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OFtICIAL DOCUMENTS

which this heavy charge is founded. The hour
St which they reaelied us this day, and the pressure
of other intelligence, prevents our offering any m-
ina% upon them indeed they require but little; for
it will be seen that Sir JAMES Canto's letter is suscep-
tible of a better construction than MADISON attempts
to pia upon construction more consonant to
.
the legitimate range of diplomacy. As to Captain'
HENRY'S letter, there can be but one sentiment among
honest men.—lt is however to be lamented, that, in
the changes which take place from time to time in
our Ministerial arrangements, the • minor agents of
their predecessors sometimes meet with neglect ; for
such men, by giving a false colouring to their in-
structions, have but too often the power of doing iu-
calculable mischief.

64 HR. HENRY TO MR. MONROE..
" 2biladelphla, February 2n.
. Sla--Much observation and experience have con-
m vced me, that the injuries and insults with which
the United States have been so long and so fre-
quently visited, and which cause their present ember-

ressmett, !cave beet *owing to an opinion entertained the doing so may lead to a mare confidential comm. I wag, I imagine, soon brine you back toes. The tut letters *e'
by foreig n states, , that in eny Measure tending to nication than you can otherwise look tor. celved from you are to the I Sth April. The whole are now Kafir
wound jheir pride, or provoke their hostility, the Gcel "In passing through the State of Vermont, you , cribing to be sent home, where they cannot fail of doing you
great credit, and eventually contribute to your permrient adran.
vernment of this Country could never induce a.great . *ill of course exert your endeavours to procure all oar. " H. W. RYLAND, sec* ...
majofity of its citizens to concur.' And as mdny of the information that the, short stay you will probably II "I. Henry. Est"
the evils which flow from the influence of this opinion ! make there may admit ot. You will use your own e tam now formally to intimate to you our "
hope of
you 4,15 M.
en the policy of &rei gn nations, may be removed by ;journey,
discretion as to delaying your with this l turn—as r ru—as the object of your m seems, emission for the present at
any act that can produce unanimity among all parties ' view, more or less, in proportion to your prospects of tease to be abandoned. Sincerely raising you a safe and speedy
In America, I voluntarily tender to you, such means obtaining any information of consequence. Journey hack to us—l am, &c. "H. W. RYLAND, Sec."
IS I possess, towards promoting so desirable and im- " I request to hear from you as frequently as pos- "3. °writ F-" 1"
portant an dbj ct ; whith, if accomplished, cannot Bible ; and as letters directed to me might excite sus. After the reading of the PRESIDENT'S Message and
fail-to extinguish, perhaps for e*et, those expectations picion, it may be as well that you put them under , the above documents, a motion was made by Mr.
abroad, which may protract indefinitely an accomrno- cover to Mr. --e--- ;
, and as even the addressing let- I RHRA to print them, which was unanimously agreed
!dation of existing differences, and check the progress ters always to the same person might attract notice, I to. On the ques•ion to grant to the
Committee
power
of industry and prosperity in this rising Empire. I recommend you sometimes addressing your packet to send for persons, papers, and (Mots, if they should
" I have the honour to transmit herewith the do- to the Chief Justice here, or occasionally, though set. on consideration think proper so to die a division
enments and correspondence relating to an impor. dom, to Mr. Ryland, but never with the addition of , took place. There were 104 votes in favour of grant.
tent mission in which I was employed by Sir James his official description.—l am, Sir, &c. ing the potver, and 10 against it ;so that the Corn-
Craig, the late Governor General of the British Pro- ( Signed) ii J. H. Cnorto mittee were invested with the power. The number
vinces in North America, in the winter of the year " John Henry, Esq.''' of copies to be printed was extended tofu, ihourand.'
1809. [No. 111. is a fonr.al note, signed LH. Craig, in which Mt. CORKS, Arum 23.—A letter received by an !mi-
ff The publication of those Papers will demonstrate Henry is declared to possess the frill confidence of the British . nent mescantile house in this city, brought by the
to Government, and which note w
a fact not less valuable than the good already pro-..s to be shown by Mr. Henry
suchnratedrsvons as might be of scrvi.-e to him in his Mission.—Nos. Ontario, whcih arrived in our River this morning,
posed ; it will prove, that no reliance ought to be contain a Letter,
.N). 1, from Mr. Henry, though dated Philadelphia, March 8, I Rl2.—" We have but
placed on the professions of good faith of an Adminis.. signed A. B. ton Ryland, b-rretarY to Sir 3. Craig, consent-; time to inform you, as Captain CAMPBELL is on the
tretion, which, by a series of disastrious events, has ing to undertake the service, proposed by Sir J. craies• orders.. '
eve of his departure, that account, have been this
A Letter, No. e. from Mr. Henryl to Sit J. Craig, acknowledges
moment received from Washington, of Congress being
fallen into such hands as a Castlereagh, a Wellesley, '
telt Excellency's
c,bu instructions,ii.h and requiring some esplanation or
or a Liverpool—l should rather say into the hands ofin session with closed doors. The business before
c A theLGetotverernNorotscfrroibmed theCorrespon-
the stupid subalterns, to whom the pleasures and the dente to be' conducted , Mr. Henry to them is, no doubt, of importance—either immediate
Sir J.Craig, detailing the progress of his Mission Leger from
indolence of those Ministers have consigned it. j embargo, or further consultatem for more decisive
Mr. H. No. 4, reporting progress, with a v!ew of the different
s' In contributing to the good of the United States panics in America —A I.etter from Mr. H. No. 5, containing me"wes."
by an exposition which cannot
.(I think) fail to solve , remarks of a general nature..--A Letter, No 6 from Mr. H.
