Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . comes in time,that it is strongenough. OnMay 14, 1801,he caused theAmerican flag-staff to bechopped downsix feet from theground in tokenof war. The an-swer of the Uni-ted States hadalready beendecided ofunrest had ap-peared in Tunisand Algiers aswell as in Trip-oli; and a squad-ron was sent tothe Mediterra-nean with or-ders, if any of the Barbary powers should declare war orcommit hostilities, to protect Americancommerce and chastise their government had, as President Jeffer-son declared, determined to
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . comes in time,that it is strongenough. OnMay 14, 1801,he caused theAmerican flag-staff to bechopped downsix feet from theground in tokenof war. The an-swer of the Uni-ted States hadalready beendecided ofunrest had ap-peared in Tunisand Algiers aswell as in Trip-oli; and a squad-ron was sent tothe Mediterra-nean with or-ders, if any of the Barbary powers should declare war orcommit hostilities, to protect Americancommerce and chastise their government had, as President Jeffer-son declared, determined to owe to ourown energies, and not to dishonorablecondescensions, the protection of ourright to navigate the ocean freely. Fortwo years the contest with Tripolidragged wearily along, but its vigorousprosecution with augmented forces, afterthe summer of 1803, brought it at lengthto a triumphant close. The midnightdestruction by Decatur of the frigatePhiladelphia, under the fire of the Ba-shaws gunboats and batteries, the fierceand incessant bombardments by Preble. General WiFrom a drawing, made from an of the Tripolitan stronghold, the myste-rious fate of the heroic Somers and hisfire-ship, and the intrepid march of Eatonacross the desert to the capture of Dernewere incidents which taught the rulersof the Barbary coast that a new spiritmust be reckoned with. On June 3, 1805,peace was agreed to by a representativeof the Bashaw on board the frigate Con-stitution, and the next day a treaty wasconcluded on shore. During the seven years that followedthe second peace with Tripoli the rela-tions of the United States with the Bar-bary powers were comparatively unevent-ful; but their tranquillity was now and then disturbedby incidentswhich, althoughthey did not pro-duce a rupture,bespoke a sullendissatisfactionwith existingconditions. Thisfeeling promptlyflamed out whenin 1812 the re-port was receivedof war betweenthe United Statesand Great Brit-ain. The Deyof Algiers, en-couraged to be-li
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