The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-21 00:00:00

MR. cocKRtLL.

The following deClarattuo ira;been made to the
Police of Brussels, by Mr. Cockrell, the attack on
whom we lately mentioned

The assassin, on entering my chanier, sale!, that Its
Caine to pay the rent of the house occupied by Madame
Muntaud. 1 observed to him, that besides this rent he hid
also to pay that ohs Cellar, and ~,sincere frailest which I had
paid for water. Oo this he became insolent, and &nod
that I should snake such a claim. I told him that it was my
wish to postpone the eittestion nutil the following day, that
I might be enabled to scud some one who could speak
french to explain the affair to Madame Montaud. He then
left my house, and I went out at the same time.
" Some minutes after .Madause Montaud herself ramie,
and inquired uf a boy iu toy service if I were at home. Its.
my reteru I (mud her at my door; she said she had come to
pay her rest. I repeated to heir what I had stet ody said to
Ler domestic; that I had ipoken to • friend, wit!, whom
should go ow the following day to her house to explain the'
affair to beraelf. But Madame Mositand petsisted in wish.
in: to pay me the rent, otketivise she Would deposit it in
the bands of a notary.
At the moment I had signed the receipt the assroirin
stein entered, You hare fre,:hil evifh co.!.
leapt.' It is you, I replied, who are hezhining sgaiii to in.
salt me. ' No, Sir, said tw, I have Iwo t %tyke 3 eat s
the service of Fraure, and yon would 'low thrust me from
your house.' Saying this, he drew from his kit p.irket trio
small pistols, with one of whirl, he fired at me. 1 Coto.
stately had time to turn his arm ; he then dred the other p;s-
tot, which I also hail the good fortune to escape. He theft
struck me several times wilt, a bayonet. The little boy whip
was with me tied, crying out ti rassassin." on whirl, the
111111•01.iw left me, and escaped through the street door."

• [The Editor of the Cosasepairc aslils, that the
assassin Wins in the service of Mad. Minitaud. Thu,
nature of Mr. Cockrell's wounds have beets already
mentioned in this Paper. Elopes are enterunutd
of Mr. Cockrell's recovery.]
The Five per Cent. Consols are 7. fr. 50 cents.
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MADRID, SEPTEMBER 20.
EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.

The difficult affairs which for two or three years
embarrassed the proceedings or our Government,
seem about to be cleared up in a satisfactory man-
ner. It is known that these affairs reduce them-
selves to three iMportant points :—the arrangement
of our differences with the Court of Brazil ; the
negorintions with the United States of America, oil
the subject of the occupation of the Floridas; nod
the pacifieatiou of our Colonies. The first point
IS generally regarded as terminated by the medi;.-
tion of Russia, of Austria, and of England, and,
above all, by the restitution of Olivenza and its
territory to Portugal.
Respecting the occupation of Pensacola, our
Cabinet at first complained very warmly of it ;
energetic notes were transmitted to the greater inet
of the Cabinets of Europe. But every thiuv lemh,
to the belief that we do not attach an earn me im-
portance to the possession of that border of ►ande
ground, of which Florida is composed ; s,
we have learned that the United States dis•.vow the
act of their General, and offer to restore Peosaco!tr
to us.

lithe honour of our Crown is satisfied, the par-
ties will probably very soon come to an understand-
ing on local interests. But the grand gurstion
to know whether the Powers will support, hy a (1,-
claration, or by armaments, the wish, that they all
partake, without exception, to see those of our Co-
lonies which are in a state of insurrection, return to
their allegiance to the Mother Country. lu 'the
mean time, the affsirs "of the'liiiurgeot• assUme
from day to day an aspect more tinfavitunthle to' the
maintenance of independence. There renniini at
bottom but the single Republic of Buenos Ayres
which presents the image of en independent Siwte,
anti which has even forced army Chili from ua : hot
et least our fears are removed with respect to the
ulterior progress of General San Martin ; his weak
forces cannot spread theinseltes further.
NVe have ako some hope that this General iv wea-
ried with volleying the merchants of litteno,
in part foreigners, and aluiost all intriguer,. p„—
sibly the conqueror of Maim nobly reiwt.trot,
become the instrument of reconciliation be tie. n ivy
native province and the mother country. Venez;:•
is in our power ; it is true there remain of i: but
ruins ; but Bolivar and Ar.smeinli. the
one into the deserts of the Orminl.o, the ether :It
the arid rocks of Margaritl, :Ire become nothing
but chiefs of Guerillas. The iiiiineti nuti.uity of
the colonies, St. I) go. Clam. rhr Mestcos.
Guatitriala. New Grenada, Quito, Peru, ucknu,_
ledge the sceptre of Ferdinand V 11.
It is probable that the weak remains of the insun.

