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fii£g‘ fled to you, as being likely to
br trended wih murhDr-j .fi ro
li r .lubii in erefts I am tc r q .eft
th;:* • icfi ynur cadirft convemency
you • II proceed to B fton.
principal object rhar I re
commend to y. ur arter.: om s f he
“iendea'-or to obtain he m ft accu
ral* formation of the true- ftate f
aFnin in that par of the Uuion,
which, from its wraith, the num
ber of its inhabitants, & the known
intelligence ad abilirt of federal
of ti leadi g me- , muft naturally
p fT *s a verv cot fiderable uiflj
over, and * ill indeed proba
bly bad the tnn Efttern ft* es of
America in the part that they may
tak** r. thb important cr ft*.
I fhu Ino r pretend to point out
to v u the made by which you will
be moft i k“ly toobrain rot impoi
ta t your ow > ju ■§;-
Rifn , 2nd the connexions ■ ■ j h
you may have ;n the town mwft be
y ur guide.
I hu k it however nro jforv t pu
y u on your guard aga.nft lan
S’ 1 me (s if an afpiring party* ? he
federa'ift* I understand have at all
time* liev've’ed aI. anirg to this
and ii*. fin, and rheir being under
its particular fl ■“nee at this mo
ms r: js the m re t<‘ be expr<sled
f rn neir h v g no 1! founded
: and r h pel if be g
nea*<ir tbe attainment of their objett
than they have ocen tor tome >eats
pa ft.
In the general terms which I have
tna !e ul- ft in defending the ob
ject w ich I recommend to your at
att > , it is f.ar .-E ncceiriry
t a I Ihoul i obferve, I include the
flat* of tie public opinion b th
w h r g rd to their internal poli
tics and o he probability cf a war
with England: the Comparative
ftre gth of tne w gr a* parties in
to which the cou tr\ is divided, &
the views and defigns of that w.uch
mav ultimately prevaft.
It has been fuppou-d that if the
F eraiifts of the Eaftern S ares
fh old b* iur r‘ftul in ob;a nif g
ti.a decided • fl ncr, wni h ituy
en de them to j>r-6t ne pub.i -
pud’ n, t is n>r mprobab'e, rhat
ra-nrr than -'ibm t> a nt> uance
of the (i ffi ;. ■ a i iftrfts to
which the* are nnv* >ui j 6t, thev
wfti xert char influ nee to br g a
b ■>ut a frparat’ion irom the g acral
U ..ju. The earlieft information
©n this fui j 61 mav be of great con
ftq u nee our g ivernm nr, as it
ituy all’ he, bar ir mav be nf >r n
and how far in fuch an event they would
lok up to England for affitance> cr
he difpoled to enter into a connexion
with us.
Altn ugh it would be h ghlv in
expedient that you fh ;uld in any
manner appear as an av wed ig-nr,
yet if *ou c uld contrive to ©oair
an intimacy wfih any of he leading
parrv, it mav not be impr per that
you fh >uld infinuarr, ;h “gh wth
grtat cau or*, r a’ they fhould wifh
1c enter into any communication with
cur government through me you are
au'horifed to receive any fuch, and
will jafely tranjmi it to me, a J as
ma nut b- mp nat they
fli uld reqn rt l me and mmrnt bv
w i h the rr.a he ‘ffur and, * a you
reai l ar In tlv fituanrn in which
u reprefem v suii. r , I encpif- a
trede tul f( b<- pr >i'u and in
V* wj i r I m ft pa i ularlv ew
jo &and r ft, hat on and > >* make
an ue of h s papr , u eva t t fi r
to r. ’ | >.i r> fh h x (T ,
an ‘ unlefs you fee good ground that the
doing o .-•? .end to a mo r e Confide*
tial communication) tna. v. atl v j..
therwiie -iotv lor.
In paflieg through the ftax of
Vermont- you wiii of courfe e*ert
v >u” endeavors to pro ore all the
nfarmadon rhat die fh jtl ftay vou
wili pr bablv mere will admit
of. Y u \v>li u(e v; ur ovn difcre
tion as to dela i-.g yotir i urner,
Wi*h this view, m ic :r Irfs, in p r *
p i'tio * m your pr .fpefts of brain
ing an inf •i fna'i irs f consequence.
I r queft h ar fr •s'i . u e
quently as p (Tin! , an 1 a>> lexers
d‘reftcd to tne o. g < * x ire fu m
cion, it may be as vr; -ar <j r
them under aover to M r
aid ag -ven the adar. fti g ;
always to the lame prrlon m ghr
attra<sl notice, I rr „rn,n nd vour
fornetime* ad n-ffi g your pa- kr.
to the Chief Juflke here, /ro: a
fi >nallv, though leldom, to Pvlr.
R land, but never wih the addition
of his fli ial delcription.
lan fir, your m ft ©bedient,
him 6lc lervanr,
(Sg , ) J.Il. CRAIG.
John Henry , F.fq.
