The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-04 00:00:00

No. VI.

Tin%ton, March 5, 1809.

am favoured with another opportunity of
criting to you by a private conveyance ; and think
p.Jbable at this season, that the frequency of these
Rill render it necessary to write to ) ou in cypher.
It does not yet appear necessary, that I should
discover to any person the purpose of my visit to
Boston ; nor ig it probable that I shall be compelled,
for the sake of gaining more knowledge of the ar-
rangements of the Federal Party in these States, to
avow myself as a regular authorised agent of the Bri-
tish Government, even to those individuals who
would feel equally bound with myself to preserve,
with the utmost iuscrutability, so important a secret
from the public eye.
f have sufficient means of information to enable me
to judge of tho proper period for offering the co-ope-
ration of Great Britain, and opening a correspon-
dence between the Governor-General 'of British
America and those individuals who., from the part
they take in the opposition to the National Govern-
meet, or the influence they may possess in any new
order of things, that may grow out of the present
differences, should be qualified to act asn behalf
of the Northern States. An apprehension of any
such state of things, as is pee-supposed by these
remarks, begins to subside, since it has ap-
peared, by the conduct of the General Government,
that it is seriously alarmed at the menacing attitude
of the Northern States. But although it is believed
that there is no probability of an immediate war, yet
no doubts are entertained, that Mr. Madison will fall
upon some new expedients to bring about hostilities.
What these may be, can only be deduced frem what
appears to be practicable. A Non-Intercourse with
regland and France will probably supersede the em-
bargo; which, by opeuing with the rest of Europe
a partial legitimate commerce, and affording strong
enytatious to that which is illegal, will expose the
vessels to capture, detention, and embarrassment—
will justify the present policy, and produce such a
dsgree of irritation and resentment as will enable the
Government of this country to throw the whole
blame and responsibility of war from its own
ahoulders upon those of the British Ministry. If in
this, the party attached to France should calculate'
with correctness, and the commerce of New England
would greatly saer,—the merchant, being in-
jured and discouraged, would not only acquiesce iri
the restrictive systems, but even submit.to war.
On the other hand, should the small traffic per-
mitted by a Non-Intercourse Law be lucrative
and uninterrupted, the People would be clamorous
for more, and soon compel the Government to re-
etore the friendly relations between the two coun-
t ries. 1V Idle I offer toy opinion upon this subject,
I cannot express but a strung hope, that if any terms
should be proposed by either Government, tow Welk
the other might think proper to accede, that a prin.
ripal motive to the adjustment of differences should
be understood to arise from the amicable disposition
of the Eastern States, pi!rticularly of the State of
?Massachusetts. This, as it would increase the popu-
larity of the friends of Great Britain, could not fail
to promote her interests. If it could not be done
formally and officially, nor in a correspondence be-
teems Ministers, still, perhaps, the Administration
the Parliament of Great Britain might take that
;round, and the suggestion would find its way into
Papers both in England and America.
Although I have frequently repeated, that this
country cannot be governed and directed by a ver-
satility of opinion ; as there is nothing permanent in
its political institutions, nor are the people under
any circumstances to be retied on, when measures be-
come intsonvenient and burdensome. I will soon
write again, and am, &e.

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A. B.
fTo be Continued.]