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I'rir’ JL at J P \ \ CATSKILL, (NEW -YORK : )-P U B L I 3 HEl 5 BY M a CKAY ‘CROSW E L L [ ¥ O L . I I . ] M O N D A T , P e b r ttary 3 , i 8 c 6 . [ N o . 9 i . ] New-Tork Evening Fofl, A friend at Wafhington forwarded ub by tbis mornings mail meffiige from the Fre~ fident of the United States refpeBing the npplu cation of Hamet Caramanly^ ex-hajhaw oj Fri^ poHF The meflage exrcn*-^s to 52 printed pages, but the loUowing extradb containing a treaty made with this unfortunate man, is too intereftitig not to be put into immecU- *atc ciriaLuion- In what a predicament does it exhibit our Alter •tl'si3-.ti:ea*-y». ''they made another with the very man here caUdd an Ujurpsr and negltdled hini^ here recognized as the rightful Sovereign, ^ CONVENTION Between the United States of America and his highnefs Hamet Oaramanly^ B fjciw oj Tri poll- GOO IS INFO*\IXE. A rticle i. ihcrtfhai} be a firm and per petual peace and free intcru'urfe between the government of the United Sfatrs of A merica, and iris highneis tiamet Caramanly. badnw, iegitimate fover ign of the kingdom *of IripoU, and betw^een the citizens of thig one and the fubjeds of the other. A r t . IL The- govenimenr of the United States ihali ufe their uimofl exertions, fo 'far as comports with their own honor and in- towards the condu6: of all fuch of his jesSts as may have been feduced by the ufur- per to abandon his caufe, and who arc dif- pofed to return to their proper allegiance. A r t . X. In cafe of future war between the contracting parties, captives on each fide ihail be treated as prifoners of war, and not as {laves, and (hall be entitled to reciprocal and equal exchange, man for man, and grade for grade, and in no cafe (hall a ranfom be demanded for prifoners of war, nor a tri bute required, as the condition of peace, i^either on the one part, nor on the other, ^Mi prifoners on both fides (hall be given up at the conclufion of peace. A r t . XL The American confidar flag in Tripoli ftiail for evrr be a facred -iiTylurn, to ail perfons who Oiaii defire to td-k - refuge un- d r itj except for the crimes of trealon and . murdf^r. A r t . X u . In cafe of the fathful obferv- -ince and tulfiiment on the part of his high- «efs, faid Hornet baflaaw, of the agreements and obligations hertriu ftipuiated, the faid commander in chi*f of the Am<^fican forces in the Mediterranean, engages to leave faid Hamet bafhaw, in the peaceable poih^fiion of the city and regency of Tripoli, without diimantling its batteries. A rt . XIII. Any article fuitahle to be in* '•troduced in ai definitive treaty of peace, be tween the contracting parties, which may not be comprifed in this convention, fh^li be Sec. i. And he it further ennaBed, T h a t, far as in tin m li^?, to repe! the x^-p-nton p^g it (hall be iawftii for any American Seam en,; greilions of a hodile foe at th- point of failing bn.ier the flag of the United Statesj j bayonet. And fe further bopraH on any^ perfon or perfons attempting to bable taAt the fervke^ of the volunteer cOrrs prefe Idm by force, from on board any vef. | of the Utiit-d States reoaireii before fel of the ys-fiteci States, upon the hhgh feas, | fufficient number of iegtslar AooBb c^n be or in any hver, haven, hafon, or bay, to re pel fuch fdrec by {hooting, or Dtherwife kil ling and dHli'Oying the perfon or perfons io. raifed and brought info, operauon $ itj-there- fore, becomes their foieirm duty to be Dre« payed againlh any fuOjcn em ergency that m.-<y n « . . • € i-V .... .... a d atttmpingi tp imprefs him, and (hall, an | arife, ano relolutt jy i iq meet encooragefnent to re.fiit, be entitled ^03 boun- | foe and rem.o'n eh - . s ■» hat the oiRcers o£ encooragejnent to re.fiitj be entitled ^0 3 boun- | foe and remain free o; ty of two i.ur dred dollars, to'be paid to him | Rsfolved utuinimo y'% or hb fegd r prebat .livra, out | this-.rorp^, of any f^oncy tn the tneafary, not otherwiie fident of me Umme miar it b^^the appropTi^ted. , | wy.ili of this corps that the lame may have the to ^ tsrciif their fubfilling treaties, and the f^iprQemWY- on the footing of the treaties knowledged laws of nations, to re-efeablifh the faid hamet bafliaw in the polTefiion ol his fovereignty of Tripoli, againfl the pretenfions of Jofeph bafhaw, w'ho obtained faid fove- reigniy by trcafori, and who now holds it by ufurpaiion, and who is engaged in actual w*ar againfl: the Ui ited States. A r t . IIL The United States fliall, as cir- cumltances may rtquire, in addition to the operations they are carrying on by fea, fur- nilh the bid Kamct b'Thaw on loan, fopplies of cafh, ammunition and provifioDS, and if neccflity require, debarkations of troops, ^alfo ^ .