United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . luabledecisions, in whichthe principles of thejurisprudence of the United States are set forth with unvarying clear-ness and invincible logic. The Mediterranean pirates still annoyed American of the Barbary States—as the Moorish kingdoms of Northern Af-rica are called—had adopted the plan of extorting annual tributesfrom the European nations. The emperors of Morocco, Algiers andTripoli became especially arrogant. In 1803 the gover
United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . luabledecisions, in whichthe principles of thejurisprudence of the United States are set forth with unvarying clear-ness and invincible logic. The Mediterranean pirates still annoyed American of the Barbary States—as the Moorish kingdoms of Northern Af-rica are called—had adopted the plan of extorting annual tributesfrom the European nations. The emperors of Morocco, Algiers andTripoli became especially arrogant. In 1803 the government of theUnited States despatched Commodore Preble to the Mediterranean toprotect American commerce and punish the hostile powers. The ar-mament proceeded first against Morocco; but the frigate Philadelphia,commanded by Captain Bainbridge, was sent directly to Tripoli. WhenHearing his destination, Bainbridge gave chase to a pirate which fledfor safety to the batteries of the harbor. The Philadelphia, in closepursuit, ran upon a reef of rocks near the shore, became unmanage-able, and was captured by the Tripolitans. The crew and officers. CHIEF-JUSTICE MARSHALL. JEFFERSONS ADMINISTRATION 381 were taken; the latter were treated with some respect, but the formerwere enslaved. The emperor Yusef and his barbarous subjects weregreatly elated at their unexpected success. In the following February Captain Decatur recaptured the Phil-adelphia in a marvelous manner. Bailing from Sicily in a small ves-sel called the Intrepid, he came at nightfall in sight of the harbor ofTripoli, where the Philadelphia Mas moored. The Intrepid, being aMoorish ship which the American fleet had captured, was either un-seen or unsuspected by the Tripolitans. As darkness settled on thesea, Decatur steered his course into the harbor, slipped alongside oftlie Philadelphia, lashed the two ships together, sprang on deck withhis daring crew of only seventy-four men, and killed or drove over-board every Moor
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