The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-17

henfon-I then fed from Liverpool to Cumberland,
in the North of England. where partly with friend,
and partly in thick wood near his boufe, remain
ed TOUR months, at the endcf which time, the nate
priioner, then confined in the different jas in Dublin,
made aipuation with the government that they
ihould bani themfelvesf for life to the United States
and they alto Stipulated that if ! thought proper I
might furrender nyfelf on the fame terms ayailed
myielf OF this, aud accordingly gave myfelf upin
unhappy hour At this time, federalifni (but a more
appropriate term would be aritocraey) in this
try was in the wane and verging far difolutioii-
the miniiler from th, to thseourt of St. James
Rufus King, who being directed Gas he faid) by his
government, preferred memorial prcted again.t
US, and eaiiiy obtained the pronfe Of the Brh gr-
vernment not to let here without hi, conien,
hrit had in writing. permitting fuoh emigration !
There were :wo perions of our party, Henry Jack!on
and John Lynch who through the intereh of fame
Duke or Dutchefs Qfuppofe) re, leave come TO
America l alto wrote 20 MIR. King and received
anfwer, that" as was 70 highly recommended, If I
would tranin,it him petition praying for leave, he
would inclofe it to his government, and he made
doubt 10y accompanying it with the documents which
me then held in my favor) but would obtain the de-
fired permion." This letter I anfvvered, telling
him, that never would 70 folict: that the crime
had committed 10y the bye he made ufe Of the
world formed in my mind, his countrys beft di1inc-
ton, that would lie in goal till my locks grew as
uch language i'll fAited to ceurty ear. In confe-
quenee lay in goal three years after this--in the
mean time, the great philosopher placed at the
head of the government of this country, but owing
ion,e commercial or other reafon, King was not re-
called neither could tell that diffance, and ut
mp aswe were, in the tomb of the living, but MIR.
Jeferion alto conceded in exclufon from this
country being now almoa four years in elofe con-
fnemsnt, and growing grey indeed my affairs all de-
ranged, my fortunes broken, my NATURALLY nrong)
contribution beginning to give way, obtained leave
go to Portugal. had little before this time fold
tsventeen fhps and briggs by auction for les than half
their value, the remainder Of thirty of which ]
was entire and part the time of my arreh
were either loa, taken, the captains took them Off
and never heard OF them but now that ! have
time make fome woeful calculations have loa a.
bout 10000 dollars, AMI more than half of this
could have faved only for AR. Kings prohibition
AS | iaid before, brosght my family to Portugal,
where remained a fllort time At monltrous eI-
pence, and finally got to America. funk few watts
here and commenced tanner, tho buiinefs knaw
nothing of, however by working hard at it for thefe
two three years, have got fome knowledge of it,
and AM jun able fupport family of wife and fe-
ven childreR.'
This letter as it might have been expected,
excited great attention in New-York. The re-
publican prints eagerly feized upon it they
re-publiihed it with fach jutt ftretures upon
Mr.. King, as they deemed bef calculated to
defeat his election they attempted to fhow,
that the manIwho could thus go beyond hispow-
ers, IN order to preventa felt of perfecuted
patriotic Irfhmen from landing on our own
flores, was unworthy of being the reprefenta-
tive of free people.
Mr.. Kings friends, as might ALTO have been
expected, were not idle under this new attack.
Some of them denied the truth of the fate
ments: others admitted them and fulfilled the
conduct of our minifter. According to the
latter, the Iriih leaders were by their ozUn con-
f;Sos connected with the French government,
with which the United States aUere then at 4var.
The Federal prints appealed to this confeffion,
as il is recorded in g an ahftrad of the report
of the committee Of fecrecy of the H Ia ef fS Com
fuIt of propoatiouto .he Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland by the ftate-priislers in Dublin, to give
every information in their power OF the fociety
of United Irininlen of the " trai,iactions that
had pafed between them and foreigli fates,
without, however, naming or defcribing, 70 as
to impiicate any perfon whatever" on the con-
dition, that the Britiih Government was to fuf-
ter them to emigrate to fuch country as fllould
DE agreed upon them. This confei1ion invol-
we'd the name OF Thomas Adds Emmett, Efa.
one ofthe moa celebrated of the United Irifh-
men, and the brother Of the iuilrous Emmett
whole unparalleled dying fpeech is in the hands
and hearts of our eountrymen. Mr.. T. A..
Emmett, who is new relident of the city of
York. where he is fuccsf.fally engaged in
the practice of law, would probably, however,
have efcaped being brought in particularly by
name, during the prefent controversy, were it
not fer fpeech which he lately addreTed to
THE Precedent H6ernian Society, of that city,
in which he calls mp its members to oppofe the
Federal ticket. This provocation was fuffici-
ent for the Federal party: and in the Rrietures
which were made upon the fociety of United
lrithmen, the Federal prints did not of courie
fpare Mr.. Emmet. --Thefe ftrietures called forth
Mr.. Emmett who addreIed the following let
ter:
FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC ADVERTISER.
TO RUFUS KING, Esq.
SIR,
From certain paragraphs in the Evening Pof.
| apprehend that it may become necenary for
me-, to obtrude myfeif on the public. As in
that event fhoud with to derive fome credit
from the character of my adverfary, reduen ia
be Informed whether you propofe fabmittine
to the world any explanation of your intcrfrr.
ence with the Britiih government, refpe6tnp
the Iriih rate prifoners in the year 1898.
I put the queftion in this way, becaufc
have not the honor of any perfonal acquaintance
with you becaufe intend that every thing
which may pats between You and me on tbi,
fubjea Giail be pubic, and becaufr have beer
informed that private applications for an expla