Spirit of the Times. as authorizes the infliction of corporal punishment, by stripes or lashes, be, and the same is hereby re pealed." MILITARY NOTICES.-Lest it may be suspected, at a distance, that Baltimore has lost her former We have as yet taken very little notice of the spirit, it is proper to observe that volunteering by proceedings in East Florida, simply because we regiments or companies has been repressed by the did not understand the nature of the operations gosuperior officers, except in the artillery and cavalry ing on in that country. After a little, we intend to required from this brigade, whose quota was im collect and arrange the facts, and, if possible, premediately made up by those having precedence.serve a correct history of these matters. The 5th regiment, it is stated, would have furnish companies of volunteers embarked from Savannah ed the portion of infantry demanded (being the old for East Florida, on the 14th instant, under the est) had it been permitted. authority of the United States. The declaration of war reached New York on Saturday morning by express, and was immediately announced to the troops by gen. Bloomfield. Two The forts in Charleston harbor are completely manned, and prepared for any probable emergency. The fortifications at Annapolis, which command A Boston paper states that the governor of Mas the best harbor, perhaps, in the Chesapeake bay, sachusetts has received a request from the executive are in a most respectable state. We understand of the United States, that he will immediately order considerable body of militia will be called to aid into the service of the United States, on the requi-the regular troops in fully manning the works. sition of major-general Dearborn, such part of the quota of the militia of that state as he may judge necessary for the defence of the sea coast. Volcanic Eruption. "Mercury office, Bridge-town, Barbadoes, May 6, 1812. (6 o'clock, P. M.) At Concord, (Massachusetts) fifty-eight out of sixty men composing a militia company, volunteered their services. A like spirit pervades the eastern "In order to relieve the public anxiety, and restates in general. In Vermont, (the "green moun move all doubts as to the nature and origin of the tain boys") three times as many have volunteered as late phenomenon, we publish the following melanthe requisition of the state amounts to. At New choly account of a volcanic eruption of mount SexfLondon (Connecticut) three companies were called friere, in the island of St. Vincents, which happenout to have their quota drafted-instead of which fed on the morning of Friday last. The intelligence every man of them, three only excepted, volun- was received here this afternoonteered to march at a moment's notice. In Pennsyl "Amongst the evils natural and experimental, vania the whole quota is made up of volunteers. A which this island did already most woefully experi draft has also been precluded in Charleston, S. C.ence; it is now to enumerate the awful visitation by the free offerings of the people. We have alrea of an eruption of the Souffrier mountain; which, in dy noticed the spirit of Ohio-we have daily new in its symptoms and effects surpasses the most terri instances of the zeal of this youngest sister of the fic picture we can possibly draw of it. The followconfederacy, for the defence of our rights. In this ing, as far as we have ascertained, are the partistate they volunteer one day and march the next; culars. and in the course of four or five weeks we shall "On Monday last, a loud explosion of the vol hear from them in Canada, breaking up the horrid canic mountain took place, followed by an immense nests of murder and assassination at Amherstburg column of thick sulphureous smoke, which sudand Malden. denly burst over the vicinity of the crater, and in the course of a minute discharged vast quantities of volcanic matter. The whole surface became cover Schedule of the apportionment of 100,000 militia re quired by virtue of the act of congress of the 10th of April, 1812, entitled "An act to authorise a de-ed with ashes, which presented an alarming appear tachment from the militia of the United States." New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware 3,500 10,000 3,000 1,500 3,000 13,500 5,000 14,000 1,000 6,000 7,000 ance; and the noise which proceeded from the bowels of the mountain, threw the whole neighbor. hood into the utmost consternation.-But this is not all: the amazing scene remains yet to be told !— The eruption continuing with increased violence, on Thursday night, and yesterday morning, presented one of the most awful sights human imagination can form an idea of. The mountain burst forth in the most tremendous blaze, throwing up huge spouts of fire and burning stones, accompanied with the most frightful thundering noise, at the same time sending down its sides torrents of burning matter, and scattering in the air large pieces of rock, which in their descent made a dreadful ravage among the cattle, &c. Soine idea may be formed of this awful conflagration, when it is stated, that showers of volcanic particles continued pouring for several hours all over the island, accompanied at intervals with violent shocks of earthquake; and at times from the dreadful aperture of the mountain, were shot off rocks of enormous size, which in their fatal fall, have done the most calamitous injury;-and such By an act of the present congress, of May has been the destructive impetuosity of the liquid the degrading