The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-13 00:00:00

POSEN.

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In consequence of the charges brought against the
Poles, in the German papers, the officers who concluded the
convention with the Royal Commimary-General Von Milken
have published the following declaration :
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The convention of Jareelawiceof the ilth of April was concluded
and signed by us, in consequence of a declaration of the Royal Com-
minvery to the renewing effect :—The question being raised in what ,
manner the national norganieation (promised by the King of Prussia) '
is to he understood, and what measures of detail are adapted ta this
reorganisation reality, I declare teerebv that I understand et in the fol.
lowinesense-1. With regard to the doll service, the different branches
of admintamtion, that is to ray, the meta of Peak*, collection of
taxes, and public instruction, are each to have a Foie at their head,
and the charges in each to be filled op by appointing pavans to them '
in the proportion of the two divisions of the population ; so that •
every one may be governed and kedged according to his own ten.
guage. This composition ol the public olive would be facilitated, it
those frontier circle!, which am altogether or for the greater part
German, were partially or altogether divided. It would then be
usable to flit, not only the chief ofaces, but all other., with native
Poles. 2. ltespecune the national armament, a national reorganisa-
tion of the army in the fullest sense of the expression mut be undu-
e:cod. Amordingiy, no recruit born in the grand duchy et Posen shall
bleed to join .a Bitesien or other Carman regiment: neither shall any
Cieruiaa recruit be sent to any Polish regiment. The word of cm-
mend Mull be given in the language of each regiment; they shall to.
apoetively wear their own coloura In their cockades and ensigns, and •
no obstacle shall be meted to the appointment and promotion of
oleceranther than the general requisite of Instructive and conduct. The
army of Posen is thus to form a national body, complete in all descrip-
tive. of arms, and the grand duchy Is thus to he oustituted a distinct
and compact territory complete in iteelt--Jenneuwere, April 11, 161&
—(Signed) Von WILLIMIN. 1.111.1. T. W. MTCFANSXI.
e, the-efore, concluded this convention, and accepted • sorer way •
of Its execution, in perfect confidence that the errand duchy of Pawn
was to form a separate and indivisible unity, and that the !torpid-
ration woo to commence on the basis of perfect ‘'quality foe the two
populations. teach was also the meaning of the cabinet order of
&larch 24, betted by the King. Instead of thie, nearly one-half of the
grand duchy le now to be excluded from the reorganisation, and in-
corporated with the German confederation : the other portioa Is to
• firm the grand duchy of Posen (without Posen), and I. to be organ-
ised on the =tonal footing. We cannot enter Into the question whe-
ther this last order will pacify the country, but it is our boundenduty
here publicly to declare that the pacification, which we undertook to
accomplish only on the convention being strictly adhered to,
Au now become impossible. We have endeavoured with all our
mean, and forces, that the stipulation" of the convention should be •
in proper time strictly executed; that this hoe been done, the
king's comminsue y hse solemnly averred in his proclamation of April
17. We had, therefore, a right to expect that, on the other side,
the articles of the convention would be executed with equal fidelity,
uell that, especially, all the military preeeedings would he stopped at
once, the Prussian army withdrawn, and the reorgardulime of Ste
duchy forthwith commenced. Indeed of this, the awls; so.
Winne perambulate the country under the pretence of restoring
peace and order, but, In reality, they are provoking con-
flicts and the utmost irritation, u le demonstratvi by
the smiguinAry encounters which arc daily taking place. When at
last they attack and disperse the camps stipulated for in the con.
rention, and this too in the circles which, according to the cabinet
order, were to receive a purely Polish organisation in all civil as
well an military departments, all faith in the good will of the OM-
manders count veal& ; and the undenigned declare without any
metre that contrary to their wish they have betrayed the CRUM of
their countrymen in concluding, as members of the national commit-
tee, the above-named convention, by signing It and urging ita
fulfll-
meat, since instead of liberties therein promised and guaranteed,
they have only brought the Closest yoke on the Polish population.
We have theretve tendered our resignation without delay, and the
committee will doubtless see the necessity of dia.olving dace it
cannot maintain any longer with honour and advantage Remission of
pacifietation.—LUMLT.
PROCLAMATION or GIOIRRAI. VON WILLOW-N.—SIM* the conditions of
the &onetime, agreed upon at Taroelaw, have been executed mint
constitutively, and with the utmve punctuality and vigour by the
Polish commanders in all the localities in which they have been pub-
lished; as therefore no armed bend., with the exception of those
sanctioned by the convention, remaining under my Immediate com-
mand, and obeying my orders with exemplary dirripline, are any.
where to be found, the long-wished pacification of the province may
be considered a. realised. I wish to es preesherewith my heartfelt thanks
to all those, who by their moderating and conciliation have assisted lee
In attainbag this °hie it—a state of things which, but a few dap, ago,was
coneidered as beyond the limits."( pORMINIMT—And to give at the same
tune a solemn samireace that the reorgameation of the duchy will
now take plain without delay, according to the distinct wishes of
the King; greedy the fled steps in that direction have been
taken, inasmuch as Polish counisorles, meetly the former deludes
of the districts, have been placed by the side of the landrathn. There
commentaries will amid the ludraths In restoring peace and order,
and also in watching over the interests of the inhabitant.. I hope in
a few dare to be able to take other measum which will prove with
what sincerity and aneiety Majesty's government think. of the
—..iemion of the duchy.—Wetuses.—Begueryn, by Ilion;

CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 27.
Yesterday evening Held Pasha, the Capuchin Paella,
was dismissed, and Mehemet Ali has been appointed his
successor. Mehemet Ali was dismissed from the same office
about six months glace to make way for Hall. The cir-
cumstance at the time crested a great deal of surprise and
discontent amongst the friends of Turkey. Mehl has long
been known to he in the pay cf Russia, and every public act
of his during the last ten years has given unmistakable evi-
dence of the fact. Mehemet Ali is at least an honest man,
and devoted to his country. lie admires the policy of Eng-
lend towards his country so much so he is opposed to that of
Russia. The Cause of his dismissal was the open and in-
dignant way in which, in the presence of the Sultan and his
ministers, he expressed his opinion on the policy of Russia.
The circumstance came to the ears of the Russian envoy,
who found means to let Mehemet Ali feel that the influence
of the government which he represented at Constantinople
was still rife and in vigour.

ATHENS, APRIL 30,
I mentioned in my last that a general amnesty had
been granted to all political offenders, with two exceptions.
A great number of refugee chiefs had been Beteg ;rj Themajy,
under the protection of the Turkish government, which took
every precaution to prevent them making any invasion of
the Grecian terntory, to raise the standard of revolt. When
the notice of the amnesty arrived the Turkish government
permitted the partite amnestied to go. One of them,
Colonel Velenza, immediately entered Greece, at the head
of a hundred men, or more, iquted proclamations against
the government, entered Larnica, and deposed the authori-
ties. Another party of equal force have arrived at Taratza,
with the intent of joining Velenza, and marching upon
Lamle, the chief city of Phthiotide. A fight has taken
place at Challis, between the garrison and the people ;
several were killed and wounded on both sides. The
government has sent away from Athens all the dispo-
sable troops, not more than 200, to put down this move-
ment. These troops are not to be depended upon ; they
gave them their pay before they started, or they would not
have gone ; and it is more than probable that when they
come in sight of their brethren in arms they will join them.
General Gradikiotti Grins left on the 27th for Chelcia, to
restore order there. Even at Phile, a place not more than 10
miles from Athens, the authority of the government has
been set at defianoe. The government appointed a new
mayor; his installation was opposed by the people, who
wanted to retain the old one. fd. Zygomales, tho prefect of
Athens, went there with a body of troops to enforce obe-
dience ; a fight took place ; three men were killed and eleven
wounded. In addition to all these troubles the mini'tera are
daily embarrassed more and more. The revenue is found to
be insufficient for the expenses of the government. There is
no money ; nothing but bank bills, which are only worth
their weight in paper.