Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-21
SATURDAY, MARCH 81.
DEPOSITION OF
G0U.NT EDWARD DE CRILLON
COMMITTEE OF FoREIGN RELATIONS,
Friday, March 81.

with him at Mr.. Wellesley POOLS, In Sep
tember. and afterwards at Lord Yarmouth's );
met with him also at different fashionable
clubs; deponent fell in with Mr. ii. subse-
ouently by accident deponent had ordered
his servants to procure him passage tor A
merica, they met with captain Tracy, OF the
shin New Galen, of Boston, at the New Lon
don Coffee-House.--after agreeing with him
on the terms of the passage, captain /. ap-
plied to depoaent to know if he was ready to
embark the next day, as the ship would sail
the following morning deponent said no
that he should send his servants on board, but
should take post-chaise for Portsmouth AMI
pasa over to the Isle OF Wight, where ne
should wait for the vessel On the day toll
lowing be went accordingly to Portsmouth,
but before his departure he received a letter
from captain Tracy, concluded IN the follow
ing terms :--s. Sir, you must go to HYDE,
where you will find gentleman called captain
Henry, waiting for the New Galen, shall
send boat on shore for both of you" De-
ponent went to Ryde, but did not find captain
H there thence he proceeded to Cowes,
and enouired of the American consul If the
New ,Galen had passed 20 fearing that she
sailed without him. The consul informed
him that the ship WAS detained In the Downs by
head winds deponent returned to HYDE and
remained there three weeks before captain
n arrived Captain H. came to him and told
him that the ship was badly found, and advis
ed him to go to Liverpool and take the packet;
deponent refuses, having paid his passage and
his trunks being on board-captain Fl. three
DAYS after his arrival fell sick, he kept his bed
twenty-five days, during which time he was
often delirious, frequently uttering the name
OF Lord Liverpool. The deponent having
two servants one Of them attended on Mr.. II.
during his illness--he was visited by Mr.
Powell, ofPhiladeiphia, Mr. Wilkinson, or
Dickson, OF the British army, and Mr. Per-
ains. of Boston-he received above 200 let
tiers from Boston house Higg!nsons In
Finslev Square, that had lately stopt payment.
He refused to take the letters giving them to
the captain. Mr.. II. was also visited by
MIR. Bagholt who brought him letters from
Sir James Craig-Henry refused to receive
those letters be recovered from his sickness
-deponent occupying the most agreeable
house in the place, Henry's physician asked
the favor of an apartment for him till he was
ready to embark. After eight weeks detcn-
t;on{he wind became fair and the vessel sailed.
The day before her departure Mr.. Bagholt
arrived at Ryde, with letters from Lord Ii
ysrpool to Sir George Provost, and to Mr..
Henrv. who, when he saw the seal of the
latter addressed TO him, said, throwing it On
the table. & that is a letter from Liverpool,
what more does he want of me? He appeared
TO be much agitated and retired to his room.
mr. Bapholt returned that night to London
witI5oat taking leave but the wind being fair
the next morning the ship sailed. Mir Ed
ward Hire, and Mr.. West, both of Boston,
and Mr.. Thompson, of London, were passen-
gers inthe ship Henry at first appeared We
,y low. spirited, took a cabin to himself, and
mostly siined alone. In good weather he en-
pioyed himself, In shooting pistols, at which
he was very expert One dark night, about
ten o'clock. the witness was walking on deck
much detected, when Henry accosted HIM,
~Count CriHon( said he you have notcontidence
insne ayoulare unhappy; conhde your sor-
ross : &, ysrlS''' He spoke SO kindly that depo-
mead. sssfsssle him in part acquainted with his
s.fsYaeioI--Ifc replie(, one confidence de-
seryes anotsier:n | will now tell you my ST.
fssaIio,,---I have been very Ill treated by the
s.e;fish qovern,nent--I was born in Ireland,
sac 6 the first families in that country,
ass, becaase 3 Younger ofotner-l went 70
america wah expectations from an uncle
6Dariel az o5mick, Esq. of New York. who
s3essessss q large fortune. is old and unmarri-
Cd FFench, persecution had driven from that
eoantry many of The respectable families OF
Prsrce. itnarriet lady of that description,
Who died and lett two daughters without for
s,ae--I applied to the Americas government,
through the influence Of the British MI
slisso. WAS appointed captain of artillery
dnrssg Mg. Ad.tals's administrations had
gei.arand at Portland and at the fort near
loston. and while IN commission l was en-
piayed imqusiimg and saeeting an Instruction
a,nnnu tie soldiery, and during my continu-