When was it published?

October 12, 1786 in Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Foreign News October 12, 1786

Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic, Piracy Or Privateering

Q: What keywords are associated?

European Powers, Barbary States, Pirates, Tributes, Louis Ix, Tunis, Moors

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Commentary on the extreme shifts in European powers' conduct towards Barbary states, from crusades led by Louis IX against Tunis to current submissive policies paying tributes to Moorish pirates despite superior naval strength.

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Aug. 5. The conduct of the European powers, towards the different states on the coast of Barbary, has always been in the extreme, excessively imperious or excessively mean. A few centuries ago, the Christian Princes were leagued against the infidels, and determined either to make them embrace Christianity, or exterminate them In such an attempt Louis IX. commonly called St. Louis, and the flower of the French nobility, fell before the city of Tunis; but now, flying into the other extreme, our Princes cringe to these nests of pirates and barbarians, they sue for peace; and are ready to purchase security for the Christian ships, paying annual tributes to the Moors. Thus the different nations in Europe, that might fit out very near 800 sail of the line and 1000 sail of frigates, are mean enough to be tributary to a few paltry states, that infest the seas with only some twenty or thirty frigates.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Piracy Or Privateering

What keywords are associated?

European Powers Barbary States Pirates Tributes Louis Ix Tunis Moors

What entities or persons were involved?

Louis Ix. St. Louis

Where did it happen?

Coast Of Barbary

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Coast Of Barbary

Event Date

Aug. 5.

Key Persons

Louis Ix. St. Louis

Outcome

louis ix. and the flower of the french nobility fell before the city of tunis; european nations pay annual tributes to the moors for security of christian ships.

Event Details

The conduct of the European powers towards the different states on the coast of Barbary has always been in the extreme, excessively imperious or excessively mean. A few centuries ago, the Christian Princes were leagued against the infidels, determined either to make them embrace Christianity or exterminate them. In such an attempt Louis IX., commonly called St. Louis, and the flower of the French nobility fell before the city of Tunis. Now, flying into the other extreme, Princes cringe to these nests of pirates and barbarians, sue for peace, and purchase security for Christian ships by paying annual tributes to the Moors. European nations, capable of fitting out nearly 800 sail of the line and 1000 sail of frigates, are tributary to a few paltry states infesting the seas with only some twenty or thirty frigates.