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tUuis^a Til Uiis liiac in ;hc nciglvbof- ing tbtvs H-.is. 1'r.:;.;.: :>eJ to the C'.ov- crsuv in Chieflho idcaoi'cniploy- hiffvcmon ,i lot.rot andconfidential milium to Bolt m, nrovJueg :in :ir- r inirementcan b-j made to meet the i in por taut en J i 11 v few, w it bout thi\nving.in;il)iolulc obftacle in the way ot'vo\ii" nroteflional puiiuits. The ••■•'/" rmation andpsliiiral ohjerva- f: ns heretofore received.f rmn you were inn fmitted by f*h Exrclkney to the ,v.-:. :.;:-v tf State, who has expreffed h,; articular approbation ofth'tn^mut i!\-'\ is no doubt thai your able exem- inn ■ ffueh a mi/Jioii asfhavcfuggc/led uld riveyou ii claim not wly on the G&vcrnor-Gcmral but <ni his M<?/c/- ty'i miiujlcrs, prkidi might event¬ ually contribute to your advantage. You will have the gopdnefs there¬ fore to acquaint mc for his Excel¬ lency's in formation, whether you could inake it convenient to en- cu^e in a miflion of this nature, and what pecuniary aniitancc would be lequilile to enable you to anderaakc it without injury to yourfelf. At prcfcr.t itxs only necefiary for me to add, tiuit the Governor would furniih you with a cvnher 4 4 * for carrying on your eorretpon- dence. and that in cafe the leading party in any oi the Hates wifhed to open a communication with this government, their views might b communicated through you. 1 am, with great truth and re¬ gard, my dear fir, your moil faith- tul, humble fervant, (Signed) HERMAN W. RYLAND, John Henry, Kfq. n->. n. G:r: r.u Inftmfl'ms fron Sir J. //. Cntr^to Mr. t£tnrj% ttjfwBwg hi* fiCrtt Ai'r'fton. Hia Excellency the Governor In Chuf's in- filiations to Mr. Henry, Feb. jSoq. //•■/.'/•■.'.-/ a:-.'! confidential, ^uilrCt 6tb Frlruatj% 1^09. Sir—As you have k> readily un¬ dertaken the fervice which I have fuq;gefted to you, as being likely to be attended with much benifit to the public intercft, 1 am to rcqucft that with your carlieft convenien- 4 \h wUi »p"«n:«fel 'o Vfaftcuu. l*h.' principal object that I recom¬ mend to vour attention Lstoendea- vor to obtain 'he moll accurate in* form ttioti of the true it.itc ot affairs in that part of the lTnion, which, from its wealth, the number of its inhabitants, and the known intelli¬ gence ami ability of feveral of it'". *> 4 leading men, mull naturally pollefs a very conUdcrablcinlluencc over, :m.J will indeed probably lead the Other Kaftern States of America in the part that they may lake at tins important crifis. 1 Gull not pretend to point o>:t to you the mode bv which you will be inoft likely to obtain this impor¬ tant information ; your own judg¬ ment and the connexions which you may have in the town mult be your guide. I think it however nccefTary to- put you on your guard againft tl*e ianguinenefj of an afpiring party ; the fedcralifts, I underlfanti have at all times difcovcred aleaningtothis difpoiition, and they being under its particular imprcificn, this mo¬ ment is the more to be expected from their having no ill founded ground for their hopes of being wt-<7r- trxhc attainment oftheir objeel than they have been for fome years paft. In the general terms which I have made uie of in describing the ob- icct which I recommend to your utennon, It is fcarcely ncccilary th-t. { {hould obferve, 1 include the ftalc of the public opinienboth v.itn regard to t heir intci-na!poliiics,and to the probability of a war with r.ngland ; the comparativeftrcn^th of the twozreatpartiesinto which, the country is divided, and the views and deftgns of that whifch may uhinvjtely prevail, It has been iuppofed, that if the Federalilb of the lvallern Hates fnouid be fucceiVul in obtaining that decided influence, which may enable them to direct the public o- pinion, it is not improbable that ra¬ ther than fubmit to a continuance of the difficulties and diflrefs to which they are now fubject, they will exert that influence to bring about a feneration from the general union. The earlieif infonu:..tion on this fubjccT: may be of great con- ib(|ucnce to our government, as it may alio be, that it mould be in¬ formed how fir tv fuch an event they w .