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

public welfare.
" Since the year 1832 symptoms of discontent and agita-
tion commenced to evince themselves, which were followed
from time to time by revolts and useless bloodshed. The
Government of the Queen is aware that the immediate cause
of the present insurrection was the conscription recently im-
posed upon the Polish nation ; but that measure itself was
only adopted in consequence of tke discontent which the
Poles felt at the political condition of their country. The
landed proprietors and the middle classes could not put up
with it, and if the peasantry did not show themselves so
hostilely disposed, at least they did not support the Russian
Government.
" Great Britain, as one of the Powers that signed the
Treaties of 1815,and deeply interested in the peace of Europe,
feels itself consequently authorized to express its opinion
upon the events of which Poland is the theatre, and it is de-
sirous of doing so in the most courteous manner towards
Russia, with the sincere wish of contributing to the welfare
of all parties interested. Why should not his Imperial
Majesty, whose benevolent sentiments are universally re-
cognized, put an end, once for all, to this sanguinary
struggle by generously proclaiming an immediate and com-
plete amnesty for all his revolted subjects, and by announc-
ing at the same time his intention of restoring without de-
lay to the kingdom of Poland its enjoyment of the civil and
political rights granted to it by the Empeior Alexander 1.,
conformably to the stipulations of 1815 ? If his Majesty
did this, a National Diet and Parliament would most pro-
bably content the Poles, and give satisfaction to public
opinion in Europe.
" I request you, my Lord, to read this despatch to Prince
Gortschakoff, and to leave him a copy of it.
" RUSSELL."
The Courrzer du Dimanche also give the follow-
ing as the material passage of an English diplomatic
circular of March 4, to which a copy of the above
despatch was annexed. Earl Russell begins by in-
forming the diplomatic agents of Great Britain of the
step which he had taken at St. Petersburg, and begs
them to communicate the despatch of March 2 to
the cabinets to which they are accredited :
EXTRACT.
" Foreign-office, March 4.
" In the opinion of her Majesty's Government the trans-
mission of analogous views on the part of the representatives
of the Powers who signed the treaties of 1815 to St. Peters-
burg might tend to put a stop to the effusion of blood and
to re-establish the Polish people in the enjoyment of rights
promised to it at Vienna, and of which they have so long
been deprived. Her Majesty's Government fancies that
the best means of assuring the peace of Europe would be to
restore to the Poles the privilege of a Diet and of a national
Government. " RUSSELL."

A manifesto has been issued by the Polish chiefs,
dated from their camp at Bialowicza, March 24,
appealing to Europe, and especially to England and
France, for sympathy and assistance in their
struggle. They ask that a contingent of 30,000
troops should be sent to Poland, bringing with
them 100,000 rifles, and they promise with this aid.
to make short work of the Russians. The docu-
ment thus concludes :
" We have said that we have confidence in the success of
oar holy cause, relying, in the first place, on our own.
strength, then on the support of all civilised nations, and
even partially on the Russians themselves. If, abandoned by
all, we succumb, it will be a woe for Europe and for Rus-
sia, which is fighting for the maintenance of slavery. As
for us, we shall be free in the tomb ; but no, this catastrophe
will not take place. We have an invincible ally in eternal
justice—in Providence, which bids us march and fight to
death. We repeat then, as the Crusaders of old, ' Ged.
wills it.'
" Brethren in civilisation, French, English, Italians,
Hungarians, Swedes, Belgians, Tcheques, Sclav es, Rou-
manians, Greeks, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Germans,
accept our warm thanks fer the sympathy which you have
manifested up to the present for our success. Cease not to
labour for the triumph of enlightened public opinion, and
in return, when Poland shall be free and independent, we
promise you that you will never see the forms of Musco-
vites, of Cossacks, of Tschoudes, of Mordonans, of Carbar-
diens, of Tschermeeses, of Kirginses, of Kalmucks, of Per-
miens, of Baskirs, of Pegoalitsches, of Ostaks, of all those
instruments of that moral and material pest which is nos
actually making war upon us with the tactics of Tamer-
lane and of Gengis Khan to perfection brought by the
Court of St. Petersburg."

(From the limes' Special Correspondent.)

BRESLAU, APRIL 1.

The Provisional Government have resolved to lay
down arms. The bands are to disperse and the
people to throw themselves upon the mercy of the
Czar. So runs the latest Warsaw intelligence. I
have sufficient reason to doubt the credibility of the
statement. Not that I am going to aver the re-
solve has not been taken by the parties concerned;
this, of course, is a question we shall not be
able to answer before the lapse of a few days;
but there is abundant evidence to prove,
now, that, if actually adopted, the measure
if:cf
to be regarded as a stratagem and
went of
parcel only of a plan, the ulterior develop
which fanning h
engaged in t 0
which is left to no distant time.
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emis-
saries been more actively
at this time of been more powerful
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leged submission.
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all over the north anNhdaenevaesdrt
equally k . in
Lithuania,Pod-
Inchia, and Floc , never have armed succours been
afforded more lavishly from Posen, Galicia, and
1 Thorn ; never, in point of fact, has one half of the
country been equally deserted by the troops, and
of the insurgent
Poles. to the unimpeded operations '
Poles. Add to this,that
the papers in the confident
of the n • attonal Government have never ceased to
preach the holy war, and to this very day continue
their endeavours to represent the rising as a feeble
beginning only of what is coming ; and you wilt
have no difficulty in realising the motives of those
doubting the pacific intentions, and shaking their
heads in wonder at the sudden discouragement of
the directing boards. A telling proof in this latter
respi:et is furnished by yesterday's article in tee
Czas, rejecting the offer even of independence un-
less couple d with the restoration to Poland of Lithua-
nia and the provinces. No period, moreover, would
be less likely to induce surrender tilan that inaugu-
rated by the installation of General Berg, the ter-
rible vindicator of Russian supremacy in 1831. I
am therefore inclined to believe that the mot d'ordre
has not been given at Warsaw, but somewhere else.
and that a suspension of hostilities, if resolved upo7,
ought to be regarded as no guarantee for al eortch e
fication of the country or the disappearance
question.

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