The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-12 00:00:00

LORD COCHRANE.

HIS LOTIDSHIFS DECLARATION.
tO
Havin obtained leave of absence to come
Albs
Town in' consequence of scandalous paragr"',
in thepl:blic papers ; and in consequence of h' Tile
ing learnt that hand-bills had been affixed ill tea
streets, in which, I have since seen, it is assert-,
that a person came to my house at No. 13, Glee:
stteet, on the 21st day of February, in open djilis:
and in the dress in which he had committeust,
fraud, I red it due to myself to make the foll°o
ing Deposition, that the niblic may knoll jia
truth relative to the only person seen by 10
Military Uniform at my house on that day.
13, Green-street, March 11, 1314. COClntAr;9'..

No. 73, Green-street, Groweitor-square,Marchl"
" I, Sir 1110 MAS COCHRANE, commonlY °the
Lord COCITRANE, having been appointed..bttice
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to ac
service (at the. request, I believe, of Sir ALEY'P'-01
DER CocnaANE) when I had no ,expectati°
being called on, T obtained leave of absence hi 4
-settle my private affairs previous to quitting tci,
country, and chiefly with a view to lodge a sPe•tv
fication to a patent relative to a discovery WI
creasing the intensity of light. pf
" That in pursuance of my daily practice
superintending work that was executing for ":4 ;
and knowing that my uncle, Mr. Cockle'
Jon NSTONF., went to the city every morningaisc
a coach, I do swear, on the morning of the
of February, which day was impressed 00
mind by circumstances which afterwards occlia
red, .1 breakfasted with him at his :residence zz,
Cumherfnd-street, about half-past 8 o'cllia
and I was put down by I,ita (and Mr. BuTl' 10-
the coact,), on Snow-hill, about 10 o'clock•
" That I had been about three quarters ,
hour at Mr.l(iNg's Manufactory, at ;Co. 1, C°ci)t,
'land, when I reeeived a few lines on a sm3ll to.
of paper, requesting tae to come imMediateli co
my house ; the name affixed, from being writer.
close to
-the bottom, I could not read : s,eod
rant told' me it was froth an army officer, 1".0. ,
concluding that he might bc an officer from Sin.
and that some accident had befallen to my ur.4.
ther, I hastened back, and I found Capt. 1501,,,',y
GER, who in gr:at seeming uneasiness ill. de
apologies for the freedom he had used, which 1:00.
• thing hot the distressed state of his nay! 06510
front diflizulties could have induced him to (10 4
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his prospects, lie said, had failed, and bin 11
hope hatlyanished of obtaining an appoioutl-61
in America. He was unpleasantly circumstancod
on account of at stun which he could not pgY' 4f•or
if he could; that others would fall upon biril
full 8,0001. He tad no hope of benefiting
creditors in his. present. situation, or of assist),-c
himself. That if I would take him With 10;',1,e
would inmiediately go on board and exerj=g
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line.e had .alipro"vici af.3 That he had left his
lodgings, -Mid pre aired. himse c in the best way
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.bis means allOitecL fid had brought the sword
With bun which had been his father's, and to that
(i•to Sir kLbrxatDEit he would trust for obtain-
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Ing an hOnourable appointment.
" I felt very uneasy 'at the ditress he *as in,
And knowing him to tie a wan Of great talent and
l'!ience,l,told him L Wit al.i do evcrY thing in my
-.Power to relieve him , hut as to his.going inntte-
.fliately to the Tonnant, with _any comfOr,r to him-,
it was quite impossible„ Afy cabin was with- .
gut furniture.: I had not even a servant on briard.
:Ile said. he would willingly mess any where. I
Old hint that the ward-room was 'already Crowd-
_ ri,and besides, could not with propriety take
he being. a.foreil!ner, without leave from the
niralty. Ale Sevtnrd ~,".•crltly hurt at this, and
3.-'-:alled.t-o my recollection Certi!icates which he
nirmerly sliewn me front persons in official si-
a;itions : Laird YAnmtitiTli, General JENKtNsON,
igrit! Ail:. ct-IYEs, 1 think, were-amongst the mint-
•.4'l% I recommended liim to use his endeavour
tO eet them or any other fl-iends to exert their in—:
ntenev e -
,or (lac! none; :.:11.I1i12:, . ICJ the
01111tIllt to Portsmouth, I shnuln be happy
!o receive him ; Nu; '1 knew front Sir ALEX•
cociritANE,- that he. would he. pleased if he aC-
k,,lnpiklied that object. Captain BERE•NGEtt S:iid,
anticipating any ohj,!ction on my part
conversation he had Thrinerly hail with
ire had come away with intention to go on
it!id make himself useful in his military
lie tint go to. Lord VARMOI.7TII,
rjr.to any other of his friends in this dress, 01-
;1'14,61g to that which he had on), or return
-? lodOn4s, where it' would excite sushi-
!,ll", I.l'B Iv;is at that time in the Rules of
-I(itin's Bench), but -that if I refused to let
`lll~ loin the ship now, he would do so at Ports-
Under pi esnnt circumstances, however, er,`ie nuist use at great liberty, and request the fa-
‘'riiir Of me to lend hint a hat to wear instead of
liis Inidary cap : I gave..him one which was in a
`lek room with some things that , had nut been
l'acked up,.and having tried it ,on, his uniform ap-
leared- under his great coat ; therefore ot-
f3
el•
'ed hint a black coat that was laying on „hair,
4„" which I did not intend to take with me: lie
rut
up his uniform in a towel, and shortly after-
▪ ittals went away in great apparent in uneasess of
1
; and having asked my leave,, lie took the
(''lach I Came in, and which. I had-forgotten to
ais-
charge in the haste I was in.
do further depose, that the above convetsa-
Tiort is the substance of all that passed with Calt.
tRENGER, which, front the eirenne;tanees at-
tteinding it, was strongly impressed upon my mind :
t no other person in uniform was seen by me
nay house on Montlar, the 21st of February,
ra?ugh Possibly other Officers may' have Called,.
tvitnany hale clone since my appointment) : of
boweVer,\ I cannot speak of. my own know-
ge, having been almost constantly from home,
arranuii
that " Pvivte affairs. 1 have understood
ci:tuni":t.:nit):eepsers:nuesil:ave under the' above
a.nd otlie9rs have waited
I -Jive written notes in the par-
there in expectation
I„:c.eing me; and th(n) ,70ne away;. hilt tniost.
that I never saw any person at:
tlyets Itit: resembling the deseriptiOn, and in the.
kettl.st4ted in the printed advtrtisemen't,of the
that peg's of the Stock Exchange • I fui-ther aver,
tliei bad no concern, directly or indirectly, in
1 kti.ate imposition, and that the above is all that
11,11:3w retative to any person who came to my
be4e lit uniform -on the 21st day of February,
e alluded to.• Captain .BERENGER wore a
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ea leat coat, a green uniform, and a military

