r:kit in its operations, and dc
itrov ns popularity, is no more
rh ii might be expected ; bur at
the fame t me it was presumed
hv many tha: on Joins occasions
American feelings would have a
prepond* ranee >ve r those exci
ted by the demon of fa A ion. —
Un'f rtiinatdy, however, this
not to be the case. A : .
a proof of which, witness the
bale and illiberal attacks on the
Prdnlent, in consequence of the
depredations recently commit
ted on our commerce ; and like
wife in consequence of a report
that our negoci’ation with Spain
had been broken off.
Altho’ the defenfive measures
vinch have been adopted by the
Executive to prevent a repetition
of those outrages which have
been committed on our coajl &c
•ur harbors, are well known,
although the report of Mr.
- 1 aroe’s leaving Madrid, with
it accompli flung the object of
his m ffion, may be withou
foundation, still the 11 opposition
pavers” ave applied the epitnet
pujillanimous to the administrati
on and nave charged them with
a i * mention to facrifice the
‘l-v eil interefls of their country,
*"■> order to avoid a war, thro’
fe .r : hat it might render them
unpopular. A brief review,
however, of the measures which
been pursued by the admi
nistration, as refpefts our exter
; bncerns will, I trufl, be
•fHc rnt to convince every can
d and unprejudiced per lon,
rush far from evincing a pu
ji animous ciifpofition, they have
on aU occasions supported with
honor and dignity tne American
character.
No sooner had Mr. Je.Ter lon
b.( n placed at the head of go
vernment, than it was determ ti
ed haft fe one of he Barbary
power:- who, notwiihiUir ling
PE I ERSBURG : — (Georgia) —Printed by BURKE & M'DONNELL.
the tribute which had been paid
him by the two former adrru
■ ftrations, was,committing de-
p r cdations on our commerce
*vith a view, no doubt to extort
a greater sum from government
than was ftipulaied by treaty.
The adminiitration, however,
nobly refufed the demands of these
pirates, and to the affoiiifhinent
of Europe as well as of the Bar
bary powers, an American iqua
dron soon made its appearance
in the Mediterranean, and al
though accident threw one of
our frigates into the hands of the
Balhaw, yet our commerce in
chat sea has been amply proted
ed, and we have every reason to
believe from the impoffng force
v hich we now have in the Me
iterranean that this leafon will
rm nate the war, a ! d that too
n a manner worthy of our nati
<nai character.
In the fall of 1802, the Spa
rr sh Intendant at New Orleans
efufed our citizens the right of
deposit at that pore, contrary to
an article of the treaty cf 1795.
Tins unjufliiiable act <- iicd
much agitation amongst our ci
tizens, and altho* the party in
opposition were for an immedi
ate declaration of war, the Presi
dent, supported by the republi
cans, was determined to try the
cfFtft cf ncgociation, before the
nation were plunged into a war.
Tht important acquifitkn o f Lou
tftana is well known to have been
the result of this pacific meaiurc.
Spain soon after this event be
gan to evince an unfriendly dis
p(;fition towaids the Umttd
Stares. This probably may have
have proceeded from jealousy,
excited by our obtaining so large
and valuable a province as Lou
iffana which she had so recently
been obliged to recede to France,
and which Hie always con due red
as the key to the Floridas and to
Mexico, and which Tie by no
means was desirous of feeing in
the poffefiion of a young and
enterprising nation. Be this
however as it may, it is under
stood that soon after the ccfiion
of Louiiiana to the United States,
his Catholic majesty refufed to
ratify the convention ot 1802,
and likewise disputed our right
to Welt Florida, which our go
vernment contend is a part of
Louisiana.
For the purpose of obtaining
an amicable adjustment ot those
important points in controvert,
a citizen of known patriotism ,
firmnefs and talents was d*- puted
by the executive to the court of
Spain. What has been the re
sult of this mi Ton is not as yet
fully afeertained —if it has been
unfucceiTful, as is reported, let
m ask with what propriety can
n executive be cenfurrd ? Is it
xt an evidence of the frmnefs,
i(;t only of the aomiitittran n
but likewise of lh • rn n Ter
whom they fcledltd for th ne
gec ation, and a proof bE v; it
t;ia r . illc v v i:I n-v c 1 aoanuen t u
o A T U R I) A TANARUS, October 5, ISOS.
pdf rignts, however desirous
S they may be to preserve peace ?
I It the negociauon has been real- .
iv broken off, through the ob
duracy and mjoffice of Spain, |
tne executive can do no more
man repreienc the fame to Con
grels (who will assemble in a
lh ore time) and there can be no
doubt but that their patriotism
will induce them co make i'm
mediate provision tor enforcing
our claims bv a.n appeal to arms ,
should the honor and dignity it
the nation render iuch legaffative
interference indilpenfibly tie
ceffary,
CATO.
•
P LYMO Ur H, Augu ff 3 1.