practice of whipping delinquent sol-fire, that its baneful effects are of the most serious diers is abolished :-The brilliancy of the flames, which ma Maryland Virginia 12,000 North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Kentucky Ohio Tennessee 5,000 3,500 5,500 5,000 2,500 100,000 "Sec. 7th. And be it further enacted, that so jestically rose from the mouth of the crater, had a much of the act for establishing rules and articles most sublime and awful effect, and the burning for the government of the armies of the U. States, 'stones which darted in the air resembled the stars in a rocket. The vivid flashes of lightning which (off for London and arrived here yesterday morning, shot forth with a noise far exceeding the heaviest and proceeded to the Alien Office to request a liartillery, resembled in colour and brightness what cense to reside in London, when, in consequence is usually seen in a tempest; and the curling sheets of his having travelled from Southampton to Lonof smoke so obscured the sky, that yesterday morning don without a passport, he was detained and given until ten o'clock, we were nearly involved in noctur into the custody of Lavender, sen. the officer be nal darkness. So dreadful were these appearances, longing to the Police Office, in Queensquare.-Mrthat our terrors added new horrors to the scene:-Patterson requested to be taken to Mr. Russell, the whole island was in a state of trepidation, and the American charge des affaires, which the officer the people filled with supplication and dread, preci consented to, and took him to his house in Bentepitately retreated from their homes to places of shel-nick-street, with whom he had a long interview.Mr. Patterson remained in the custody of the officer "About noon yesterday, the wind blew from the last night. It is expected that he will be examined south east, the sun made its appearance, and the before the secretary of state this day. Heavens began to brighten. The eruption, we find, ter. The emperor of Russia has issued an Ukase for new levy of 100,000 men. War between him and the emperor of France is still in dubio. Jerome Bonaparte, however, has arrived at Warsaw, in Poland, and large bodies of French troops still appear to be moving towards Russia. The Swedish vessels of war are capturing the French privateers that hover on the coasts of that kingdom. May 8. has abated considerably in its violence; but we un At the intercession of the American charge des derstand that the leeward and windward plantations affaires and consul, Mr. Patterson has been releas are covered all over with torrents of melted matter. Jed from the custody of Lavender, the police officer, "We have not been able as yet to ascertain cor and delivered over to Mr. Glennie, an acquaintrectly the extent of damage done, or the number of ance of Mr. Patterson's family. Mr. Glennie, howlives lost; but the principal rivers of the island ever, has been sworn in as a special constable, and (those particularly within the influence of the vol- Mr. Patterson continues nominally in his custody. cano) are all dried up. The negro provision grounds, An English armer was lately fined £70 sterling for miles around, are completely destroyed, and for making candles for the use of his own family! the pastures, on the leeward side of the island, are" Britons never can be slaves!" so covered over with ashes and vitrified pieces of stone that there is not left a bit of ground, in ap pearance, for the cattle to feed upon. Every means should instantly be resorted to, to repress the ca lamities likely to ensue from so distressing a catas trophe; and we trust the legislature will immediate ly adopt such measures as will ensure the importation of dry provisions, sufficient for the call of the inhabitants. On the 11th of May, as Mr. Perceval, the Bri"Accounts from the post at Owia, have just tish prime minister was entering the house of comreached town, they report that that part of the mons, he was shot through the heart, and immeisland presents nothing but objects of desolation.-diately expired, only saying faintly "I am murderThe stupendous block house there having fallen to ed." The assassin is a certain John Bellingham, the ground, and the range of the mountain on the formerly a ship broker at Liverpool, who appears windward side split open-from which issued tor to have been employed by the government, and rerents of lava, consuming in its course every tree fused a compensation for his labors. It is intimated and shrub that impeded its way: and the surface of he performed some secret business in Russia. He the hills and vallies, in that quarter covered all over, delivered himself up, acknowledged the deed, and several inches thick with a sort of volcanic matter, rather rejoiced than mourned for it. The publishers resembling the dross that is thrown from a smith's of the London Morning Chronicle are very anxious forge. The noise from the mountain has been so to cause the public to believe that Bellingham was violently felt there that to give an idea of it, one not actuated by a political bias; and endeavor to may imagine a mixed sound made up of the raging of a tempest-the murmur of a troubled sea-and the roaring of thunder and artillery, confused together." The Chronicle. BALTIMORE, June 26. make him out as insane; though his regular conduct and steady deliberation after firing the pistol, shews there is no ground for such a belief. Of this remarkable circumstance, when leisure serves, we propose to record