The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-04 00:00:00

POLAND.

The following report has been addressed by the
military chief of the district of Kielce to the mili-
tary chief of Radom, dated the Ist of May, 1863.
There is too much reason to fear that it is but a too
truthful description of the sufferings to which the
peaceful portion of the Polish population is subjected.
What with the hordes on the one side, and the un-
disciplined and often famished insurgents on the
other, the Polish peasantry must be in constant
peril. The most stringent orders have been given
to Russian officers to repress and
punish every bar-
barity. It is to be hoped that the insurgent leaders
will, so far as in them lies, adopt a similar course:
"Bands of insurgents send small detachments in
all directions, which enter the villages and rob and
kill the inhabitants. These acts, become frequt nt of
late, are committed chiefly by the band of Cza-
chowski, which, eagerly pursued by onr troops, is
scarcely allowed time to complete its crimes.
" A peasant has been hanged in the village of
Stanowiski, in the district of Kluckoy-Wulki.
Seven peasants and a woman, of the village °f
Lysowa, in the same district, have suffered a simi.er
fate, in the most barbarous manner.
I, on the estate of Wolk-Klucka, the insurgents
fell upon the house of the proprietor, and took away
450 reublrs and a number of horses. The villages
of Lipa and Szkucia have been pillaged and entirely
burnt by the insurgents.
" In the town of Radomicy they took by force
from the Jew Szag Montel the sum of 150 roubles,
and would have levied a contribution on the other
Jews of the same place, but were prevented by our
troops, who defeated them the same day in the
forest of Czkucine.
"In the village of Lopuszno, in the district of
Kielce, the insurgents shot two peasants. Oa the
10th (22d) of April, in the village of Borczowice,
district of Malkowicy, they fell upon the sheepfold,
grievously wounded the shepherd, violently beat his
wife, and took away his money and eveiy thing he
possessed.

" On the 11th (23d) April they fell upon some
pig dealers who were returning from the town of
Pinczowo, and took from them 225 roubles.

" On the 13th (25tb) April, at Bizenice, a town
belonging to the commune of Mutkowice, they tor-
tured to death the Jew Meniaz. The unfortunate
man was three times hanged ; each time, when he
lost consciousness, he was taken down; at last, before
going away, they shot at and wounded him. Meniaz
was taken to the town of Piuczowo, where he ex-
pired after six h3urs of suffering. Their object in
torturing him was to obtain his money, which
amounted to the sum of 57 roubles.

~ In consequence of these and similar acts com-
mitted by the insurgents, the peasants, on seeing
the approach of a band, fly with their wives and
children to the f3reets, and there conceal themselves
until the departure of the insurgents.
Many peasants now come to me and ask permis-
sion to co-operate with the troops to clear the forests
of the insurgents. A similar disposition is fouocl
among the Jews; for instance, the Jew who is with
me has already taken part in three expeditions; in
the forest of Czkucine he threw himself, with the
Cossacks, upon the insurgents and wounded two of
them.

I
to Oaleanoy, of
our detachments, in passing from Mnevr
N'ek
found in the village of Krassna a num-
ber of dead bodies of peasants hanging to the trees,
in twos and fours, turned towards and embracing
each other.
" This ferocious act had been committed by order
of the chief of the band, Czachowaki. The hideous
spectacle made a profound impression upon the
troops; murmurs of indignation and aversion were
heard throughout the ranks, and the desire of ven-
geance wati vibiblo in their
be counnotenencee,more prisonersl' anti the
exclamation, There eball
ran through the ranks of the detachment.
(Signed) 4, General TCHENOIRL"