Glasgow Courier. — 1848-01-18 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ARING ATTEMPT AT AASLABINATION.-011 Saturday, the Bth m In safety on the morning of the 22d. We several times saw instant, at about four o'clock In the afternoon, as John i 44,4 nn, the smoke of the Avenger ahead, and on the 20th saw her about noon accompanied by John Foley, was proceeding to the legas of ten or twelve miles to the north-west, vdi having kept the Ardara, the estate of John Brown, EN., to execute commands coast so as to leave the island 'of Gaeta to our left. Her funnel he had received from that active and most efficient land-agent, was smoking, and she was carrying a good deal of sail, going of William Lander, Esq. of Mough, he was met on the high road course I'M f 45.6 and with a heavy sea. That night we experienced by • man dressed in woman's clothes, with his face blackened, the effects of a strong current, frhich is known to set often to the who came tip to Quinn and Foley, and desired Foley to go home, south-east in this neighbourhood, and we were once so near the and Quinn to fall upon his knees, until lie should shoot him. shore that the captain changed the vessel's course five points to Foley immediately commenced shouting murder, and ran away; the northward ; but we had moon-light, though hazy, so that there but Quinn, although =armed, bravely refused to comply with was no danger for us who saw the land. The Avenger no doubt the =iodate, and seised stones to throw at the assassin, who eaperleneed this current, and suffered in consequence. Are she fired •at him, but providentially without effect, although the did not appear at Malta, it was thought just possible that she had ball passed close by Quinn's coat, and the wadding lighted falleu in with some of the fleet and Joined the Admiral. On the upon his shoe. Quinn, nothing daunted, continued flinging 36th, however, our fears were fully confirmed by the arrival of a atones at him, and the blood-thirsty ruffian dared not fire the letter to the Port-Adiniral here, from the Avenger's third Lieute- second pistol he held in his hand, well knowing, from Quinn's nant, dated at Tunis, and announcing that on the night of the courage and coolness, that shouhl his second shot prove as 20th, about 10 o'clock, she had *toilet on a reef near Galita, an iheffectual as the first, Quinn would have arrested and heeded him over to justice. Such, however, was the deelly intent of the asislaud nearly south of Sardinia, but nearer the African shore, and he believed had gone to pieces, ,which, considering the wind, sea, sassin, Oat when Quinn made him retreat to the dtloh on the road aide, he deliberately proceeded to reload the plated he had dieand current at the time, seems an almost inevitable event. He Mid seven qther individuals took to the cutter (a fine strong boat, charged, Wending, no doubt, to fire again at Quinn, at the same thins to retain a loaded pistol to protect him from Quinn's arrest. In which I had left the Avenger at gibraltar), and reached the Quinn seeing him thus preparing for a second ettaok, went African shore near Bizerte, but the boat there upset, and '. four of them to land'- The native an- to an adjoining house, and asked the lean of a gun or pistol, despatch- that he might oapture him, which, it is unnecessary to say, A the he was refused, the assassin always receiving protection. When Qillan came out of the house he saw the ruffian running away; and Om lie escaped through several men, who were digging close to the scene of outrage, and never offered Quinn the feast 7141 nee. Too much praise eannot be given to quinn, as by his conduct, supported by the Ruler of all things, he made the rla bend tremble, and thereby saved itti Wand pravantad ition dreadful catalogue of laWimait "blob -disgraced our country. We sincerely tette/remit high-minded y will bestow upon Wan a jest reward ftithiellellaaampled *Wry, and that immediate steps will he taksaldfadllamm tafitelelaled Nations of this county, in which it lair* ea hoseeissisitese. Our meelsere . te, Joha Leader* assisted ty our amiss , Lodgedlbsa. ma lag most efileleat mama to tied out ... perimitaili -of this crime; sad we earnestly hope thode 'morgue may at nowaiwl with swoosow,  ATATE OF THE COUNTRY  The reporter of the Cork Constitution, in attendance at the Special Commission in Limerick, forwards to that journal the following account of a murder committed in the adjacent county of Clare :  "