The Statesman. — 1823-11-27 (London, England)

SOUTHERN REPORTRR OP SATURDAY.) The Dublin coach for this City, via Cashel, due at 8, A.M. of this day, not having arrived at that hour, some ap• prehension was excited as to the cause of.the delay, which continued to encrease up to eleven o'clock, without any account being received. In a few minutes after, however. it arrived, and it was then ascertained that the delay had been occasioned hy a daring attack which was made upon it last night, at about half past nine o'clock, midway between Littleton and Cashel, near a public house called •• The Horse and Jockey." The coach was travelling at its accustomed rate, and had reached within about five miles of the latter town, when the coachman observed that the road was partly blockaded with cars and stones for a c.'n•iderable way. Almost at the same moment that theme obstacles were first seen, two shots were tired from inside the hedge at one aide of the road ; but the miscreants could not be seen, though the guard, whose name is Lloyd, made every preparation Eto assail them. The coachniam, in the u►eamtime, continued to get the coach gradually on, and succeeded in sornehneasure, during which he and the guard were exposed to great danger, as shots continued to be fired from inside the hedges at both sides of the road, two of which• struck the coach, and from the directi,in of the balls, which we have ascertained by seeing the marks they made, a good, though happily unettccessful; aim appears to have been taken.  Nothing daunted. however, by the danger that surrounded them, the coachman and guard seemed( to have done their duty well and bravely ; the coach was got on, bat in the attempt to steer clear of the stones on the road, it was thrown against one of the side ditches, and its progress thus t(d. The murderous gang who made the attack do not seem to have taken the advantage of this misfortune, for neither then, nor during any stage of the outrage, did they appear. In this predicament, it is gratifying to be able to state, that the country people residing about the place; being called upon for assistance, readily afforded it, and the coach was regulated, and proceeded on its journey. These pariculars we hare obtained from written accounts on the coach way bill, and Post lltber time hill, as none tolf the passengers who were in the roach at the time of the attack came ou to this city, and the coachman and Board who behaved so spiritedly, stopped at Cashel. What Is thus stated, however, is substantially, perhaps minutely, correct ; and ate should have to close our account of fhe transaction with an expression of indignation at the baseness and cowardice of an attack thus made upon unoffending individuals, employed in the pursuit of their several avocations, if we bad not to add, which we dO with deep regret, that one passenger, the Hon. Mr. Browne, brother to tbefEarl of Kenmare, is missing.— When the first shot was fired, this Gent., who was inside, got out at the opposite door, and there was no account of hint after. It would be idle, at such a moment of doubt and uncertainty, to* guess what may have occurred, and we have only to express a hope, that the darkness which was favourable to the concealment of the ruffians who made this murderous attack. may also have befriended him. Mr. Browne was coming on to Cork, and was attended by his servant, and was outside (luring the time of the attack, and who stopped at Cashel when the coach wired there. • .