JB_024_495.xml

Title: [1823 Feb. 11 Tripoli. H. to Q.A. ?.7. U.S]

Description: 1823 Feb. 11 Tripoli. H. to Q.A. ?.7. U.S. Inducements

and naval accidents. This convenience has long been among the universally known

objects of your desires, and as yet fruitless endeavours. Very likely you have

been trying to obtain it from Spain: so at least I have heard from more than one

authentic source. Even from Tripoli, so long ago as the year 1804 or

thereabouts, you took measures, and those strong ones, for obtaining it. What

you then got was found not to answer the purpose, and you abandoned it. Neither

indeed, I have heard it said, would the port of Tripoli itself. But If not might

not some spot, that ”would• answer your purpose, be found on some other part of

the Coast? Is the negative sufficiently ascertained by any such surveys as you

have made? If so, might not the coast of Tunis, or that of Algiers? In these

cases it is true, after the regeneration of Tripoli, you would have to wait for

that of ”those• two States respectively.

As to Spain, Supposing you to succeed in any negociation with that State, there

would be, in the first place, the expence of purchase, in the next place, not

unprobably the expence of construction: I mean as applied to fortifications; and

docks: and this, over and above the expence of such a fleet as you might think

fit to send to take possession. In our case, the mere expence of such a fleet as

that might not improbably suffice. If so, then the expence of purchase would be,

the whole of it, saved: and in the article of construction, expence, to a

greater or less amount, might not improbably be saved, by such contribution as,

for the common benefit, it might be in

JB_024_428.xml

Title: [1823 Jan. 21 Trip. H. to Q.A. Unobjectionable]

Description: 1823 Jan. 21 Trip. H. to Q.A. Unobjectionable by other powers

Were you /If, without explanation you were/ to take possession of the port of

Tripoli, or any other port or station in North Africa, though in reality the

possession were not designed to be otherwise than temporary and short©lived,

other European powers, England more particularly, might perhaps take umbrage.

Supposing even that in no other shape injury to their interests were

apprehended, still what they would naturally apprehend is injury, in some shape

or other to their trade, such for example as the admission of vessels from your

States upon terms more favorable /advantageous/ that were granted to other

States To obviate any such apprehension, I would therefore submit to you whether

there might not be a use in the event of your sending us any such assistance, to

provide your Agents with a Declaration /State paper/ having for its object the

shutting the door against every such apprehension: declaring that you will not

keep possession to your one use of any portion of territory on the North African

Coast, nor [...?] or accept any accommodation /but such/ in which all other

nations shall not enjoy an equal share.

JB_024_494.xml

Title: [1823 Feb. 11 Tripoli. H. to Q.A ?.7. U.S]

Description: 1823 Feb. 11 Tripoli. H. to Q.A ?.7. U.S. Inducements

Morning Chronicle 28 Jany¼. 1823. "The Governor of Minorca notified to the Town

Council of Port Mahon, on the 30th Novr that the Dutch Consul at Algiers had

been apprised by the Dey's Minister of Marine, that a rupture had taken place,

between his Highness and Spain: and that, if the Dey's corsairs should go to

sea, they would capture whatever Spanish vessels they might chance to fall in

with. On the 22d ult. the date of the latest advices from Algiers, there were

fitting for sea, at that port, one vessel of 58 guns, one of 50, one of 36, an

18 gun brig, and 2 schooners."

Thus far the Morning Chronicle. What the cause of this rupture may have been I

can not take upon me to say. My surprise would not indeed be great, were I to

learn, that the bringing of it about, has been one of the modes, in which the

Holy Alliance, has been making proof of its regard for the interest and

happiness of the Spanish Nation: and, in that case, the cause would not have any

immediate application to your case. But, so long as the cause is unknown, may

not your State, as well as every other, be included in the virtual menace to

which it gives utterance?

2. In the next place comes © the having a port in the Mediterranean for refuge:

refuge against bad weather and