The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-19
AFFAIRS WITH AMERICA.

fioUsE or LORDS, April 2s. -.
Lord Holland called the attention of their
Lordships to'a message which had appear
ed III the papers purporting to have 5een
sent oy the President of the United States
TO the American Congress, intrfatine that
a co"spirs.y had been fc7med by,an agepe
Henryj OF the British govssnmene against
the u. States and that " Decuments'' ac
c"npanled the message importing that the
agent was accreditedsby the noble Secreta-
ry on State Lord liverpool or by the Bril-
.ish commander in chief in Canada, He
hoped the noble Lord would be able to give
d dlrect disclaimer on the subject. (.
Ahe Earl OF Liverpool said he had not
the least objection To stating, that with RESI-
pect to the Presidents message. which,
however had not been officially com tuanica-s
tea TO MN, he had mo diff Guilty unrese rved-.
iyto'disclairn for himself, ard his majestv's
government, that in any act of theirs, or
through any person whatever, they had ne,
yer intended to do any thing which had for
us ooJect separation Of one part Of the u =
oeates from another That with respect
10 any person employed, it was without any
authority Whatever OH the part Of his ma
yesty,s government, and even without the
hnowiecSe OF the fact that any Individual
was employed. With respect TO his know
ieoSe OF the ailedged object, he,was satisfied
the respectable person alluded 10 TgencraL
Craig1 only required such Information as
was necessary 1or the security of that part
OF ms mYesiy's dolhinions which he severn.
eu.~- ne situation OF that officer rendered
certain information necessary. But IS to-
any ih'entIon On the parl of any one conBec-
ted witll.hiS majesty 3 government. 10 To-.
ment dissentions among the U States it was
what ne expressly disclaimed
Ioto H'dlabd enquired if Henry had been
euPAoyed oy, or had been known to be en- e.
pioyed BY the government
ne Earl OF Liverpool sclemnly assurets
the House, that Henry was SO far frcua ha-.
wing been authorised by the government.
.hat thcy hsd not even Known OF his having
been employed until after his return 90 Ops--
bee.
After Tie intervention Of other business.
Lord Holland again alluded to the DO
caments, which has. accompanied the Pre-.
sidehtS message. and which he said from.
'her appearance K 3ured some parliamen-
tary fesolution-If any thing like fact had
been disclosed in them, it was nothing les4
IMAM the mission Of 9 person not authorised,
70 the subjects OF friendly power, for tic
purpose OF exciting rebellion and of offer
ing assistance to such as would engage in il.
Lord Liverpool said n thing was furtbe-
from the fact than the light in Which tho
noble Lord placed the subject. NOTHING
had occurred which by any means warran-'
sed inisrenees OF the nature alluded to-
Lord Holland here said he should ON Friday
move for the production Of the .correspon-
dence on the subject
In the House of Commons, Zen the same.
day, Mr.: Whitbread put questions to minis-
tiers on TIE same subject AID
LORD Castereagh said he felt really o.
biIged to the hon. Gentleman for giving him
an opportunity of stating his belief IN at tho
H.
me American government. As TO a dis3o-
sitIon to wish TO break the A erican Union.
ne would on the part of all those y no we're
then in office, as well as Of all those Who are
now IN oihce, distinctly, and in the most
peremptory manner disclaim any such dis
position, or having ever acted upon any such
principle. 1t appeared that one Henry had
been employed by Sir James Craig, but
without the knowledge or privity of the Bri.
tIsli government ard the first intimation
government eyer had that such 40 agent