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The following correspondence has been
j/üb!ished by Cap't. Buinbridge.
Algiers, 10th Oct. 1800.
Si R ,
I wrote yop on the 25th ult. in
forming lhat the arbitrary Dey of Algiers
bad made a denimd, that the Ignited State-:,
Ihip George Waihington under my com
mand, (houkl carry his prefents to the
Grand Signior at Conftantinoplc. -
By my lc-'ter of the 25th you will fee the |
r-fxmfibiiity this Regency confers the
U:"*ud States at on tbis etnbaflyyalthough \
forccd into it by the power of the Regency. ]
Every effort tint was poihble to fuggelt, |
has beep attempted'by Conful O'Brien and ,
fnyfejf to obviate my going. |
An Engltih/ihip >t war arrived here and j
t>iTr d to carry the emba.Tv ; but her they
Won'.l -not a: cent, fupiofnig they would be
Ufl ;* i Ujuirt f)bligati'.|l)3 to the Britifh.
'i .he .'.t tlut this Regency looks on
the (Jr. tea States is exactly this ; yon pay
■ t: unite, by tint you become my Haves,
a 1 them T have a r'; ,h to order is I plcafe.
Did the United States know thoeafy accels
q? this barbarous coa[l called Barbary, the
weaknefsnf their ganifons, and the effemi
nacy of their people, I am fure they wonld ,
not be long tributary"to (o pitiful a race of
infidels.
Inclofed you have the letter of Richard
O'Brien, Efq. ConfubGenerai, of the 9tl
of October, to me on the bufinefe of thi<
ernbalFy, my anlwer, and his reply, by
which you will fee that I have no choice in
ailing, but am governed by the tyrants
here.
Conful O'Brien and myfelf had a very i
warm difpute with tiie Dey and Minifler of i
Marine, (which was very near caufing a
declaration of war) refpecling hoifting the
million flag ; the Conful and mylelf infilled
that if the Dey forced us to go, to weai
our own flags, or if it was meant as a com
pliment to the Minifler of Marine to hoift
it at the fore-top-mall-head ; but no argu
ments would avail, their defpOtic will muft
be comolied with : the Minifler of Marine,
came on board with his admiral, and feve
raljilgerine captains, who went into the
;nain-top, and hauled 'down the American
pennant, and hoilted the Algerine million
flag.
Hid we 10 or 12 frigates and Hoops in
thofe feas, 1 am wHI convinced in my own
mfnd that we fh mid not experience thofe
mortifying degr: Actions that muft be cut
ting to every American w.ho poffeffes an
independent fpirit.
This-forced c<-uife compelled by the Dey,
wtll'coiV 14 or 16 thoufand dollars in ex
petices for pay and provifions# and after
-will have no tendency to promote
thjir jntereftof the United States with this
Regency- ; it is not in the nature of th.tft
p' oph- to regard any favours done to them
by a chriflian hiti'tn.
I hope Sir, you will cor.filer the very un
pleifant filiation that I was fixed in, hav
ing no alternative but compliance or war
'hr fears of fiivery for myfelf and 131
under my command, was the leaft alarming
to me ; but a valuable commerce in thofe
fcis, that wonldfall a facrifi.e to the pirates
of '.his port on account of our not having
cmifcrs adjacent to prote£l it.
I flnCerely hope on my return from the
Levant that I fh ill fee fome of our frigates'
ofif Algiers ; it is my candid opinion that!
in no.part of the world there is more need
to fhew them than in the Mediterranean
fea.
It is the opinion of Cohful O'Brien,
(hould any accident happen to the Wafh
ington, againft the intereft of Algiers, by
whatever carfe it may be, the Algerine
cruifers will immediately capture our vef
fels, unlefs they are prevented by our cruif
ers being in thefe feas. I candidly believe,
on the fafety of the embafiy in the flip
under my command, hangs the prefervation
«f our peace with Barbary.
I have the honor to be,
With great refped,
Your mod obedient fervaut,
Wm. BAINBRIDGE .
Hon. Benjamin Stoddart,
Secretary of Navy.
StR,
The Dey of Algiers has this davi
called for me to appear in his prefence, and
demands that the United States fhip George
Wafbington, under your command, will
proceed for Conftantinople, with his am
bafTador and prefents, and he declares that
if thi3 requefl is not complied with, that he
no longer holds to his friendfhip with thej
United States of America. I have ftated
"« t'ie the Dey and Miniftry all my and
your objections on behalf yf the United (
State—But to notfllft. i
1 ain Sir,
Your moft obedient Servant,
(Signed) RICHARD O'BRIEN.
Algiers, 9th October y 1 800.
■yvm. liainbridge, Elt;.
Commander of the U.
S. ihip George Waili
ington.
