The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-20 00:00:00

(From the Tribune.)

The Polish Envo 1 at Paris have rnmmunicated to us
a circular from theirY Gtio)vateldortinvent, dated Warsaw, August
15, wherehy it states,
it employs the very brink of the
abysm of destruction, moments left it to
b carge the Envoy-
express the feelings of the nation, and 4,80 t
fora:. the point of
to lay them before the French Cabinet.
,yid;flced
being surrounded on all sides by Superior
to def.,nd themselves within the walls of Wax:aawn d
resources, all their hopes, would be concentrated within 1
the narrow boundaaies of the ,capital. Still a ray of hope
revived when they reafcted on the duties impose and the
d upon
rle. Powers of Europe by morality, ay
Inown opinions f he people of all nations. They fount,
some ,
cwtsolation o
int reflecting upon the many se,rvices they

had within a short space of time rendered to Europe by
their perseverance. It had, in fact, prevented a general
war ; for the coldness caisting between the cabinets of St.
Petershurgh and Paris had been put an end to by the war
in Poland, which induced the immediate despatch of let-
ters of credence to the Russian ambassador at Paris. The
Emperor Nicholas became more yielding in his arrange-
ments with fu.key, and consented to acknowledge the in-
dependence of Belgium, though his troops had received
orders to hold themselves in readiness to march against
that country. But for such services how had Poland been
rewarded ?

" We have not forgotten the assurance of the sympathy
of the Cabinet of England given to our deputies to Lon-
don in various answers. We perfectly remember all that
you have stated in your despatches. The cabinet of
France made us still more flattering promises. In the
month of June it assured us that our cause was saved ;
and the British Ministers made use of the like language.
They entreated us only to hold out a month—then two
months ; and we did all that they demanded. Both at
Paris and London, we were assured that they would
set themselves seriously to the adjustment of our affairs,
when those of the Belgians should be arranged. They
made tools of us, in fact, to accelerate that arrangement ;
and now, when the Belgians themselves say that they are
willing to forego all further pretensions in order to save
us. Low that the Belgian question is at rest, that the
allies may now apply themselves to Poland, now they
abandon us—now they consign us to the executioners of
Russia.

" England and France have thus indeed employed us
as instruments to promote their own interests. England
would not have nursed us up with delusive hopes, but to
piov;de an additional means to establish the independence
of Belgium. France would not have made us the promises
she did, but to gain the majority of the Chambers. Is
good faith banished from Cabinets, and are the words of
English and French Ministers merely sounds destitute of
value ? Acquainted as we were with all the sinuosities of
tortuous policy, we yet reposed with confidence on the
nobleness and generosity of the French and English Go-
vernments. We eou'd not have supposed that a people
which rose against an enemy ten times more powerful than
itself, to defend the holiest of causes—that an unhappy
people, overwhelmed with calamities of all kinds, which
had to struggle against superior forces, against famine,
against the rage of a murderous contagion, against the
equivocal neutrality of two powerful neighbours—that this
people would have had besides to distrust the sincerity of
those who call themselves its friends, and combat the cruel
dissimulation of their policy.
" If France and England abandon us at present, and do
not realize the hopes which they have excited, we shall
attribute the cause of our ruin neither to the furious
hatred of Russia, the enmity of Prussia, nor the indiffer-
ence of Austria, but to the hypocritical sympathy which
France and England have exhibited towards us. Had
these two Powers vigorously repelled our demands from
the beginning—if they had spoken out clearly without
I :ear changing their language—even to the last moment if
I they had plainly said, 6 We shall not assist you, even
though for seven months you resisted the whole force of
the empire ; even though you have destroyed the prestige
which renders it so formidable ; though you have awakened
the sympathies of all nations. and obtained the loud ap-
plause of all Europe by your gallantry, and the esteem of
if Cabinets by your moderation ; though the Poles, who
submitted to the Russian domination, have proved their
patriotic sentiments and their devotion ; in short, we
shall not be induced to succour you, either by the motives
of humanity cr justice, or of a wise and generous policy."
Had France arid England spoken thus, the Poles would
have had recourse to other means for saving themselves,
and might have succeeded. Their salvation still depended
upon the European Powers. Their position was critical,
but not desperate. They were close pressed by a formid-
able enemy, but they had still an armed force of 60,000
men and a well-appointed artillery, all animated with the
warmest enthusiasm ; while the levies en masse threataned
the rear of the enemy, and would have cut off his com-
munications. At tles same time, the insurrections in the
Russian provinces were very far from hieing suppressed.
If they were obliged to retreat und,r the walls of War-
saw, they had on one side the fortifications of Praga,
and on the other a triple line of intrenchments, and an
obstinate resistance might be miide by calling the whole
population of the city to arms. It was not, therefot%t,
the gogeny they feared, for he would not dare to attack
them—it was famine they dreaded. But even should the
enemy attack the city, i: eould hold out till the end of
September. If the European Powers were realty de-
slums of serving them, it might still be done ; hut if by
abandoning :,hem they set aside all principles of prudence
and justice, they would not remain without punishment,
for they prophesied with their dying breath that wars and
I;ther terrible evils would arise from thai7 tombs to afflict
Earopei ak. might have saved herself by pro-
tecting Po'staii, How was it possible that a general dis-
armament could he effect:ad, as the King of the French had
intimated, in his speech from the tbrpne, without ensuring
the indapeedence of Poland. Still, though abandoned by
all the world, it would hold out to the last, and who co Id
foretel the issue ? If in aro gpu, however. Poland should
fill, the future prospects of Europe would be mo.t sombre.
The grans of an expiring nation would long round in
every generous bert, and she would find avengers as she
had found executioneia,