The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-09
REVOLUTION IN POLAND,
INV " LO 4 AO4N I'm TOLANO
Ind Flight Of the Grand Duke Constantine TO
RuSSin


.and Flight Of the Grand Duke Constantine to
Russia.
On the evening of the goth Nov an insur.
rectinn broke out at Warsaw 1t began in the
military school Of ensigns. The young men
TO the number of 500 or 600, took up arms and
spread themselves through the town. calling
the citizens to arms. multitude of students
and inhabitants soon Joined them. They pro.
ceeded 10 the barracks of the infantry, and the
arsenal, which was taken by 10 o'clock The
immense quantity of maske1s and sabres it con.
tanned, were distributed TO the people. The
lnsnrrection had previously gained the barracks
of the infantry. The engineer regiment was
the first that rose, and several other regiments
soon followed The Grand Duke Constantine
on the point ofbeing attacked or surrounded IN
| his palace, effected retreat upon Praga, with
/ his guard-two Russian regiments, and regi.
ment of Polish cavalry, who followed him from
a sense of military honor, but will remain neu.
trail if the soldiery do not disband themselves
and join their fellow citizens, The exaspera.
| ton for long time smothered, was so very
considerable at the moment of instruction
that some Polish attachments, who at the com.
mencement refused to give up their post Of
arms to the people, were mussacred as traitors
Fory-one colonies or majors were killed in en-.
deavoring to keep the troops in obedience II
is added that two aids of the Duke were slain
| The opinion at Warsaw was, that the defec.
ton of the Polish army would become general
The chef of the municipal police, and two Rus.
sian Generals were killed The German Gen.
eral Hauch, and Count Stanisaus Pntosky
were also killed, IN endeavorlng to rally the
troops. The military chest, and the house oil
/ the Paymaster General were pundered Gen.
KLoPlEcKI has taken command of the Polish
/ nd TO I,
is said that he has already 10000 troops of the
/ line under his command. The French trico
ored cockade was adopted at the beginning Of
the Instruction but it was soon replaced by
the Polish cockade. corps of National Guards
was organizing. The Council of Administra
ton established by the Emperor of Russia, in
conjunction with Prince Lubeski, minister Of
| finances, Prince Adam Czartorinski. and Prince
Michael Badzivil, from the Provisional Gov.
eminent, and have issued a proclamation in
which they acknowledge the rights of sever
eighty of the Emperor Nicholas, but on con.
ditiOn that the separation Of the two States
shall be complete, and that no Russian military
corps shall keep garrison in the kingdom of Po
lanG. Lieut.. Gen. Czartorinski was the first
minister of Poland in 1914, when the Emperor
gave TO that country liberal constitution the
execution of which was afterwards suspended
by the same sovereign. Prince Radzivil, is cous
| in Of the Gov. General of the Duchy of Posen,
(Prussan Poland) and brother in law 10 the
King ofPrussia.
| AT the beginning Of 1920 the kingdom of Pc.
land contained 4 ,0S6 200 souls. exclusive orthe
army. The increase since 1925 has been 383..
983 The Jewish portion Of the inhabitants had
almost universally located IN distinct quarters
they amounted 10 3S4.263. The extent of
property insured at the Warsaw Assurance of.
fee was 400, 00000O Guilders or EDS $50 600
stg. in value. Warsaw contains a population
Of 1864, Independently of a garrison of about
$1,000 men.
The London Times Of 18th Dec. states that
their extracts from the German papers contain
facts too scanty to form any decided opinion
concerning the actual extent or probable result
Of the movements in Poland The Courier of
The same date saws. that authentic accounts
from Warsaw Of 4th Dec announce that new
Provisional Government had been formed in
that city, upon principles more hostile TO Rus.
STA than those originally avowed 1t is also