asked the favour of an apartment for him until ready to embark. After eight weeks' detention, the wind became fair, and the vessel sailed. The day before her departure, Mr. Baghholt arrived at Ryde, with letters from lord Liverpool to sir George Prevost, and to Mr. Henry. Henry, when he saw the seal of the letter addressed to him, said, throwing it on the table, " that is a letter from Liverpool, what more does he want from me?" He appeared to be much agitated, and retired to his room. Mr. Baghholt returned that night to London, without taking leave. But the wind becoming fair the next morning, the ship sailed. Mr. Edward Wire and Mr. West, both of Boston, and Mrs. Thompson of London, were passengers in the ship. Henry, at first, appeared very low spirited; took a cabin to himself, and mostly dined alone. In good weather he employed himself in shooting pistols, at which he was very expert. One dark night, about ten o'clock, the withess was walking on deck, much dejected, when Henry accosted him: "count Crillon (said he) you have not confidence in me; you are unhappy; confide your sorrows to me." He spoke so kindly, that deponent made him, in part, acquainted with his situation. Henry replied, "one confidence deserves another. I will now tell you my situation. I have been very ill treated by the British government. I was born in Ireland, of one of the first families in that country; poor, because a younger borther. I went to America with expectations from an uncle (Daniel M'Cormick, Esq. of New York,) who possesses a large fortune, is old and unmarried. French persecution having exiled from that country many of the most respectable families of France, I married a lady of that description, who died and left two daughters, without fortune. I applied to the American government, and through the influence of the British minister, I was appointed a captain of artillery, during Mr. Adams' administration. I had command at Portland, and of the fort near Boston; and while in commission, I was employed in quelling a meeting or insurrection, among the soldiers; and during my continuance in office, I gave general satisfaction. But perceiving that there was no field for my ambition, I purchased an estate - in Vermont, near the Canada line, and there studied law for five years, without stirring from home. I detested

republican government, and I filled the newspapers with essays against it."

Committee adjourned, and met the Day following, Saturday, March 14, 1812.

Count Crillon, in continuation.-Deponent says that Henry told him, in the course of the interview which he mentioned yesterday, that "the severity of his strictures in the publick prints, against republican government, attracted the attention of the British government. Sir James Craig, continued he, became desirous of my acquaintance. He invited me to Quebec, where I staid some time. Thence I went to Montreal, where every thing that I had to fear, and all that I had to hope was disclosed to me. I went afterwards to Boston, where I established my usual residence. I was surrounded by all the people pointed out to me by the agents who were under my orders. I lived at the exchange coffee house; gave large parties; made excursions into the country; and received an order extraordinary from sir James Craig, to dispose of the fleet at Halifax, and of the troops, to further the object of my mission, if required. My devotion to the cause was extreme. I exhausted all my funds. I spent many precious years in the service, and was advised to proceed to London. The government treated me with great kindness. I was received in the highest circles; was complimented with a ticket, as member of the Pitt Club, without being ballotted for. And when I had spent all my money and presented my claims for retribution, the government attempted to cheapen my services, [marchander] to beat me down. My claims were to the amount of 32,0001. sterling. I was told, however, that I should be provided for by a recommendation to sir George Prevost, in case I would return to Canada, and continue my mission and services as before, and to exercise the same vigilance over the interests of the British government. At the same time, the government appointed a friend of mine, an Irish gentleman, attorney general for Canada, through my influence." [Deponent saw this gentleman at Mr. Gilbert Robertson's in New York.] Henry continued: "Disappointed in my expectations, I was impatient to proceed to Canada, to sell

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my estates, and my library, and take my revenge against the British government. I knew that if I went to Canada, I must deliver up my despatches, and that I should afterwards be put off by the government. I therefore determined to retain the documents in my own possession, as the instrument of my revenge. Determined to extricate myself from my embarrassing connection with the British government, I refused the offer of a passage to Halifax, in one of their ships of war, and determined 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 England was his legitimate government; that he would render himself the most odious of all characters by betraying it; that his (the deponent's) government had treated him harshly, and that he then laboured under its displeasure, but no consideration should induce him to act against it. That we must not resent a parent's injuries. Tells him to have patience and wait for his reward." Henry then plead in his justification the wrongs of his native country, Ireland, inflicted by the British government.