toto
and melt all division and disunion among its citizens, ' sir .1. Craig, stating, he had sufficient means.
of informalon
I flatter myself with the fond expectation, that when judge the proper period, when the Governor-General tif British
Americo, might open P Correspondence with those Citizens of
it is made public in England it will add one great 1 the U, siet7hNoowlerefruinin oppositionH to their
. own Government !
motive to the many that already exist, to induce that : —A
No.
8.
fromco Aainring_. thero d. tctst
nation to withdraw its confidence from men whose ferent parties—A Letter,H acovntainsofa
(political career i's a fruitful source of injury and em- ' by which the Non-Intercourse Act might berendered inopperajtieve
b.arrassment in America ; of injustice and misery in —A Letter, N 0.9, from Mr. H. containing views of tine Awe of
' parties—A Letter, No. 10, from Mr. H. views of the progress
'reboil ;of distress and apprehension in England; of the plot—A Letter, No. 11, further deta Is—Letter No. 14,
and contempt every where. . from Mr. H. Speculation on effectua ing his object— A Letter,
" In making this communication to you, Sir, I No. is, from Mr. H. seems to consider the hopes of the stpara-
deem it incumbent on me distinctly and unequivo.. tion of the States as considerably lessened—A Letter, No. 14,
that the change of affairs in America led bim to think that his
tally to state that I adept no party views ; that I furtherinresidencelfmMr. hi
Americaeo wry ed Montreal,ouldbe unprofitable
h
to
announcesEngland.i
have not changed any of my politico' opinions; that Letter No. 5 from s
I neither seek nor &sire die patronage nor counte- return, by the desire of Mr. Ryland, Imo Canada; and it COP.
nonce of any Government nor of any Party ;—and tans also speculations on the situation of parties in the United
that in addition to the motives already expressed I ; States.]
NOs VI.—MR. HENRY'S MEMORIAL, TO LORD LIVERPOOL,
am influenced by a jest resentment of the perfidy and ' ENCLOSED IN A LETTER TO MR. PEEL, OF THE 13th
olishonour of those who first violated the conditions
JUNI, WITH A COPY OF THAT LETTER.
upon which I received their confidence ; who have " The undersigned most respectfully submits the
.injured me and disappointed the expectations of my ; following statement and memorial to the Earl of
Friends, and left me no choice but between a de. Liverpool :
Fooling accpiescenee in injustice, and a retaliation I " Long before and during the administration of
/Nsecure /Neil is necessary to to me my own respect. your Lordship's predecessor, the undersigned be.
"'Phis wound will be felt where it is merited ; and stowed much personal attention to the state of parties
if Sir James Craig still live, i his share of the pain will and to the political measures in the United States of 6, MANCHESTER, APRIL 26, 1812.
excite no sympathy among those who are at all in America— " We had hoped
the secret of our connection. , but alas without grounds, that
[I- lero is :n erasure of about four lines.]
public peace would not again be disturbed in this
" I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient e Soon after the affair of the Chesapeake frigate, , the
servant, (Signed) "J. HENRY." when his Majesty's Governor-General of British neighbourhood. On Friday afternoon, about four
[No. I. is a letter from Mr. Ryland, Sir James Craig's. Sect*. !America had reason to believe that the two countries ' o'clock, a large body of rioters suddenly attacked the
nary, dated 26th January, 1809, to Mr. Henry. It merely ex- : would be involved in a war, and had submitted to' Weaving Factory, belonging to Messrs. Wacie and
presses the approbation of Sir James Craig, and of the Goya:i-
ntent at home, of Mr. Henry's views.] . his Majesty's Ministers the arrangements of the En D
uNceorr, at Westhoughton, about 13 miles from
lish party in the United States, lor an efficient resis•
this town •; of which, being unprotected, they soon
NO. 11—GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM SIR J. 11. CRAIG, .
TO MR. HENRY, RESPECTING His SECRET MIssION• 1 tance to the' eneral Government, i;•hich would pro- '
lily terminate in a separation of the Northern States got possession. They instantly set it on fire, and the
His Excellency the GOvernor in Chief's instructions to Mrs ' ba
i from the general confederacy ; he applied to the un- whole of the building, with its valuable machinery,
Henry, February, 1809.—[Most secret and confidential.] r
‘‘ Quebec, FEBRUARY 6, 1809 I dersigned to undertake a mission to Boston, where, cambrics.ilte, _were entirely destroyed. Ihe building
" SIR—As you have so readily undertaken The I the wholesenterns of the opposition were managed. I
extensive, the conflagration was tremendous.
service which I have suggested to you, as being likely tol The object Of the mission was to promote and ea.! being
be attended with much benefit to the public interests,' courage the federal party to resist the measures of the The damage sustained is immethe, the factory alone
s., •
lam to request that with your earliest conveniency ' General Government ;to offer assurances of aid and i having cost ae6ooo. The reason assignedvuby tea ig
you will proceed to Boston. I support from his Majesty's Government of Canada r
for chit
horrid act is, as at Middleton, , Wea •
" The principal object that I recommend to your' and to open a communication between the leading By this dreadful event, two worthy families have
attention is the endeavour to obtain the most accurate ' men engaged in that opposition and the Governor-1
information of the true state of affairs in that part of General upon such a footing as circumstances might ' , sustained a heavy and irreparable injury, and a very
the Union, which, from its wealth, the number of its suggest ; and finally to render the plans then in con- considerable nurobei of poor are thrown out of em.
inhabitants, and the known intelligence and ability templation subservient to the views of his Majesty's' 1
p oyment. Where or when these horrid outrages will
of several of its leading men, must naturally possess ' Government. i ' stop. GOD only knows. They appear to level their
