The New Hampshire Gazette

IMPORTANT NEWS.

Bombardment of Tripoli.

Capt. Williams, of the Dolphin who arrived at Philadelphia in 49 days from Leghorn, direct, brings the following important Intelligence :

That advices from Malta had been received there of Commodore Preble's success against Tripoli; that officer had bombarded the city, and done much damage to it and the fortifications, and had sunk or taken a large Zebec, and three Gun Boats, with the loss of the commander of one of the gun-boats, &c. and was preparing for a second attack. This account was brought to Malta by a gentleman from Tripoli; but nothing is said respecting Captain Bainbridge or his crew. Capt. Williams did not touch at Gibraltar, nor any other place.

Extract from a letter, to a respectable Merchant in this city dated,

LEGHORN, SEPT. 25, 1804.

Dear Sir,

" I wrote to you in July, by Mr. Donavan, of Philadelphia, and gave you a short account of our prospects relative to the war with Tripoli. Commodore Preble's. conduct since has been extremely judicious--the annexed extract will inform you of the consequences which have already attended his exertions, and will tend to prove that the measures which I have so strenuously recommended to government, were founded upon a probability of success ; in my next I hope to be enabled to inform you of an advantageous peace having taken place at the expense of the Bashaw's pride

Extract of a letter from Mr. Higgins at Malta, to I. L. Cathcart, dated

Malta, Sept. 25.

DEAR SIR,

" I am in receipt of late letters from Commodore Preble off Tripoli, he had then made two attacks upon the Barbarians, the first by day, he took three of their gun boats. the second by night, he sunk three more and a large Polacca; he has I presume ere this made another assault, the result of which I am hourly expecting to learn. The reinforcement from America has not yet arrived -if they do arrive in time to form a junction with the force under the command of Commodore Preble, before the bad weather commences, I do think the Bashaw will accede to any terms that may be proposed to him, he has already come down very considerably in his demands, relinquishing entirely, I believe his hopes of future tribute."