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beet prom the manner in which my character has
attempted to be defamed, it is indispensably
Ive•ce4sary to state, that irryconneetion in any way
ille lth the Funds arose from an iinpression that in
t:Present favourable aspect of affairs it.was only
!.,..(2e3sarY. to hold Stock in order to become a
Nrithout prejudice to any body : that 1 did.
to7enlY, consi(kring it in no degree improper,
ti relation
tort
'ess dishonourable : that I had no secret in-
of any kind ; and that had my expectai
sl°4 bt the success of affairs been disappointed, 111(1 have been the only sufferer'
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I do most solemnly swear, That the
%,,Ole of the Omnium on account, which I pos-
th'seti o w
n the tettty-first day of February, one
t "anti eight hundred and fourteen, amounted
4one hundred and tthirty-nine thousand pounds,
Iv44leh I bought by Ali% FE
' AK:I (1 think) on .the
4,,t11 :instant,' at a preminin of tWenty-eight 'and
,)titjtarter : unit 1 did not hold on that day any_
ly "11) on account, in any other Stock,, direct-
,,,ht°" indirectly : and that I bad .given orders
'1 it
Pei Was houga to tspos -e of
,it on a rise of
a^ cent. ittcl it' was actually sold on an aver-
t,e t• •
„` eilty-ntne• and a half premium,
,rh
ott
")e day '1 't fr u 1 it might have been (Its-
p„s a
'4l of at thitty-three and a halt. 'I further
el ~
sot I th" the above is che-pOy Stock whichco
e anylindon the ("Ist day of -February,.cx-
,jte't t wo thousand pounds in money, Nvltich I had
4si" for ill • on which was about ten
1)044. pit)
fr
tuitoer, I.do solemnly depose, That I had
14(i_°1)11ection or dealin,, with any one, save as
tiireve-tnentioned, and that' I -did not at any time,
take etIY or indirectly;myself,-(u- by any other,
r• procure any office ,or a
St`cpartment for any anyer other person for the 'transaction of
or
affairs..