Algiers, 9th October, 1800.
Sir,
I have read your letter of this-day, .
Hating the arbitrary demand of the Dey of
Algiers - . As this bufinejs was in agitation
fome days pall, my orders being then made
known to the delpotic Dey, and every polli
bl'j argument made ufe ot both by you and
myfelf, pointing out the imoouibility of
fuch a compliance on our part, thole rea
ions Hated to him, and the arrival bf a
Biitifh 24 gun (hip, who has offered toj
carry his ambaffador and prefents, I was ,
in hopes would have relieved me from the t
trtrly unpfeafant 'itnation I lind myf-if in. j
Bound by the orders of my government on
one hand, and viewing tiie lot* of property, 1
tnd flavery of our citizens on the other,
brings me in a dilemma, that none can ex- j
prefs but thofe who feel it. I now reply
as I have verbally done, that I cannot ac
cede to this deniand voluntarily. Your (
: ing experience of the government of thifc j
regency leaves you a more cympatent judge (
.han I can poffibly can be, of the
that would occur if the fhipunder my coni
nand;did not proceed at. demanded. You '
tvill Ba pleafedto ftate your opinion fully,
and make the requilition in behalf of the
United States, for the compliance of laid
demand.—Sir, I cannot help obferving
the event of this day makes ntt: ponder on
the words Independent United States.
lam Sir, with great refpedt,
Your moft obedient fervant,
(Signed)
Wm. BAINBRIDGE. '
Richard O'Brien, Efq.
Conful General for
the Uuited States.
Sir,
I have flated to you a narrative of
fails relative to the Dey and Regency de
manding per force, that the United States
Ihip George Wafbington, under your com
mand, (in thii port, and in the power of a
faithlefs people) Ibould prodeed to Cpollan
tinople with the ambaffador and prefents
of this regency, and return to Algiers.
1 he coni'equence of a pofitive refufal would
be—.war made immediately by this regen
cy on the United States ; the Ihip under
your command would be detained, and de
tention and llavery would be the fate of
yourfelf, officers, and crew ; the veflclr.,
property, and citizens of the United States
would be captured, and condemned in this
city of bondage ; the innocent would fuf
ter not for the guilty, but for thof* that
had no orders to a£t to prevent this cala
mity ; but of two evils we will be obliged
to take the lead, by accjuiefcirig to the
forced demand. By, fir, proceeding with
the fhip under your command to (vopftan-
with the ambaffador and prefents of,
Algiers, and returning, you will firft ex
tricate you if' If, officers, crew, and fhip,
and favt; th * peace of the Un ml States ;
it is what all other nations at peace with
this regency have done, at times, as a favor
:to Algiers, and is what occalionally muft
Ibe done by thofe that intend to keep their
peace ; it is a cuflom ; and circumftanced
as the United States are at prefent, in ar-j
rears in debt, no fund.-;, no credit, and no)
corfairs adjacent, there is no alternative,
in my opinion, but to ar.quicfce ; and in fo
doing, I am convinced you are, con fide ring
all dilfttulties, acting for the belt, for the
prefent interells of the United State*. I
. (hall obferve to you, fir, that the United
i States made their peace, in September 1795,
i that the regency got impatient on account!
of the cafh ftipulation not coming forward.'
At this time Mr. Barlow and Donnaldfon
thought proper, without orders toflipulate
a 34 gun frigate, to preferve our affairs.
The government of the United States ap
"proved their conduct, and made good the
> ftipulation. Atfhistime the United States
had not paid the cafh for the peace, or had
not fent forward the (lores (lipulated. It
is true, of our citizens 100 were as yet in
Algiers ; but the number is greater at pre-i
fent in the power of a defpotic government
I bound by no treaty or equity, dumb to rea
fon, and fully determined to renounce his
I friendfhip with the United States, if his
demand was not complied with. Under
til tliofe circumflances and evil# which
ftionld happen in cafe of a pofitive refufal.
jl do demand of you, fir, in the name, and
ion behalf of the Unitjd States, that you
will confider the purport of this lette/, and
I think you will fee the necefiity oi-ucqui
i
eftn.g, lb tin tht* favour required of vol'
by the Dey and regency of Algiers.
Wjtnels niy hand and leal of office,
at Algiers, this iO'.hdayof Oc
tober, 1800. .
I am very refpeclfully,
Your nioftJtiumble fervant,
(Signed) RICHARD O'BRIEN.
Win. Bainbridge, com
manderofthe U.S. George
Wafhington, in the port
of Algiers.
A
LIST of LETTERS .
I
I'emainiv.}' in the Post Officii Washington
Citj, April 1, 1801.
