Star.
London, England, 1831-01-14 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

IZCLUSIVIt.

PARIS, Jar. 11.
POLAND.
The Russian Government bas caused to be arrested and
retained as prisoners, all the Poles who have quitted France
with the pm:ports of our Government; it is an act which
cute the question of nos-intervention in the Polish affair,
and shows clearly the character which Russia proposes to play
in the bloody drama, which is preparing; if we are not de-
ceived, this acts against the glory of France ; the republic
or Napoleon would take it for a declaration of war. What
thinks M. Sebastiani I—La Revolution.

POLISH COMMITTEE.-A central committee in favour
of the Poles has been formed at Paris, under the presidence
of General Lafayette. We cite among the members of the
committee MM. General Lamarque, Count de Lasteyrie,
Dutr6ne, Jullien, &c. M. Casein, formerly agent to the
Greek committee, fulfils the same functions so the Polish
committee. The formation of a Greek committee, the seal
and activity of all its members, their ardour to stimulate the
apathy of the Governments, conduced to save Greece from
inevitable ruin. The cause of the Poles is not less just;
without doubt they will find in Prance no less warm de-
fenders.—Le Glebe.

The Polish Deputies arrived at St. Petersburgh on the
21st of September ; but the Emperor Nicholas refused to
receive them in quality of Deputies. Nevertheless no in-
vitation op to the present has been made to them to quit
the capital. It is believed at St. Petersburgii, that the
Russian army will not be entirely ready to enter in cam '
paign till towards the end of the month of January. In
the sitting of the Diet of Warsaw, it has been a ques-
tion, to have a manifesto which, in the name of the Polish
nation, shall be addressed to the Powers of Europe ; but at
last it was decided, that this manifesto should not be pub-
lished till after the Emperor Nicholas shall have positively
declared war against Poland, and that his armies shall have
committed the first acts of hostilities. In general, at this
moment, at Warsaw, they avoid every thing that may still
more irritate the Emperor, as well as his brother, the Grand
Duke Constantine.—Le National.

ON TOO DICLARATION or Russia.--,We yesterday
showed truly the revolution of Poland and its spirit : to-day
the Manifesto of Russia has arrived, and we must show, in
its tnrn, in its veritable state, not the situaden of that Em-
pire, but the dispositions of the unique will which governs
it. The result of this official piece shows that Russia is as
absolute in its pretensions as Poland is in her rights. Gus-
tavus Malachewski said in the Chamber of dee Nuncia :
" Our tyrants have violated 164 articles of ow Coastitadea ;
we have violated but one, but that for ever." This language
raised a great barrier between the two countries ; the Ma-
nifesto of the Emparer Nicholas, has severed for ever Rus-
sia and Poland. In 1794, the Russian ad Su-
varrow entered Warsaw, which nine thousand brave
Poles defended unto 'death. The houses were pillaged,
the women outraged, the children murdered; thirty
thousand victims fell a prel to the vengeance and ferocity of
the Russian Wilier' ; and all that took place after a procla-
mation of Catherine, which promised to the Poles clemency
and oblivion. There are in the manifesto of Nicholas, the
word of clemency, which makes one shudder, when one
dreams of the epochs, and manifesto of his grandmother:
these phrases of royalty, behind which we have al-
ways ass 550616 raised, Poland will comprehend without
doubt, and "wed herself, as she ought, from such terrible
kindness. One thing strikes us especially in this piece, that it
is not lees a question of the wait than of Europe. It appears
that this great giant of the North, lives and rules alone apes
that hemisphere. The administration of the Ceserowitch, as
be is called, herb, masprembed the tranquillity of the north,
the autocrat deigns setts sulky other interests than his own :
Prussia, Austria, see their possessions threatened by the
Polish revolution ; never mind, the Emperor has not leisure
to coast& either Prussia or Austria ; still less France and
Ragland, who have nothing, without doubt, to see is this
affair of which the. Emperor makes himself the regulator and
sovereignjedy. It is for Europe, for France and England
especially, to rd act whether it is boom* to support much
'lnger thelaviikty supremacy of his begumge : tonse whether
the fete of mom is not compromised by the expansion
est of all of that state, which extends at this day
from get atka to California, awl the prissi of whose
rad despotism, Mr. Broughams
,basdesignated as
the detestable Oriental polities. We shall return to the
masiffiste, and add emstker word. The Poles are rebels
like the Belgians. The attitude of Nicholas is not less
saseacbg for the public peace than that of William ; and
the esssequisees of his conduct are infinitely more dan-
gerous. The Dutch, in retaking Belgium, would give
some uneasiness to France, and at a day not far distant,
possibly to Prussia; Russia penetrating into Poland, with-
out any of the powers dazing to oppose it, commences pro-
bably the subjection of the world.—Le Temps.

The proclamation of the Emperor of Russia. dated Dec.
25tb, is little more than a paraphrase of that of the 20th, but
it has more gravity, because it proves that the Russian
Cabinet, at the moment it was sent forth, bad an exact know-
ledge of the state of things in Poland. In reading the
threats and injunctions contained in the first, one would be-
lieve in fact that the Russian Cabinet saw in the Polish re-
volution only the ebullition of enraged scholars ; bat at this
moment it knows of the establishment of the Dictator, the
general insurrection of the kingdom of Poland I never mind,
hi only less in an exasperated people, revolted slaves, who
risme either posies* themeolves or die.
Net a ward spas the grids of this unfortunate people, apes
the cenotlentisa se mandalessly violated—upon the rights el
that emiadtneien granted to Poland, and which has ben
meow* obaded—npon Europe, who cannot behold with
indlihreste a quarrel out of which may arise a ge-
neral war. The rage of the Autocrat may be known
by his language—his threats,. and, in the end, by his
vengeance.- The summary of both his proclamations is in
this phrase —" Impose conditions on me, their legitimate
Prince I" This is every where the cry of dempotism,
when it would struggle against the wishes of the people.
Le Courtier harecais.

BELGIUM.

BRIMILII, JAN. 9.—Extract of a prints letter.—
" Bean tulles have beat set oa foot to pia the Natioaal
Ceagreas is favour of Prises Otho of Bavaria, the Caaii-
date of the Ditiousey, the Coegress appear to be averse to
Wein bin to the throne of Belgium : Ist, became that his
111101011 will aseesmuily cause a Regency lea* his W-
ood : 2d, whusatios formed upon a threes to maim good ;
3d, ale always weak ; 4th, est bosateabmise
would be vary great, fee Belgiumwhlt 'the revolution
has given birth to, imperiously &we a Catarfeiv
rappectsd (this oboe basses then to reject a ) ;
sth, it would pekoes fee eight years a sad andpea