Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-30

able therefore to estimate with accuracy
the weight of character attached to either
of the parties, we shall not venture to ex-
press ali opinion in regard to Mr.. Macken-
rot's statements but proceed at once to
lay before our readers a series of the most
abandoned acts, that perhaps were ever
contained within the compass of 100 pages.
The author has short preface, in which,
declining 20 employ the pruning knife of
criticism, and the embellishments of pro-
fessors in he art of hoof making he hum
bly, trusts, that truth viii be found prefer
able to high-howa al labored eloquence
and style.-He then proceeds to the Sc
cret memoirs of the honorable Andrew
Cochrane Johnstone,* protesting to have
before his eyes the fear of Gpd, and the
fear OF the attorney general and having
determined to conliue himself to nara
tive Oh facts, such as came to his own i'm
mediate knowledgesthe having been an
eye witness to most of the occurrences
here related, and having repeatedly en-
deavored To briDgthe hon. offenders to pub
lie trial.) He solemnly declares, that he
writes merely for the purpose of public
Justice, and not to Islander or revie any
private character, being able and willing
To prove all his assertions in any court of
justice. BY preiixing his name to this
publication, he bids defiance to all, who
may conceive themselves too severely spo-
kea OF, being persuaded that his pages, far
IRON inviting an ex-Ofiici0 information, for
libel from the Encouragement, will rather
'ttract the notice OF this crown-lawyer, to
induce him to institute prosecutions of the
! divers public wrongs and offences here
complained of. Mr.. Mackenrot then en-
tiers with great boldness upon the cGnside-
ration Of the celebrated hoax that was
played off on the stock exchange on the
| 2lst o. February, 1914, (and of which he
appears to have been the first informer)
for the purpose of vindicating the conduct
of' his majesty's secretary Of state icr the
home department." during 90 this uelari-
Gus transaction" His remarks are cbieGv
coniiued to the legality of arresting NJ. de
Berenger, and g the lawless designs con
ceived and executed by two members OF
the house OF commons, both honorable
men, both guardians of their country.'-
Dispensing however with this part of the
subject for the present, we Shall begin
with our authors memoirs of Mr.. Coch-
| rane tombstone at that part of it, where he
declares that the {: high powers of mind''
| ascribed to the honorable member, &c will
invariably turn out TO be tae crafty contri-
yances aad schemes to overreach the I'M
| wary, to betray private friendship, to cor
rupt public men, and to crafty avarice,
lust. and ambition, at the expence Jus
tee and honor"
According to Mr.. Mackenrot, sir Tho
mas John Cochrane was Destroyed into the
fraud upon the stock exchange by his un-
Gle Cochrane tombstone: who g grown
| z ey in iniquity," was not content with
his own disgraceful plans for defraudiDg
the public.-1'he latter, about 10 years
ago, was married for the second time to
madamOisellede Clugny, French lady of
great fortune in the island of GuadalOupe,
who wa, divorced again from him shortly
afterwards, not as the Public characters+
informed us, by the mere fiat of the French
governor, in consequence of orders he had
received for that purpose from France,but
from her own choice, she being prompted
to an act of separation by the i'll usage she
experienced on the part of Mr.. Cochrane
tombstone. She Indignantly returned him
the few thousand dollars lie had sent her
in July 1908, from Montserrat, together
with his letters unopened and Mr.. G..
tombstone soon Unidentified himself, by re-
lieving the monotOny of the scene in the
embraces of a variety of c6ncubines, whose
AFFECT condition compelled them to submit
to his brutaiities and in particular one in
stance we know. says the author, where an
innocent beautiful creature. whom he had
debauched, and taken away from her
friends, fell sacrifice TO his brutal treat
ment, which occasioned All abortive delive-
ry onboard the packet on the wide Altar
tic ocean, and in the most cOmfortless and
destitute situation.
MIR. Cochrane tombstone, however, was
notso unfortunate in all his illicit amours,
having by prior connection Of that kind a
natural son, or what the old fashioned
people used to call bastard, who was
some years apo midshipman IN The royal
navy and, no doubt, if the young gentle
man's natural uncle, SIR Alexander Coci-
rane, continues In favor, interest and com
mand, tlns young Mr.. tombstone will be
soon made post captain before he attains
the age OF twenty-Onc, as there is pre-
cedent in the legitimate part of his family,
which happened in the years 1905 and
1906, to the great edilication and encour-
agenent of the old lieuteDants and masters
and commanders on the leeward Island
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