^o aid and give effeff to the operations of the faid Miwiet bafiiaw ByknJ agaiull the com- j j I j O o enemy. - - - • A r t IH* In confideranohof winch friend'l l ly offices, once rendered effi £lual, his high- jiefs Hamet Caramanly baffiaw engages^, on his part, to refeafe to the commancer in chief IT \ of the forces of the United States, in the Mediterranean, without ranfom, ail Amer ican prifoners who arcj, or may hereafter be, in the hands of the ufurper, faid Jofeph bafh- aw'. A r t . Y . In order to indemnify the U n i ted States agalnft all expenfe they have or ihali incur in carrying into execution their ** engagements exprefled in the ad and 3d ar ticles of this convention, the faid Hamet bafliaw transfers and configns to the United States, the tiibute ftipuhued by the lafx trea ties of his majefty the kit)g of D'er.mark, his majelly the king of Sweden, and the Batavian republic, as the' condirion of peace with the xegeocy of Tripoli, until fuch time as faid expenfe ihali be reimburfed. A r t . YL In order to carry into full effedl the itipulation cxpreiTed in the preceding ar ticle, faid Harrret bafhaw pledges his faith and honor, faithTuliy to obfefve aiid fulfil the treaties now fabfiiting between the regen cy of Tripoli, and their majefties the king pf ^ Denmark and Sweden, and with the Batavian republic. A r t . YII. In confideration of the friend ly dhpofition of his majily the king of the two Sicilies towards the American fquadron, his highnefs Hamec bafhaw' invites his faid Sicilian majefly to renew their ancient friend- fiiip, and proffers them a peace on the footing of that to be definitively concluded with the Ignited States of America, in the failefl: ex tent of its privileges, according to the tenor of this coDvention. A r t . VIII. The better to give effedi: to the operations to be carried on by land in the profecution of the plan, and the a*tain- ment of the obje£l pointed out by this con- Tention, William Eaton, a citizen of the United States, now in Egypt, (hall be re cognized as general and commander in chief of the land forces which arc or may be call ed into fervice agairril the common enemy. fubfifting with the moff favored nations. A r t . X iV . This convention fhall be fab- mitted to the Prefident of the United States for his ratification. In the mean time there (hall be no fufpence in its operations. Done at Alexandria in Egpf, February 23, 1805, and figned by fud Hornet bafhaw for himfelf and fucceffors, and by William Eaton on the part of the United States-. CONGRESS. Sec, 3'. And he it farther enaBed, That j diiiingaifl.ed honor of bems,. firil taii on infonjiation bcU!|. giyen to the Prefi.tent j the dc.H-nce of thek couiirrv’a esuf; of the United States, proving fatisfaaorifjy that in fuch an event, that ’tn v b'\\phccci to him, ijhat any citizen of the United StateajV upon the fame footin.? with the r/e.iUr wb.o fljall have been impreffed or forced by violence or threats, to enter on board any foreign.vrifej, (hail fuffer death, oranyofh'. er covpoiai prioUbmenr by the authority of fuch foreign power 5 it (hail be law ful for the au<i upon the fame footing with the regular troops oi the United >St.nes. Ehilude'Iph^af Use. 2 1. DIR, Wc have the honor to encLfe IS03. a COOT 0 ? ^ Prefident of the United States to caufe the j I (I n ' S e n i t e t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .) fanuary 20, i8c6- Agreeable to notice given on i6th inft. Mr. Wright afked and obtainea leave to bring in th following bill, which was read and paffed to a fecond reading. A BILL, Eor the proieBion and indemnif cation t f Amer^ can fea men, Y/hereas by the treaty of amity commerce and navigation, made between his Britanic majeffy and the United States at London, on the nioeteenth day of November, one thou- fand feven hundred and ninety four, by the firfi: article of faid treaty, it is agreed, “ Thai there (hall be a firm, inviolable and univerfei peace, and a true and fincerc mendfhip b^'- tween his Britannic m.ijrffy, his