The Sun.
London, England, 1804-11-26 00:00:00

TO .CORfiESPONDENTS,

Fre bdve received' FA ilst,A.ND's excellent Letter, which shall sp-
pear in The Sun To. morriw ; think•ENNjus I;4s a
fair ciaint en us for an early
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THE S U N.

41041/4 QUI3 DICZRI FALIUM AUDCAI

LONDON,

MONDAY, NOV/MBER 26, 1304.

We have to announce a...knew instance of the in.
famous policy which not uniformly charaderizes
the Condon olthe French Government, and which
is so much of a piece with all the measures of the'
Corsican thurpet, that it will excite indignation
without any surprise. Mr. WAGSTAFF, the Mes-
senger, left this Metropolis on the 7th instant
with Dispatches for Berlin and Si. Petersburgh.'
Ile sailed from Harwich in the Auckland Packet,
Capt. HAMOND,, and on the t eth arrived safely at
Husum. 'Here he met an Hanoverian Messene;,er,.
'cif the name of Mor,Latt, who was understood to
be on his way to Schwerin with Dispatches
for the Hanoverian Minister, who resides at that
plaee. . The Travellers proceeded in safety to
Rheinsherg. When they came near Lubec.,
passing through a wood, they observed a man on
horseback in a cloak, Who watched them in a very
Suspicious anti alarming manner. But as it was noun.
day, and the Travellers were well armed, they were
nit much apprehensive of being attacked by a single
robber. However, in a very Short iime• the fel-
low made a signal; and five other men immediately
appeared, and joined the first. The carriage
was soon surrounded by six men armed with car-
bines and sabres. Thee furiously demanded the
Papers in posgussi,n of. the Messengers, as well as
all their money, and every article of value. It was
in vain to resist such a formidable banditti ; and the
Messengers quietly submitted to their fate. Ma.
Wansa'art: delivered the bags which contained his
Dispatches, which:the,,ehief of the band of rufreMs'
received With great -ele,,ernes..—Whenthe Papers
were secured the signal was given for general plun.
tier, which the ruffiilii obeyed with great alacrity..
The. Messengers were theta cOnveyed into a more
retired part of the wood, and were each tied. to
.a
tree„ therufliana threatening them with the most
dreadful con;eqnencei if ,they attempted to release
themselves before an hour and a' half elapsed. In
this situation they remained' a considerable time,
every moment in apprehension lest the ruffians should
be in ambush, or should return and wreak a more bar;
barous vengeance on them. At length, by great,
struggling, Mr. WaosTe'aat disengaged himself
from his bonds, and released his fellow snare'',
It is said that-the ruffians also tied thepostilliOn, and
w Iggnner 1 who happened to be; passing the road
at the time, lest they should giee inforMation at the
next town of what had leiraTtl. ACcording to this
statement, the postillion and waggoner. efreaed •
their escape first, and, in the agitation M their fears,
did not stay .to release the Messengers,; but the,
waggoner returned sricin after for that purpose-. It
is also said, that another person, who represented
himself as an Hanoverian: rviercharat, joined the two
Messengers 'before this outrage happened, and
was
,suspeeteti 'of being a. confederate; with the
ruffians.
The waggoner, said that all the rd..
fiaris had been, seen on horsebaCk :bending their
course towarda' Aatzcbargb.—The Postillion was
found at the next village, and was with diC
cafe, induced to proceed with the Trayellers to
Schwerin., where they -arrivad in the evening.
Mr.'WosOsTAVF obtained money 6at Schwerin, to '
bear his expences to London, after he had:dispatehcal
..an account of this trimsaation to Mr. jrsoitioN, at
I 3 rlin. Mr.WAORTAFF ascertained that the ruf-
'flans entered. Ratzebnrgh, at which place 'there is a
French Garrison, Mr. WAGT.Ary left Schwerin
on the TO. The Hanoverian Messenger was too
much .int)iSprtsed 'to proceed. Mr. WAGSTAFF
reached Uttsum on the t Ith, arid took his passage
no board the lark Packet for Harwich, at which
place he arrived yesterday morning.
The whole of this nefarioua outrage plainly thews
- that it was 'not the ad of common robbers, but that
they were ruffians employed by the French Govern.
meant to'intereept the Dispatches, and discover the
measures of '• the British Cabinet. The Cor.
bican Tyrant has evidently no idea of what is
due 'to the rights of other Countries, or what
befits, the station to 'w*,l! he has been so
wonderfolly, and, so lamentably for mankind, ex-
. This infamous. measure, combined with his

burgh, cannot but awaken all the Potentates of Eu.
rope to a proper sense of their duty to the great
community of State,, and rouse them into a. deter.
mined attempt to drive such a monster from a situa.
tion which enables him to disturb the peace and
weaken the security of every Continental Govern.