The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-16
THE POLISH REVOLUTION

20 papers, are TO the 9Th of December, and from
e the frontiers OF Poland, to the l2th-both in
l. elusive. Inc number of killed during the com
motions at warsaw is stated to be 6,OOO, but il
IS could not be ascertained with accuracy.
L Tie Messenger des ChamLres, states that all
l. the last accounts from Warsaw, confirm the
previous intelligence of division of the Li,hu
g anian army, about from %, 900 to 30 900 strong
It having declared in favor oil Polish independence
It and that the Lithuanian regiment of the lnpe
II rial Guard, which accompanied the Grand
r Duke Constantine in his retreat had returned
G to Warsaw On the 9Th Dec. Gen Chlopicki
had been invested with the command of ali the
troops and National Guards of the capital, and
n wears The TILE OF Dictator but he issued n
Proclamation, IN which he stated, that he had
only accepted IT in Consequence of the impor.
lance Of existing circumstances, and in imita
ton OF the example of the Romans, who in
, times OF danger confded the sovereign and alb.
/ solute power to the hands ola Dictator
!, letter from Warsaw, Dec. 6, says, When
,, Gen, Vincent Krasnski returned 20 Warsaw
with his troops, the people loudly called for him
to be put to death, but the provisional Govern
, ment having taken him under its protection, he
|, presented himself at the balcony of the Bank to
address the people. He reminded them of his
numerous campaigns, which reflected honor on
the Polish name, as Colonel of the Lancers of
the Emperor Ma poleon's Guards. At this name
4,
. pardoned him.
The following is an extract of letter of the
, 9Th Dec. from Tilst " Revolutions are march,
ing with gigantic steps. According to news
we have received from wilma, the instruction
there is general. The students of the Univer-
slty, with the Burghers, have resumed the ma
tIonal colors, The magical word of Lafayette
IS on every lip. Shouts of" Lafayette for ever
his AID de camp, Chodzko, our brave country
h.o. ali
is SAID that the Provisional Government of Viii.
ma is composed of NJ Remer, John Chodzko,
ana j. Snladesky, and that communications
already established with Warsaw. The deser-
ton III The army of Lthnania is immense"
The Grand Duke Constantine not having
been able to pass the Vistula at Cora proceed
ed along the left bank of the river as far as
Fultawy, where he found a ferry, by which he
was able to effect his passage he met with
some Polish troops, who did not attack him.
1t IS believed that the Prince is now IN
the Russian territory; he has with him five
regiments, but they are already weakened by
deserton.
We have not yet learned that there have been
any lnsurrectionary movements out of the king
dom oil Poland. Immense precautions have been
! taken In the Grand Duchv of Posen, and Aus
trla has many troops in Galioa
In Llthuania, Volhyna, and Podoa, there
three provinces, Volhynia is considered as the
most disposed to rise 1t has been at all times
distinguished by its courage and patriotism.
i The following is an extract from an article
dated from the frontiers, Dec 1.-THE latest
-" The whole kingdom of Poland is in state
OF instruction. In Warsaw many clubs are or.
gained, which send their emissaries to all the
provinces, and very probably let them pass The
frontiers. At present we have no news what
I thua nia e.
rlor OF Russia. We are even uncertain re-
specting the fate of Prince Constantine and the
faithful troops with him, ESTIMATED at 5000
men, as the Vistua was full of ice, and the
passes over it very difficult"
1t is stated from Warsaw, that the Russian
troops which have already arrived, or nre ON
the point of arriving, ON the borders of Poland.
may he estimated at 1000 men.
DEcLARATIoN OF Russia. The following i'm.
Portant article appears from St. Petersburg,
December l6:
''His Majesty the Emperor, by an ukase Of the
: 18th inst, has given TO Field Marshal Count
, DieoItsoh, the chief command ofthe army which
is assembling on the western frontier of the
empire, with all the powers and prerogatives
attached TO that Office. At the same time, his
Majesty has declared the Governments of Grod-
no, wilma, Minsk, Podolia, and Volhynia, and
also the province of Byalistock, in state of
'0ar, aad placed them under the administration
OF the Commander in Chief"
The Russian Guard, 10000 men, would be
ready TO march from ST Petersburg, for the
Polish frontier, on the 25th Dec Business at
st. Petersburg, at the date Of the latest ac-
counts, was completely dead. The government
is determined to send an overwhelming army
into Poland, and to crush the instruction coute
qui cOute.
On the news. however, being received at the
: Polish capital, that the Russian Emperor had
ordered the corps Of Gen. Rosen TO enter Pc.
land, the Dictator sent his Aide de- Camp TO
that General to declare to him, that as soon as
the Russian army passed the frontier of Poland
he should Immediately give orders to the Polish
troops TO advance.
i proclamation of the Emperor Nicholas is
said to have been received in Berlin, in which
Tie most energetic measures to suppress the in
surrecllon in Poland are announced.
The Polish Diet opened on tho 18th Dscem-
Der. Prince Czartnrysk was elected President
OF the Senate, and Count Wladislaus Ostrowsk,
Marshal of the Diet. Gen. Chlopicki resigned
into the hands of the Diet his authority as Die
tator, but on the Goth he was reinstated in his
office, and a committee of each Chamber was
appointed to assist him with their service The
Diet is to he prorogued Immediately and not to
meet again till called together by the Dictator
A Polish gentleman, of the name of Wielopol.
ski, had arrived in Paris from Warsaw, charged
with mission from the Dictator He is said
to have left Warsaw on the 18th, and that it
was only by being in disguise, and taking a cir
cultous rout, that he was able to pass through
the countries adjoining Poland, and reach the
frontiers of France. The object of his mission
is said, in some ofthe private letters from Paris;
to be that of soliciting the French Govern
ments alliance with Poland, or at least her
f good offices with the principal powers of Eu-
ropc, so that the Independence of Poland might
be obtnlned 1t was generally believed in Paris
that this envoy would not succeed in obtaining
any thing from the present Government OF
France. No longer under the influence Of pop.
r ular clamor, that Government is more than ever
6xsd in its determination not to interfere with
the internal concerns of foreign nations, pro.
+ vided others adhere to the same line of policy.
The inhabitants are, it seems, making the
most strenuous exertions to preserve their in.
dependence officers, scholars, and even the
clergy themselves, are seen Voluntarily working