The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-24
LETTER
From Gen. Kelcin&ko TO TIE Polet.

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From Gen. KeieiujE&o TO tie Poles.
| Brave countrymen AT the found of arms,
| which once more rebounds in Poland, Kof-
; ciuofk flies into the midft Of you 1t is no lon
ger barbarans in fearch of plumber, which ad.
vance INTO our plains. 1t is no longer thofe
| ferocious men who come to divide our fields.
ana infult our weakness, after having fattened
them'elves on our misfortunes and our blood
by their vaour, by their triumphs, by the thun-
oer'ng eagle which foars before them, you will
Know the nnconquerable Iegions which have
'iu'trated the four quarters Of the globe by their
victories who have, in one campaign, annihila-
ted the omitted power of two vsft empires and
who havI, in one week, orumbled into duff
throne RATED by an age of fucceffe the work of
Frederick and all his old generals.
mus has the deltny of Napoleon decreed,
who defroys and ms kes kings, who falls with
the rapidity of lightning on his enemies, and
who knows how, by the force of his arm, and
the conception of his genius to raif- ND nations.
bowed down under the yoke of friehtful DO
Icy.
Foanders, thoufands amongft you have fol.
lowed the frft general of Europe, in the defi,es
OF Italy. Your battalions have rallied with the
army OF the brave-Napoleon comes to Won.
fiiseye obfsrves you. He brings into the bo.
ION OF Poland thofe Frenchmen, amonptt whom
we have found fecond country, who have
coiected the wrecks OF us in their camps; who,
treating us as brothers, have concealed onr milf
fortunes under their laures thefe penerous
frenchmen, in the midi of whom Kofciufko ba.
ceaied to believe himfelf profcribed, before
whom he has al lait been able to raife I'D with
ient'ment OF coalition, and perhaps of pride.
his vanquithed but not difilonored head. and
dmongft whom he has been permitted to enter
tam the love of his country and the hope of its
future liberty
Dear Countrymen, all you who banfhed from
your paternal foil, have remained Polanders in /,
foreign land, and You, on the contrary. WIZ
having become ftrangers in the bofom of Poland.
have remained faithfal to your brothers and the
country, riie up. 1t is time. The grand nation
is before you Napoleon regards you and Kof
ciuiko calls YOU.
See Europe fhaken to her ancient foundations.
naHening at the voice of genius to re-conftrpSf
Inc LOCAL ed'hce, and to immcrtalife the nine
tee",n century, by new creations ard new titles
10 glory. See how the yoke of the tyrant of
the feas, of the enemy of the repofe of Enron.
Is oreaking to pieces on every coat. Every
Wheie the people ralc up fheltered by mon.
arch'es contributed by the laws every wber.
the opPrehed nations march towards their in
dependence. Polanders, what is wanting VET
10 ION IMPURE you and render you to yourfelvesS
without doubt you are the children of thoC.
heroes VINO iaved Europe from the yoke of the
: icui iiSdIlS Ulil burn with the
hre winch hiled with eiteem and FRIGHT even
your enemies Becaufe they haze
uN'oeo you, you fhould be more united bv
oiood, by language, by misfortune, and by e.
very thlnS which is MOT dear and moh facred
amongit men. ~
IT Poland has been efFaced from the potica,
chal, me exits till entire in the hearts of her
chiidren. IT abandoned by France, and having
ony TOT our iupport the juitice of our caufe and
Old
between us and three empires who united them
iefVes TO oPpreis us what triumph fllall an
pear doubtful, when the conqueror of the trinIc
d'hdhce mas freed your frontiers when .be
man OF dettiny has cat his views ON vou-do
you not feel in his prefence your blood Quicken
10 your veins Do you not now fee the H. de.
OF 10 many heroes who have died fighting for
you preis around him and implore vengeance
Hear their groans, hear the voice of the coun.
try who demands from us its glory and ;rJe
pendence. "Ns
Polanders, efcaped by miracle from the
lword or Your aiidilins, from the chains of your
tyrants, have collected YOU have bronoh,
win me the Taft hghs of "a dying country. Full
OF confidence, this day l will make Ter l,G
Wires rebound smongf you'll 90 to fee thai
pWdhai land which my arm has defended.
"nich my blood has Redeemed, and which I
VIII cover on feeling it with tears and k;c.,
TO follow to the tomb dear and brave conr,-
trIois whom | have been connrained to leave
under the yoke of our ufurper, / have onv liv-
ed with the hope Of aveuging you-I return 70
break your letters.
sacred remains Of my country, faIute Won
win an holy enthufiafrn. | unite myfslf to
yon never to be feparated. WORTHY of the
great man, whole arm is RATED for us / Wor.
thy Poanders who hear my voice, will aid TO
raie up my country ard TO fix her future proc.
per1ty on fable bates: Was the name of coma
Try no more to my compatriots than a word
without meaning, then would efcape from
my mlsfortunes and the coamon flame. and
oury myielt under the NOBLE wrecks of Poland
Bot no Days glorious to Poland are abou,
10 appear. Fortune has not conducted Napo-
icon and bis invnci6es on the borders of tn
F"tuId to leave there no traces. We a,e unde,
toe Egis OF monarch VITO conbats diHicult;es
WIN prodi2ies. The re.eGabliihment of Fo.
land IS an event too glorious, for the etern,t
matter OF all things not TO have refsryed il Tor
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KOSCIUSKO.
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