a full detail, from one of the London papers. Perceval left a wife and twelve children, and is said to have been poor. The day Our latest accounts from England give us conti-after his death the prince regent recommended a nued details of the riots of the starving populace. To provision for his family to parliament, and at the judge of the extent to which they carried them in some next sitting & 50,000 for his children and £2000 a parts of the country, it is only necessary to observe year to his wife, were unanimously voted. Bellingthat general Maitland was sent from London to take ham, in confinement, seems perfectly resigned to the command of 10,000 men, inthe district of Man his fate, and is serenely preparing a defence of what chester. The following article is chiefly inserted to shew the nature of the alien laws of Great Britain he has done. At the date of our latest accounts from France, the emperor had not left Paris. His giant preparaLondon, May 5. tions for the invasion of Russia, are still spoken ofDespatches arrived here four days ago from Mr. it is said 600,000 troops have marched for this purBarlow, the American minister at Paris, for Mr. pose. But still there is a prospect of peace between Russell, the American charge des affaires here. In these two powers, as Talleyrand has set out for St. the vessel that brought the despatches, Mr. Palter-Petersburg. son, the son of the wealthy family at Baltimore- From Spain and Portugal we have nothing of imand brother to Jerome Bonaparte's wife, came di portance. It appears that the French are marching rect from Paris. He was landed at Southampton, their best troops out of these countries; and that from which place he wrote to the Alien Office for a in the partial actions that have lately taken place, passport to enable him to come to London. He the advantage has generally been on the side of Briwaited there three days, and not receiving it he set tain and her allies. Upper Canada. vey military stores from Montreal. In 1804 the British had but three or four vessels of war, carrying By the latest accounts (says the Charleston from 10 to 20 guns; the number we believe is inCity Gazette) we have received, it appears that creased to ten, the command of which is given to a general Hull, an active and experienced officer, commodore. The military force and power of Uphas embodied an army of 4 to 5000 effective per Canada are objects of the least attention. Posmen, completely armed and disciplined, who wait sessing no important point or key to the province, only for orders to march and take possession of the forts and other armaments are scattered in va Upper Canada We presume this will be the first rious directions, and none of them possess sufficient territorial blow that will be struck against Great strength and importance to hold out against a suBritain, and from its deficiency in point of military perior and active force. Fort Malden is the first strength, it will fall an easy prey to the activity and point of any importance to which the activity and vigilance of the United States troops. From the courage of the Americans will be directed. Fort contiguity of situation between Upper Canada and George and the Fort at Niagara are in a like manthe country inhabited by various tribes of savages, ner weak and inefficient. To subdue Upper Canada from the disposition evidenced by the British in with little loss, will demand an effectual force, furnishing arms and ammunition to these re- whose operations being directed to many points, morseless wretches, and from the co-operation will have to be prompt and decisive to ensure sucwhich has lately been afforded them in their late in-cess. All enterprizes wherein the subjugation of a human murders, it becomes an object of imperious country is contemplated, should be carried on with necessity that the United States should take imme- little or no delay, when once undertaken. Military diate measures to possess themselves of this portion operations wheu prosecuted with vigor, spirit and of the British colonies in North America. determination, if correctly planned, will generally A short topographical description of Upper, Ca- prove successful; and from the situation of Upper nada will not be considered useless at the present Canada, no doubt exists of its falling immediately crisis. Canada was divided into Upper and Lower into our hands, if the force is of sufficient magniprovinces by an act of Parliament in the 14th year tude, and conducted by experienced officers. It is of George III. Upper Canada is bounded to the essentially necessary that Upper Canada should be eastward by the United States, in a line from the the first object of attack, in order to exterminate, 45th degree of north latitude along the middle of at one bold, determined, and decisive blow, the the river Iroquois into lake Ontario, and so in vari horde of remorseless savages and their inhuman ous lines to Lakes Erie, Superior, Huron, Long abettors, whose massacres and barbarous murders Lake, Lake of the Woods, from the north western have lacerated the feeling heart, and aroused the point of which it takes a westward direction to the vengeance of an injured country. river Mississippi. To the westward and northward west of the Mississippi, its boundaries have been vaguely defined. To the northward it is bounded Expecting some interesting articles by yester by Hudson's Bay, in the 49th parallel of north la day's mails, we kept this page open to receive them, titude, extending due west indefinitely. Upper Can till a late hour. There is a strong probability that ada is considered the most temperate climate as Cotn. Rodgers has taken the British frigate Belwell as the most fertile soil, belonging to the British videre, and we wished to give the details! It is conin that quarter. The rapid improvements in agri fidently said he was in chase of her on Sunday culture, and the advancement of manufactures, are evening last-John Bull giving leg bail' to Janajustly attributed to the activivity and enterprize of than. Th.ir force is pretty nearly equal. Rodgers the American farmers; who, from grants of crown has sent one prize, a British ship, into New York. Jands, have been induced to settle in great numbers Congress.