Show RESENTED TRIBUTE TO DEY jeffersons action in tripoli set example that was followed by all christian nations the first treaty with Alg algiers leri which was degott negotiated abed d during U ring administration cost the united states for the ransom of american captives in addition to which an annuity was promised in id 1800 president adams claimed that the united states had to liay pay three times the tribute imposed upon sweden and alid denmark mar k but this temporizing policy only made matters worse captain bainbridge arrived in algiers bearing the annual tribute for the dey in a national fr frigate ignie and the dey ordered him to proceed to Constanti constantinople noDle to deliver algerian dispatches E english n glash french land spanish ships of war alive done the something same sam thing ething said the dey defy insolently solent ly when find and the american consul remonstrated you pay me tribute because you are my slaves replied the dey who ho was playing the role assumed in later years by the ica kaiser iser jefferson had expressed his detestation of the method hith hitherto eito favo favored red for pacifying these pests deits of commerce and availing Pilm himself self of the present opportunity he sent pent out corn com eodore dale dald with a squadron of three frigates and a sloop of wat war to make a naval demonstration on the barbary coast coast the barbary powers were for a time overawed over awed and the united states thus set the first example among the christian nations of making mailing reprisals ins instead tend of ransom th the rule of security against these marauders ra tripoli declared war agal against lasi the united states june 10 1801 |