you of the following facts, by which you will be enabled in some measure to form an opinion of our Monarch's character. We not having had any rain since the 20th of last April, except a very small shower on the 8th of December, the Bon, the 12th inst. gave the following ridiculous order: that all the youth of the city, should assemble, and each take a stone, and repair to the Cadi's seat, where he ad ministers justice to the populace; and then and there heave a stone at him, as a mark of the just detestation the Bashaw has for all acts of injustice: and although he could not prove any thing against said civil magistrate, he was led to believe that he must have committed several acts of the most flagrant injustice, as nothing less could have incensed the great and only Allah to that degree as to cause him to withhold his bounty from this great, populous and antient Pachalic, the abode of the faithful and terror of its enemies. He farther ordered that, if the Cadi was not present, they should cast the stones at his seat; which would be sufficient, as the prophet would intercede for them in virtue of their just intention, without insisting on the rigor of the act. The boys, through ignorance of the order, or malice, I know not which, proceeded to his worship's seat and, not finding him there, demolished it, and filled it with stones and then went in a body to his dwelling house. The servants being apprized of their coming, barricaded the doors, so that they could not get in. They however filled the door with.. stones, until it was rendered unserviceable, and then retired with exultation. This happened on a very cloudy day, wind about S. S. E. which is a land wind, and extremely warm, the air impregnated with small sand from the desert; the whole indicating a thunder storm and rain. The prophet, however, this time was inexorable. The wind came round to the N. W. and fine clear weather ensued. On the 13th, wind to the southward as before, the sun obscured with clouds and sand indicated rain. The Bash

aw, in order to ensure success beyond all probability of doubt, ordered the boys to destroy the apparatus of the synagogue. This was a feast for them. They went in a body around with stones. The lamp with seven branches was destroyed: the holy oil was spilt: the tabernacle was polluted: the holy writings were thrown down and torn: the vail of the temple was rent in twain; and they played the very devil in the sanctum sanctorum.

When the populace in any country finds themselves vested with power, they generally are either ignorant of the extent delegated to them, or maliciously surpass its bounds. The boys, not content with their atchievment at the synagogue, went into several of the Jews houses, and broke their moveables, and hove stones at the poor creatures, who had no other alternative but a precipitate flight. The maraboots paraded the streets, and marine, and threw stones at the Jews and Christians, in sign of their detestation and enmity for all orders of men but those that profess the true Mussulman faith. An imperial Captain was wounded on the eye brow by one of those holy missile weapons, which was the only Christian that was corporally hurt by this ceremony: but our feelings must have been callous not to have sensibly felt the horrors of our humiliating situation. Does not humanity recoil, my dear sir, at the indignity these poor Jews continually suffer, and yet they content themselves at the very instant of receiving them, by planning clandestine schemes of retaliation; and are, or seem, perfectly happy, when they have, (by the practice of the most consummate deception, which they study from their infancy) over reached or taken advantage of an enemy of their religion, be the acquisition ever so trifling, they retire to their dwellings with their ill acquired gains, and exult in an atchievment, the perpetration of which with us would be branded with infamy.

The prophet, who had been in the dumps during the whole time of the Ramadan, and had not paid

the least regard to the fasting and prostration of the true believers, was now so pleased with the persecu tions of his fellow men, that he interceded so effectually with the immortal Allah! that the windows of heaven were opened on the 14th inst. and the rain descended in torrents, accompanied with thunder and lightning, which lasted until the night of the 16th, when the wind coming to the N. W. it cleared, and we have now fine weather. The Jews are of opinion that their holy things will share a similar fate every dry season, and that this will be quoted as a precedent.

EXTRACTS.

TO GEN. MARSHALL, SECRETARY OF STATE.

Tunis, September 2d, 1800.

AT the sacrifice of eight vessels and cargoes, and 61,440 Spanish dollars for the redemp tion of eighty six captives, the Danes have obtained a truce with the Regency of Tunis for four months. A history of this two month's bloodless war would exhibit a picture worthy of-Danes!

France on the other hand without a sacrifice has obtained a truce during the war with Europe, and a release of all her citizens without redemption.

It is a maxim of the Barbary States, that "The Christians who would be on good terms with them must fight well or pay well." France and Denmark bear testimony to this maxim.

The six Danish vessels, mentioned in a former communication, which I purchased of this Regency for the owners, I have restored to their respective masters on condition of the Commodore redeeming my credit and reimbursing actual disbursements.

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

Tunis, November 1st, 1800.

I WAS at the palace this morning and yesterday. Says the Bey; "What am I to deduce from all your assurances of punctuality on the part of your government ?" I answered: your Excellency will have the goodness to believe that when information of our definitive arrangements was received in the United States, the stores, which we have stipulated as the condition of peace with you, were growing on our mountains, at the sources of our rivers. "Am I to suppose then," said he ! your guns and your powder, comprised in that stipulation, were growing on your mountains ? you

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find no difficulty in discharging your obligations with Algiers. Do you suppose me less able than Algiers to compel the punctual observance of treaties?" By no means, said I; if we have been more attentive to Algiers then to you, it is not because we consider you less respectable, but more just than Algiers. "We must make an end of compliment ;" said he. "It would give me pain to affront you; but facts justify the conclusion, that if you suppose me just, you study to amuse my justice. Denmark may furnish you a caution against such a reliance." I suppose, said I, your Excellency can have no doubt that the residue of our peace presents have long since been at sea: but the winds have been many days against us. "They have been against us three years;" said he. Your Excellency will recollect they were very favorable last spring. "Not so favorable as I had been flattered to believe they would have been;" said he. What can be done? I asked, shall we make war upon the elements? You can chuse your measures: and you need not be surprised if I reserve to myself the same privilege;" he answered. Permit me, said I, to demand an explanation of this entendre. "Events will explain it ;" said he. I observed: if this manner of evasion cover a menace I ought to know it for my government in giving passports to your cruisers. "In this," said he, 66 you will use your own discretion. If you give them it is an evidence that you are at peace with me. If you refuse them, 1 have nothing serious to apprehend from it." Cutting reply! to which I made no rejoindre. I could draw nothing direct from him. I do not know whether to sound an alarm or still to say, all is well. But I venture to repeat, if something do not appear soon to my relief, I shall shortly be compelled, instead of ordinary communications, to make my monthly reports of American Slaves. And if government will take the trouble to review my letters they cannot but be sensible that this event has less resulted from any delin