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armistice at an end if the Scheldt is not immediately
opened, and to conquer by arms what cannot he obtained
by treaties. They said that a time must be fixed, at the
expiration of which hostilities shall recommence it. the
Scheidt is not opened.
After a warm debate, in which some members said that
such a resolution would he equivalent to a declaration of
ar, it was resolved to adjourn the discussion to the next
diy.—Brussels Papers, Jan. 11.

THE RUSSIAN MANIFESTO AGAINST

POLAND.

(From a Brussels Paper.)

The following Manifesto has just been published :
" We, Nicholas, by the Grace of God, Emperor
and Autocrat of All the Russian, &c., to all our
faithful subjects, greeting,

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men, whom the benefits of the Emperor Alexander,
the magnanimous restorer of their country, had not
disarmed, and who, under the protection of the Con-
stitution which he had granted them, enjoyed, the
halts of his solicitude, plotted the overthrow of the
order of things introduced by him, and marked the
outset of their crimes, on the 17th (29th) November,
by rebellion, bloodshed, and criminal attempts on the
life of our beloved brother, the Cesarowitsch and
Grand Duke Constantine Paulowitsch. Taking ad-
vantage of the darkness of the night, a furious multi•
tude, instigated by them, attacked the Palace of the
Cesaron itsch, while at the Jame time, by spreading
in several quarters of the city false reports that the
Russian troops were massacreing the peaceable
citizens, in gaining the people, and filling the
city with all the horrors of anarchy. The Ce-
sarowitsch then resolved to take tip a position
in the environs of Warsaw with the Russian troops
that he had with him, and the Polish troops that
remained faithful to their duty, and not act offen-
sively, in order to avoid all occasion for the effusion
of blood, to show clearly the absurdity and the fal-
sity of the reports that were spread, to give the au-
thorities of the city time and means, with the aid of
the well-disposed citizens, to recall to their duty
those who had been led astray, and to keep the evil-
minded in check; but this expectation was not ful-
filled. The Council of Administration could not
succeed in restoring order, incessantly menaced by
the rebels, who had formed illegal meetings, and
who had changed its composition by removing the
members named by us, and establishing others forced
on it by the chief of the conspirators. There was
nothing left for it to do but earnestly to entreat the
Cesarowit•.ch to send back the Polish troops who
had left Warsaw with him, in order to preserve
public and private property from further pillage.
Soon this Council was totally dissolved, and the
whole power placed in the hands of a General. At
the same time a report was spread of a similar insur-
rection in all the provinces of the kingdom of Poland.
The same means were everywhere employed—seduc-
tion, menaces, falsehoods, the object of which was to
subject the peaceable citizens to the power of some re-
bels. In these serious and deplorable circumstances,
the Cesarowitsch thought it necessary to follow the
advice of the Council of State, and he permitted
the small number of Polish troops who had re-
mained faithful to return to Warsaw, in order, if
possible, to protect persons and property. He him-
self with the Russian troops quitted the kingdom
of Poland, and on the Ist (13th) of December
arrived at the village of Wlodaw, in Volhynia. In

this manner a crime which had long been meditated
was consummated. After so many calamities, the
Polish nation was enjoying peace and prosperity
under the protection of our Government : again it
precipitates itself into an abyss of revolt and misery,
and troops of these credulous men, though struck
with fear of approaching chastisement, dare to think
of victory for some moments, and to propose con-
ditions to us, their legitimate master.

" Russians, you know that we reject them with

indignation. Your hearts, burning with zeal for the
throne, comprehend what our's feels. At the first
news of the treason your answer was a new oath of
unalterable fidelity, and at this moment we see in
the whole extent of our vast empire only one im-
pulse, in the hearts of all only one sentiment, the
desire of sparing no effort for the honour of their
Sovereign, the inviolability of the empire, and to
sacrifice to it their riches, prosperity, and even their
lives. We have contemplated with emotion this
generous transport of the love of the people to
our person and to the country, and we consider it
as a sacred duty to answer to it by words of mode-
ration.

" New sacrifices, new efforts, will not be neces-
sary. God, the defender of the legitimate cause,
is with us, and powerful Russia is able in a single
decisive battle to reduce to obedience those who
have dared to disturb the peace. Our faithful troops,
who have very recently distinguished themselves by
numerous victories, are already assembling on the
western frontiers of the empire. We are ready to
punish the treason, but at the same time we will
distinguish between the innocent and the guilty,
and pardon the weak who, through inability to re-
sist, or through fear, followed the torrent of re-
bellion.

" No, all the subjects of our kingdom of Poland,
all the inhabitants of Warsaw, have not taken part
in the conspiracy and its deplorable consequences.
Several have shown, by dying gloriously, that they
knew their duty ; others, as we have seen by the
reports of the Grand Duke, were obliged to return
with tears of despair to the places occupied by the
rebels ; they form, with the victims of fraud and
seduction, the greater part of the army, and of the
kingdom of Poland. We addressed them in a pro-
clamation of the sth (17th) of this rnontb, already
published, in which, expressing our just displeasure
at the violation of faith, we gave orders to put an
end to all usurpation of power, illicit arrangements,
and to replace every thing on its former footing.
By doing this, they may still repair the faults of
their countrymen, and save the kingdom of Poland
from the disastrous consequences of a criminal in-
fatuation. In pointing out this as the only means
of safety, we make known to all our faithful sub-
jects this effect of our clemency ; they will see in
it our resolution to maintain untouched the rights
of the throne and to protect the country, as well as
the equally firm resolution to excuse those who have
been led astray.
" Russians, the example of your Emperor will
serve you as a guide. Justice arid no vengeance,
unshaken firmness in the combat for the honour and
welfare of the State, without hatred towards infa-
tuated adversaries,—love and respect for those sub-
jects of our kingdom of Poland who have remai
th!red
faithful to the oath taken to us,---a prompt reconea-
tion with all those who return to their duty. You
will fulfil our hopes as you have already done. Per-
severe in your peace and tranquillity, in firm reli-
ance upon God, the eternal benefactor of Russia, and
in a Monarch who knows the greatness and the
sacredness of his vocation, and will know how to
maintain unimpaired the dignity of his empire, and
the glory of his Russian name.
" St. Petersbargh, 12 (24) December, in the sixth
year of our reign.
(Signed)

" NICHOLAS."