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

tNutUCN tO thc next CAV, aNQ liiCis CNtlg II
him before them. being sober, he Wished
toconceai or retract TIE facts, bat being
closely pressed, he admitted that nc had
become member Of such an assuria tior, *
repeated the account ne had given tic pre-
cedins evening, with this addition, that he
believed the name Of Fisher was mt a real,
but an assumed name. The trustees in
stantly dismissed him from his employment,
as school master. and cnt'cavcrc;l 10 make
h'm sensible OF the crime he had commit
ted, and OF the evident falschocd of ,he re-
presentations that had been made TO him.
"On Thursday, the I'd. those facts were
communicated for the first time, mt the
rooms belonging to the catholic committee
in Chapel-street, to Mr.. Hay, in the pre-
sence of Major Bryan. The gentleman who
made the communication was not present
at the examination of the scheol-master /;
and it therefore became necessary to ascer-
tam the facts from some person who was.
This could not be done until Friday. On
that day several members of the catholic
committee met at D'Arcy's, in Earl street
and the fact being stated to them, they VI
namRloslv resolved to communicate the en-
tire transactionto the attorne general, in
the presence either of Mr.. (irattan, or Of
the Knight of Kerry-a precaution which.
circumstanced as the members of the cath.
olic committee were, they thought prudent,
and could not be improper:
| Neither Of those distinguished gentle
men were in town Friday but express
ses were sent them, & also to Lord Fingall,
who was at Kclleen castle; and early ON
Saturday morniug the three arrived ia town.
| 1t was the opinion of those gentlemen
that they ought, in the first instance, to wait
ON the encouragement, to inform him that
| Lord Fingall & some other catholic gentle
men had communication to make to hun.
| touching the existence of a reasonable con-
| spiracy--that they were then ready to make
| it-and to know if the attorney general was
| ready to receive them tor that purpose
| This course was accordingly adopted.
Mr.. Grattan & Mr.. Fitzgerald accord
ingly waited on the attorney general, ON Sa-
| tur6ay last, and stated the object of their Vi
Sit Mr.. Attorney general was not then rea-
dy to receive the communication We un-
derstand that he asked if there were any in
| formation on oath--and recommended to
| Lord Fingall and the other gentlemen to GO
before police magistrate, and give their
information to him-said, that the usual way
was to go before Tnagistrate-and did not
seem to think it at all necessary to see the
catholic gentlemen himself!
1--WE understand that the attorney-genc-
raj was strongly pressed to receive the COM
munication, and to submit it to the Irish go
vernment-that he asked whether the gen.
| tleman meant to come to him as a commit
tee-to which the Knight of Kerry replied,
No, Sir, they will wait on you merely as
Individuals
AT length the encouragement appoint
ed the hour of twelve, on Monday the 9th.
at the Office of Mr.. Pole, in the castle, for
receiving the communcation.--He said he
wanted to go to his countrys seat, and suppo-
sed there could be no danger in the mean
! time.
"'Tne Earl of Fingall, Major Bryan, and
Mr.. OCohnell, were appointed to go to Mr..
! Poles cttice at that hour. they did scCor-
DINGHY, and were accompanied by Mr.. o.
German We understand that they made
brief statement of the confession made by
the schoolmastcr, gave in his name, and the
names and residences of some of the trustees
who were witnesses to that confession and
| also some printed papers belonging to this
association. They were received by the
attorney general and Mr.. Pole with ccre-
mouious politeness, and having made their
communication, withdrew, leaving it to the
government to act as they thought fit.
6 We have heard too, that the attorney
general offered some excuse for postponing
the meeting from Saturday to Monday. He
said he had, on second thoughts, written to
Mr.. Grattan, to say that he would be glad
to see Lord Fingall ON Sunday but, as Mr..
Grattan had returned to his house i'm the
country, the letter had followed him there,
where Mr.. Grattan had written In answer,
tndt the matter did not press.
" Lord Fingall Replied" Mr.. attorney
general, we felt that it pressed on us to
make the communication as speedily as pos
sible."
January -.
We received this morning the Dublin pa
pers of Thursday last. Several gentlemen
have been examined before the Privy Coun-
Gil, and KEEGAN, the schoomaster, has
been committed to the Tower.
UNREASONABLE ASSOCIATION.
From the Dublin EUeningPo8 Of ian. g.
:" Upon this subject, we have little to add
to the statement which appeared in our last
That statement, a few OMISSIONS except
ed, has been copied into the Castle prints,
but without attempting, in the slightest de-
gree, to impeach its truth, which amounts.
in fact, to a full admission of its accuracy.
1t is to be presumed, that the Irish govern
ment proceeds in the investigation of this
mysterious affair ; and we trust, that the
prompt, loyal. and dignifed conduct of the
Catholics on this occasion, will insure cor
responding dignity, and a constitutional mo-
Iteration OH the part of administrations
Various circumstances, in truth various perry
mysterious circumstances touching the con-
spiracy, have been stated to US but until
we can give them to the world as facts, we
shall decline agitating the public mind with
any matter resting ON mere report, however