•-..i*er_!_e" COCIIIIXNE."
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ti
;It my !lease in Great Queeri-"street,
i;•ole's'lnn-tieltN, in the county of Mid- •
LIIA, tboi kta day of Dlp.rcb, I 814, before
A. GRAH;OL

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, 4 linrmlay morning early, a fire broke out in the
J. ititi i • .
lu.._, 48 ot Mr. BAttfIETT3 victualler,. in. Bland-
.tv-streer, Manchester-square. 'The :amily,.who
0 tliel alarined by the watchnian,, escaped through
LI (Int hrea, when,, in. n-few Minutes the flames
first
thrutiA-11 the windows. of the lower part of
ii building, in a manner that see:ned to threaten
44... znost extensive destrn.ction ;. but the speed('
% ";al of the engines stopped their..)rogress, any
I,,eudued their devastation .to the premises, ,which
tit 1. portly consumed, together with a layae quatt-
Y of valuable furniture.

Upon the cheering news we had yesterday the
pleasure of laying before our Readers, there are
two observations which occur to us as referring
to matters of so much importance, as to merit
being briefly and explicitly laid down before we
proceed to oar daily task. of agalizing the intelli-
gence receive".
First. The breaking off of the Armistice must,,
it appears to us, be universally acknowledged to
be a 3 trong presumptive proof against the pro-
bable termination of negotiations at Chatillon in
Peace. If the pretensions oldie ho-stile Powers Were.
so irreconcileable as to prevent the minor arrange-
ment necessary previous to a §uspension of Arms.;
surely it i“easonable to presume that they must
clash to such a degree as to preclude the possibi-
lity (under existing circumstances) of agreeing
on the far more difficult queStions. ‘rhich must be
decided before a pacific adjustment can be made.
Seccind. With regard to• the application made
to • the Allies by the Bourbons for leave to enter
France (and the points connected with this re-
quest, namely, the. reported refusal of the Allied
Powers, and the distaste evinced by the Austrian
COmmandant; atyesoul, at the appearance of
liloNstatn), our opinion is that the tequest ought
not-to have been made at all ; but as it was made,
that the Allies could return no other answer than
that which they are said to have returned. The
Allies, in all,:beir declarations, have avowed that
they would not interfere with the wishes of the
French Pci!!e in time choice of their-own Govern-
Went. The letter from MONSIEUR, then, was
ill-
advised ; for if the answer bad been what he-dc-
sired (and what the Allies too desired' it to he),
it_wouhl have falsified all, proelama-
tionS and solemn- assurances. At last, howeVer,.
the BOURBONS have done what is politic, wi.;e,

and right. They ha've; upon their own responsi7
hility, and without involving other parties, entered
'the kingdom of their fathers. This n•leastir e, iv‘ ho
can doubt, is most agreeable -to the Allies; who
only (and frOM sound reasons) vb'anted to be ignci-
rant of it; till they could " applaud the deed
whiCh; in • the. first instance, they could not; a

priori, sanction.

,‘AitIkIVAL Or A FRENCH SUBJECT WITH IMPORT-
., ANT COMMCNICATIOS TO THE ROYALISTS
FROM FRENCH FLANDERS. .