-The secret proceedings of the house in that province. Indeed Upper Canada would be considered as a territory belonging to the United States from the immense difference which exists between the industry of its inhabitants and those of Lower Canada-from their manners, habits, and appearance and from the value of their farms and the non-importation law has been indefinitely postthe luxurious appearance of their crops. Several Scotch settlements are found there whose farms are in the house of representatives. poned (or rejected) in the motion of Mr. McKim, in a high state of cultivation. Upper Canada is divided into nineteen counties. York, the seat of government, is in about 43 degrees and 35 minutes of Thursday, June 25.-Mr. Richardson offered a re north latitude. It is handsomely laid out, and has solution instructing a select committee to bring in a an excellent harbor, which discharges its waters bill for the repeal of the act concerning commercial from the Don and Humber into Lake Ontario with intercourse. in two miles of the city. York is furnished with commodious block-houses, arsenals, &c. which are principally built on a peninsula called Gibraltar Point. Vessels of all sizes may be built here. Se veral British vessels of war have already been fin ished at this point, which now navigate Ontario. of representatives are highly interesting, as shewing HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. side: ation of the vote of yesterday. id On motion of Mr. Cheves the subject was aside in order to take up the amendments of the se nate to the bill for granting letters of marque, &c. Kingston, at the head of the St. Lawrence, may The amendments limit the salvage to one-sixth, be considered as the next important town in Upper which is not to be exceeded. After explaining the Canada. It is situated in 44 degrees and 8 minutes urgency of the bill, the question was taken on the of north latitude, and in 75 degrees, 41 minutes senate's amendments, which were all agreed to. of west longitude. It has barracks for troops, Mr. Richardson's resolution was again taken up; with several store and block houses. The king's and after debate, lost by the casting vote of the ships winter at this place, and likewise all the bat-speaker, who expressed his satisfaction at the vote teaux which navigate the St. Lawrence and con he had given. VOL. II.] BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1812. [No. 44. Hæc olim meminisse juvabit.-VIRGIL, Printed and published by H. NILES, South-st. next door to the Merchants' Coffee-House, at $5 per ann. The British Plot. "They shun the light because their deeds are evil? what objections an opposition to such a motion could be founded. It went to the crimination of no man, or any set of men; but from what had set the pubMany things, when first reported, have a shape soflic eye, he conceived it now indispensibly necessamonstrous that the mind cannot easily bring it ry that the government of this country should be self to confide in their reality, however probable vindicated from what he trusted was an untounded they may appear. It was thus with a large por charge made against it. It was in fact no less, than tion of the people on first receiving the message while two triendly powers were engaged in negociof the President of the United States, communiation upon certain points of national importance, a eating an account of the interference of the Bri | member of the British government employed a setish government, in time of peace, to promote a cret agent, capt. Henry, in the territories of the civil war in our country; and notwithstanding United States, not for the purpose of procuring in the great faith we had in the prudence, circum-telligence, for that he granted was a legitimate ob spection and good judgment of the President and ject, but for the purpose of procuring some of the his advisers, there was a "certain indescribable provinces or states of the union, to throw off their something" in our mind that forbid that full cre allegiance to their legal government, and to sepaIt was worthy of dence to the facts as stated by Henry, that sober rate themselves from the rest. reflection and the train of events have firmly estab consideration that this charge originally came from lished-the deed was so horrible, and of such a an individual who avowedly betrayed the secrets of truly diabolical character, that, though our good his own employers. The noble lord concluded by opinion of the British ministry easily led us to be moving an address to the prince-regent, for the prolieve they might, and did, wish it, we could not duction of copies of all the communications made apprehend they were so truly debased as to place by sir James Craig to his majesty's secretary