M 111
Credential from fir James Craig to
Vlr Hcnr , bth Feb 1809
(Copy J (seal)
Tnc b a ret, M john Henry,
is employed b m , and full con
fld ‘ce may bt in him for
any commoni at o w|*Trh a:v p- -
f hm 1 w fli n kc >me in the
bufmeh committed to him I v lof
wn,. h 1 ha.- g ’ n on ‘is uidcr
m nand and fra Ia * , the
6 ; dav of F biua* , 1809
(- g ed) r H CR-IIG.
N , IV
Mr Henry's letter to ftr Jas CtaJ,
written whiljl employed on a mijffion
to Bofion
Anfzver is the letter of Secret try Ry
land prepojing the wij/ion,
(' ’ ) Monneaf Jan. 31, 1809.
I have oa kn wi (he fa o
of y< ui l’ ttrr • the sl6- ii ill. writ
ten bv the dffre of ms ex e' ; ocy
the governor in chief* and aft 1t
exprvfs, throug 1 vou, f > hs x d
lency m■* readme is o com pi with
hi w fh s
I :ier and n v add Kow very filtering
it s o recr Vc from his ex ell me .
rhe fTi i’ e >f the appr b.iti *n of
h>s in j ft ’s IcC-etary of ft e, f>r
rhe v r uri le ter vices chat I may
haye renderfd.
If the na ure of the fervice in
which I atn to he - wdl re
q i.re o other fb tie vs tuai
f>r mv individual exp net*, Ido not
apprehend that t ide can exceed my
private refources.
I (hill be ready to fake mv de
part ore bef ire ry inftru&ion* can
or made out.
I nave the honor to be, & .
J- H>.
H IV Ryland , Sec’y, fifr.
N *. 2.
To h)s Exellency tbs Governor general
&c in anfwer to bis letter of in
ftruftions.
Montreal , Feb. 10, 1809.
Si*—l have honor to ark•< ;w-
Irdgc thr receipt of y ur excellen
cy’s letter of inftru&ions, tne let
ter of credence and the cypher for
arryicg o.; mv correfpordenre. I
ha ve belt wed much p*us upo * ’he
t vp if , a id am notwithfta -ding this
and fic t nr in fume poirt whicn m ghj
er.anle m** to ilfsdc ftand it clearly.
1 iave c in iar< and the example with
mv >w lex in pi fi ari n of the cy
pv r, ad find a difF-reace in the
rrl’ui * and as the prefent moment
le ms a/ ‘■able to the interference
of his majefty’s government in the
m afures purfued by the federal
arty m rhe northern dates, and
ni r e efpecially as the afr-mhly of
is now in Eft] >n, I
ih.nk it better to fet forward imme
diately than wait for any further cx
pkavion of the meens of carrying
1■ * t Ircret corre p->ndenc * hicn
the f equrnc cf fate cc n
vtva.i'cs Canada, wii rrnd--rai
mft wh’ liy u u (T.f . Should
- ; r h-'wever b n. ft aa n time,
I f ake I* a*'*.* r lugrg ft ha r th'.* 1 /dex
gl'i-.e f urn fhe<- a a A r Ample ni dr
—[ Ift e s a urn irr for every
letter i he alpha'w f , and parts, u-
U*- nimb rs f r pa -coiar ph v ale :
o hat w I donor fid n :nel.i
cm x the parti uiar word I want,
<a fpei* with car figures which
ftand p fi rto the letters. F r
exami *e, ft Iwa tt to fay (( tr ops
are as Anam,” I fi ;d the
Icter ‘t* that number >6 fta ds
i x c tro.ii.’S,* a:d Mj. 155 • r Al
San * Th? tnte vening w rls ‘are
atf I fuppiy b figures c rreipod
iig w<th the let ? s 10 th Fe W'irds.
It v ]■ be re rftary to p oVide a
ga r.ft accide.tf h add eft] g the
I t ers to M( ————, ( f Mootracl,
with a (mail r&a x on ,r.e con .tx or
thr miv< I e, which he wft under
ftand. W‘tn he meivrs u, he
wd! then add refs Ee incloFure to
V’ ur excellency, ad fend it from
M ontrael bv rna I. I wil be asc
rui not to add re Is vour excellency
in (he b dy of the leer, mr figo
mv name to anv ( r tnt. Tr.t)
wli b m? iy and fig .)ted dy the
initials A. B.
If this m cle fh *uld in any ref
p*6i appear exe lonab'le, ‘f >-ur x
rtllcncv wiil have rhr g odaels o
order a more particular rxi laruticn
of the cam. It wool- ea n me
i fafety enclded t< ——— B fton.
! have the honor to be. &•:.
J HT.
Burling Vt. Feb. 14 1809
Sir—l rrm.,'.fd ;ere t*o
da ■.■ n order fu! v it a! er ain the
pr g s *ft* of the ar a g m“*nt hr re
tofoir f r ga.‘2ii;g a ffi
oif nf c-p> Fi ion t t c general g•
ver me ,an well ss well as be
come a q tainted wi-h rht opinions
of the ituu g people, reiat?ve to
the meafures of that party which has
the afeendancy in the national coun
cils
On the fuhj 61 of the embargo
laws there fet ms but o e opin *
narrtf!?. that they are urine rfiV ,
opp: effi e and unconft utional. —{<
niuft a;l<- be obfervrd that theexe
etui n of them is f invidious as
to attradl towards the . ffi .ers of go
vcrnmrnt rhe enmity of the people,
which is of courfe transferrabie to
tht gavernment itfelf* <0 in cafe
the ftatt of fhouid
rakt anv bold lUp towards re fill • g
thr execution of theft laws, it ; s
highly probable that it mav t alcq
late upon the hearty co-operation of
the people of Vermont.
