The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-09 00:00:00

THE POLISH LEGION.
Before embarking at Marseilles for Constanti-
nople, General Wysocki, who will take command
of the Polish legion in Turkey, issued the following
address to the Polish emigration :
" MARSEILLES, Dec. 23, 1853.—1 n honouring me with
your confidence, you authorised me to put myself in corn-
' mnnication, and to treat with the Turkish Government for
the formation of a Polish legion.
" Before entering the vessel which is to convey me to
Constantinople, I feel it a duty to expose to you my views
and ideas upon the object of my mission. The blood, the
'' life, of every Pole belong exclusively to Poland. We are
not, therefore, allowed to sacrifice them, upless by so doing
we can giie life to our hopes, and turn them to the advan-
tage of the national cause.
' To us Poles it is quite clear that the safety of Turkey,
and as a consequence that of the West, can only be assured
by the existence of Poland, free and independent. Poland
. alone can form a barrier, shielding not only Turkey but
the civilisation of the West against the encroachments of
the barbarians. The Turkish Government is beginning to
'be convinced of the truth of this assertion. The first o ject
of my mission will be to strengthen and enlarge that con-
viction, as well with the Turkish Government as with the
people. Once convinced that their cause is intimately
bound up with the cause of Poland, the Turkish Govern-
ment will readily find means and the most efficacious
measures to protect our interests in common. .
" One of those means is the formation of a Polish legion
in Turkey, where elements exist ready to hand, easy to be
called into action. But the legion must be assembled un
der the Polish standard, under the banner and watchword
of our forefathers; for only by fighting for the independence
of Poland—only by appearing in a national character, can
'i we arouse those patriotic sentiments in the hearts of
our brethren who, under a Russian uniform, have not
Il,l* ceased to fight earnestly for Poland. On this path alone
re •ean we all render important services as well to our ally as
1. to our . country. Any other line of action would be un-
worthy of Poles-
" To obtain from thaTurkish Government the formation
of inch a legion is the second and last object of pay present
mission. I could not within the limits of thislptter —and
it would be superfluous—explain to you what principles will
be my guide in the present, as welt as in my future action ;
my past life and, twenty years spent in the same path offer
you suftleient guarantee.
" You will .easily understand that, leaving with such a
mission for Constantinople, I. shall have obstacles to con-
we and that many months may elapse before
shall be ,understood, before they will grant us what
we ask.
" It is for this reason that I beg of you, and entreat you,
not to leave France before you receive a positive invitation
from me. By a premature arrival in Turkey, you
be hurtful instead of beneficial to our cause.
" You will receive all communications from me through
the intermedium of my friend, with whom I have laboured
and still continue to labour, and with whom I shall keep
up a continual communi lation, and who remains for the
present in France.
" Be • patient, then, and hold yourselves in readiness.
The desired moment will perhaps arrive sooner than we
hope, and then, I am sure, you will rally round the Polish
flag, to shed your last drop of blood for our beloved
country.
" Patience and hope ; our cause is sacred, and God will
aid us."

NEW RUSSIAN PRAYER.
The new form of prayer recently introduced into
the Danubian Principalities by the Russian autho-
rities has a strong political colouring. It has been
translated into the Romanic language, and thou-
sands of copies distributed among the people. After
a general supplication for all Orthodox believers,
for the holy and unerring Synod and the clergy,
comes a special prayer for the most pious Autocrat,
the Grand Mastet (Marele-Doninu), and Emperor
of All the Russias, Nicholas Pawlovitch, the Em-
press Atexandrina Feodorofna, and their family,
the Court, and the army— and may God protect
them, and cast all their enemies and the malevolent
at their feet." After this follows a prayer recently
composed by the Russian Synod, in which there is
the following passage :
"We pray to Thee, 0 Go.;, to protect Thy holy ortho-
dox Church, Thy servant, Nicholas Pawloviteh, the most
pious Autocrat, the Grand Master and Emperor of All the
Russias, from all evil, passion, and distress, to preserve
him from all enemies visible and invisible, to grant him
place, health, and a long life, and to encompass him with
Thy armed angels."
Then comes another production of the holy Syno 1,
in which mention is made of the army, and its bril-
liant deeds of arms, as also of those of Moses against
Pharaoh, and of David against Goliath. The con-
clusion of the Te Deum, is :
"Give, 0 Lord, to the Emperor Nicholas, to the Em-
press Alexandrina.Feodorofna, and to their offspring, happy
days, a peaceful life, health, and safety, and grant them
the victory over all their enemies "
The foregoing supplications, which are being
translated into the Bulgarian language, will accom-
pany the Russians to the right bank of the Danube.
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