heiis and fucceffbrs, and the United Stat« s of Amer ica; and between their rcfpc£live countrirs, territories, cities, towns, aud propie of eve ry degree, without exception of perfons or places.” And whereas in dirt <£1 vi Ution of faid treaty, bis Britannic maj» fty has ( sufed to be imprcfTcd out of the (hips of thr United States, failing on the high feas, ciivtrsiiti- zens of faid United States ; and has compel led them to ferve on board rhe ffiips of war of his faid Britannic majeffy, in violation of thtir liherry, and at the hazard of tiieir lives ; 2nd in defpite of the remonftrances of the government of faid United States, continues faid unjufl: practice ; and the feamen of the United States fo impreffed by force, y « maim, in his fervice. And wffiereas, the United States are folemnly bound 'to protedl all thofe wffio are bound in allegiance to faid United States. Therefore, Be it enaSfed, by the Senate and Tloufe of Reprefentatives of the United Stat? s of A- merica, in Congrefs affeoibled. That from and after the day of next, any perfon or perfons, who fliall imprefs any (eamen on board any veifel bearing the flag of the United States, upon the high teas, or in any liv^r, haven, bafon or bay, under pretc(A or colour of a commiflion from any refoimicm of tf c company under our com« ^ . , n , man. with a refnedliul Tc queft that you will moftngoroufi and Vctdh-,llon on any j be pleaiVd to h.y the famj before the P - f i - lubjias of that Sfovermnenr, whom he U j d u it o f ih e United States, and in cafe th. re l,ercbyj.uth(?nfed to laze and take lor that | ftould exift any neceffity for c.-.llirig out the pu.pol,.. , rpi, '-oifipani-s, of which in our oDin- Sec. 4. And he it further enfred, That pon, there e.xul3 a Rreat prooability ; althoa-a every Arrmcan (eatnen, hcretofoie or here- j for want of cor» ft information,' we are fen. alter nnprfffcd and compelled to ferve on j fioie we cannot at prefent be co rpetent iud- board any 1 foreign fliip or vt-ffei, ihali be L c j , yet we deem it out duty mn'll earnrftJy entitled to 'pceive as an indemmncation for to rtqaeft that in fu.h an event, the Fiili his flaveryjind havdfliips on board the ftip Light Infantry may have the honor of being 1 which ne has been, or Ihali be compel-| one of the firft that may be called info sc- led toi- tve, from the day of his imprcflment, j tual fervice, upon condition of Dei,,.. pS.-.ced the fum of fixty doilars per month, for every j upon the fame 'h atbg with th - reguL-ly en~ month he has, or fliali lerve, on board faid | listed troops of the Uui-ed Sutes : and we Ihip or (hips; and that the faid feamari, his f hold ourfeives phdircd to he in r,erf^^.-c ci- hsirs, executors, admii.iltrators, or aitadns, n.fs to march at an hour's noti.'c to luv nart ttiali be entitled to recover the lame m the N f the continent where cu--.'emces can be iffria court of the ffate 10 which the port j - - lits, from which the vtiTl cleared, for the i Wt have the honor to^e voya,;e in which he was taken, by attachment 1 With femim.-m of the aiihefl; refeeQr, oi any private debt, due from any citiz n of ! Your obedient f-rvant, -hq United S t,u s , w any fubj-a pf that FR.fiMCKS SH dLLUS Cipt. aovertuvient,. by wb-ofe fuhj-as he had be-n . ^ , yj, u-aprM^cts pM i^y I utis m.Dmv fo . jUHf-I BUF-^-Y, E.rlfeu.- iil-iCfitd offt of tliw hands oi aitycfehtoi, fiiMil The be a payment of fo mueh of (aid debt, and | Secretary at Y utihiiNktura. maybe plciucd in payment or cilcounc to-ihe I amount of the faid fani fo attaclieri, .io.i all | the cods of faid attacr/meut, which (kail be allowed as a payment of that amount in a iy full for faid debt. And that fo much of the treaty of London, of mneteeoth NoveniDcr, fion in our dom< itic politics he m ly be, pc- one thoufaud feven hundred and niattv four, witn attention the letters ad raffed by as fecures the inviolability oi fuch debts, AS t i M. ralleyrand to our miniffer at PEri.s, and will be infringed by the attachments or re- hy Imreau to Mr. Madilcn, Secretary coveries hereby authorifed, ihali not (fo far of Sfate—toiiether with .the decree of p w as is ficcciTary ia the execution of this a£i on» Tcripiioa, which M. Ferrandj the Fretuh ly) be regarded as legally obligatory on the 'torai'naridani m the city ofS/.nto D'.'Oiiogo, government or citizens of the United States. dared to iffoe ag-iinff the ArO'. rican com- larrrce, in w h .4TEV£R sea it may be I FOUND.” And,- having be (towed doe cmifiJ- leraucrioii thofe letters, (and on the decree I which follows che.m) nor only as they effi tk I the property aod pe^foual fafeiy of our ciii- ~ . [ zens, but as they fi.’