of state their semblance of honesty, with their character as relative to the employment of captain Henry in a gentlemen and christians, in the keeping of a hire mission to the United States of America; also of ling incendiary. But now we have no more doubt the correspondence that took place between his mathat Hexry was employed by the British govern jesty's secretary of state and sir George Prevost on ment for the villainous purpose of fomenting our the subject of compensation claimed by capt. Henparty distinctions into overt acts of treason, with ry for his services; and also copies of all instrucrebellion and murder, than we have that money tions sent to sir James Craig from his majesty's seis paid at Malden, in Upper Canada, for Amecretary of state, relative to the employment of capt, rican scalps! When this last most accursed fact Henry in the United States of America. On the question being put, shall be proved, and proved it will be, the lord Li The earl of Liverpool immediately rose and said verpools "at home" will easily find some "scape goat" to lay their sin upon; but refuse to bring he agreed with the noble baron that the present was forward the documents-the papers that will not a question which had no reference with the line of lie. Thus have they done in the matter before policy proper to be pursued with respect to Ameri. It stood upon general principles, which, acus-they acknowledge, at least so far we could expect them to acknowledge, that Henry was em cording to circumstances, were applicable in the ployed for the hellish purpose of arming the fa case of any independent state whatever. It was ther against the son and the son against the fatherefore from a strong sense of public duty that he ther, in the United States; but by prostituted votes, dissented from the present motion. He would state votes that we bought and sold (notoriously) like the circumstances of the transaction, as far as they hogs at a fair, stifle enquiry and screen their own had came under his view. In the first place he had to state, that the employment of the person in ques We recommend that every American should attention (Mr. H.) as an agent by the respectable officer tively peruse the following debate-then let him who governed in Canada, was never authorised at preach of British justice if he can. infamous deeds. BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Charge made by the American government. The order of the day upon which their lordships were summoned, being read, ca. the time, nor was it even known to his majesty's government, that such a person had been employed. until many months after the transaction. It was proper their lordships should consider the situation in which Canada was then placed, with respect to the government of the United States. A very great heat and clamor prevailed in America at the time, Lord Holland, rose to bring forward the motion and the country assumed a very warlike and menaof which he had given notice. He said the propo cing attitude. Not only defensive measures were sition he was about to submit to their lordships had then set on foot, but on the 25th of November, the no reference whatever to the line of policy proper to governor of Boston had received orders to hold be pursued with respect to the United States of A-10,000 men, then under his command, in readiness merica. It went to call for information on a topic to march at a moment's notice. This ciscumstance of great importance, because it affected the honor was publicly notorious, and stated in the public paof the country. He felt at a loss to know upon pers. This was in the province,* nearest to British * Province"-his lordship cannot forget the old designation of the state of Massachusetts. ED. REG. Hogs rather an inelegant expression-but, as Shakspeare says, "suit the word to the action." VOL. II. U 1 North America, and if that force could be applied at he held it his duty, as he should in all cases of the all it was to the invasion of our dominions. This was kind, to have acted as was mentioned in the cor general Craig's conviction at the time, as he even respondence of general Prevost. prevented the expedition then ready for sailing from Earl Gray said, it had been said by the noble lord, Halifax against Martinique; but retained them be that movements had been made by the American cause it put all our Northern possessions in great ha- commander in-chiel at Boston, which could have zard. But that was not all; on the 10th of Novem no other object but the attack of Canada. It bes ber, congress voted 50,000 volunteers, on the requi also been said, that the proposed detaching of so sition of the executive; of this Mr. Erskine our large a portion of the American military could have then minister, very properly demanded an explana- no other abject. He would grant all this, and he tion. What possible eventual object could such a would still say, those motions indicative of an attack, force be for, but to attack the British American gave sir J. Craig no other right but to take the repossessions? The answer of Mr. Mad son to Mr. gular military measures for defence. It gave him a Erskine was, that the conduct of the belligerents right to assemble troops, to repair fortifications, to was such towards them (the Americans) as to autho establish depots, and collect provisions, and what rise the commencement of hostilities without any was necesary for a campaign; but it did not give further notice. (Hear! hear!) Mr. Erskine then him a right to endeavor to seduce American subvery properly sent off an express to sir James Craig, jects from their allegiance to their own country.