Sir James H

Craig, the governor of British North America, in January, 1809, sent an adventurer, John Henry by name, into the New England States to report the feeling of that section of the country on the question of sece ion from the Union, and po ibly to increase the discontent already caused among these people of commercial interests by the Embargo Act and the Non-Intercourse system of the government. Failing of the reward he sought from the British ministry, Henry sold to President Madison for $0,000 his correspondence with the English officials, and these = beeame known’ as the Henry locuments. Madison submitted the letters to Congre and claimed that they proved a design on the <= of England to annex the New England States. - Henry, Fort, a defensive work on the Tenne ee river, about 8 miles W. of Fort Do nelson. It surrendered to General Grant and Commodore Foote, Feb. 6, 1862.