Henry came down to Washington, and stopped at Tomlinson's, where deponent saw him. He afterwards removed to Georgetown, to the house of one Davis, an auctioneer, where deponent visited him every day, and found him always occupied in writing. Deponent waited for his disclosures, not having any disposition to pry into his secrets; but Henry was entirely silent, and incessantly sighing very deeply. On the day of general Blount's funeral, deponent took Henry down to Alexandria, in expectation that he might communicate 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 opinion of Mr. Monroe." Deponent answers, that he was very little acquainted with, any body, but thought Mr. Monroe a most virtuous and respectable man.

Deponent remained several days without hearing any thing more, until one morning, at 7 o'clock, Henry came into his apartment and said, "Crillon! you must sell me St. Martial" [an estate of the deponent, in Lebeur, near

the Spanish frontier.] "You have the title papers with you; my name will be rescued from oblivion by living near Crillon, the habitation of your ancestors, and of a man who has been my friend." Deponent answered that he had no objection; and if Henry on seeing the property, was not satisfied, he would give orders to his agent in France to cancel the bargain. The conveyance was accordingly made; Henry left deponent, when Mr. Brent, to whom Henry was not introduced, came into deponent's apartment. About this time, deponent received four anonymous threatening letters, and was advised by his friends that he was surrounded by spies; but he told them that he had nothing to fear, that he was "sans peur et sans reproche." By one of their letters I was advised to leave the city by twelve o'clock, as a person had arrived from London with orders to arrest me. Meanwhile, rumours circulated very generally to the deponent's prejudice, and he was under the necessity of vindicating his character, and of correcting the author of those reports.

The message of the President gave the deponent the first intelligence of the true state of the transaction.

Henry told deponent, that a Mr. Gilvary, or Gillivray, from Quebec, had come to him at New York, to persuade him to go to Canada; but Henry said "that he would not, that the Rubicon was passed."

Henry kept the first company at Boston.

Being questioned, if Henry had mentioned the names of any persons, with whom he had conferred? deponent answered "none."

Deponent landed at Boston, December 24, 1811; staid there about 10 or 12 days; visited governour Gerry twice.

Question. Do you know where Henry is now?

Answer. No. By report, I hear, in New York. Deponent left Boston in the publick stage; Henry was also a passenger: But at Newhaven, deponent took a private carriage to himself.

THE COUNT EDWARD DE CRILLON.

MESSAGE

FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO CONGRESS. MARCH 13, 1812.

I LAY before Congress, a letter from the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Great Britain, to the Secretary of State.

JAMES MADISON.

Mr. Foster to Mr. Monroe. Washington, March 11, 1812. THE undersigned, his Britannick majesty's envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States, has read in the publick papers of this city, with the deepest concern, the message sent by the President of the United States to Congress on the 9th instant, and the documents which accompanied it.

In the utter ignorance of the undersigned as to all the circumstances alluded to in those documents, he can only disclaim most solemnly, on his own part, the having had any knowledge whatever of the existence of such a mission, or of such transactions as the communication of Mr. Henry refers to, and express his conviction, that from what he knows of those branches of his majesty's government with which he is in the habit of having intercourse, no countenance whatever was given by them to any schemes hostile to the internal tranquillity of the United States.

The undersigned, however, cannot but trust that the American government and the Congress of the United States will take into consideration the character of the individual who has made the communication in question, and will suspend any further judgment on its merits until the circumstances shall have been made known to his majesty's government.

The undersigned requests the Secretary of State to accept the assurance of his highest consideration. AUG. J. FOSTER.