Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-21

wears without stirring from home | detest-
ed republican government, and L. 1iled the
newspapers with essays against 1t.
Saturday, Marco IA.
Count C. in eontiuuation. Deponent says
that Henry told him in the course OF his IN
teryiew. which he mentioned yesterday, that
the severity of his structures IN the puoAnc
prints against republican government, attract
ed the attention of the British government.
Sir James Craig, continued he, became eesi-
rous of my acquaintance. he invited me 10
Quebec, where staid some tlme-hence
went to Montreal, where every thing had 10
fear and all / had to hope was disclosed TO me.
was surrounded by all the people pointed
out to me by the agents who were under my
orders. / lived at the exchange coffee mousse
gave large parties, made an excursion INTO the
country and received an order extraordinary
from Sir James Craig, to dispose OF the Heet
at Halifax, and of the troops, to further the
object of my mission, if required. My devo-
ton to the cause was extreme l exhausted
all my funds. | spent many precious years In
the service; and was advised to proceed to
London. The government treated nae with
great Kindness. | was received in the high
est circles; was complmented with ticket
as member of the Pitt Club, without being
balloted for. And when had spent all my
money and presented my claims for retrlbu-
ton, the government attempted to cheaper
my services, marchander- to beat me down.
My claims were to the amount OF 32,oooi
sterling. | was told, however, that should
be provided for, by a recommendation to
Sir George Provost, in case would return to
Canada, and continue as before, my mission
and services. To exercise the same vigilance
over the British government. At the same
time the government appointed friend OF
mine, an Irish gentleman, attorney general
of Canada, through my influence" Depo-
nent saw this gentleman at Mr. Gilbert Ro-
bertson's in New-York. Henry continued,
" Disappointed in my expectations, was
anxious to proceed to Canada, to sell my es-
tates and my library, and take my revenge "a
gainst the British government | knew that
if went Canada, must deliver up my des-
patches, and that should afterwards be put
off by the government. therefore determn-
cd to retain the documents III my own posses
sion, as the instrument of my revenge. De-
termined to extricate myself from my embar-
RAISING connexion with the British govern
i
fax in one oftheir ships Of war, and determln-
ed to live privately and retired at Ryde, 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 Eng
land was his legitimate government, that he
would render himself the most odous OF ali
characters by betrayinS it; that his (tte depo-
nent's) government had treated him harshiy,
and that he then labored under It's dlspleasure,
but no consideration should induce him to act
against it !; that we must not resent parent
INJURIES Tells him to have patience, and walt
forhis reward" Henry then pleadedIn his Justl-
hcation, the wrongs OF the British government
Henry came down to Washh. gton, and stop
ned at Tomlinson's, where deponent saw him.
He afterwards removed to George Town, to
the house of one Davis, an auctloneer, where
the deponent visited him every day and found
him always occupied in writing-Dcponent
waited for his disclosures, not having any dis
position to pry into his secrets; but Henry
was entirely silent and necessarily signing We
ry deeply. On the day of general Blount's tu-
neral deponent took Henry down to hlexan-
dria, in expectation that he might communl-
cate his projects; but he was still reserved
After dinner they returned, and whilst In the
carriage, Henry tells deponent " that he has
great confidence in him; that he (deponent)
has been here some time, and asks his opln-
ion of Mr. Monroe % Deponent answered
that he was very little acquainted with any bo-
DIV, but thought MIR. MONROE most yirtuous
and respectable man.
Deponent remained several days without
hearing any thing more until one morning at
O'Clock Henry came into his apartment and
said g Crillon" you must sell me st. Martial
Gan estate of the deponent in Lebeur, near the
Spanish frontier) you have the title papers
with you my name will be rescued from OBJ