The National Register.
London, England, 1814-03-13 00:00:00

LORD COCHRANE'S DECLARATION.

liming obtained leave of absence to come to. town, in conse.
quenee cif beandatons paragraphs In the public papers; and in con-
sequence of having learnt that hand-bilis had been affixed in the
sheets, in which, t haw? slinre seen, it is asserted that a persun
came to my house at No. 13, Grceiv,treet, on the :21,4 day of
Fehrnmy. in open day, and in the dress which he hail committ( d
* frand. I feel it due to my,rll to make the follow inv. Deposition,
that the Public may hnow, the tenth relative to the oily person seen
by me in Military Uniform at my Lonv on that day.
13, Green4ircet, March 11. 18 COCHRANE.

No. 15, Grcen-street, Groserm,r-squarc, March It, P 14.•
1, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commolf.y called Lord floc. vane, liar-
• lug been sppointad by the Lords Commis-inners of the Admiralty
to active service (at the request, I believe, of Sir Alexander Coeh-
me). when I bad no expectation of being called on, I obtained
leave of absence to settle my private affairs previa'', to quitting this
country, and chietily.With a view to lodge a specification to a pa-
tent relative to a discovery for increasing the inteosity of light
Thar in pnrsnanee of my daily practice of snparioteuding work
that was exernting fOr me, and knowing that my 'Lucie, Mr.
Cochrane Johustone, went to the City every morning in a coach, I
do swear, on the morning of the 21st of Feb nary, which day was
invia-,seel on my mind, b.: circumstances which afterwards occurred
-.reaktamed w;: ti • int .it his rt•sidt-nee in Cumbertmd street, aliaot
ItalraPst eight o'c pck, and I was put down by him (and Mr. Butt
vie- in tea' roach) 0.) ~11 ahont tea o'clock.
Th•it 1 Lad been about three (platters of an hem. at Mr. King's
mititwartory, at No. 1, Cock-lane, w:ten I received a few lines on
a SUVA p per, rt vesting me to come immediately to ni
••nn„e wane affixed from Beim;v:t it ten claw to the bottom, I
Could e. t re-ad : the servant told me it was an army officer, and
'concluding that in' might be an officer from Spain, and that some
-ciecident had befallen to my brother, I hastened back, and t found
.Captain Revenger, who in great seeming uneaainess made many
;opolyaies for the 'freedom he had 'used, %Oki) notlii!,g bat the dis-
iresseit state of his mind, arising front difficalties, could have in-
vactil him to do. all his prospects, lie said, bad tailed, and his
last hope had yanimlied. of obtaining an appointment in America.
lie was mpleasantl. circumstanced, on account of a cum which he
'cat:' l 1:!:t v.'s., and it he' could, that others would fall on him for
rat.),:i. tie had-no hope of beoetiting his creditors in his pre.
Viciit situation, or of assisting himself. That if I would take hint •
with me, he would immediately go On board and exercise the sharp-
Moot( rs (wine!' idea Sir A. CoOr;atie I knew had approved of.)
That he hail left his lod,ings. and prepared !intact( in the best way
his means allowed. Ile ha l brought the sword with hint which
had liters hi- father's and to that and to Sir Alexander he would
trust for obtaining an honourable appointment.
felt very dneasy at the distress lee was -01, and knout iii hint to be a
man of great t shot and science, I told h;:a would do every thing in
my rwer to relieve him ; but as to his gong inonediArly to the Ton-
mint, with atiy cpEnto..o.t tc himself, it was cF,lte impossible. Aly cabin
Was without torn;ture : I had mu even a servant oil board. Ile said he
wouPE willingly mess log wlivre, I told him that the ward-room was
alread) crowded, and besides, I could nee with propriety take him, he
being a foreigner, without leave from the Admiralty. Ha seemed
grcalls htirt aCtiOs, and recalled to lily recollection certificates which
he hail ford,erty shewn me from persims in Official situations ; Lord
yarruouth,licierid Jcukinson, and Mr. Reeves, I thinks were amongst