The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-28 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR, —I forward for publication a correspondence,
from which England will learn the leading details
of a daring and unprovoked outrage committed by
the Prussian Government ou an English citizen.
I pledge myself to their accuracy. That outrage
has astounded the Prussian capital, and is the
topic of the day. It is, lam assured, considering
all its eircitinstancco, both for its summary and
violent character, without precedent. The mem-
bers of the bar and of the press at Berlin are of
opinion that it must have originated, not with the
police, but with trio Minister of the Interior, and

chat, behind him, there must lurk a high and extra-
ordindry influence. They are right. The puppets
are here ; the manipulators in England.
I am, Sir, yours obediently,
MORRIS MOORE.
Berlin, 23, Tauban-strasse, Monday, Nov. 24.

"Berlin, Sunday, Nov. 23, 1156,
23, Tauber-strasse.

"Lord Blorafield,—At 10 o'clock on Friday evening,
Nov. 21, five emissaries of the Berlin police took forcible
possession of my apartments, at 23, Tauben-strasse, and,
scorning or ignoring even the semblance of civility, pro-
ceeded forthwith to overhaul my papers, seized the whole
of my effects, and subjected my person to gross indignity ;
and, that nothing should be wanting to complete the bur-
glarious character of the outrage, I was ordered to deliver
my purse, from which they abstracted two papers. I re-
quested leave to communicate with the English Ambassa-
dor. The title was parroted with a scoff; a contemptuous
chuckle followed, and then Vile somewhat superfluous in-
formation that I was in Prussia, not in England. I here
declare most emphatically that I offered no resistance what•
ever to this violence, and that in the quietest manner I
simply asked leave to communicate with the English Am-
bassador. I made no threat either of his title or of his in-
terposition. I mention this to forestall misrepresentation,
for I know that inexperienced Englishmen have occasionally
committed this indiscretion. A sense of propriety, to say
nothing of a long-standing conviction that an Englishman
may be kicked from one end of the continent to the other
with scarcely a chance of apology, still less of redress, would
have deterred me from wielding so pointless a weapon. At
20 minutes to 11, utterly ignorant of the nature of the crime

imputed to me, I was consigned to the criminal division of
the Presidency of Police. I now come to what more di-
rectly concerns yourself.
.. _