A
Lieut. William Ajnory, Mrs. Eliza Ar
thur, J'>hn Anderfon, Ilev. Michael Ar
thur 2, Rev. David Auftin, Lieut. Addi
l'on, B. Armlled, David Armour.
B.
John H. Barney 6, George Butler, A-
Ujos Bird, Jofeph Boone 2, William Buth
by, Capt. John Barney 2, Peregrine Boots,
Benjamin P.etterton, Thomas Billingtou,
Ignatius Boone, MelTrs. Burnett and Rig
den, Eliflia Beall, Rev. John Bracken
ridge, Commodore Barry, Wilfen Bryan
Capt. Rofs Bird, Jonathan Bird, Zacheu
Biggs, John Barrett 2, James Birth,
James B-ntly, William Butler, William
Bailey, Capt. S. Blackburn 2, Samuel
Barron 3, Jofeph S. Belt, Joel Brown,
William Brvne, John Brown, David Bril
co, Mrs. J. Bath. DodV* Charles Br >wn,
Wil'iam Bond, Patrick BrannefT, Marl
Blair, Bela Badger, John Bogan, Mrs.
Nancy Ballenger, Mr. Brown, John Buck
ler, Doftor Bellfiove.
C.
Charles Cook 3, George Collard 2
Charles Campbell 4, William Clark, Bent
Clark, Flora ('(inner, Meffrs. John Cator
land Co. JohnCovle, John Conchy, Baron
IV. Carnop, ( aptain Thomas Calvert 2,
|George Cairies, Poet* Wafhington Craik,
Michael Cooke, Robert Charles Slater,
Barton Ennis, Henry CaUeu, John Chrif
tian, Nicholas Coulon.
I>.
Mrs. Katharine Dexter 2, David Dob
bin 2, Andrew Dexter, Chevalier Dr
Yrujo, Patrick Dury, Mr. Dera Roge,
James Dogherty, Jofeph Dennie, Samu 1
Davis, Samuel Dando, George Duck
worth, Monf. Dularaque, Edward Day.
Peter Dinnon, John Diew, Eliza Deinp
fey, Lieut. Jofeph- S. Dwight, John IX
fahunty, George Davis, William Davis,
pelfy, William Duflles.
E.
E. Emmerfon, Lieut. Samuel Evans 2
Barton Ei'mis, Richard Elliot.
F.
Mrs. Sufannah Fou'k 2, Jcffe Frank
ling, James Fbfter, Mrs. Jane Fulton J
Mofes Fofter, Alhb'-l I. Feiiton, Mift
Prudence and Polly Fuller, John Froft,
Win. Foxton M'Carty Fitzhugh, Mrs.
. Mary Fenwick, John Fulkerfon.
William Given 2, Capt. Elijah Gil
lenue iters, Capt. Ifaac Giron. T'noma:
Grahm, Robert GUlelpie, John Covers,
Philip Grymer 2, Rachel Grove, Thomas
Griffith, Harj bah Goodwin, John Gar
n r, Thomas L. Griffin, John Grant,
Thomas G.ron, John M. Gantt, Francis
Green.
I ' ■ H.
Dar.kl Ilaragan 3, Leonard Harbaugl
2, Lieut. Jffin Heilkeil, John Harris
William Heth, William lieyl, Willianj
Hamer, William H .1, Ceorge 1). Hand}
2, Jofeph Httftler, Lieut. James Houfe
John Hollins, Lewis Haufe, John Heach
itl, Patrick Hughes, Bicharti Hearding
iTownfend W. Hunt, Jofhua Halving
; Henry Harlhman, Jam' s Hoban, Antho
ny Hurtges, John Harris, Samuel Hodge
jdon.
1.
T. B. Johnfon, John Johnfon, Lieut.
John Johnfon 5, Mrs. Mary Jones, Flen
:ry Ingle, John Janey, Thouvas. Ingram,
' John Hboman, Rinaldo Johnlon, Wil
-1 liam Tohqkin, Sftnuel Jackfon, Levi Job.
K.
1 John Keene 2, John Kellen 3, James
• Knott, John Karnes, Mary Kennaday,
Conrad Kramer, John Kedgfce.
L.
James Lyon 4, Rev. Iho mas Lvell 3,
; Edward Langley, Lewis Leroy 2, Cap'
llenry Ludington, Henry Lunt, Jofcrri
1 Lock wood, David Leech, John I/aw,
Major Thomas Lewis, Wm. Lovel, George
' Lawrence 2, Evan Lewis, Williaru Lee,
Capt. Limes,. Miojah Ixrwis, Elenor P.
Lewis, Capt. James Eallwood,'John Lit
tle. James Law, Robert Laing.
M.
