Discussion of Foreign Affairs Relative to Barbary States & Naval Power
Document 1796Letter, discusses Barbary States; discusses Foreign Affairs; discusses Mediterranean politics; discusses necessity of a Naval Force; alludes to Barbary Wars.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Letter, discusses Barbary States; discusses Foreign Affairs; discusses Mediterranean politics; discusses necessity of a Naval Force; alludes to Barbary Wars.
Date
12/29/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796122940001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Dey of Algiers
Regency of Algiers
Barbary Powers
Barbary States
Barbary rovers
Portuguese
European States
African States
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Algiers
Algeria
Mediterranean Sea
Spanish ports
Spain
Italian ports
Italy
Cape St Mary
Adriatic Gulf
Adriatic Sea
Cabo de Santa Maria
Cape de Gast
Cape De Gar
Rock of Lisbon
Gibraltar
Bay of Gibraltar
Western Ocean
Gibraltar Bay
Cadiz
Mabaga Bay
Masaga Bay
Gut of Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
coast
Minorca
Port Mahon
Notable items
trade
naval force
attacks
cruise
war
frigates
besiege
ships of war
44 gun frigate
36 gun frigate
easterly wind
weather
light ship
18 guns
rendezvous
observations
levant
merchant ships