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CA *ysT' [VOL. II.3 CATSKILL, (NEVy-YORS:)—PUBLISHER M O N D A r , O S f - From the Albany Gazette. WILLIAT^ EATON, THE FOHRTH, OR, M ODERN AFRICANUS. retreat, had launched an efteclual arrow 5 and when our y9ung hero rallied and in due time returned' tb the charge, the lady furrendered unconditionally. In June, 1801, a magazine of nhe Baifiw of Tripoli took fire, and cenfumed 50,000 flands of arms, to replace which the infolent pirate demanded tributes of arms from other |«« he nations, whom he ftyled his friends. He ob- I did n ferved that he had apportioned them amongft | but on| his friends, and required the United States to * r-K') or mu:’ *'Conimi' « If M the am t o VOUi THIS American (jcncral, who lately led the army from Egypt through the deferts of Africa, againd Tripoli, is about 44 years of age, of middling ftature, and dark complex- Conful E aton to ftate his demand to the | mi,ni ion. ^ He is by nature and by education a { United States. The Conful refiifed. | wh J Soldier : Has a countenance bold and u n - ! was required to write oihcially, in his' own eot^ furnilh him with 10,000 Hand, and requeued I^ o a nicy h daunted 5 a conllitution robuft and confirm ed by exercifes and fatigues, and courage of that determiaed and invincible kind, which, even amongft Americans, or republicans 01 any age of clime, would be efteemed extra ordinary. He was born at Afhford, in Con- jiefticut.—In 177^? the age of 15, he en rolled his name among the foldiers of free dom, and ferved dunng the- revolution under the racnous Captain D ana , (now a Btigadier- General in the county of Schohane, in the ftate of New-York) and under tins brave and experienced veteran, General EATON^^learned the ufe of valor and the art of war. At the dawn of peace, he applied himfelf to ftudy, to purfue and explore thofe grand objedfs which the force and fertility of his untutored genius prefented imperfta:ly to his eager view, ’and which he knew could be compre hended, attained or enjoyed, but with the aid of education. The lucubrations of feven years, acquired Mr. E aton the diploma of Baclielor of Arts, at Dartmouth College, in New-Hampihire, in 1790. Our fcholar now put off ihe gown, and returned to the camp with a commiflion of Captiun. He h-ught under S t . C lair , at the battle of and proved his accompliflirnents and cour.u^e wor thy of diftinCtion. Capta'a E a ton was feiit by Prefident WASHnsf.TrON, as Confcl to Tunis, Oil the coafl of BaTbc.ry, in Africa, where, during their menacing atlioidts c.nd infolent preter4iion.s in 5 801, the Co '.ful fup. fr porte-I the dignity and name, to the Prefident for the arms, and re- fufed—to draft a letter for the Bafliaw, and refufec 5 and he peremptorily refufed to con- defeend to write any thing countenancing or metitioning the demand. It was determined that recourfe fliould be had to menace* force, and every mean of defpotifm, to bend the firm refolution of the Conful, and for this trial he was ordered to appear before the Baih-iw. As he paired through the palace of the guards, he underftood foiiicler>t of their barbarous dia- lc?€cf and th.ir coiiverlation to learr», that un- ------ lefs he fubmitted to tt rnis, he was to be aflas- | to liavl finated. Between hir. E aton , the Bailiaw, | ter 5 and the Prime IMiaifter, an interdling andihv'.N' fparited dialogue enAed. The demands were | (if. e renewed in various forms, but nothing could Jth. o:h>i change or bow the to mination and dignitv ^ cfdst; b; of the American, w:>t. Otfoanded his paffpm J two r r | paiia; tOilJ, i immediately, which fhc Minilter refufed c-r hefitated to grant, \h h t r to the iaib 1^ ‘tjor- | cen/ )?r-^ able refort) and hav'm { ayprehenfions 40r the ^ |v] :ted tl fafety of his life ’he\\ anger defigns I you t ---y of rlife Miniftcr and ii,dh.. w, who. by a fingleilt is bv ftarrp or nod might rr d.eci k d his fate— fa the Coolul, trai'erfing the rocm with a quick, | y^.ju- pa firm and open miUtary ften,’ afluming all the | treaty , irnpofing majefiy of *t<iciou.‘y fuperioiity, | confeious rectitude, tv 1 undainted courage, | idt i ot his countenance teniblc t: Mars and his eye :-1 in th.; , glaring as living coa^o, wt)e fiernly fixed on | th.. >* 1 ?he Prime MiniEer, and rcurked as a certain | %r. viKtim of his Jefperatc tu v, and layin?': I 7 t ^efs its.T ..4/ .4 .... paieneis 11 nt.l itear.i oa thole fitne lYMmiter, and a t \ * j.