The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

with other auxiliaries, causes a certain number of
young Polish refugees to practise military exercises
daily. These refugees are for the meat part the
remains of the legion of Hungarians and Poles who
came from Turkey with Kossuth and the other
Magyar chiefs. The exercises for the war of
independence in perspective take place in the
court-yard of the building in which the equip-
ments are manufactured, and to learn the handling
of muskets, sticks shaped like firearms are used.°
Kossuth issued on the 6th of this month a new in-
cendiary proclamation to his countrymen in exile
and suffering,' to invite them to a fete in honour of
the memory of the Hungarian generals executed at
Arad, October 6, 1849. It was surrounded with
black borders, with the Hungarian arms without
the crown, and was distributed amongst the re-
fugees ; it fixed the meeting for the evening of the
6th. We must eternally preserve,' it said,
amongst other things, the souvenir of the heroes
who for the sake of their country were assassinated
by the brood of the hyenas of Hapsburg. That
man is not a Magyar (and may no malediction of
the nation fall on him !) who does not take the
holy oath to avenge in the blood of our enemies
the ignominious death of our patriot generals. The
man who shrinks from the duty of killing as a mad
dog the executioner of the country- is only a mi-
serable coward ! Yes, Magyars, the hour of ter-
rible retribution for the blood shed will arrive ! It
will come—l swear it to you ! And then no pity
for the sanguinary tyrant who has a hundred times
merited death ! Hungarian generosity, the noble
national virtue of cur people, and which has be-
come historical, has attained its limits ! The gib-
bets of Arad, of the 9th October, 1849, have pre-
scribed to it for ever limits beyond which only
vengeance can reign Sanguinary fury has been
called into the country, and it will reign, it will
reign in avenging power over its enemies ! The
words of Scripture—" He who sheds man's blood,
by man shall his blood be shed 1" will then be ac-
complished !'—The meeting was held, and consisted
of all the Magyar refugees, and of some Germans
and Italians."
Another correspondent writes to the same jour-
nal :—" I have just seen pass a number of Poles
wearing the confederatka, or square red cap, and
going towards the place where the equipments for
the legion are being made, in order to hold a meet-
ing. You may readily form an idea of the fanaticism
which the declaration of war by Turkey has caused
among the emigrants, particularly the Poles and
Hungarians. lam also informed that the Polish
Literary Society has at its disposal 6,000 muskets
which are now on board two vessels at Southamp-
ton, intended to convey the Polish legion to Tur-
key. It is said that 900 Poles, completely armed,
and commanded by Colonel Oporski, will leave
Southampton to-morrow. The Literary Society
displays the greatest activity ; half the street in
which it holds its meetings is blocked up by Polish
refugees. Letters from Paris, which have reached
here to-day, announce that General Dembinsky left
on the 4th inst. for Constantinople. The Polish
emigrants in Paris are also preparing to start. I
have just received a copy of the appeal of the
National Committee, which is, however, too long
for me to be able to send you a copy of it to-day.
The following is an extract from it Poles, war
between Turkey and Russia has been declared..
Up, brethren ! wherever a Polish heart still beats.
A ray of hope begins to shine in the East for our
betrayed country ! To arms !to arms ! The alarms
gun has been heard ; Poland is to be the field o. f
battle 1' "
The German journals announce that the Prussia
and Austrian Governments have sent orders t o
their subjects in the service of Turkey to return.
home. The Turkish Government, however, in an-
ticipation of such a measure, demanded of the
foreign officers in its service, several months sinc-e,
what decision they would adopt in case of a wax
with Russia. Some declared that they would re-
main in tha service of the Porte, even at the risk
of losing their nationality. Others quitted the
Turkish dominions and were replaced by otho-r
officers, so that whatever may occur the regiments
will suffer no inconvenience by the loss of
officers.
A Russian Colonel, named Michaeloft, who oc-
cupies a high post in the department of Foreigu
Affairs at St. Petersburg, has arrived in Paris.
A letter from Warsaw, of the 9th inst., confiruns
the appointment of Prince Haskiewitch to the co: or
mand in chief of the army against Turkey. The
Prince, it is added, has obtained his request to In 6103
40,000 men of the troops in Poland placed under
his orders. Those troops are considered the b
in the Russian service.