Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-12

to this end. "',Hs
am cruelty out Of spirits at the ide, g
England trucking to such debaSed IVY VI 90
cursed government as thatof the United e. '''
am greatly obliged to you for the , pa'e''
you have taken IN procuring the books, tfam.s
if Spain falls I shall scarcely have Es ~saha
look into them. / can add no more ro 90, %
that am most heartily, and aGectin,.,.'I'
yours.
(slgned) H.WR
J. Henry, Esq. Boston.
A1r. Ryland to ar. Henry, datea An H..
1909.
ENy dear W-You must consider the st.
letter wrote You by the last post as a,ons
thei. unofficial, but am now to intimate
you in more formal manner our hope Of
speedy return, as the object OF your icuiner
seems, Tor the present at least, to be at an
end We have London news by the wav :,
the river up to the 9th March, which taIIe. ~
day with what we have received by the ne,
Of the States. Heartily wishing you a safe !,
speedy journey back to Us,
| am, my Gear sir, most sincerely yours,
(Slgne@) II. W.R.
Have the goodness to bring my books with
you, though | shall have little spirit to look
into them unless you bring good news from
Spain.
No VI.
Nl.. Henry's msmorml 10 Lord Liverhool. en-.
closed in letter to Mr.. Peel # The 18Th
June, 7vikh a co1hy Of that letter.
The undersigned most respectfully submit,
the following statement and memorial 70
the Earl of Liverpool:
Long before and during the administration
ofyonr Lordship's predecessor the undersisu.
ed bestowed much personal attention to the
state of parties and to the political measures
in the United States of America
Here is an erasure of about four lines.
Soon after the affair of the Chesapeake ri.
gate, when his Majesty's governor-geneFa Of
British America had reason to believe ttat the
two countries would be involved in a war; and
had submitted to his Maiesty's ministers the
arrangements OK The English party in the U.
rited States for an efficient resistance 10 tie
General Government, which would probably
terminate III separation OF the northern states
from TIC general contederacy he appIedtO
the undersigned to undertake mission toBoS
ton where the whole concerns OF Inc opDos-
ton were managed The object of the mis-
sion was to promote and encourage the fede
raj party to resist the measures of The general
government TO offer assurances Of aid ard
support from his Maestys government OF Ca-
NADIA and to open communication between
the leading men engaged In that opposition
and the governor-geHeral upon such footing
as circumstances might suggest; and hnaly,
10 render the plans then III contemplation SUBJ
servient to the VIEWS OF his alestys govern
ment.*
The undersigned undertook the mission
which lasted from the month CT January to the
month of June inclusive, during which period
those public
acts and legislative resolutions OF the Assem-
blies of Massachusetts and Conncctcut were
passed, which kept the General Government OF
the United States in check and deferred nom
carrying into execution the measures OF noSl'
lily with which Great-Britain was menaced
For his services on the occasion herein re-
cited, and the loss of time and expenses incur
red, the undersigned neither sought IoF ls,
Celved any compensation Due trustee b"
known justice and liOeral!ty OF his M&je>9
government for the reward OF services "hIC"
could not, he humbiy conceives, be eSiiI""''"
in pounds, sbillngs and pence. On the P'uD
mage and support which was promise0 ID o nv
letter of Sir Craig, nndcr date OF 'N' -',
January, 1909 wherein he gives an assn .'
"That the former correspondents ana P'.''.,'J
4. he
had met with the particular apprco@to,,U
his Maiesty's Secretary Of Sste; sa that ",'
execution of the mission proposed TO be W
dertaken in that letter. would give IN .'' n.
not only on the Governor Gehefa "'' ". 80.
NIajesty's ministers y the unders!s"od '..s in
lied, and now most respectfully c!a''.,
whatever mode the Earl of Liverpool ''''
pleased to adopt. .c,r,, takes
The undersg ued most respect'a'y uo ,r
this Occa sion to state. that Dir j. I!E-H J.