Der behandlede problemerne med barbary pirates?
First Barbary War
Forskellige breve og vidnesbyrd fra tilfangetagne sømænd beskriver deres fangenskab som en form for slaveri, selv om fængslingen på Barbary Coast var anderledes end den, der praktiseredes af USA og de europæiske magter på den tid. Fangerne på Barbary Coast kunne opnå rigdom og ejendom og opnå en status, der lå ud over slavernes. Et eksempel herpå var James Leander Cathcart, som steg til den højeste stilling, en kristen slave kunne opnå i Algeriet, idet han blev rådgiver for bey'en (guvernøren). Alligevel blev de fleste fanger presset til hårdt arbejde i Barbariepiraternes tjeneste og kæmpede under ekstremt dårlige forhold, som udsatte dem for skadedyr og sygdomme. Efterhånden som rygtet om deres behandling nåede USA gennem de frigivne fangers beretninger og breve, pressede amerikanerne på for at få regeringen til at gribe direkte ind for at stoppe pirateriet mod amerikanske skibe.
First Barbary War
Various letters and testimonies by captured sailors describe their captivity as a form of slavery, even though Barbary Coast imprisonment was different from that practiced by the U.S. and European powers of the time. Barbary Coast prisoners were able to obtain wealth and property, along with achieving status beyond that of a slave. One such example was James Leander Cathcart, who rose to the highest position a Christian slave could achieve in Algeria, becoming an adviser to the bey (governor). Even so, most captives were pressed into hard labor in the service of the Barbary pirates, and struggled under extremely poor conditions that exposed them to vermin and disease. As word of their treatment reached the U.S., through freed captives' narratives and letters, Americans pushed for direct government action to stop the piracy against U.S. ships.
First Barbary War