Star.
London, England, 1804-11-02 00:00:00

SEIZURE OF SIR GEORGE RUMBOLD.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
HAISBUROH, OCTOBER :6 —We have been quiet
for a while and In have you, feting but little to inte.-
reft or ansufe. Be not alarmed ft.r us too much for
the teeth aggreffions on the part of the French, by the
feizute of poor Sir Gtoaos Romitoto, your Charge
d'Affaires. A party of about aoo infantry came
aerofs the River yetlerday morning, at a,very early
hour, and furprifed him in his houfe (about an Eng-
lith mile from the Dan Thor), and carried him off
with papers. They had efcaped before the alarm was
given and that the gates conk' be opened, elfe the
people would have refcued him,andpellaps cut the fel-
lows in pieces. He hadloag a plefentimentof the thing
being attempted, and it is a pity he had not lodged
within the walls, where he would have been fare. The
Senate are greatly &tire ffed about it, and there is but
one voice of adhorrence. To-day the French Mini.
tier (who was but apprifed of the deed after it was
done), declared to the Senate, officially, that it was
a fuite of Mr. DRAKI'S coofpiracy azainft the life of
BovvvvvTa, as falfe as abfurd. Sit Gamma has for
lonic time pait been in a very delicate date of health,
and even if the Britith Government could have car.
tied on fuch machinations, he could not have been:
the agent. He has fent to Mr. Tiicamros his autho-
rity to aft, ad interim; we fuppofe be will be fent di
re& to France. NICHOLLS is offended, and for his
own ficurity too in fear. It is but a few days line
we had agreed to pay them too,ooo rix dollars cur.
rent, tot their wants in Hanover. Notwithflanding
this irefpaft, we are under no apprehenfion for our
commercial relations, loch as they are. They will
not cover more ground, unlefs there is war.
AIOTHSR LIITTCR, lAMB OATS.
The night before laft a very Alitlreffing event took
place. About 250 French foldiets landed at fume
diltance from town, unperceived by the guards ;
they illeneed force watchmen whom they met, and a
party of them went to the houfe of Sir G. Rut4SOLD,
your Minifter here,who had been imprudent enough to
live all the rummer, and till now, oat of wenn. They
forced him into a coach, and before any thing of the
whole matter could be known in town, they had car-
ried him off and re-embarked for the other fide of
the Eibe. The coup-de-main was executed between
pee acd two at night.
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*DOTHAN LITTON, SAKS DAT'.
Yellerday morning, between tour and five o'clock,
a moll unprincipled attack and violation of the terri-
tory of this free Imperial city took place on the part
of the French. They landed in four or five barges a
body of their troops from Hambargh on a fpot called
Hamburgher Berg, and meeting with a man, forced
him to thew them the way to another place, called
Grindelhof, where Sir GRORGR ftwassoco, the Bib
tills Charge d'Affaires to the Hanfeatic Cities and the
States of the Circle of Lower Saxony, has his corn•
try refisience. This corps of fleet:wows was headed
by feveral General Officers, completely armed, and
bad their colours, drums, and band of mufie with
them. On arriving at Sir GEOlGe's boufe, they bk
Randy forced open the doors, and rated into every
apartment, ranfacked, pillaged, and dearoyed what
was not portable ; dragged Sir Geoect out of his
bed, made him drels himfelt, and, after having faked
his papers, forcibly carried him to the river fide, and
embarked him for Harburgh, where he is laid tikbe
fti:l detained in dole coarsely. It has been remarked,
that the invading corps fir ft was going to land upon
the Holaein territory, but perceiving their usiaake,
they loon defiled from their attempt. The teafon
aMgned for this treacherous attack cannot as yet be
esatily afeertained, but general report lays, that it
was done with a view of putting a flop to the recruit-
ing fervice, which is pretended to be carried on here
fecretly for England.
Mr. FltcHlcxs, the &bah Deputy Coats!, on
hearing of 'his ruffianly violence, fought refuge in the
houfe of the American Conful, Mr. Foes's.
The number of troops who came over from Har-
Inirgh amounted to near goo men.

A letter from an (Wet on board one of oat frigates'
off Breft (fates, that belides the gun-boats lately taken
by our cutters, feveral others of B 's stand
atmAJA have been loft off the French emit, in the
late gales. The Captain of a Danilh fhip from
L'a.c it has declared, that of three divifions, amount
havei t.i.,..nlecapfy„, 'moo thev w
e tfeelsti which, within
three:es ofeks
ernharbours and rivers
Fiance, unt fixty had arrived at their &flirtation ; the
other: having either foundered at lea, or are firpoofed
' to be (fill to:Ted about, without water or provitions,
a, thcfr vcffels have not room for more than what i,
r.eaclrAry for the crews and foidiers for fix days. AI I
Spanith flip had arrived at L'Orient two days befere
the Dane failed, having on board fifteen French fol-
{licr,, an., fniir fAilors, the furvivirg part of thirty-fix,
Who, in a firfl-rate gun bat bad been driven to lea,
mud, for four days that preceded the day they met
the Spaniard. had nothing either to eat or drink, en-
during the greAtca fatigue, every moment expe;:ing
their Wallow vellel to go to the bottom, which canted
its Commander to,kill himfelt in dcfpair. Theft men
declared that (*even other gun boat. of their div &on
were leen by them on the ft:oni d.:) after they were
driven frrno the coati with fignals :.1 diflref., and as
they have not fince been heard of, they arc fi,ppofed
to have perifhed. ratty-fora veffels failed Irons the
Garonne, and of thcfe only thitty-t No w eic yet known
to be fafe in French harbours. Acc•odi,.g to the re-
pert of the Dane, great fcarcity and difc,r.tcnt rte
vail ..s that part of France ; and the troops u.... Au
GIIIIIAWS army. encamped near Brea, defcrted to the
interior in great ncmbcr, and refilled, even with
arms io their hand:, the l.au 4"arence, who aucalined
' to flop or aura item.