-..'/ look up to linghntlfor ajftftanet\ erbv difpofccl to cuter into a connexion with its. Although it would be highly in¬ expedient that you lhonld in any manner appear as an avowed agent* yet if yon could contrive to obtain an intimacy with any of the leading party, it m.iy not be improper that you Ihouhl infmuate,though with great caution, that \(tl.ieyJhou/<tivi/h to cuter into any annnmnicalion with c:;>- ;:.•'■"•"'»•/ '/■■'.' ;•'/• "■. mil art authorized ta receive any fuch, and i;:illfjj\!\ tranfnut it i'>me, ;md as it may not be impolbble that they fhould require foinc document by which they may be allured, that you arc really in the fituation in which you rcpreicnt yourlelf, I en- clofe a credential to be produced in that view ; but I more particu¬ larly enjoin and direec, that you do not mike* any ufc of this paper, Unlets a delirc !o that ptirpofe fliould be cxprcifed, and unlcfs you fee in it a ground for expecting that tin: doing ib may produce a more confidential communication; than you can otherwife look for. 4 In pafEnff thi'ouffh the lit ate of Vermont* you will oi' courfc exert your endeavors to procure all the 'liinrrnr.tiun. ai;L' lw. luoi'i Suisj you will probably make therjwillruluut ot. You will ii I c your own uiicrc- tiqn ;is to the delaying your jour- ne\,%viii; this vie^', more or It&, in proportion to your proipect'i of obtaining anv information of eon- icquence. i ]-eque(t to hear from you as frequently as ptifliblc, and as letters directed to me might excite fufpt- cion, it may be as well that you put them under cover to Mr.------, and as even the addreiltng lettersalwavs to the fame perfon might attract notice, I recommend your fomc- times add't'cfTrng your packet to the Chief Juiticc here, and occalionallv, though fcldom, to Mr. Ryland ; but never with the addition of his official defeription. I am fir, your mod obedient humble fervant, (Signed) J. II. CfcAIG. "John Henry, Efq. No. III. Credential? from Sir James Craig, to Mr. Henry, 6th February, 1809. (Copy.) (seal.) The bearer, Mr. John Henry, is employed by me, and full confi¬ dence may be placed in him for a- ny communication which any per- fon may ivifh to make to me in the bufmefs committed to him. In faith of which, 1 have given him tfcis under my hand and feal at Quebec, the 6th day of Feb. 1809. (Signed) J.H. CRAIG. :•;-) EV. vox [N* 1.) Montreal, Jan. ji, i •>oo. I have to acknowledge th.e la- .. i: of your letter of the sfrth 'mil. written by the defuse of Ids Kx- cellcncy the Governor in Chiw ; and hull en to cxprefs, thio* you, to his Excellency-, my rcadinels to comply with his willies. I need not add how very flat¬ tering it is to receive from his Ex¬ cellency the aflurancc of the ap¬ probation of his MajeUy's Secreta¬ ry of State for the very humb.e Cervices that I may have rendered. If the nature of the fervice in which I am to be engaged will re¬ quire no other dilbmiements than for my individual expenfes, I do not apprehend t!rat tiiefe can ex¬ ceed my private rcfourccs. I mall be ready to take my de¬ parture before my inftructions can be made out. 1 have the honor lobe, Sec. J. H'y> //« IV. Ry:.;:ui, Ej<r Sacntarj, &e 6-Y. To IT'S ExrelLwy th Govsrgvr Grn.'i;u',Uj'r. it: (Vif-.vcr 1» '/is h'Uer (if b'tii'ttiflvm. TiTontrcaU ##• *Q$ i::"9 ^ir—llirtvethe honor to acltnowlcdgc ilic receipt ol" your Excellency's letter ot in- llnictuyus, (lie lr tier of crcclcn-c, SnJ the cy¬ pher for carrying on my corrcrpondcncc I n:ul am, notivilRliar.dir.g this, fic0cie»t irt fume point which rtifght enable mc to under- fland it clearly; I have compared the ex¬ ample villi my own exemplification if the cypher, and find a thfTcence in the rcfults; and as