JB_024_467.xml

Title: [1823 Feb¼y 2 Trip. H. to Q.A. ?.8. Facienda]

Description: 1823 Feb¼y 2 Trip. H. to Q.A. ?.8. Facienda by U.S. Executive

?.8. Preliminary steps proposed to be taken by the U.S. Executive in case of

concurrence.

Under this head what I have to propose is as follows ©

1. That in case of your not deeming it fit to make communication of this address

to Your Cabinet, you would be pleased to signify as much to me by the earliest

opportunity by letters addressed as hereinafter mentioned.

2. That, in case of your laying it before Your Cabinet, should the determination

be in the negative, you would be pleased to give me information in like manner.

3. That in the event of their determination to enter into any measures in

consequence of this proposal, you would be pleased to inform, what it is, and in

what events, and on what conditions, that they regard themselves as able to do

and feel disposed to do, in furtherance of the design proposed.

4. That thereupon, with as much dispatch as may be, you would be pleased to give

instruction to Your Consul or some other person at Tripoli, to enter into a

confidential and secret intercourse on this subject with me, and in case of my

absence with any such other person or persons as in that case I shall have

appointed: of which appointment notice shall accordingly have been given on my

part, to Your Consul or other such Agent.

JB_024_499.xml

Title: [1823 Feb Trip. H ?.8. Preliminary Steps]

Description: 1823 Feb Trip. H ?.8. Preliminary Steps

intercourse on this subject, with ”me•: and, in case of my absence, with any such

other person, as in that case I shall have appointed: of which appointment,

notice shall accordingly have been given, on my part, to your Consul or other

such Agent.

5. That, in consideration of the uncertainty, which, for some time may attach

upon the place of my residence © that is to say, whether, at the point of time

in question, I shall be in London or in Tripoli, or on my passage, by sea or

land, between these two places,© you would be pleased to give the like

instructions, to your Minister or some other Agent of your's in London, to enter

into the like communication with me, or in mn my absence with Mr. Jeremy

Bentham, or in case of his decease, with any person or persons, whom, for this

purpose, he shall have appointed: which person or persons may be known by

application made to his Executor. It is with Mr. Bentham, or such his nominee,

that, when at Tripoli, and when in my way between Tripoli and London, I shall

correspond, and give/ing them/ a detailed account of my proceedings.

6. That if, at the time of such concurrence on your part as above, there be

already a maritime force, belonging to the United States, cruizing in the

neighbourhood of Tripoli, orders be sent to all commanders thereof then

JB_024_500.xml

Title: [1823 Feb Trip. H ?.8. Preliminary]

Description: 1823 Feb

Trip. H

?.8. Preliminary Steps

then and thenceforward, until further orders, to execute any such instructions, as shall have been given to them in relation to this object, by the Consul of the United States, or such your Agent as above.

7. That, in case of the setting up of the standard of liberty, by myself or any of the Constituted Authorities of the State, in prosecution of the plan beforementioned, should support to the enterprize be, in any shape, given armed force or any part thereof, instructions be given, to your Consul and the Commanders of your forces, to make known, in the most effectual manner, by proper manifesto and otherwise, that they will not, at any time, take permanent possession of the country, or (with such exception, if any, and, on such conditions, as shall be mentioned) any part of it, or interfere, by force or menace, direct or indirect, in the election of any representatives which it may please the people to choose: and that, if necessary, they will maintain the perfect freedom of all such elections to the utmost of their power: and that, with the exception of what, in case of necessity /need/ would be done by any man, rather that perish, no violence will be offered to the person or property of any individual, by these auxiliaries, other than what may be indispensably necessary for the support of the cause for which their assistance is called in.¼+

8. That, in consideration of the interruption, or even other /utter/ miscarriage, that might be the consequence, of death or incapacity, on the part of any such your first appointed

Agent,

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