-zou ms frame, fine-; fi.e fall of C ato ar?.d the Roman 'too eff: ninat^ to, withflvmd ihe bold language I , ; 1 coanrcr.ance of * hj . e 1 hii When a rupture with '1‘ripoii was a co-vYpeia- 1 / '• -.evitable, the Cciifiil fu$:jgc.(led t«o?r with S adi H amen C aramakli , the late Baihaw of Tripoli, who had bee»i dethroned and '• xpsiied by bis brother, the prefent Bi- (haw : He negociared to this efFccf with the Ex-Baihaw, and returned to the U. States, where, after having matured his plan and cf- feHed his arrangements, with the fancKun of government and the benediflions of his coun try, he departed in July, 1804, from Wafh ingtori, in the American fqiiadron deltincd to humble Tripoli, and liberate our fdlow- citizens hoiden there in fiavery, or to eniorce the anciejnt RomaiyihTeat, Ddenda ejl Car- thago^^ ■ Ele landJB at Alexandria, in Egypt, in December laft, and collecting a fmail ar my with the affiftance qf the Ex-Bafhaw, then there, accompanied by few volunteer Ameri can officers, led his little band -dortg the coail.of the Mcdireinmein f^a, tlsr-cph the defert of Barela—and aftouiffied Afrb 1, after a repofe of 12 centuries, from the. time of B elisarius , again beheld a cor queror come to reap her laurels and fubdue her power upon thofe fields where the Scipio? and tlie Roman legions, againfi: H annibal and the Car?hage- jiian bands, contended for the empire or the world.—Let Africa beware 1 ' America has her leoions and her Scipios—but flie, no H anni - b a l —no bands. There are feme anecdotes related of the General, which difeover the loftinefs of his snind under various circumftances. Soon after hi& appointment to a Captaincy *»rjn the United States army, he paid his addrefl- C8 to an amiable young \yidow, (his prefent wife) who, though acfmidSig the oandour of the foldier, and the merits^of the man, could r.ot grant her hand to his foUcitations but Jpon condition of -his leaving the army.-— J laced thus in the alternative of affedfion or of fame, the gallant youagjofficer, without jhefitation which to prefefjqto the tender pro- pofition, nobly replied, I lovs yoti tnuchf lut Hove glory moreP^ and #ith a bow retired to the camp. The Scithan, In his very ^ The dialogue between ihe Conful^, the Bey §f Triptli, and his Frime Minijteri on the z^th 9jf . \i •appearance of ;o ‘4he Bafhaw, thir.k rs.' pare yomj Very fooir ol cin .f-imencaii an.d .he ?Tt angry veteran, --‘n ' his mailer, requefied th 't \he .imcrican Con- f will Itni ful might receive his pafs—-which was in- jmYr.-ing. ftantly done.. The.Conful returning through ffaui the ihe ilreets, heard in all mouths, the Ameri- Iph-T b “ can Conful is killeUP^ But Heav-sn az-d his va- fit i-: lor had prefetved the Conful for otuer dei~-id at \ . t/d. tinies. ' | q i i . — I he) yrnir f The Court language of Tripoli is Italian, iance wah The dialect of the army and people^ a mhdure oj Ifr-j i 1, c a, Turkyjj^ Morifeo and other languages* COPY OF A LET PER Prom W illiam E a '^-'C n , 'i 6ecre~ /aty of Billie o f the United States.^ inserted at ihe req^uest o f the above correspondent, T unis , 25th June, lOoi. « SIR, « On the night of the i8th infiant, broke out a fire in the Bey’s palace, which in its progrels confumed fifty thouiand (lands of arms. Ih e fecond day following I received a meffage to wait on the Bey, but was at that moment confined to my bed with a bilious fe* ver, fo that it was not till this morning that I have been able to go in my carriage to the palace. The Bey’s obje£l in calling on me was to demand of the United States ten thou sand stands of arms* I refufed to ftate his de mand. « J have proportioned my lofs,” faid he, « among my friends, and thisVaUs to you to furniffi. Tell your government to fend them without delay.” It is impoffible, faid I, to ftate this claim to my government. We have no m-agaffines of fmall arms\ the or ganization of oar national ftrength is d ifcent from that of any other nation ca . Each citizen cn^ncs his own arms always rea dy for battle. t^hen threatened with inva- fion, or adually invaded, detachments from the whole national body are fent to ferve hi the field *, fo that we have no need of ftand- ing arraiesj nor dcpofitarie.q of arms. • ’ It would be an affront to my government, and a||.impofition on the Bey, to ftr.ts to them Ihn* FROM r s • OM EVER C * mies” into the confequ^, leaft com|| have becotn fcorn and k ''x hom we a of EnglancL years, been porT. and h j Otl; dpon our vc ingouffeanv our fevereij: ihe mllcTal'Hl cvift.c.pe o> rjvrion-^ gon arnmeo.
