Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-24
TUESDAY, MARCH -.

letter from EsdWari J,Codic, A.sq va
10 Member of the House of Representatives,
with an extract of letter witten by John henry
to Mr.. Coale for the purpose. of explaining
publication heretofore made without his know
ledge or consent.
BAlr1MoRE, 10th March, 1912.
DEAR SIN,
I had the pleasure, on yesterday, to re-
cciyc your letter of the l4th instant, and COM
NV. with cheerfuiness, with your request TO
state to you the circumstances which have
come to my knowledge in relation to Mr. John
Henry, while here on his way to and from
Washington, and giving you the annexed ex-
tract of letter received from him.
Although Mr. Henry had married Gin 1922
aniece of my mother, mover knew HIM un-
Ri the oath of last January, when he arrived
here ON his way to the seat of government, on
wb;eh tlav he called and introduced himself to
me and to my family, and finding him interest
;no by his fund Of information and gentility OF
manner. I had frequent conversations with
him during his stay here, in which h; 'nduig-
S ed. occasionally, in severe remark on the
pr;,;sh sdministration-and on his return
from Washington he informed me that ne had
been cruelty and per6diously treated by them'
making use of parts of the precise language
70 the best of my recollection, which | ind he
has addressed, to the Secretary OF State In his
letter TO him of Goth February. In relation
to Sir James Craig, he informed me THAT he
had introduced himself to the Governor lie
neraps notice by several communications nc
made to him on important subjects, which
were considered as drawn up with ability ana
b IN p...a entahls to the eoyernoEe- as
of January and returned thence on or about
the llth ultimo. While ne was in Washing
+on letter was received from New York,
addressed to him here, which, by mistaking
the superscription, was received at our post
Office and opened by gentleman of this citys
who discovering his error and knowing that
had acquaintance with Mr. Henry sent the
letter TO me with the proper explanation
This letter, which contained bank note for
one hundred dollars, handed to Mr.. Henry
on the day of his return from Washington
with others received for him during his
absencel, explaining to him the circumstance
which had occasioncd its being opened.-He
took out its enclosure of Sloo, enveloped it
in nv presence and at my desk, and returned
, il by the mail for New York. On the 18th
ultimo he proceeded on his journey eastward
by the way of York and Lancaster, but being
impeded by the ice in the Susquehanah, he
returned TO this city. On the morning of the
18th I received a short note from him, desir-
ing to see me at his lodgings, and requesting
that his being here should not be made known
to any one, as he was much fatigued and not
disposed for visits Calling on him, he show
ed to me deed of conveyance, duly authen-
ticated in Washington, of an estate in Ian
guedoc in France, made by a gentleman of
that country, now in Washington. where the
fact of this conveyance is, / am told, current
ly known and spoken of. On the morning on
which he left OUR town the second and last
time, (Monday the 18th ultimo) he called on
me with arequest to assist him in the negoei
alton with our banks OF a certificate, which
he Showed to me, issued by the Bank of CO.
lunlbia for forty-cight thousand dollars, pur- |
porting, in the usual bank phraseology be-