The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-06 00:00:00

THE CONVICTED MINISTER.

TO IHE RIGHT HON. LORD LIVERPOOL.
I MY LORlh—lf the song of victory for the dear-
hit 0401olition of the walls of lladajos has ceased
to vibrate rapture on your Lordship's ear, and you
can no more I:•'en to its gratulation because of the
twataturs and the weeping of the people; if the
crismling crowds who haunt your morning let ee and
summand your dinner-table, " to fetch and carry
nonsense for my Lord," haie filled their empty maws
at your's and the country's expence, and a thorough
contempt of them has taken possession of your Lord.
ship's mind ; or, if your Lordship is, haply, fatigued
with writing letters to such Favourable characices as
Mr. HENier, employment degrading to • the noble

mind, I pray you, my Lord, " the fringed curtains
of your eye-lids ope" but for one quarter of an
hour, and condescend to listen to a few remarks on a
subject which nearly concerns your Lordship. They
come, my Lord, from no Court flatterer, but from
one who reveres the sacred majesty of truth and the
honour of his country as much as the Right lion.
the Secretary for Foreign Agairs,iiimself. I have
mentioned the name of lIENAY, my Lord,—be not
moved--it is not one of the IlEsnins who humblet:
the pride of France, and bade defiance to the ana-
themas of the Pope, in alt his plenitude of temporal
power, example! which your Lorsh:hip.seems desirous
of emulating,-*bot a Trans-Atlantic IIE;Ry of your
Lordship's acquaintance; at the menti6n of whoso
name, methinks I perceive as mucb,shame rising in
your cheeks as to corer them with blushes. My
Lord, I am one of many millions who have perused,
with feelings not easily described) the Message of the
A.meri.tan Pusan:NT to the Rouse of Representa-
tives, accusing the Goverdrnent of this country with

'having employed an incendiary, of the name of
HEYRY, at the time that amicable negociations were
carrying on bets% eon this country and America, to
foment diesatisfaction in certain of the United States,
'and subvert the Government of that country by in-
citing the people to rebellion. My Lord, I perused
this statement with indignation ; but horror, and
every feeling which accompanies conviction and dis-
gust, were added, when I read over the Correspon-
dence tubniitted at the same time by Eh.: PRESIDENT
to Congres', in proof of the fact. 'Well might a
general expression of indignant patriotism burst
forth in the American Senate on the reading of these
disgraceful documents ; and well may the British
nation, which feels its honour insulted by them,
eall upon year Lordship to remove so foul a stain.—
Unluckily, your Lordship appears in the Corre-
spondence an approver of the proceeding which has
covered us with such shame, and given such handle to
our enemies. his in vain, my Lord, that you have
solemnly disclaimed, for yourself and for his MAJEs-
TY); Government, any intention whatever of foment-
ing disturbance in the United States.—lt is in vain,
My Lord, that you have said, 66 As to the employ-
ment of any individual, it was entirely unauthorised
by me, and even without my knowledge. Govern-
ment did not even know that Captain IlEstav was
employed until after his return to Quebec." The
Correspondence is a sufficient refutation of any such
'median. Let us once more turn our eyes upon it.
The very first Letter in the Series, which is from Mr.
It reser), Secretary to Sir JAMES Came, late Go-
vernor-General of the British Provinces in North
America, dated Jan. 26, 1809, and addressed to
this Same Hoary, informs him, that " the informa-
tion and political observations heretofore received
from you were transmitted by his Excellency to the
Secretar.n of State, who has expressed his particular
approbation of them." " And there is no doubt," he
adds, " that your able execution of such a mission
as! have suggested would give you a claim, not only
on the Governor-General, but on his Monty's
Ministers;" who, if we are to believe any thing at
all in this notable and most secret and confidential
Correspondence, had been duly ittformed of the long
and faithful services of 'freest as a spy to us in va-
rious parts of the Atnoican States. He was now to I
be advanced a step in his honourable career. Ile
was employed by Sir J.tsres CRAIG on a mission to
Boston, " with an important end in view," and
leave to insinuate, that if any of the leading party,
desirous of a separation from the Union, wished to
enter into any communication with our Government,
through Sir JAMES CRAIG, he, Hzeav, was-autho-
rised to receive any such communication, and trans-
mit it to the Governor-in-Chief, which was to be
done with all due secrecy. [See Sir Jsmi:s CRAIG'S
Listructions.] Thus was this faithful and approved
agent instructed, furnished with money, no doubt,
st about which nothing can be done now-a-days, and
sent out to stir up the people of the American States
to shake oil their obedience to the Constituted Au-
thorities, and look to Britain for aid in their unna-
tural rebellion. And thus we 'are led to believe,
vhr.terer may now be advanced to the contrary, that
all the views of the dissections among the States,
sad the different details of the progress of the ph:A
which tkjv incendiary was pleased to make and com-
snunicase is the British Governor-General ; such,
in partieular, as his Letter?, stating he had sufficient
means of information to judge the proper period
when the Governor-General of British America
might open a correspondence with those Citizens of
Spites who were in opposition to their
Government I and his project to render the Non-
Jniportation Act onoperative were forwarded for the
Worn-443n. teed approbation of our Government at
ifetaa. Nay. my Lord, the matter le put beyond