-£k the chatafTer and prof- S pecia L meeting .— D c W . r 23^, 1805. : the foverei-uy of th. Uoheo S.^rtes, Whejeas, by a recent communication | let him fay under what fenfe of oiff. ial duty^ made by the Prefident of the United States | or impreffion of &he national interefts, our to Congrcis, it has been officially (lated, that | executive covernment could have withheld our territqry has been violated and that fame • thofe important lettv^rs from the huifl^ture, of our fellow citizens have been feized and and people of the United States, umil rhey taken by an armed force acting under the | were incidentally called for by the Scnaite, authority of the Spaniffi goveii ^ .ent, and it a6Hog in its h-gifutive capa . it.y™ar‘<i ev- n further appears by faid communication, that - for fourteen t/ays alter that r- qu ff vrns rna e* perfons a£Lng under the fame authority Let him then pronounce,, with an zmpiutiA have parchffed military ffores and provifions , judgciyieKt, what ought to be the fenHaiint and that even his officers, both civil and ’ and proceeding ef the people and legiilaturd, itaty, have publicly declared that the negcl^; in fuch flagrasit chcuosffaiitccs. ci tions at Madrid had failed to the | It will be obferved, that theffiiT letter of peaceable^ aTljuffmerm of our differences, and |M 1 . alley rand, M?. Atr Itrc-ng bears that war, with all its train of ‘ concomitant Ulate on the loth-ct Acgcft, 1805 and the I ■ ■ €■-■■■ ■ OUR TOREIGN RELATIONS. Let any honrft roan, of whatever perfaa- From the Aurora, FIRTS LIGHT INFANTR-YL And his faid highnefs Hamet Baffiaw enga- foreign power, ffiaii for every fuch offence ges that his own fubjedfs fhall refpcdl: and ! b«i adjudged a pirate and felon ; and on con- obey him as fuch. ‘ ' | vidion ffiali fuffer death. And the trial in A rt . IX.aHls highnefs faid Hamet ba(h- any fuch cafe maybe had where the offender aw grants full amnefty and perpetual obiivionj is apprehended or may be firO; brought. evil?, miift be the inevitable confeqirences , ’ fecond on the i6ih of the fairt; m o n th; and an d t h a t t h e f a i d p r e p a r a t i o n s w e r e i n t e n d e d ^ t h a t i h e f ir f f o f M . T u r r e a u ^ s l e t t e r s t o M r . to f a c i l i t a t e a n u n j u O : a t t a c k u p o n a p o r t i o n ‘ M a d f o n w h i c h w a s d a t e d o n t h e 14 th q f of o u r t e r r i r o r y t o t h e d e f t r u d f - i o n o f o u r p e a - * O d i o b t r , 180 c, w ^iS not anfivetcd o n t h e 3 d ceable c i i i z e n s a n d t h t i r p r o p e r t y , t h e p r o - I o f J a n u a r y , i 8 c 6 , v /h v n th.; (i-cODd w a s ffration cf o u r r i g h t s , a s w ell as th e e n t i r e | w s i u e n . And thcr, 0t:ui th^* lo t h o f th e d e g r a d a t i o n o f our h o n u r and d i g n i t y a s a 1 p r e f e n t m ensh, the citizens o f the U n i t e d free a n d i n d . e p e n d e n t n a t i o n . [S t a t e s , u h o a i e f c < it.tp<y i m p i . C i f c d i n t h e A n d , Y / h e r e a s , I t i s t h e d u t y a t a l l t i m e s f r e f u l r , h i- v e b t e u h c i.J i n U t t e r i g n o r a n c e o f (b u t m o r e p a r i i t u l a T l y i n t h e h o u r o f d a n g e r ) I i h e i j d e r i U c n .s a n d d e e f e r a r i o n s o f t h e g o v - o f t h e g o o d c i t i z e n s o f t h e f e f f a t e s , o 't w h a t e - | e n i m e n t o f F r a n c e , a s e x p r c l f e d i n t h o f e leL-? v e r p a r t y , t o f u p p o r t t o t h e u t m o i l o f t h t i r 1 ters, r e i p e d i i n g t h e c u r r i m e r c e w i t h S t . D g ^ p o w e r , t h e h o n o r a n d i n d e p e n d e n c e o f t h e i r f r n i n g o $ n o r w a s i t t v e n p e r m i t t e d t o t f e s c o u n t r y ; b u t m o r e e f p e c i a l l y i t is t h e d u t y I k - g i i l a i u r e o f t h e U i l f o i i , b y h a v i n g t h e of thofe citizens who, as volunteers, h^.ving accuftomed themfdves to the ufe o f arms, and thereby virtualij pledged themieh/es, as imparted to them, to prevent, or to prepare againit the confeouenccs* F. Regijler. • ■A I 1 *\