-Our priiate ConurinnicatiOns yesterday from
France enabled us fully to anticipate ,the gratify-
ing. informatiOn Which was, in the course of the
'fternoon; confirmed by the Government Bulletin.
We have this day equal satisfaction in making the
following known to the Public. The arrival of
the Dictator froth Holland is noticed in our
Ship News. From this ;weasel a. Frenchman
was landed yesterday afternoon, who states,
that he is charged with Conimunications of
the first magnitude from the FRincoli NETHER-
I, %NUS to the French Party in this‘Country, by•
whom. he had been sent to ascerkain.the diSposition
of the People; and if they were inclined or averse
to the espousal of the BOURBON CAUSE. His
report- is of the most flattering kind. He is.
ianguin,e beyond -measure on the prospects of
Kin, Loots
,the ; and on the subject of the
ultimate victory of the Allies confirms: all we have
stated during tile present week. Ile aitirms (we
know not whether on specific 'authority Or gene-
ral fame) thiit the Allies have come to a determi-
nation to make no terms whatever with BUONA-
PARTE, and not to lay down their arms until the
French People have made a choice which will in-
sure the future repose and traugnillity of Zurope.
1 le.: person alluded to, has brought Dispatches
front MONSIEUR, &c.

..Such are the glorious tidings from the North
side of Prance, which; we trust, gives greater
'weight to his authprity. We play safely- add
to a statement give❑ in a Contemparary Journal,
that MoNstEntt, iu the. South, had been joined
by 8000 loyal .Subjects-7-inen who form indeed
. ,
THE LEGION QV J-loNoutt in that degraded land,
which may yet redeem it from ignominy and the
hatred of all Mankind.'

• Private accounts are said to state that Lord
WELLINGTON had crossed the Adotir on the 23d
and.24tb. This. it was announced officially would
be attempted on these days, and the repOrt is
probably founded on a Suppositiim (a. most
one), that what Lord IVELLING'ov and his he-
roes attempted must succeed. We dare say it has,
though the difficulties to be overcome were great,
owing to the marshy. nature of the left bank of
the river, which pkesented a formidable obstacle
to the advance of the Allies. Lord ‘V'titLLINGIOI
could only bring up mountain pieces (3-poumltrs)
and CONGREVE'S rockets, to force-the enemy from
their advantageous posit-ions, and Open his pas-
sage to the nearer and more effectual application
of the British bayonet.

Since writing tliese remarks, we lrive learned,
that the left of Lord WELLINGTON';' Army forced
the Ailour on the 24th. No ofileidl itccounts
haye teen hrQught by' the Arabella packet; and
Government have nothing more than we have
stated.

Extracts front American Papers ilutiht the fact
announced in the SUN yesterday, of the destruc-
tion of the enemy's Flotilla " pasted"
.on Lake
Erie. Our information was derived from a letter
•
of an .ojicer very near the scene of action, and
we have more reliance upon his accuracy than
upon the American Newspapers.

FurtheyExtraci.s 6oin French ambDutch Papers
are given ase-where : they are of little interest.
-The former favour us 'with a moral axiom, which
they apply to Savoy and Count SONNAZ ; we are
ready to adopt this truism, and leave our Itcatkrs
to make the application to France and BUONA-
PA RTE--". Thus Divine. justice sometimes 'pu-
nishes Traitors, on the very theatre of their
guilt."—Nogent was in flames when Alms, the
Messenger came away. •

'We are this day enobled to lay before the Pub-
lic THE REPORT of the STOCK EXCHANGE COM-
MITTEE, on the subject of the late swindling and
infatnons delusion practised upon that body. and
t,hc public. We also ifisert Lord COCHRANE'S
cle:tying,A particiption 'in this nefe7
rious transaction; which agrees with the statement
'we made on Wednesd,..y The length of these
documents precludes us from offering any obser-
vations upon them at present, but we think it
right to suggest to the. Stock-Exchange, that as
they do not annul- the barguins atfmed by this
fraud, thire is another mode of remedy which might
safely be pulled, mid deprive the. parties 'Con-
cerned of ttie fruits of. their v.illainy. Let the
Brokeri who transacted the business for the
perom% to whom the imposition can be traced
(and who cannot legaily recorer from their Brokers),
let these 'Brokers be deelare+l liable to CXPPL-
gION froth the Exchange. if t hey inv over the differ-
ences to their COO icted:employeks—this will he
sufficient grOund for them to roist the deinand-
and the 'money may be well op!died to the vat-4)6
Charities which dethand Like attention of British
Benevolence, •