Star.
London, England, 1804-11-26 00:00:00

rMR. WiRTSTAFF, irlat
rrH DISPATaBS.-life.

Thitio Merengets Ottnapaniml thew waggoner t.)
the village. where they found they
illion in tit,
ehinsney-torner of a fmail inn, anad moch difh
toky to petfoade hint to refume his place and eltive
them to Schwerin, which town they reached in the
evening. Mr. WAG sTers related what had happen
ed to ant of the fturgortallers of the place. and t.
the Hanoverian trlinifters refident there t the ferret
accordingly took down a depofition of the who',
tranfatlion, a copy of which was given him for tin
porpole of chewing it to the Dial& Ai
Schwerin, Mr. WV:a/Taff obtained a loan of money
to bear his expences to England. an: l lot out on hf
return as (pun as be had got hi, bafinefs fettled,
I sod difpatched a letter w Mr. at' Ev-
-1 lin. apprilirig him of the loft of his ctifpa.tehes. Bc
fore Mr. WRatze-
AGSTAFF came away, it Was .3fCeTtaill.
ad at Schwerin that the banditti had entered
burgh. a town in the llanuverian Stat
es, whnot .1.
~••e
French garrifon is Rationed. It WAS lai k
ch.
that on the morning the robbery took plate,
French banditti were at Dragoon village, and wet.-
enquiring their way to Lubec from what followq,
there is not the leaft doubt but they were looking,
out for the Eng% meffenger, whole artiwal at Houn
-
lism, it is fuppofed, they were informed of by d
{pies at that place, who gave the enemy the earheft
account of every tranfa..ftnin that happens there. For
feveral months pall. there have been two pericru at
Holum, who are well known to
Franchaitaat of
that place to be in the pay of ;he G.ivern
mont• On the arrival of every packet, they obtain,
at the differem inns, the Games and quality of ail the
poffengers. One of the fpies is nn me Calico, and ia
fora
of a hatter of that name, who formerly lived in
Piccadilly, at whole itonfe General Du mous tea
lodged when be fira via:ea this city ; he was Come
yeats fine fent out of the kingdom under the Ai;cl)
'Fhis being the cafe+ it is not to be wondered
at that the French are made acquainted with the Ar-
rival of every Me
at Hufitm. and that they
Paould .sayrlay fuels of them as they have teaftnt to
fuppstfe are the bearers of important difpatches.
Mr. Wastsyart quitted Schwerin on the JO, at
which time he left the Hanoverian Metre:mei snuck
indilpofed. in confeevence of tee injurrhe H_ follained
by being bound Co tight. Pie ived at arms on
the t Bth, where hi took his potfage'nnboasitthe Lark
packet, For Harwich. The TON encountertal a le.
'ere gale of wind about half Channel ewer., which
lifted upwards of twenty•four bouts, but at leagth•
Ike arrivedlaft on SaturJay.atternnon,at fnut o'clock.
and )41.WAGSTA PI reached town about eight 01.40;4
yeaeeday worninig.
I This estracirdinary oatrage and robbery, com-
mitted on the perfon of an Englitis Courkr, sairkirs
camma-jbee of the out-pofts of the Fremb limy in Hasater,
combined with other cireuninances, lead m to (*T-
oole. that no mails for the future will be difpitsba
From this country to the Continent, by way of flats-
burgh. The independence of that city is fo precari•
Opt, that it would be un!afe to Take it the chant
of either diplomatic or corntr.tretel communication.
Lintels Tome affurance giycn by the only
Power to who the CC:JOIN it ecl% divitlid ILA tom
cede, that the inm depenriet.ee !hit City I,:n not be
infulted. it would be a mealute ..1 pi 11.1._ore not to
espofe the correfpondence between this cuustyi and
the Continent, to the 1.1 rf intercertion.
The Nooe.ior,yb Gorrefpordatt meotions the affair ill
the following terms :
Is On the 13th, an Eng'ifh Ceur:er item Lund"',
by Hufum, was Rci as was an Hanoverian
Courier, between Seltor. in and lthena, by Rune un-
known perfonsin them that difpaeluts.'`

