Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-02-03


from London, has arrived at New-York. The
Editors of the Commercial Advertiser have re-
Gel, cd from their attentive Correspondent London
papers to the 10Th Of December. inclusive; Snip
ping Lists to the 18th, and Prices Current
These papers contain the important Intelligence
REVOLUTION IN POLAND,
And the flight of the Grand Duke Constantine
to Russia. A variety OF details upon this inter
estng subject, will be found below. Among the
speculations, the article from Bells Weekly Mes
senger of December 10, is entitled to attention.
The following is the account OF the immediate
cause of this revolution, as published in the Jour-
nal du Paris of December l4th:-
1t was in the evening of the 29th Nov. that the
instruction was commenced by the under En-
signs 1t was excited By the abhnrrence which
they had to witness the ignominious death OF
twelve students, who had been sentenced by
court martial to be shot for having sung the Mar
selois hymn. The first point to which the en-
signs directed their course was to the arsenal;
they took possession of that post, which contained
10000 guns, and 100 pieces of cannon. The
Grand Duke Constantine was then at Belvedere.
about three miles from Warsaw. The fight CONT
ed during the whole of the night, and on the fol-
lowing morning the people remained masters of
the CITY, The Regiment of engineers was the
first to revolt The French tri-colOred cockade
was instantly adopted, with cries of "Vive Lafay
cite, the friend of Koseiusko, for ever!' They
went to the house OF the French Consul in search
OF the tri-colored flag; and having found it, al
though the Consul IN. Durand) was suspected to
be Congregationist, and attached to the fallen
dynasty, they joined the Polish white flag and the
tri-colored one together, and hoisted them in that
state The National Guard is being raised.
The Prussian state Gazette of December 4th,
saws the news of the Polish inaurrection caused
the greatest CONSERVATION.
GAS far as VIC yet know, the plot was secretly
prepared, and then carried into effect by num-
Der of young Poles. who are educated in a mill
tary school, and consequently have military or
ganization. The insurgents FASTENED to the pa
lace aad murdered the Russian ccntines. At
the same time they called the citizens to arms;
the arsenal was stormed. and al! fastened to com
bat the Russian and some Polish troops, at whose
head the Grand Duke Constantine retired fight
ing. The Grand Duke is said to have incurred
the greatest persona! danger.
The Prussian State Gazette of the 9th, gives
the following version, embracing many addition
al PARTICULARS
On the morning of the 29th of November. tran
guilty still reigned here, but towards seven o.
clock in the evening, a report spread rapidly
through the town, that two regiments OF the Rus
sian Horse Guards had come to blows with the
pupils of the Military School and seve al compa-
MES O Polish infantry. The engagement was
most sanguinary, and many lives were lost on
both sides. The Russian cavalry of the Guard
retreated, and a detachment of Polish troops re-
paired to the Belvldere Palace, where His irnpe-
rial Highness the Cesarowitsh was no longer to
be found. At this moment general alarm was
beaten, and all the troops in Warsaw assembled
der arms. In short time it became evident
that part of epopulaton we're about to join the
troops. At eight O'Clock the gates of the arsenal
were broken open, and arms were distributed a.
mong the people The battle lasted till day break.
The prisoners of State were set at liberty.
On the Cd and Sd the bodies of the persons killed
were buried: among them General Potocki and
Nowick. The Provisional Government has issued
a proclamation containing regulations for the for
nation of the regular troops, well of the levy
Ell maSse.
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Con-
stantine Immediately before his departure issued
the following Proclamation to the Polish troops:
give the Polish troops who have remained
faithful to me to the last moment permission to
return to their countrymen. l am going to march
with the Imperial troops to withdraw from the
capital, and expect, from the honor of the Poles,
that the former will not be interrupted in their
march to the Empire. likewise recommend all
all property and persons, to the
protection of the Polish nation, and place them
under the safeguard of its honor.
(Signed) CONSTANTINE.
Warsaw, Dec. S, 1880.
The following important article is from Bells
Weekly Messenger of the 18th.
The foreign intelligence Of the week is of more
interest than usual, inasmuch as it brings inior-
nation of great Revolution which has taken
place in part of Europe where the sun Of free
dom seemed to have set forever. We allude to
The revolt of the Poles in the Russian provinces,
he flight of the Arch-duke Constantine, and the
establishment of Provisional Government at !
Warsaw.
Though in a more distant quarter of Europe.
We confess that we look to this re, olution with /
more satisfaction than to that which has recently