boarding vessels in calms, or light winds. They say they are about twenty days from Tripoli, sailed with three others; and those two has coasted it down the Barbary coast to Algiers."

"June 26. This morning at 6 A. M. entered the port of Algiers, a Tripoline corsair, and with her the American brig Franklin, captain Morris, of Philadelphia, with his crew, nine persons, in chains, on board the Tripoline corsair. The Tripoline corsair had her colours flying at each mast head, and kept firing guns. The same time, under her prow was hoisted the American flag reversed-all this I have seen with my own eyes. On this I went to the marine, to the general and minister for foreign affairs.: told him, that as the treaty of the United States with Tr1poli was under the guaranty of this regency, that if the dey had not power or influence over the government or bashaw of Tripoli; that the dey had it now in his power, and in his port, and under the eyes of the city, to do me the justice that he had pledged the faith and honour of the regency to do; that I demanded in the name of the United States, the American brig and cargo, and crew, of this government; that all was in their port with the Tripoline corsair, that had been supplied here from the 10th to the 14th of June, with all her wants, which enabled her to proceed to sea, and capture Americans.

"To this he answered that the regency's guaranty was intended to be as a mediator, but not to use force; that now the guaranty could not much be talked of; that the United States had sent frigates to blockade Tripoli ; had taken last year a Tripoline corsair and crew, and let them go. If we had brought them to Algiers, and given them up to the dey, that he would again settle our affairs with Tripoli with a little money or expense. To this I answered, that the regency had been repeatedly solicited to use their influence before that hostilities had commenced; that when Algiers had any business of their own, it was respected by Tripoli; but when any affairs of the United States, I was told that Algiers had not power to command the government of Tripoli to act contrary to its interests; that timid indeed would the United States be, knowing for eight months before it happened, that Tripoli intended a war of plunder on our commerce; that we depended on this regency's guaranty, but to give a greater security,

we sent three frigates; to show our moderation, we let go the Tripoline corsair and crew; that this circumstance the regency well knew of. Finally, he told me he could do nothing without first receiving the dey's orders; that he would do in my favour all in his power. I had known that this said marine minister had encouraged the Tripolines from the 10th to the 14th of June, that if they took any prizes they might bring them into the ports of this regency, and dispose of them."

"I declared publickly that the regency's conduct this day was a breach of faith, and of the treaty which they had made and guarantied to the United States. I next went to the prime minister, had stated to him every thing as I had to the marine minister; he observed if the American frigates was not blackading Tripoli, that Algiers would give up the American brig, cargo, and crew, and send the corsairs of Tripoli out of their ports. That two years past, the Portuguese took an Algerine corsair that the bashaw of Tripoli had got from the Portuguese, the corsair and crew, and sent both as a present to the dey; that this great favour to Algiers would be badly repaid by Algiers taking from the Tripolines the American cargo, brig and crew; that our colours being reversed, was a custom of war; that our corsairs could do the same by Tripoli when we took any of their vessels. I told him the favour rendered by Tripoli to Algiers had nothing to do with their guaranty of the treaty of the United States. That I demanded what was in the power of the regency to perform, and would not forget any service he would render me on this occasion."

"On the morning of the 27th June I went again to the minister of the marine, who informed me, that he had stated to the dey the chief of what I said to him the day before; that the dey said Tripoli and the United States were at war; that this finished his guaranty; that the dey did not think it to be right to take prisoners or prizes from the Tripolines to give to the Americans who were blockading Tripoli. That this was the dey's answer; that I might state it to my government. The same time that the dey would admit of American corsairs to the same favours in his ports as he did to the Tripolines. I observed to this definitive answer of the dey, I had not much more to say at present than what I had repeatedly

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stated; that I would fully communicate the same to the government of the United States, and was sorry to observe that our treaty was only adhered to in such parts as was favourable to this regency, and in no respects in any manner to the advantage of the United States. He cautioned me to be prudent; that it was well known to me that a little thing would irritate the dey, and the consequence would be serious; that I well knew the terms, the dey had lately obliged the Spaniards to acquiesce in, and that both the British and French would soon share the same fate. I thanked him for his advice, and observed that it made no difference to the United States in what Spain acquiesced, or yet what the dey would do against the British or French; that I was convinced the ment of the United States would with regret learn from governfacts, that Algiers was not the friend of the United States, but an evident friend of Tripoli. He observed that he did not believe that we or any christian nation would keep the peace with Algiers, if we found it more our interest to be at war. I told him that we knew our interest, and the same time would not sacrifice the honour of our nation under any consideration whatever-that the present time admitted of a favourable opportunity of him and the dey, &c. to do me the just favour I required."