a very considerable influence over, and will indeed ' " The undersigned undertook the mission which . vengeance against all species of improvement in ma.
probably lead the other Eastern States of America lasted from The month of January to the month of ,
chinery. Mistaken men ! —what would this country
in the part they may take at this important crisis. :June, inclusive, during which period those public acts
e I shall not pretend to point out to you the mode i and legislitive resolutions of the Assemblies of Mas-' have been without such improvements ? Not ene of
by which )ou will be most likely to obtain this im- sachusetts and Connecticut were passed, which kept'
1 the incendiaries are taken ; tior was there a soldier ....,;,s
portant information ; your own judgment and the' the General Government of the United States in
that part of the country." •
connections which you may have in the town must , check, and deterred it from carrying into execution
be
1 the measures of hostility with which Great Britain
7 "
you:- guide. I
think it, however, necessary to put you on i was menaced.
„For his services on the occasion herein recited, and .
your guard against the sanguineness of an aspiring
party ; the Federalists, as I understand, have, at ant the loss of time andexpencesincurred, the undersigned *Hs
time', discovered a leaning to this disposition, and ' neither sought nor received any compensation ; but met
their being under its particular trusted to the known justice and liberality of his Ma- a
influence at this mo- I
=ern, is the more to be expected from their havingl jesty's Government for the reward of services which
no ill founded ground for their hopes of being nearer i could not, he humbly conceives, be estimated in
, A
the attainment of their object than they have been ! pounds, shillings, and pence. On the patronage and
for some years past.
1 support- which was promised in the letter of Sir J. rig"
In the general terms which I have made use of Craig, under date of the 16th January, 1806, wherein e;
in describing the object which I recommend to your I he gives an assurance, "That the former correspon. sir
attention, it is scarcely necessary that I should ob- dente and political information, transmitted by the se-
serve, that I include the state of the public opinion I undersigned, had met with the particular approbation 'I I
both with regard to their internal politics, and to the of his Majesty's Secretary of State ;•and that his axe-
Vii
probability of a war with England ; the comparative cation of the mission (proposed to be undertaken in ?it,
strength of the two great parties into which the i that letter) would give him a claim not only on the aN
country is divided, and the views and designs of that Governor-General, but on his Majesty's Ministers ;"
s
which may ultimately prevai!. the undersigned has relied, and now most respectfully ile,
" It has been supposed, that if the Federalists of -claims, io whatever mode the Earl of Liverpool may The
the Eastern States should be successful in obtaining be pleased to adopt. G
that decided influence, which may enable them to d "The undersigned most respectfully takes this oc-
i-
rect the public opinion, it is not improbable, that ra- cation to state, that Sir J. Craig promised him an
taller than submit to a continuance of the difficulties employment in Canada, worth upwards of one thou-
and' distress to which they are now subject, they will sand pounds a-year, by his letter (herewith transmit- I.
exert that influence to bring about a sep Maration from ted) under date of 13th September, 1809, which he Se
the general Union. The earliest information on this has just learned has, in cunsequence4 his absence, ,
subject may be of great consequence to our Govern. been given to another person. The undersigned ab- , ELI
ment, ac it may also be, that it should be informed how stains from commenting on this transaction; and most
Al
far, in such an event, they would look up to England respectfully suggests that the appointment of Judge
for assistance, or be disposed to enter into a connexion Advocate General of the Province of Lower Canada,
with us.
with a salary of five hundred pounds a-year, or a Con- sto,
"Although it would be highly inexpedient that stilate in the United States, sine curia, would be consi. etl
you should in any Manner appear as an avowed agent, dered by him as a liberal discharge of any obligation o
y at
et if you could contrive to obtain an intimacy with that his Majesty's Government may entertain in re- e
any.e'f the leading. party, it may pot be improper lotion to his service.
[No. V 11: is an official letter from Mr. Peel, Lord Liverpoora Mt
that you should insinuate, though with great caution,
Secretary, recognizing Mr. Henry's services, and promising to
shat if they should wish to enter into any commons- transmit his Memorial to Sir James Craig's successor, " with an PA
cation with our Government through me, you are au- assurance, that, from the recommendations he has rece•ved in 15.
thorised to receive any such, and will safely transmit yur favour, and the opinion he has formed on your correspon-
it to me—and as it may not be impossible that they bdencoue,rh:niteceomoviinoceit tkrat thae pubblic service.f. will
, be benefited
should require some document by which they may by your
VIII. and employment in
b.% licLiverpool's:dispatches to Sir
be assured that you are really in the situation in which George Prevost, with which be transmits the Memorial of Mr.
you represent yourself, I enclose a credential to be pro- Henry's services, and recommends him to Sir George's notice.
duced in that view ; but I most particularly enjoin The following are the concluding Documents :
and direct, that you do not make any use of this pa. Extracts of Letter of Read from the Mission,c.......- .. _.
.....••••••11-41F11.0111111.
per, unless a desire to that purpose should be express-
-
in consequence of
the arr. angement entered into between r. Erskine and the
American
nGovernment.. " Quebec, May, 1809.
ed, and unless you see good ground for expecting that .. I. n
be Dews we have 'Mislay received from the United Stitt*

