Star.
London, England, 1807-01-05 00:00:00

ADDRESS OF KOSCIUSKO TO THE POLES.

FRANKFtIf:T, llsc. 13.—A letter from General
Kolciniko to the Poles has been in circulation here
fur thefe lonic days pan. It is dated Paris, Ntivem-
ber I, and is given in the Germin journals as tl4l-
- :

" BRAY!! COMITItiMPN ! The din of arms with
which Poland once more refounds, commons Kofci-
ufku to join you. They are not barbarians hoar.-
ing for pillage, who now advance into your plains.
They do not refemble thole ferocious men who came
to divide your ten itory, and to infult your weaknefs,
after having fattened on your misfortunes and your
blood. On the contrary, you will by their valoru
and their triumphs, by that thunderhearing Eagle
which hovers in their front, recognife the approach
of thofe unconquerable legions, whore viaories have
rendered them illuftrioui in the four quarters of the
world—who have in one campaign extinguiflted the
united power of two oaf empires—and who have in
one week levelled with the daft a throne raped by an
age of fueceffes, the great work cf Frederick, (hailed
by all the laurels of his old Generals. Thus has it
been willed by the deairly of Napoleon, who Mates or
destroys Kings, who overthrows hofile armies with
the rapidity of lightning, and who can, by the force
of his arm, and the conceptions of his genius, elevate
thole nations which bend under the yoke, of an atro-
cious policy. Poles, there are thoufands among you
who have followed the fiat General of Europe
through the defiles of Italy. Your battalions are
already united with the army of the brave. Now
Napoleon marches to you. His eye ohferves you.—
He leads into the heart of Poland thole Frenchmen,
among whom we hare found a fecond Country ; who
have collated the wrecks of our own legions in their
camp's; wh3 have treated us as brothers; who have
covered our misfortunes with their laurels.—thofe
French Generals, among whom your Kofciutko has
ceafed to confider himfelf profciibed ; before whom
"he could raife with a fentiment of confolation, and
perhaps of pride, his head, which, though humbled
by defeat, never has been dilhonoured; and-among
whom he has been permitted to cherifh thelove of hist
country, and the hope of its future freedom.
BelosedCountrymeri, you who, banifhed from your
paternal foil, beve Rill remained Potts in a foreign
land, and you who, on the contrary, though render-
ed foreigners in the min of Poland, have fill re-
mained faithful to your country and your brethren,
I common you all to arife—the time of your deliver-
.l
ance is come l the Great Nation is betide you—Na-
poleon beholds you, Kafciufko calls to you. Look
around you, and fee bow Europe, fhaken to her an-
cient foundations, is battening at the call of Genius
to reconfruit the focial edifice, and to immortalize
the nineteenth century by new creations and new
claims to filture glory. Behold how the yoke of the
Cyrant of the Seas, of the enemy of the repofe of
Europe, is breaking on every fide. The people of all
countries are elevating themfelves under the autho-
rity of Governments conflituted by law. Oppreffed
nations are every where advancing to their indepen-
dence. Poles l what more is neceffary to be faid to
animate you, to induce you to become again your-
f -Ives ! Duubtlefs, you are fill the children of the
hero, who delivered Europe from the Muffulman
yoke ; your hearts are fill inflamed with that ardour
which formerly made your enemies at once 'efteern '
and dread you. Though your territory has been di-
vided, ate you not trill united by blood, by language,
by misfortune, and by all that is dear among men ? '
If Poland has been effaced from the political map,
the fill calls entire in the hearts of her children. It
without the help of Fiance, without any fupporf but
a confcioufnefs of our own rights, and our valour,
we were able to make fortune balance between us and
the three empires which united to mirth us, what
doubt can you have of triumphing, when the con-
queror of the•triple alliance has paired your frontiers
—when the man of deßiny direEts his views towards
you ? Do you not obferve the armies of your enemies
tremble at his approach? See you not the !bides of the
heroes who died in combating for you, profs around
him, and implore his vengeance ? Litlen to their
fighs ; liften to the voice of your country, which calls
upon you to reftore her ancient glory and indepen-
dence —Poles Having efcaped by a miracle from the
feel cf our affaffins, and the chains of your tyrants, I
collated and carried with me the lag figha of my ex-
piring country. Now full of confidence, I breathe
my ha willies among you. Soon (ball I tread again
on that dear paternal land which my arm has defen-
ded, which my blood bas dyedkind which, when .1 be:

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hole win, I (ball falate with kiffes, and bathe with
soy tears. Unfortunate friends, whom I was preven•
ted from following to the grave—dear, brave Coon-
' amen. whom I was compelled to leave Under the
yoke of an Ufurper, I have lived only in the hope
.of avenging you—l come to break ynur chains.—
Barred remains of my country, I falute you v,i,h
holy enthufiafm ; I rejoin you, never more to part.
it.vll thew myrelf worthy of the great Man, whole
itirot is railed to proteß us, and worthy of the People,
who anfwer to my call. I (hall affiit in emancipating
my country, and in eftablithing its future prorpet icy on
• bales. But if I ILA find that the dear name of
our country is with you now only an empty faund, I
!hall then efeape from the ccomon ihatne, and frc,nl
mrown mhfortnnes, by burying myfcif under tit c noble
rums of Pol.md.—Bot kcannot be fig. The glnriotts

day of Poland tetlawns—:.ate has not comiaiiied Na-
poleon and hie invinciblitrepps to the banks of tht
%iflula without an objed. We are under the Egis
of that brissarch, who overcomes difficulties by
digies. The re-ettablithment of Poland i) a deo! „
glotious not to have been referved by the L• rtsto#.!.
thaccros. of all things for him to atchieve.
(Signed)