The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Barbary War - Feb. 28th, 2003

http://earlyamerica.com/review/2002_winter_spring/terrorism.htm ^ | Thomas Jewett

[SAMWolf]

Can we do that to the French Ambassador?

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings mrsmith, Foxhole Freepers, et al:

" The American Counsel in Tripoli, William Eaton, correctly gauged French complicity with the Dey of Tripoli. After publicly flogging the French Ambassador, Eaton departed for the desert where he joined Lt. O'Bannon's Marines detached from the U.S. fleet. "

Flogging! Nautical lexicon. < salty dog growl> From the days when ships where made of wood, and men were made of iron. < /salty dog growl>

Eaton flogged the French Ambassador? LOL!

From www.corpun.com:

“Flogging, it was also the most disgraceful since the official or his assistants inflicted it in public.
The instrument of punishment was usually a bundle of birch twigs or similar material. Sometimes a single rod or a scourge was used. Some favored a rope, leather whip, or a horsewhip.
Public floggings were either inflicted in a procession through the streets or at the whipping post on the platform of disgrace.
Usual punishment was 39 or 40 strokes.”

May I personally authorize Secretary of State Powel this level of diplomacy with all matters French?

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Great job SamWolf!

[SAMWolf]

LOL!
We're too "civilized" now and it might hurt his self image.
Remember when you could ride crooked politicians out of town on a railor tar and feather them? Now they have private taxpayer paid bodyguards ot laws prohibiting it.

[facedown]

Can we do that to the French Ambassador?

At your pleasure, Sir.

[Humal]

Fascinating article. We going it alone to fight the "pirates" is similar to what is happening now. Then, we won; today, we will win too.

[Victoria Delsoul]

A larger squadron of US ships sailed to the Mediterranean to blockade the port of Tripoli. May 31, 1801 Commodore Edward Preble traveled to Messina, Sicily to the court of King Francis Monarch of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He sought help and found a good ally. The Kingdom was in the throws of war with Napoleon, but Francis supplied the Americans with manpower, craftsmen, supplies, gunboats, mortar boats, and the ports of Messina, Syracuse and Palermo to be used as a naval base to launch operations against a port walled fortress city protected by 115 heavy artillery manned by 25,000 soldiers, assisted by a fleet of 10 ten gunned brigs, 2 eight gun schooner-s, 2 large galleys, and 19 gunboats.

[SAMWolf]

Can we do that to the French Ambassador?

At your pleasure, Sir.

It would give me great pleasure!

[SAMWolf]

Evening Victoria. Another weekend upon us, any big plans?

Thanks for tha additional info on the Barbary war.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks Sam. I'm being careful regarding the graphics and info I get. LOL! I have only made one mistake since you have met me…. just one wrong graphic. See? I'm almost perfect.

Another weekend upon us, any big plans?

Not big just little plans.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Almost perfect, huh?

Little plans are better than the no plans I have.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Well, no plans are better than no weekends.

[SAMWolf]

Don't even think about no weekends!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

See, you are doing pretty good, even if you have no plans. LOL

[SAMWolf]

I rarely have plans, usually play things by ear.

[PhilDragoo]

Damn the Resolution--Let's roll!

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Thank God for the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Stephen Decatur who would not bear tribute to bastards.

Keel haul Dan Rather and Hans Blix and on to Baghdad.

The cost of not going cannot be comprehended with equanimity.

[SAMWolf]

Evening PhilDragoo.

Keelhauling is too good for them, make them walk the plank!!

[golder]

Get me off this site.

[Iris7]

Need I remind any foxhole person that the United States Ship Constitution is a commisioned warship of the United States Navy? Manned by navy sailers? She is berthed in the Boston Navy Yard.

Nice choice, coteblanche.

[Iris7]

Please accept my respects for your illustrious ancestor, Captain MacDonough. It is fitting that you honor your brave ancestor.

My respects to you.

Paul