I Jearß rhat the G iverncir of this
flare is now v fi ti; g the t< wns in
the northern ieflson of ir* & mak- s
no fet ret of h a de'.erminacicn, a
ct mmar.der in chief eft the ni 1 ia,
to re'fufe obedience to any command
from the gerral g which
can topd r ■ interrupt the g and u .
derfts a nd( g prevails
thectt.zens V t ro rand s 11a
jeftv’s *n Canada I is
further intimated, tha , -• afe fa
war, he will ufe hs fl icn e t
preferve the ftate neutral, a dr fift,
with all the far. e he tan command,
any attempt to mr=ke ir a partv. I
need not add that if dieic ref lu i
or s are carried EcorflFft, ht ftate
of V rmonr miy be confidcred as
an allv of G. B.rain.
To what exrent the fentiment
which prevails in th*s q in : ter exifts
in the ne-ghborirg fta s, or even
in the ratt rn fedtin or ?h s (lit ,
lam not able to conjecture. I only
ran fav, with cetuiniv, that the
ieadi. g m*.n of -■<- dfra r * r tv
act in v.oiKert; a,id h; i •: l > t. f r
that a common lentitnent pi t
the whole body throughou: Nevv-
Fn gland.
1 fren a lft r e<- frm s g*-
tleman now at *■ gton to his
corrrfpondent in th.s place* ar.d as
i:s • wnten s ma- Erve ro throw
ft - I’ght on t affi g c ents there,
I ftiali ft ci either or g oai or a copy
with this difpaccn. The wrr.er of
thr ietter i3 a man of t harder and
veracity, and whether compe ent
or not tu form opinions him-
is probabl wtchm the react;
of all the knowledge that can be
obtained bv the to which he
behng . Ir appears bv his fta e
ment that there s a very formida*
bie n Cos grefs on th file
cf (hr admi:. ft a.i ~
di g wh rh rhrrc is every re a fen to
hope, rhar the northern fta ea, iu
the?r dift.nft capacity, will unite in
r# fift b for. t a war with G Bri
tain. Ia what rn de th s reflftd/ce
w:il fi.ft (hew irftif, is probably not
yet (Etc m*ntd up-nn* ad may in
f me meafure depend upon the re
liance that rh” leading men m i y
plare upon ifTnrances .ft fapporc
from h s m j -ft ’x r. prefenrativc in
Ca jadaj and as I fhftlbc on the
Ip n to tend: r ih s whenever the
m ment arrives hat ic can be done
w;tn tff cl— here is no rioubr thac
all dic;i m-afures may be made
lub ; ‘d!na r e To the intentions of his
mq fly’s g vemment. Great pains
are take? Ov the of talents and
intdi:g nee to co: fin the tears of
the Ciitn.no 1 prop},, as o the can
curren e of -hr on he n democrats
m the pr jedts of Franc * and eve
ry thug t-*nds to encourage belief,
that the and ffolution of the confede
racy will b ac flera'ed by the fpi
ric vvh ch n w a6luatts both political
parties. lam &u
A. B.
( r o he continued.)
vjjtivJKiaiA EXi KEbb.
ATHEnVaPRtL 3
('HERE is nothing new from
FVafbington City 4t the date of our
lafl p ipe's ( 17 hult J Congrejs were
principally engaged oh the Bmifh Plot
The Hry Editors have got into a
terrible tahng fince tbe dijelojures of
the fcoundrel Henry For a while it
‘ put them up to all they knew'—but
they focn regained their accufiotned ef
frontery —and rejorted to their old
trade of lying and film tiering they
Jay that Henry received from the go
vernment of the United States 48,000
Dollars , for expofug the views of the
Agents cf ct Britain's fajl anchor'd
ijle.” That's a good one.
AS we believed there would be no
thing imie acceptable to our readers y
ive have de voted the greater part of
our f pare columns to laying before them
an account of the Br tijh Plot ,
IHR taking ptffefpicn of Amelia
IJI nd) by the Umted States’ Troops ,
m&y be cenfidered as the fir ft fiep tow
ards ‘-he commencement of hojtiiitiss
Witts G Britain.
Extrctt of a letter from Ftrnandino,
March 21, ISI2.
“In m lait I gave you a hint of
what was going on here, I have now
to infx m .cu that a laige partv of
men nff and t*e river St. Marv’s
ah'ut 10 miles above this place,
*-,d iucceeded in revolutionizing
aft the country between S\ Mary’s
a- i St. John’s. Amelia is the only
piat.e that fii w and any refiftance,
but from the in.cau of the Aibcii-