| Show RESENTED TRIBUTE TO DEY Jeffersons Jefferson's Action In Tripoli Set Example Example Example Ex Ex- Ex- Ex ample That Was Followed by All Christian Nations Th The Tho first treat treaty with Algiers which was fiS negotiated luring Washington's tons ton's administration cost the United States I for the ransom om of ot American captives es In addition to which an annuity annuity an nn has vas as promised In 1800 1500 President dent claimed that the United States tes had to pay three times the tribute trib trIb- ute Imposed upon Swe Sweden en and Den Den- mark But Hut this temporizing policy only made matters worse Captain Bainbridge Bainbridge Bain- Bain bridge arrived in Algiers bearing the annual tribute for the dey trey In a national national national na na- frigate and the de dey ordered him to proceed to Constantinople to deliver Algerian dispatches English J rep roach cb aj ajl l Spanish ships of or war have haYe Ice don same t tiling thing li 1 1 said the dey insolently In Inso Insolently In- In so when hn BainbrIdge and the American consul remonstrated You pay me ti tribute Unite because you rou are my slaves e slaves replied the dev dey who was playing playing play play- ing lag the role assumed In later years by bythe bythe bythe the Jefferson had expressed his detestation of the method hitherto favored for pacifying these pests of commerce and availing 1 himself of the present opportunity he lie sent out Commodore Commodore Commodore Com Com- Dale with a squadron of three frigates and a sloop of war to make a naval demonstration on the Barbary coast The Barbary powers were for fora forn a n time overawed overawe and the United States thus set the first example among the Christian nations of making reprisals Instead ad of ransom the rule of security against these ma ma- Tripoli declared war against the United States Juno June 10 1801 |