It we alsounced that Mr. WAG.
ger, had left town the day before
r ,Peterffaurgh and Berlin, which
the time to relate to the feizure of
coxes. Mr. WAgSTAFF failed from
Auckland packet, Captain Ham-
a favourable paffage reached Hu-
where he took a carnage with intent
ufrial way, and upon the ulual route,
it Ins dellination. Ple prociedrs:
erg, which is fix and a half German
im, where he changed bit carriage,
lohrdoffi At this latter plot, he was
'novenas Meffenger. who was tra-
route. and they proceeded without
Initials to New Munster. a diftaoce
all German miles; front thence to
arther diltance of three and a half
sod thence to lasibec. This was on the
then the two Meffengers, as they ma-
wood, &Caved a man un horfeback,
oak, ever which was a great coat ;
to take particular notice of them,
Isportunity of frequently looking into
As the travellers were well tumid.'
to be fern, and it being noon day,
v bad little fear of being rot:tied.--
lan Meffenger expreffed his forprize
coadutf, and laid, he (isould noewou-
were flopped. The obfetyatiori had
rd him, before they perceived the horfer
nee making a fignal to fame portion, as
, in the wood on a (hooting party.—t•
however, convinced of their midake,
n runteffout of their ambulk, and joie.
whom the Meffeugers had firff fern, and
',ate bad difinotanted. Thecarria lit men KM II
;reat hatte towards the ge, and, aa!
aed, each man was obterved to be arra-
bin., having a fixed bayonet. The nal-
me up, and lurrounded the cart iage,,
fastening attitude, demanded the Mil
ley, and whatever property they bad
The Captain of the gang (or rather, as
fuppofed, a French Officer in dirguife),
bus only about the difpatches ; and call-
rencfi. ups Nieto. yr pliers (your p-
apers) ; and on (earthing for them. he
hirer, belonging to Mr. WAGSTAFF,
tornrd. He accordinLly obtained from
ers two leather bags, which contained
es belongiag to both, with which he feexo-
fatisfied. Ggnal was then given to
i to plunder, when they obeyed their
the greaten alacrity ; for in the (pace of
es every corner of the carriage, and every
place about them, had been completely
sd every thing of value taken from them.
TAFF loft upwards 1031. in callo be-
atch and clothes : the Hanoverian was
d of every thing he had about him that
,le. The hieffettgers now et:Fated to be
depart, but they were not to fortotiite ;
ere placed over them till the robbers had
Dor waggouer (who was driving his team
ranee before the carriage. with three hog
rine in it, which he had brought fo.m Lu-
na they brought prifoner to the carriage :
tring the poftillion to turn the horfe's heads
ards Lobec. the whole party was taken
renient part of the wood. where the Mcl:-
ere &fired to alight from the carriage. The
fake but little, and what they laid was in
Their altions.however, occafioned infinite
they frequently put the points of their bay-
it travellers' breads ; but when they took
er their cloaks a quantity of new cord. dse
he prifoners were confiderably increafed,
rly thole of the podillion. who. from the
e bufitsefs, mapifcatd the ((roma appre-
roe his fafety. When the cord was prepay.
of the prifoners was delta to ftrip off his
at, which the freebooters immediately pot
then proceeded w bind them to a tree with
o They then told them, that. if they at.
to regain their liberty till the expiration of
and an half. by calling for atfiflance, or
ng to untie the cords, they would return and
at of their power to attempt any thing of
I a fecond time. At this period the villains,
examined a trunk and a portmanteau which
d brought into the wood for that porpofe,
ring taken every thing valuable out of them,
the prifoners, while they once more remind-
n of their danger. mould they attempt to a-
dore the time limited. The unfortunate per-
bie their situation with great patience, t'll the
riling from the tightnefs of the cot d bscame
able ; and about an tuna- of the time be-
apfcd. each man began 'o rt. ttule for his li-
The wa,;goner was the fiat who son Tecate:,
nd
mciattly let abot liberating the protilli, n,
it toil up time to do. fo fall had the
rs bound him. As loon as he had fucceeded,
not thinking it tile to flop to exercise
me cniattfy for the Nielfengerk which the wag-
had done for him, made the belt of his way t:b
age near a: hand. called Dragoon. e w ag-
r, who had been detained Cone .
times in the
I, and fearful fur his own fafety, followed the
lion, and left the Meffengers itill bound to the
Finding, however, that they had no one to
nd on for affirtance, they began to to bke motor-
ry efforts to extricate thernfelves ; and,at length
WAGSTAFF obtained the relea.e of one of nis
t. which enabled hiss to liberate himfelf and
infoitunate companion, who had received mote
ry from the confinement titan any tit the others.
rootlet. had Mr.W•cr ST Ali I ied Mr. MULLIS from
tree, than they heard A mating rife among the
ties, which they were fearful proceeded from the SirCC our Lin one
Holohorith, mod two G°t"
on of the banditti. This idea filled the Hanove- burgh Mails have arrived.
Meffenger with In much apprehenfion, that he The American (gander is the ble&terrasears has
aid oot attempt to efcape. but entreated A:r.Wac• lately bombarded till town of Tripoli. brat without
/F to bind him again to the tree. that he might
found at his poi when the enemy attired. bl inducing the Paths to moderate the peke which In
tr, te appearance of the wagg mer difpelled t..eir ' demands foe Peace.
:is
and accounted for the rife they had pot A private letter from Harabursb, dated the rfothr
and. He informed the Meffeneets, that having ga,cs as follows
rued that the selek of the tanditti had been fees •
horfeikari riding towards Rat arburgh ; and thsre. ' t• You may depend upon this very rut' erelong fait
re fuppofing that be had nothing to fear, hc had that the Aultrian Aosbaffadoe has snack arrani,
rimed the tcfclutiou of Morning rdtate ' meats for his igunediatc departure Lim the Coen

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It is long tone we -otr.ounced our nitpick*, that
different inftroces thrt h td recurred of CO'nties be-
ing robbed and their difpatches being Liken from
them, ought to be afcribed to the machinations of.
the French Government, rather than to the preda-
tory fpirit of banditti. There rohbelks not Lavin;
been followed up by any k:nd of deteaion, or even
by any great ezerti.ms to difcover the authors 41
them, hat given rife to a more outrageous se, which
13 probrtsly hoped would alfo be looked
over ; at leail he was refofved* to hazard the esperi-
ment—lsut even Prnffir could not overlook it : the
Co, ft:an ebanso.ed his vittim, and Sir Gsoacs
Ito 44Lnp was permitted. to depart from the Tern.
ple. Now the French Govertruent has retorted to
its former means ut obtaining the ferrets of other
States, of which it has given an inttance within theta
few drys, by employiog ernitiarks to waylay and
plunder Mr. VAOSTAIF. the Maenger, 'h., kft
London on the 6.11 inft. to proceed with difpatches to
Berlin and Petedburgh. Our Readers will find fib
particulars (feuded in the preceding columns.
We have the fatisfanion to learn, that no ach
cage can be derived by the enemy from the poliet..
of Mr. WAGSTAIII'S difpatches. We onclerl..i•
that he WAS the bearer folely of the remonftrance t:
fpeetin; the fciaure of bar Geckos Rursol.n.