The emancipation of our la
captive brethren t rom the chain
of Tilpoline slavery, is laid u
have been accelerated by toe fuc
cei of an expedition projected and
executed by William Eaton,
efq. late coniul of the Unoed
States at Tunis. Hr left Ami -
rica fome time finer, fariflioned
by government, and witii a
(mail number of Volunteers,
collefted in the Mediterranean,
landed in Egypt, where he join
ed the expelled buffi aw of Trl
poli, then in exile there. His
genius is laid to have stimulated
the ex-hafhaw to raile a force to
recover the throne of Tripoli;
of which Mr Eaton was ap
pointed generahflimo. The
re'ghtng prince is fai l to have
had strong force at Dt-rna (a peff
near the frontier, of Tnpoli, to- 1
wards Egypt, and fmiated about
6co miles to the caff ward of the ]
city of Tripoli; but between j
which and Ocrnu lies the Bar
ca :) This force, it seems, was
attacked by the troops under
general Eaton : the event of the
battle is not fully disclosed,
though said to be in favor of the
chriftian general, who had taken
fy iffr ffion of Derna and Baquere :
The cons quence is laid to have
been an e ffer of peace by tne
reigning bafhaw, and the con
clufnn of a treaty with him, by
consul general Lear, who went
from Malta to Tripoli, to ne- 1
gociate it; and by which our
captive fellow- citizens, so long
held in Gaveiy, have been re- *
leafed, on terms which have been 1
Bated to be highly honorable to
the United States, but we think,
not without ransom, as a cir
curriftance of that kind would
not have been omitted in the iirff
account. Whether with or
without ranfem, the event is pe
culiarly grateful. It is added,
that cur naval force had not
commenced operations nre.ift
Tripol, previous to the treaty.
General Eaton- I'he public
ire anxious to learn fome par- 1
t cuiars of theircountryman, who i
has recCady acquired so much ;
rame in Africa. Wt ir.r erffr.nd ;
u is a r.a ivu of di vveffen. part •
ffi > c **l •- f,U y 1 •i 1 I* | • n*.: ’ * ‘
)l vH :> i vd’ v 5 i 1)1 Eißlv/. / .A 1 ■
* . -f • >
aV’. !• t* T*"! *1 !’ O’ ‘ ’ l ’•’ 7‘ f r 1 i •
Vermont. He was educated on
the savings of his pay as a sol
dier in the revolutionary army ac
Dartmouth college ; and gradu
ated about the year 1793. He
was a captain in the United
Stares’ service, at General St.
Clair’s defeat near the Miami,
where he fignahfed his courage,
Preficicn? Washington appoint
ed him consul to Tunis, where
he difeharged his duty with zeai
and ability.—When the expell
ed bafhaw of Tripoli, (Sadi H \-
net Caramanei) applied to the
United States, through commo
dore Morns, for aftiftancc in re
covering the throne usurped by*
’lls brother: and prom ding on
11s part, would the United States
advance 50,000 dollars, 2 n,oco
laud of arms, &rc. and co-op. -
rate with their fleet, he would
ooccf fsful,makc an advantageous
eace with the United States— •
•1 correspondence on the fubjeefc
passed between the secretary of
late, (Mr. Madison) and Mr.
Eaton, who made known his
projeff. The projeft was af
terwards fandlioned by govern
ment ; ar.*d Mr. Eaton conmiif
fiuned to co-operate with the ex
lied bafliaw. * Theconfequc i •:
is now known.
.
BALTIMORE, September ix.
OFFICIAL.
Preliminaries of peace witrj
Tripoli were signed on the c.d
day of June last, on the fame
day captain Bainbridne, the of
fleers and crev/ of the late fr>g
ate Philadelphia, were liberated.
I'he following ‘is an extradl of
a letter from Rod
gers, to the Secretary of the N.
vv, dated
U. S. ship Constitution.
June 8, 1805.
cc Ihe Bafliaw, conlcioos diat
by a continuance of his obffmacy
his town would fall a facrifice
to our forces, in the com fe of :fiis
summer, propofrd to us terms
of peace, wliicii left us no in
tereff or motive in not acceding
to them, as he acknowledged
that he felt sensible our effErcs
would be fufficient to reduce his
town, and oblige him tort-cue
to the -mountains. — i'.us ac
knowledgment at once pre Si
ded the polHbility of acquiring
any honor by our arms ; but in
deed the* reverfc, as i: - >uh]
have been persecuting a.i cuet ly,
who, in anticipation of our ven
geance, by his own acknow-
Icdginent, lek- himlelf more than
half vanquished, and who per
haps in ids lavage pciturbauon,
might have carried his rest ce
ment to the facrifice of -jog of
our unfortunate country m.n,
whom coance had thrown in Ins
Ccmmdore Herron owing to
the debilitated fate of his c- nj, itu*
Aon , c.; as ccr.jti a:nsJ ro re r/n to:
e nos she fnmdron 10 Cn t*
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