. Our navy and the Barbary corsairs. oceed first to Gibraltar, which, with the governorspermission, he was to make his base of supplies. Hewas then to appear off Algiers, Tunis, and Tripolidelivering letters from the state department to theconsuls. If he found affairs in a tranquil condition hewas to cruise in the Mediterranean not later than De-cember, and then return to the United States. Butshould you find on your arrival at Gibraltar, that allthe Barbary powers have declared war against theUnited States, you will then distribute your force insuch a manner, as your judgment shall direct, so
. Our navy and the Barbary corsairs. oceed first to Gibraltar, which, with the governorspermission, he was to make his base of supplies. Hewas then to appear off Algiers, Tunis, and Tripolidelivering letters from the state department to theconsuls. If he found affairs in a tranquil condition hewas to cruise in the Mediterranean not later than De-cember, and then return to the United States. Butshould you find on your arrival at Gibraltar, that allthe Barbary powers have declared war against theUnited States, you will then distribute your force insuch a manner, as your judgment shall direct, so asbest to protect our commerce and chastise their inso-lence — by sinking, burning, or destroying their shipsand vessels wherever you shall find them. . Should 1 St. Pap. iv, pp. 362, 383; Felton, p. 253; Cathcart, II, pp. 317,321-326. 2 These instructions were written by General Samuel Smith, actingsecretary during the interim between the resignation of BenjaminStoddert and the appointment of Robert Smith, brother of RICHARD DALE WAR WITH TRIPOLI 93 Algiers alone have declared war against the UnitedStates, you will cruise off that port so as effectuallyto prevent anything from going in or coming out, andyou will sink, burn, or otherwise destroy their shipsand vessels wherever you find them. Should the Bey[pasha] of Tripoli have declared war (as he hasthreatened) against the United States, you will thenproceed direct to that port, where you will lay yourship in such a position as effectually to prevent any oftheir vessels from going in or out. ... If Tunis alone,or in concert with Tripoli, should have declared waragainst the United States, you will chastise them inlike manner. . Any prisoners you may take, youwill treat with humanity and attention, and land themon any part of the Barbary shore most convenient toyou. . But you will be careful to select from themsuch Christians as may be on board, whom you willtreat kindly and land, when convenient, on some Chris-tian
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