Samuel M'K.<*e 5, Jacob' Mark 7,
Phoinas Meredith 2, Samuel M'ln tire 2,
Jan it I M'Neiil 4, Henry Miller 2', Jo
s'epli Meckbn, Thomas Martin, Capt,
■vtants Morris, John Minor George
Mercer, Mifs Abigal Monday, John
Murray 3, Michael M'Farlan, Captaiu
Hugh 'M'All, MithaT M'Kewan, El»e
zanlcr M'Donald, John Mills, Thomas
Miigg, Lewis Moiin, H. G. W. Miners,
Walter M'lvvin, Notley Madox, Lieut,
James W, Murdoch, John Marfhall.
bla kfmith, Robert M'Munn, John James
Maiihpl), Gideon Morris, Thomas Mit
chain, John M'GifKn, Philip Mara, A
lexander McDonald, James Mathers, John
Mackellton.
N.
Francis 2, Sarah Norton, \
John Nir-:on, Thomas Niel, (Charles Ne
vill, Jacob Nui i'er.
O.
John Oxlcy, John H. Ofwald, David
Ogdsn 2, James O'Brien, Mifs M/ariai
O'Connor, Harper Orrow, Robert Oliver,
John Ogeer, Prefdy Obannon.
P.
Thomas 2, George Pixton 2,
William Patter fan 2, Theodore Peters 2,
Firce Fir eel 2, Jofinia Powell, IlVael
Fierce, Benjamin Puterfon, F.nock Pel
toil, John Paw ley, Lieut. P<-ters, John
Price, James Pritchard, Richard Parrot,
<Mia Pye, Thomas Pye, Benjamin Pear-
Jbn, Benjamin Parks.
R.
Rind and Stewart 15, Jame« Rand .>,
VaUn ine Reintzel, Robert M Pay, Tho
mas Rhodes, Daniel Rine, James Reid,
Conrad RedhetTer, Rutherford and Co.
' apt. George Reynolds, Mr. C. Houfldlon,
James Robinfon, George Rowland 2,
fames Riddle 4.
s. -
John Stewart 4, Richard Stanford, Ben--
jamin Stotber, Ifrael Smith, Mr. Sim
mond, Wdli»»m S. Shaw, Jonas Stanberry,
Capt. John Shaw, Dod. Jcdery D. Shan
|y, Michael Shanks, Mils Ann Stuart,
Henry Schnebly, M. de St. Hilaire, Peter
Sybold, John Story, James W. Sloan.
T.
Commodore Truxton 11, Stephen Thoro
2, George W. Talbot 2, Prelly Thorn
ton a, Margaret Twedy, William Tub
man, John 1 aylor, William Thomas,
James Tonkings, Cartwright Tippeit,
Richard 1 bom as, Mrs. S. Tompkins.
V.
Monlieur Van Havre.
W.
Jofhua Ward 2, John M. White 3y
John L. Willie 3, Thomas Watfon 2,
John Willis, Hugh Wilfon, Thomas
White, Joj'q)b Wheaton, Mr. Wictickus,
Samuel Wliitnn, William Woodwaul,
James Walker, Samuel WifTell, James
Weftcot, John Wichel, William Whann,
David Waterfon, Benjamin Wheeler,
Gapt. Ell,ha O. Williams, Jofeph Wil
on, Michael'Whealan, John [onesWal
lo, Pat. White 2, Mrs. Walbertrh, Col.
liiuel Ward, Francis White, William *
Widerburn, Abel Wiley, James Welch,
Steward Williams, William WorthirigtoSl*
Y.
William Young*
m&tw 3 wm
FOR SALE,
THREE BRICK HOUSES,
Oppolitc the Navy Office —They are three
(lories high, with two parlours on the fir It
floor. Immediate poflefiion may be given..
Enquire of William Dyer, either at
the above-mentioned buildings, or at his
houfe on 1 ftreet, north of the new War
Office.
April 17, 1801. tf.
BUILDERS.
ymiXIAM I.OVERING, of George-Town,
% v and WiLLFAM DYER, of the City of
Wafliington, having commenced partnerfhip in
, the Architectural and Carpenter line of bufinefs,
which they ?rc determined to carry oil with a/Ti
duity, integrity and difpatch, hope for the pa
tronage of their friends and the public.
Having a number of the belt workmen now
mployed, arc ready to execute any orders wfeieh
i rhey are determined (hall be done iri th« beft
workmen like manner for thofc who will pleafe.
to favor them with Heir commands.
Orders directed to W LOVERINO, Gay
rcct near the Union Tavern, George 10-.vn, or
to W. DYER, I Street, North of the new War
Office, City of will be pumituilly
i attended to.
N. B Wm. LOVERING ha< lieen i:i the
t pradice of drawing for and fbperinufudiflg great.
part of the Buildings in the Cuy of Walhingtor
and its Vicwyty.
Wafhingtou, i. m tf.