thepreient rr.otviont feews favoralueto the interference of his M?.jel!yV. governmcpt in the nc-nl"«ircs purfucd by the federal party in the Northern State?, and more especially ;k th; aiTemhlyof MafViic!mfctt3 xs now in fcflioir, I think it better to fet forward imme¬ diately, than to v/ait iov My further explana¬ tion of the means of carrying ^n a fecret cor- refponchnce ; v/ht'eh the frrrqticncv of fafc conveyances tn Canada, will render almofl: wholly unnecelhirv, fihould it how-ver he n-eceflary at any x\m£\ I take leave to Cugg'all chat the index alone furni(};cs a VCTy hfv iind Inn pie mode. In ft ihttrt i^ a number for ev¬ ery letter in the alph foct, and particular nnm- hc»'.; for particular i.'uralVs ; fo thai when I dn not fmd in the index the j.articnlav \v.u\l' I want, car. fpell ;t with the ii^nvea which rtand oppoiite to the lectors. F<^r example; if 1 wnnr to fv/ l\m " troopft an at .Mha- ny," 1 hud tinder (lu letter <k i " that mmi- ber 16 Sands for w!r*>opfi" and a nnmher r 2 5 for" Altmny.w The int ifwnmp w o*d& uart af I fnpply by figures correfponding with the letters in thefe worth* It will be nereffaiy t'> provide njrainfl ac¬ cident by r.ddrcffing ihe letter* to NTr.-------, of Montreal, with a fmall mark on the cor¬ ner of the envelope vrtitch lie will unc&rliawh Whfn he receives':-, he will then aridreis the incloAnc to yo-r Excellency ar.d fend it from Montreal by raa'l. I will he careful pint 10 nddrefs -/our Excellency in the hqdv of the let Set nor (ign my name to any oF them« They will be merely designated by the initials A. B. If this mode fiiouid fa any refpecl: appear exceptionable, your excellency will have the gooduel i to order a more particular explana¬ tion of the card. It would reach me in fafe- ty encloled to -------, Bofton. I have the honor to be, Sic. JOHN HENRY. Sir- (N0.3.) Burlington* J crmmt* Feb. 14, iSoo. ir—I have remaineil here two daya in or¬ der fully to afcertain the projjrefs of the ar¬ rangements heretofore made, for orgnni3stn>« an efficient oppofiiion to the geneva! govern¬ ment, as well as to become, acquainted with the opinions of the leading people, relative to ihz mcabares of thai party which bus the afcendancy in the national councils. On the fubje&of the embargo laws there iceins but one opinion : namely, that thev are nnneeen'.iry, opprrffive and unconliitutional. It mud alio be obferved that the execution of them fo invulious as to attract towards the officers of government the enmity of the peo¬ ple, which is of courfc transferable to the government itfelfs fo that in cafe the itate of Maffachnfewa Ihouldtake any bold ftep to- wards refilling the execution of the laws i: i«hi<jhly probable thai it may calculate- upon the hear co-operation of the pcopl of Ver¬ mont. X team Ak the Governor of this (law » ROW vifiting the LoWBft In the nortl^kau -' of it ; and makes no fecret of his ijetu*;11 tion, as commuidei in chcifof thcinimii\u refufc obedience to any command fromti general government which can Umltoir%- nipt tlie good unJei(landing-tba(prevaJiU twecn the citizens of Vermont and hh|L lolly's fohjefis in Canada. It ia furtheru tlmatcd, tliat, in cafe of r. war, he will ufJ his influence to prcferve the flate ««*w/rfi/t rcfifl, with all the force he can cornmaoi any artempt to make a a party. 1 r.«dnc addtltatif tlicfe rcfolutiu*ts arc carried ;ntq eil'e.M, the (late of Vermont m »y becon;",^ as pu ally (jf Great Britain. 'j&j what extent the fentiments whiAm vai'l in thi'? quarter cxill in the bctgfifaouu fta'..-., "r even in the eallern fc£liuii of tin Sate, I am not aMe to conje&ure. 1 or.l can hiy, v.ithc'Mtai'ity, that the leaderg mc of th. federal pa* ty act in concct }and,thcrd for*:, inur, that a common fcr.timent p« vades the whole body throughout Kew-Eo. gland. 