The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-24

oi the hrst iamilieS IN that country, DOOR
because younger brother-l went to A.
merica with expectations from AN uncle (Da.
MEL Mccormick, Esq. of n. York y who DOS.
sesses large fortune. is cid and unmarried.
French persecution having exiied from
that country many OF the respectable fami-
lies OF France, ! married lady OF that
description. 1ho died and left two daugh-
ters without fortune-l applied to the Amer
'cah government, and through the influence
OF the brltish minister 1 was appointed q
captain OF artillery during MIR. Adams's
administration. had command at Port
land and at the fort near Boston. and ,vh;le
IN commission / was employed in ouellinr
a meeting or insurrection among the soldi.
cry, and during my continuance in, Office r
gave general satisfaction. But perceiv;ny
there was no field for my ambition ] purcha-
sed an estate in Vermont, near the Canada
line, and there studied law for five years
without stirring from home. detested re-
publican government, andl filled the news
papers with essays against it.
Count c. in continuation .-Deponent Save
that Henry told him in the course of his IN,
terview, which he mentioned yesterday. that
the severity OF his structures in the n,,tI;r
prints against republican government at
tracted the attention of the British eoyern-
ment. Sir James Craig" continued he.
. became desirous of my acquaintance. He
invited me 10 Quebec, where staid some
time. Hence / went to Montreal. whers
every thing had to fear. and all j had To
hope, was disclosed to me. / went after
wards to Boston, where / established nv ia
sual residence. was surrounded by ali the
people pointed out to me by the agents who
were under my orders. / lived at the ex.
change coffee house, gave large parties
made excursions into the country, and recei-
vea an order extraordinary from Sir James
Craig, to dispose of the feet at Halifax. and
of the troops, to further the object of INV
mission, if required My devotion to the
cause was extreme. / exhausted all my
funds. spent many precious years i'm the
service; and was advised to proceed to
London. The government treated me with
great Kindness! / was received in the high.
est circles was complimented with ticket
as member of the Pht Cln6, without being
6allo ed for, And when had spent all my
money and presented my claims for retribu-
ton, the government attempted to cheaper
my, services, [marchander] to beat me
down. My claims were to the amount of
81, OOOk sterling. / was told, however, that
should be provided for, by recommends
ton to Sir George Provost, in case ! would
return to Canada, and continue my mission
and services, as before and to exercise the
same vigilance over the interests of the Bri-
fish government. AT the same time, the
government appointed friend of mine. an.
Irish gentleman, attorney general for Cana
da, through my influence" TDeponent sa w
this gentleman at Mr.. Gilbert Robertson's
In New York. Henry continued, :. Disap-
pointed in my expectations, i vas impatiene
to proceed to Canada, to sell my estates Il
my library, and take my revenge against
the British government. j knew that if
went to Canada, l must deliver up my dis
patches, and that l should afterwards be
put eff bj the government. therefore de-
termined to retain the documents in my own
possession, as the instrument of my revenge
Determined to extricate myself from NV
embarrassing conIeXion with the British GO
yernment, refused the Cffer of 6. passage Il,
HALIFAX in one of their ships of war; & de.
termined to live privately and retired at
HYDE, and take passage in the first vessel
that should sail for the United States
This is the cause of your meeting me at
Ryde."
Deponent represents to Henry, That
England was his Legitimate government,
that he would render himself the most odi-
Gus OF all characters by betraying it that
n (thc deponent's) government had treated
him harshly, and that he then labored under
its displeasure, but no consideration should
induce mm to act against it that we must
not resent parents injuries Z, tells him to
nave pdllSHCS, anu wait TOT MS reward
Henry then pleaded in his justification the
wrongs of his native country, Ireland, inAic-
ted by the British government ~.
Henry came down to Washington, and
stopped at Tomlinsor's, where deponent saw
him. He afterwards removed to George
Town, to the house of one Davis, an aucti-
oneer, where the deponent visited him eve
ry day, and found him always occupied.
Deponent waited for his disclosures. not ha-,
wing any disposition tic pry into his secrets,
but Henry was entirely silent and incessant.
ly signing very deeply. On the day of Gen.
Blount's funeral, depe nent took Henry down
to Alexandria, in expectation that he might
communicate his projects--but he was still
reserved. After dinner they returned, and
whilst in .he carriage, Henry tells eponent,
:" that he has great confidence in him tina,
he (deponent) has been here some time,
and asks. his opinion of Mr.. Monroe. -
Deponent answered that he was very lit
tie acquainted with any body, but thought
MIR. Monroe most virtuous X respectable
man.
Deponent remained several days withour
hearing any thing more, until one morning at
7 o'clock, Henry came into his apartment &c
said" Crillpn I you must sell me st. Mar
tai," ian estate of the deponent's i'll Lee
beur, near the Spanish frontier;] "you have.
the title papers with you. My name WIKI
be rescued from oblivion by living meas
Crition, the habitaton of your ancestors, &c
IS 4 f,.,..