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Show RESENTED TRIBUTE. TO DEY Jefferson's Action In Tripoli Set Example Ex-ample That Was Followed by All Christian Nations. The first treaty with Algiers, which was negotiated during Washington's administration, cost the United States, for the ransom of American, captives, $1,000,000, in addition to which un annuity an-nuity was promised. In 1S00 President Presi-dent Adams claimed that the United States had to pay three times the tribute trib-ute imposed upon Sweden and Denmark. Den-mark. But this temporizing policy only made matters worse. Captain Baln-hridge Baln-hridge arrived in Algiers, bearing the annual -tribute for the dey in a national na-tional frigate, and the dey ordered him to proceed to Cnnslantinople to deliver Algerian dispatches. "English, French and Spanish ships of war have done the same thing." said the dey Insolently, In-solently, when Bainbridge and the American consul remousl rated. "You pay me tribute because you are my slaves," replied the (ley, who was playing play-ing the role assumed in inter years by the kaiser. Jefferson had expressed his detestation of the method hitherto favored for pacifying these pests of commerce; and. nvaljlug himsejf of tlio' present opportunity, he sent cin'Conr" modore Pale with a squadron of three frigates and a sloop of war to make a nnval demonstration on the Barbnry coast. The Barbnry powers were for a time overawed, and the United States thus set the first example among the Christian nations of making reprisals Instead of ransom, the rule of securliy against these marauders. ma-rauders. Tripoli declared war against the United Stales June 10, S01. i |