1 hwc fcen a lettei from a gentleman now at Wiifliinoton to his coirefp ludtut in tliij \:\:\cr. ; and as its coStffitS m;iy f.v.e to throw lome light on paffing events thcr*-, I t!ulj feud cither the original ot a copy uiththil dif; atch. The writer of thr 1-ucr is anua of character and vcraeiry ; and whctlicrcoifc pctint 01 not fo form correct opinnMvO.ir^lf, is probably wiihin the reach* c-f all the bow. ledge thavcanbe obtninrd by the partvtc which he belongs ^3ppew*hy1i«llite ihcnt that thtrc is a very fo'midabh" rnjbtisjf in Conprefson the fide of the adnni.uarj *?-• not withllandinc which, Otert U every u-aioi to hop..-, Uiat the northtfien Rate* m wo* di:une\ capaciiy will unite a'nd refiltby'fcutt a war with Great Britain, in what mode this refinance will Mi fcew itfef, is p- bililt not yd d.'leTfitiu-.d npoo ; and n*ar i» 1°™ mealiif r!tpcnd i*pon the iei;ai>e- 'hit tin leading men may jVhirC ftpn-n nfTnrAffW!** fupport horn iii:i majri'ty's reprdert*tivci,i Catr.rh: } r.nd ^s I fl: dl be o-i the :*;:-): ht-?it. dcr this whenever tl,r moment arii'.sth^it can he done ivitli eirei > —tli^v: U nc •! .v.t that all their meafuu^ mr.y he nvj'lr- fuV»% diunte to t\\£ i'utentions of his f&ajefty'jt pot* ernment. Great pains ar.- t *k --i by i\u d»q of talcntnand intelligence tociMiiirmthefcwi of the common people, a-' ;o ihe cone \\'Tcxt of the foutheren &en>ocn*ts in thr [jiftjcdi r.f France ; and every tl.;:ic te.:J> '«» »iwj 4 K* rage the belief, tint tac dia"ol«tionnf,hj confederacy will be accelcwrtej by the fpiii wl.'ich now aflua';1* both political panic*. 1 am, S C, A. Jy. -V-. (No. 4 ) ft Miyvff ' trnrr.t, iei: tg, iKy* Sra'^My ted (Kb. 5.) was wriucas? Burlington, the pWurfpal town inilieiumli- era part of the Hale **1 Vermont. I am no* at the principal town in the fiftern lc«:tU- The fallacy of men1*?; opinions vvhenlh;? aa under the infltwnco of tVr.iib:lit-/ andr.re iftriu^c];««*^e!t>etril^UnjfaT^9Mwh^ animate a fifing party/ led mu to doubt t]* Coirec?.i:cb of the opinionq which I received fn tlie Ri-thcrn feftion of th:s ft ate ; which from its contiguity to Caiwda and nccefTary fptercou^fe whh Montreal has a llrongdr in. tereft in promoting a good underllanding with his mujefty's government. Therefore, fincc my departure from Burlington, 1 havefiiught every favo-able occafion of converfingwitk the deiTooHtrs on the probable rcrfult of th* policy * lopted by the general eovernment. The difference of opinion is thus expeffed. The federal parry declares, that in the?- vent of a: war, tire ftate of Vermont will treat ferioufly for itfelf with Great Britain ; and iupport to the utimft thcftipulationsin whicb it may enter, without any regard to the policy of the general goverument. The dc* mocrnts on the other hand aflert, that in fnch a cafe a? that contemplated, the people would be nearly divided into equal numbers; one of which would fupport the government if it could be done without involving the people in a civil war ; but at all events, would rifle eveiy thing in preference, to a coalition with Great Britain. Thw difference of opinion is not to Uc wholly aferibed to the prejudices of party. The people in the eaftcin fcclioa of Vermont are not operated uponbythe fame hopes -d\n\ fears as thofc on the burden of the Eritifh colony. Thefe a'C not dependent upon Montreal for the fale of their produce nor the ftipply of forei-^h commodities. They are not apprchcnfive of any ferious dangers or inconvenience from a llate of war; and although they admit that the- governor, Cnaticil andthrre-fourth^of the representation in Ccuigr^R are of the federal party* yet they do not believe that the Itatc wotdd (land a- lom- nnd refill the national crovernment. They do not hovvover dijty, that (hould the ilate ofWrmont continue to be reprcfentetl as it ;> a: pref-'nt, ir would in all probability, Uoite with the nei^hhouiirg fiates 'n 3">' ferious plan of refillanct: tii a war which it might feem expedient fo adopt. This I tJjitfk h Che (xifer opinio t -v you v> relyonj