The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-16 00:00:00

THE POLISH DICTATOR

We have now received the text of the manifesto
of General Langiewicz, a brief restoni of which bad
been sent by telegraph. It is as follows :

Fallow-citizens 1--The most devoted children of Poland
have commenced, in the name of God, the combat pro-
voked by the violence and oppression exercised by
the Muscovite domination ; they have commenced
it against the eternal enemy of liberty and
spinet the Muscovite intruder, the oppreesor
of our nation—they have commenced it for the liberty and
independence of our country. In the unfavourable cir-
cumstances in the midst of which our enemy has provoked
the arpheioa of the insurrection, by the exesis of opium-
re% the rusted began with empty bands spinet the armed
onaltitaties of Bum* has contioned not only for nearly two
nestle in a great portion of our country, but increases and
spreads further and further, thanks to the activity and
devotion of the whole people, who are resolved to become
tree or to perish. Pollak blood flows in torrents upon n'any
finds of battle ; it tows in the streets of our towns and sil-
ly= which the Misfit: enemy is utterly destroying, museere-
lag inoffensive inhabitants, and abanionieg to pillage the re-
satins of their pooseasim.. In view of this life and death
struggle—in view of the murders, pillage, and dames with
which our enemy marks his route, Poland sees with
grief, by the aide of the grandest devotion and enthusiasm
of her children, the want of • military and avowed leader-
ship, capable of preventing the mattering of the forces
which have been called forth, and of arousing those who
still dumber. It follows, from the general situation of
affairs, as well ea from the nature of the struggle which
is proceeding, that outside the camp of the in.
surgeeto there is not to be found throughout the whole
territory of the country a spot where • central power pub-
licly avowed could establish itself ; and this is the reason
why the secret provisional government, which emanated
trom the former secret central committee, has not been
able to present itself in open day before the nation and the
whole world. Although there are in the country men
who are far above myself in capacity and merit—although
I appreciate the extent and the gravity of the duties which
in a position so difficult weigh on the supreme national
power—l sesame, nevertheless, with the consent of the pro-
visional national government the supreme dictatorship, pre-
pared to deposit it when we shall have shaken off the Mum-
coviteyoke inthehardoof the representatives of the people. I
sesame it inconsideration of the urgency of the circumstances
which imperatively demand a prompt remedy, in °onside-
ration of the necessity of increasing the forces of the natics
by the concentration of the civil and military powers
in one band in this murderous contest against hostile troops
directed by one sole will. In reserving to myself the im-
mediate direction of military operations, or in claiming
the power of transferring, if neoseoary, the military com-
mend is did to other chief. in provhiees which will be
named, I deem it ennui at present to confide
all the civil administration of the insurrection, as
well as that of the freed territory, to a private civil
government, which will act under my laceration and oon-
trol. The powers and the organisation of this goverment
will be indicated in a special publication. In taking the die-
hatred:Op I eornmeece nothing new, but simply finish the
work eonuneueed by the national provisional government.
I eiefirm, then, sod proclaim epic, in all their entirety,
the fundesratel principles explored in the manifesto of
the providonel gownsman dated January Ale the lane
of which the fag of the national COMMA for liberty sad
independence was raised, especially the liberty sad political
equality of all the mai of Pohlad. without distinction of
belief, of enclitics, or of birth also the PAK, under
essditins, of the /ended property sabinted said sew to
rusts or charges to the rural population, with isileasity
to the proprietors, who will be raved truss harm eat of the
funds of the state

And now, peoples of royal Poland, of Lithuania, sad of
Mathes* you who form 008 a/66aq in the name of God
I call you oboe mom to waning arid immedisto iasurror
tiro spirt Amounts oppression and barbarity. The we-
sad of all the children of Mead, without di/UM:MOO
of clam or belief ; the community and universality
of efforts sad writings, sad the unity of the object, will
Air t►e saitiered faros to a power which will he fatal
to the enemy ; they will macre inclemoideam for our ooull-
by, liberty sod happiness for our deeicendante, and will
assure immortal glory to those who may meet the death
of heroes is this mond Armlet. To arms, brothers 1 to
arms 1 for the indepeadweas of the resole,.
gead-quarters, Gomm, March 10,1863.
General MAITAX LANGIZWIPZ, Dictator.

(astrrza's rzLialux.)
FRANCK.

PARIS, Yearn 16.
The Mcmiteur of to-day publishes decrees of the
Emperor, nominating Prince Louis Lucien Bona-
parte Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and
appointing the Senator M. Pietri prefect of the
Gironde, in the room of M. Mentque. The Mani-
fear contains the nominations of several moires to
the Legion of Honour.

The diplomatic documents on Poland, of which a
telegraphic summary has already been given, are
also published by the itoniterr.