"As early as half-past 5 o'clock on the afternoon of the
21st I was accidentally apprised that emissaries of the pa'
lice had been observed to enter the house in which myaport'
ments are situated, and that their presence had created *
sensation throughout the neighbourhood. I had received
strange intimations in which Dr. Waagen's name was
coupled with the police, and I have reason to believe tbot
man to be as unscrupulous as he is incompetent. Moreover
a letter commenting upon him, and bearing my signatures
had appeared in the iVational Zeitung on that very morn'
ing of the 21st. I felt perfectly indifferent about meetias
the police, save for that instinctive repugnance which o!
Englishman must feel to foreigners of that class. But
had no business on band out of doors for the rest of tbo
day, and I thought it better to despatch it at once. I lyes
prepared, therefore, to find the police on my return home.
They waited for me nearly seven hours. Previous to al.:,
return I addressed a note to you, in which I informed I,°:
that my arrest was projected for that same evening.
note was delivered into your own hands at 11 o'clock, *°""
you received at the same time oral assurance that the emis•
'aries of the police had boon seen to enter my dwellt
immediately after me, and that consequently there 0'1'1...-
scarcely be a doubt that my arrest bad been effected. 11--
replied that you wished to be still more positivelyoseln-
of the fast. I cannot but admire your fidelity to roatAi
Nevertheless, the occasion demanded some slackening °,
the official stock.' I contend, Lord Blomfield, that wit
such information as you now possessed, exclusive of re/
note, it was the duty of an English Minister to master fere
himself that airy distinction which you appear to b
"
considered essential to action. But you wore content so
making the peculiar request that your visitor would retutei
at 'J o'clock on the following morning,' and let you kii°, d
whether I was still' a prisoner. Thus you reconciled
yourself to allowing strangers to perform your dutY,,.°13.0
to abandoning an English citizen to the mercies 01
irresponsible foreign police for a period of at least 9 b°111,,,-.
But others watched while you slumbered. Your reP°-0
was not disturbed. It was not until a quarter past 9 °a
the following morning,' and I trust not until after you'll'',
breakfasted, that a note certifying that I was still' a p
ap
reached you. It ran as follows The geutleTaut
who had the honour to wait upon your Excellency lot °lc
on the affair of Mr. Morris Moore hereby informs your
eellency that Mr. Morris Moore is actually under arrest
" I have been informed that some time between the re,
eeipt of the last-mentioned note and 11 o'clock you fen".
to 31. Manteuffel. I was not released until 1' I bad
1)1#
compelled to pass the night in the Criviinal-Abtheilo
(criminal division) of the Presidency of Police, dressed :
I'
I was at the time of my arrest, and without a bed.
truculent tone the intimation est pertnis de dorintrt
rous pouvez,' was indeed conveyed to me, and also tho.t
might lie down on a dirty-looking couch in an adjoiale;
room, but I had no stomach to repose where delators a.e a
bloodhounds might have stretched their lengths. I pioretif
the night without sleep, partly seated on a chair and.lia_,o
performing ise
pacing my prison. In the morning no opportunity `"of
e
affordedon s, mean o!, rurrain. ggi nt
h whole 15 hours of my detente
g my apparel, or of
I was without refreshment of any kind, unless, endee°oo
had felt disposed to become the boon companion, eve t
cid
same glass of water, of the two armed sgherri who Oa col
me during tho night, and who would infallibly have
me down had I attempted to break my arrest. gart‘ie- g
cheap the personal liberty of an Englishman is held rbe h
eo
It was not until half-past 10—that is, not until Ili' ad
a prisoner for upwards of 12 hours—that I was sun3lll°lf to
before my judge. This functionary announced
he the 'Procureur du Roi.' I took leave to initiate tst
conference by demanding to be informed upon /or
grounds this outrage had been per 139 wl
thority an English citizen had been forced throng" tes
streets of Berlin, and, like a felon, locked up allrl of
whole night in the criminal division of the Preside; Toe'
Police. He interrupted me to say that the 01'7,
dered no account of their proceedings, and that t lee
spe to him like a gentleman. I retorted that thait,
speaking to him like a man, and that I had Yet to oati,e't
that what became a man was unbecoming a
man. The conference lasted until a quarter past
resulted in the admission by the Procureur de I°oololl
there was no case whatever against me, and in a I°oo 19,
:
promise that iu a quarter of an hour I should Prot";
liberty : and then, to show the solidity of his nude tot to
ing and his estimate of personal freedom, he atteraPtbseger
persuade me that I had not been in prison. oth,
even a palace—let alone a dirty police roorts---Wer„" osl'
than a gaol, if to have one's throat cut must be the, `be fly;
of the exit ! In spite of the promise that I shouluoots*,
in a quarter of an hour' volunteered by this ge° d °Se;
who, by the by, gave me to understand that he bony I I
rienced similar treatment from the police of LOU 1./et
peat that I remained a prisoner until 1 o'clocit'i opjej
word of regret escaped this gentleman's' lips at tug
the
arrest. My effects are still detained. ober .03
"It is now 6 o'clock, Sunday evening, Nare rece4l
23d. All but two days have elapsed since Y° !d ou ';‘);
my note informing you that I was to be arrow role*
of
day evening, anti it is upwards of a day since raiede.d,
but I have yet to see even so much as an ackuaw
r
• di
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of the receipt of that note. This may be stile 00te
ing to the'canons of diplomacy, but does it harm p'
adt re!'
what is usual among gentlemen ?
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" I now formally, as far as I myself am cone Ps,rfte
elate your further interference, and I disdain Yt°„„a
anco. Better to take one's chance with a violet', leiei°{Aff
sponsible foreign police than trust to an Engli'w, ,bara°do/
Had we a Government jealous of our national' 'id evfog
your next despatch from England, Lord Blera6oe
teach you that an English Minister should be, :ft; oar
more than the tinsel appendage of a foreign are 4,01
he is not there to sleep while his follow-citisea'bot t", to
raged to allay the fears of a timid Government!iaigh
he is there as the representative of our collecti"
protect our interests and guard our honour. ifoo
MORRIS
"Lord Blomfield, English Ambassador to the
Court of Prussia."

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" Berlin, Nov. 21.—Fridal -.-- rettlej
"My Lord,—l have been informed that °l33sriltfe
Berlinpartmepnotlis
oaet.23,lThiasubwenilistrbaes e I shall befell t P't
as I scrupulously entirely Oa
politics. abstain front Pr Ag
I, of
British citizen I request the prote°°- ,
BritishAs Asa British
am your obedient servant, 4009.
i, To the Right Hon. Lord Blomfieseldl. 11—jet91:11;0
The following letter was received a " ::/°
i‘gottaS 7
Sunday evening, Nov. 23. Two
present when it was delivered, tea i
Berliti, -0;01: lott°o
written
"Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of Y pie,d,
0 on the evening of the 21st inst., inforvaiogo itiv f
yvieuwexpected to bo molested by the police. ii- Sgt tip
which I had with Baron Illanteuffel early 9°" of i
e to
endeavoured to learn the nature of the suspicioo9_oo,,,
against you. His Excellency was at that goo 40:007$
andgetbletyletil.:ta i;t.,!
the proceedings of the police, but I heard 011° Oa of
w'tth satisfaction that you had been set at libertf,r, fo
i rrogatory before the authorities.-1„)3511:;;107

obedient humble servant
" To Morris Moore, is q." °t'eti
Moeda'', oto Ao
m_P.S. At 12 o'clock. to-day two soldier:, f. 1714
Y room and deposited my effeets---t 115
days after my release. My papers are obtloot Otto
crumpled and my books dirtied. I have
time to ascertain whether any of nsif pap
missing.