— informing him of the circumstance; and it was This was a step which no preparations for war on known that Canada or Hali ax was the points first the part of America could justify. While the two to be attacked. These circumstances served at least governments were employed in an amicable nego to throw a colour upon the relations in which the ciation for peace, it appeared that captain Henry two governments stood at the time (Hear, hear,) was employed in endeavoring to detach American But other circumstances might be mentioned, hos- subjects from their allegiance. He saw no way by tilities were actually committed at that time; some which satisfaction could be given to the Americans British boats were seized on the lakes, though no on this point, or the honor of this country be clearreprisals were attempted. (Heur.) The four eastern ed, except by an absolute denial on the part of minstates of America, took the most active measures in isters or a condemnation of the measures by parlia these hostilities, and their lordships must feel how ment. desirable and necessary it was at the time for the Lord Sidmouth never recollected any case since governor of Canada to know the sentiments of the he had been in parliament, which had been made different states, and an opinion generally prevailed the subject of so much exaggeration. He thought that in the event of a war some degree of separation there was no ground for throwing up any imputa would take place. He believed that no man can tion upon government, even although sir J. Craig, say the conduct of gen. Craig, on such an emergen in his zeal for the defence of the colony entrusted cy, was improper. to him, might have a little exceeded those bounds Whatever may be said as to the question of policy, which were to be strictly justified by the laws of there could be lile as to the point of morality, nations. As government knew nothing of those when the state of preparations, and the menacing measures at the time no blame attached to them; attitude of the American government was consider and it must be recollected, that sir J. Craig had ed; when they declared hostilities may be com only acted so in the contemplation of an immed alte menced without further notice. (Hear, hear! But attack, but that he recalled Mr. Hemy the mo having received communications from Mr. Henry, ment he heard of the amicable termination of the and thinking he was well acquainted with the gen-¡negociation. eral sentiments of the eastern states, he sent him The marquis of Landsdowne said, that as the there in 1809. A great deal which appeared in the noble viscount complained of this case having been papers, however, was false, and unfounded, but as so much exaggerated, he ought rather to have vo ed far as authentic instructions went, he must contend for the production of the papers, in order to show the directions were not for the purpose of exciting the case in its true light. discontents, but wholly for the purpose of obtaining Lord Mulgrave thought this question did not at information which in the event of hostilities might all affect the character of government, as ministers enable sir James Craig to avail himself of the pre had no connexion with the transaction, of which valent temper and dispositions in the states. There they were entirely ignorant; but it was a question was no presumption warranted in any thing or mea purely respecting the late sir James Craig and the sure adopted by sir James Craig, that such unfaitinanner he had conducted himself in his govern or improper subjects were in his view. So far from ment. It had been his good fortune, in his milita it, that when he heard the points in discussion were ry life, to be acquainted with that gallant officer; adjusted between Mr. Madison and Mr. Erskine, he knew his honorable and elevated mind, and was he sent orders to Mr. Henry to withdraw from the convinced that his only object was to defend the United States-(hear, hear!) and that proved that colony entrusted to him; and if he had taken any all his instructions were given in the contemplation step that was not strictly justifiable by the law of of hostilities. With respect to what was said o nations, it was from error only and not from any the applications which were made by Mr. Henry intention to violate it. He conceived this was a for a remuneration, he had to observe, that when question of sit J. Craig, and not at all a question such applications were made, it was naturally an of the government. The motives which induced object with him to enquire into the character and sir J. Craig to employ this agent were only known conduct of the individual so applying: and on the to himself, and as he is now no more, it would not security of the recommendation from sir James be possible for any papers that could be laid bece Craig, and it appears that he had been employed on the house to explain what was the only thing to be procuring certain information and that someremu explained, the motives which influenced sir James neration had been promised him for his services, Craig to employ this agent. had no hesitation in saying that as he thought h had been so employed, and nothing appearing a gainst the character of the individual at the time, Lord Holland rose in reply. It was said what this Henry was employed about was merely to ob tain information. For the honor of the British |