"The prime minister and Busnach, the dey's Jew broker, and in fact his principal director, went to the dey at 2 P. M. on the day of the 27th of June, and stated all my arguments to the dey-the same time I sent my dragoman to the dey to request the favour to befriend me on the present occasion; that nine of my countrymen were in chained captivity in his port, on board a Tripoline, with a prize, an American brig; and that the corsair of Tripoli had the American flag reversed at the prow of said corsair; that the same time the dey was the guaranty of the treaty of the United States with Tripoli; that if the dey was not occupied, I should be happy to see him on this occasion.

"The dey answered that I need not come; that he had the whole business in his mind; and that I would shortly hear the result.

"On this the dey sends a messenger down to the marine, to the vickelhadge or general of the marine, for him to call the Tripoline captain-that the dey will purchase

the nine Americans, brig, and cargo-that the dey will give for these the sum of five thousand dollars, and that he would write to the bashaw of Tripoli, that this he did, and would remit him the money. After the dey sent this message to the marine, the dey went to his garden—the minister of the marine declared this message to the Tripoline captain, who said that he could only part with the American prisoners by force, having the bashaw of Tripoli's orders; above all things, if he should take any Americans, to take care and land them at some of the out ports; that it was by having possession of them, that his master the bashaw would find thereby means to bring the Americans to peace on Tripoline terms."

"At mid-day, on the 28th of June, being informed that several Moorish merchants were offering to purchase the brig Franklin and cargo from the captain of the Tripoline -On this information I went to the prime minister, and told him what I heard; he was very angry, said that the business should have been carried yesterday, agreeable to the dey's orders, but that the business was in the hands of a lion (the dey) and that the foxes were looking on, alluding to the Moorish merchants. Shortly after this I heard that the agent of Tripoli went to the dey, and also the Swede dragoman; that the dey got very angry, and ordered both the Tripoline corsairs and their prize, the American brig, to depart the port of Algiers directly. As they were getting under way, I went to the minister of the marine, and told him that this conduct of Algiers was as a friend to Tripoli, and not to the United States; that it was in his power to have done me justice, and that he neglected it. He said he was to obey the dey's orders; that we should have kept a better look out, and not let the corsairs of Tripoli get out. I observed to this, that I was trying to remedy the evil, &c. Had I had his sincere assistance, the business would have been finished yesterday; that at present I had only to detail the whole affair to my government; the result he would be informed of; and that as Tripoli corsairs thus entered with American prizes, into the ports of this regency, that certainly American frigates would frequent this coast, and difficulties would ensue. The Tripoline corsair, and brig Franklin, and captain Morris and crew, left Algiers on the 28th of June, at half past 2 in the afternoon, with a light westerly wind.

destined to the eastward, I suppose for Bona or Tunis, where I hope they will meet one of our frigates. It seems now to be reduced to a certainty, that there is but those two Tripoline corsairs at sea."

COMMUNICATIONS FROM MOROCCO. ACCOMPANYING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF DEC. 15, 1802.

Extracts of Letters from James Simpson, Esq. Consul of the United States, for Morocco, resident at Tangier, lo the Secretary of State. From No. 35. Tangier, Jan. 1802.

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Ar this time, Muley Soliman has not a single vessel of war afloat; at Salle two frigates of about twenty guns are building, and may probably be launched next spring, but he is in want of many stores for them ere they can be sent to sea. At Tetuan, they have lately patched up an old half galley, to carry two bow guns and fifty men, but, if I am to judge from her appearance last May, she is scarce fit to go to sea. This is all the navy.

"When Muley Soliman requested I would procure for his use the mentioned one hundred gun carriages, he particularly mentioned they would be paid for on delivery at this port, as advised in No. 33. I was in hopes Mr. Bulkeley might have been able to contract for them, payable in that way, but he acquainted me they must be paid for in Lisbon, and that he judged they might cost about three hundred and twenty mill rees each. Highly desirous of gratifying his majesty, and having no other means of providing for payment of these carriages, I proposed drawing for the sum, that might be required on account of my salary; this, I trust, at your side, will be admitted as a proof, that nothing in my power to do on this occasion has been wanting, notwithstanding what the emperor and his ministers may suppose. Should government think well of making the emperor of Morocco a present at this time, as a fresh proof of the friendship of the United States, (in the event of his continuing the peace uninterrupted, as I trust will be the case) these

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