A Heligoland Mail arrived this mrriting, but it
eontains nothing of im portanee.T he redutibted Baton
Geramb has passed through Denmark on his w iv to
France : we trust he will receive a warn reception.

Letters from Rio Janeiro of die dare rf the 4th of
February state, that hostilies had actually commen.
ced between the Portnguese troops which had Ven
sent from the Brazils to assist in the reduction of
Buenos Ayres, and the Spaniards in the River Plate.
Our readers will recollect that the Portuguese troops
arrived when all the differences were settled, but de.
manded payment for their services. The Spaniards
have now formed the resolution of expelling them by
force.

From the Caraccas we learn, that all is still con.
fusion there, on the subject of their new constitution.

MmAxoA's popularity seems to be on the wane.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH. /.tPRIL U.

Arrived the ACTIVE cutter.freat a erniee. Sailed his
Majesty's ship RAPID with a convoy for the Downs
Wind N.W. fine breezes.

PLYMO'iJTH, APRIL 24.

Arrive& the MAtturrose frigate from the Mediter.
ranean and Gibraltar, 14 days from the latter place ;
she '.rings dispatches from Sir EDWARD PstLaw.—
Sailed his Majesty's ship augraa, with the New.
foundland Sind Quebec convoy ; and the Charlotte '
letter of marque for Lisbon.—Wind W. N.W.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 27.
Arrived his Majesty's ships Lrartar and DAPPKX
with a convoy front the Downs ; and the .lA►raa
sloop of war, from Oporto.—Sailed the Vibeitlite
HANNIBAL, and Somata, for off Cherbourg ; Hort,
on a craize; and the DAPPER. for Guernsey, with a
convoy.—Wind S.S.E.