The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-13
No. /.


vinces IN .Vorta .dnicrfca, to 1Hr. Henrs.
ApPLIcArIoN TO UNDERrAKE THE MIS-
SION TO THE.UNITED STATES. e. Il
Most secret and conhdential.]
. no Quebec, 26ih jan. 1909
My dear sir, -. IL
The extraordinary Situation Of things at
this time i'll the neighboring states has sug-
gestcd to the Governor in Chief the idea Of
employing you on i secret and confidential
mission To Boston, pr, ideds.n arrangement
can be made to meet the Important end in
view, without throwing AN absolute obstacle
in The way ct your professional pursuits. The
Information and h0iitioat observations here
tofore reeeiUed iron, you svere fransmi
by his ErceUency to the Secretary Of State,
svho has expressed his Particular ahftro6a-
non Of them, and there is.no doubt that your
able execution Of such a mission as haze
above suggested svoutd give you claim nor
only on the Governor General 6R. OF. his
Najesry's ministers which might eventually
contribute to your advantage, You will have
the goodness therefore, to acauaiut. me for
his .ExcellenCy' $, information, whether you
could make it convenient to engage in mis-
sion OF. this nature, and what pecuniary as
sistance, would be requisite to enable
you to undertake it without injury to your
SELF
At present it is only necessary for me to
add, that the Governor would furnish you
with a CIPHER for carrying on your CORES.
pondence, and that in case theleading party
in any of the states wished to open a commu-
nieation with this government, their views
| might De communicated through you.
| arm, with great truth and regard, my
! dear sir, your most faithful, humble servant,
(Signed) HERMAN w. RYLAND. $
John Henry, Esq.
| No. 9.
General Instructions from Sir j. II. Craig,
| to Mr.. Henry restricting his secret mission.
HIS ExCELLENcY THE GOVERNOR IN
| CHIEFS INSTRUCTIONS TO MR.. HENRY,
I FEBRUARY 1909. ,,.i.
! Most seciet and CONFIDENTIAL
| 'g- Quebec, February 1909. >.
| SIR-As you have SO readily undertaken
h service which Ihave suggested to you, as
beng likely TO be attended with much hene-
Int to the pubic interest, am to request
that with your ealiest conveniency you viii
proceed to Boston. .tr,
The principal object that recommend to
your attention is the endeavor to obtain the
most accurate information of the true; state
OF affairs IN that part of the union, which,
from Its wealth, the nnumbere of its inhabir
tants, and the known intelligence and abili-
ty OF several OF its leading men, must natu-
rally possess very considerable, influence
over, and will indeed probably. lead the o.
Their Eastern States of America in the part
they may take at this important crisis. -.
shall not pretend to point out to you the
mode by which you will be most likely to
| obtain this important information; your
| own judgement and the connections which
you may have in the town must be your
guide. a. w.,
| think it however necessary to put you on
your guard against the sanguineness of an
| piring party the federalists as under
! stand have at all times discovered a leaning
10 this disposition, and their being under its
particular influence at this moment is the
more to be expected from their having no
Ill founded ground for their hopes of being
nearer the attainment Of their OBJECT than
| 'hey nave been tor some years past :.
In the general terms which / have made
use OF in describing the object which I re-
Commend 10 your attention, it is scarcely me-
cessary that l should observe, ] include the
state OF the public opinion both with regard
to their internal politics and to the probab-
lily of a war with England the compare
tive strength of the two great parties into
which the country is divided, and the views
md designs of that which may ultimately
prevail.
1t has been supposed that if the Fedora
lists OF the Eastern States should be success
fui in obtaining that decided influence which
may enable them to direct the public opini-
on, 1t is not improbable, that rather than
submit to continuance of the difficulties &
distress to which they are now subject, they
Will exert that influence to bring about Sc
paratinn from the general union. The ear
hest inform alton on this subject may be of
great consequence to our government, as it
may also be, that it should be informed hoau
far IN such an event they 7uouid took nh to
England for assistance or be disclosed 10 en-
m r03J 0~fs ...tL
| Although it would be highly inexpedient
That YOU should in any manner appear as an
avowed agent, yet if you could contrive to
obtain an intimacy with any of the leading
party, 1T may not be improper. that you
should insinuate, though with great caution,
that ii they should 7vish to enter INTO ann
communication with our government through
me you are authorised 10 receive anu such,
and 7uH safely transmit 1T TO me-. And as
1t may not be impossible that they should
require some document by which they may
be assured, that you are really in the stu
alton IN which you represent yourself, en-
close credential to be produced IN that
| view but most particularly cnjoin and
| direct, that you 40 not make any use of this
paper,unless desire to that purpose should
be expressed, and unless you see good
ground for e.rhccting that The doing so may
lead TO q more confidential communicated,
than you can otherwise look for
In passing through the state Of Vermont,
you will of course exert your endeavors to
procure all the information that the short