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Ration will disappear the moment that all hope of

fureigit 01,411 hove eroded to *educe Mini-
. nation+ e by the pamphlet* roil jourital, hos-
tile to Spain. I• 1 the midst of the's circisinstance.,
it ha. been ju IV,rd twee...are to support thin, loci.
tionsbyaceirinclerahle rrnianseni; and riti.it nit 7ntliz,
in PrePtifitumt Mk king. la *boot 'to be Solidly com-
pleted. The Count ol'Avistool. General 0' flannel,
I, nxnwl commander chief of the army tiertined
for the ripedition, and hr has already formed a no-
merois.,t *winch is to arcohipany him. The Omni
d'Avisto .1 hos lte,o born in Spain aim Irish father ;
hr ~,trued no his military cameo:. yet very young.
asa body-guardsman. In the two last War. against
Frasier. hr diatiligui.hed himself by his valour.
latetels, ats,l the services that he rendered to the
limo. lie is aged forty-eight; Ins cossatiteition is
rants,. although 'a severe wound which he once
received in the thigh 'prevents him from mormlitig
his horse, without bring atipisird. His ellaticter
is firm. a trepid. and hoperior to all danger's. It is
believed that he will hive a *cute Glasehe, for the
iturpow of being enabled to met according-to cir-
cuinotruces. Independently of the bodies of troops
calitniied in Andalusia mod- &tritium-lora. destined
to f-rin a part of the rapedition. several other re-
gimentr are to be added to it: already orders have
been given in this respect. terry tiang announces
tl.at the gr,itid expedition will art sail for its desti-
minim immediately after the Congress'of Aix-la-
Chapelle shell have declared, itself on the Note
tninsmitsed to the Allied Courts, relative to the
demand of dulr mediation with our insurgent Co-
lonies.
MARSEILLES, SEY.TrifiSeR 9.
The occupation of the FlSidas by Americo,
in cau.ing a rupture to he feared between this Re-
public and Spain, had towed attention to the
colonial commodities ; coffee., principally, had hero
• Slit objtct of important speculations. The mass
of stigma was yet too heavy to be raised by the
Icier of the speculator. The political' event.
which was foreseen, having been prevented, or re-
tarded, the commodities decline; sugars particu-
larly, which volition,. to arrive in abundance, ate
in a state of decided fall. •

The urinals of corn from the Ell ick Sell hive
resumed their course, sod relieved the fears of
. scarcity in the appriarching winter that a moderate
harvest might have produced. Aithoegh the al-
lnrensetit of premiums exists no longer, the num-
ber of vessels laden with grain will he still wery
considerable towed. the end of antrum,. 'The
prices having fallen in Sicily and the kingdom of
Naples, we shill receive shipments farm these
countries. Viols Marseilles. proud of her destiny,
will supply the wants of the South at moderato
prices.
Oar vintage, at first brilliant in perspective,
then injured 'ir an extreme drought, lastly fa-
voured by a little rain falling still in time., will he
only moderate, but by no means destroyed. us was
announced. The purchases have slackened ; the
prices, uevertheless, wjlt not fall. Our southern
wines have obtained a solid reputation, which
assures their value. Oils are very high, and as we
advance towards the time of harvest, a fall does
bet appear to he apprehended. The market is not
overloaded ; Provence will scarcely furnish any,
and the oils of Italy will be very dear.
The exportation of oils continues to be prohi.
Lined iu G•eece. Large sums oppertai aa iaig to dif-
ferent individuals were deposited in the hands of
. merchants at Alter's, and vessels were waiting un-
til tiny should be permitted to load. It has been
leariwd, that tinder the pretegt, real or ioveuted,
that oils turd been removed in spite of his vigilance,
the Pacha has seized upon the goods of the above
persons, confounding. by this stbitrary measure,
the delniqueuts. if there were any, with the people
of good faith. Sue% is the system of morality and
right recognised ut this clay in the country of the
Sidon* and Socrates' here is something to embar-
rass the partisans of perfectibility. We hope tint
rill will be cleared up, and that the Turks will
I.stee to reason: there are those who doubt. it.