Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-02-10


you the following Proclamation
ellis Imperial Hishncss. the Grand Duke
Constantine, has forbidden the Russian
troops to interfere any farther; for only the
Poles themselves ought TO re unite the devi-
ded minds OF their counfrymen. Bnt the Pole
must net stain his hand with the blood OF his
brethren As little can il he your intention
to give to the world the melancholy spectacle
of civil war. Moderation alone can awe
you from the precipice al the brink of which
you stand. Return thea to order and tran
guilty; aud may all the tunuts be ended
with the fatal night which has covered them
with this evil Think of the future. and your
distressed country Put away every thing
that might endanger its existence II will be
for us TO fulfil our duties, by the maintenance
oil the public security of the laws, and Of the
liberties secured to the country by the con
stitution.
Wsfsaw, Nov so, 1880.
(Signed by the Members Of the Connolly
The President Of he Municipality aud Police
u tte city q tgarsalc, TO the citizens
"The Council of Administration of the
Kingdom, have invited me to the post OF Pre-
s,desi oi the city Of Warsaw, undoubtedly
lei reasons different from those which must
6e fresh ia c memory Of my couairymcn,
aad waien manifest my good Intentions which
| endeavofe1 to display in former times when
| TILED the same post. When was former
~ al your head, | was 10 the prime OF life;
] am aow an old man BE assured, however,
/ that my love for you has not cooled.--Citi
zensl the country is threatened with dangers
/ that you alone can avert, by union and zeal
| Gus efforts TO preserve order. To you, house
holders, merchants, manufacturers, and ar
tzans, address myself Hasten to Join the
ranks OF the Safety Guard that has been form
ed. May all the inhabitants Of the capital,
/ on seeing arms ia your hands feel now no
more doubt OF the safety of their persons and
/ property. But now let your werkmen and
servants return to their emplcymcnts The
county will call on them when il wants their
aid. II the esnnsel of an experienced man
has any weight, believe me that the duties
winch the country requires OF you all will be
best performed by your cxerting yourselves
| to preserve the public welfare and the pros
perity of your fellow Citizens, and to insure
(Signed) Nv. WroazroH,
"The Secretary General.
&C. JAoHoLgowsxI"
To the news given yesterday it is to Be
added that the Polish General Norwicki lost
! AIS INC ny u tbbtdAC. Tic W as C&iicQ 10 Nv u
| pest, and named himself; but those who
questioned him thought they heard another
name, and SO he Was killed
Warsaw, at the date Of the dispatches
was perfectly quiet The Arch duke Con
stantine was in retreat to the empire; and, in
a proclamation, he comriits all the national
and public property, and persons TO the hon
our of the Poles. A. large army, however,
is on the frontiers, and the Emperor may be
less reaceable than the arca-duke.--The
| Poles have laid the foundation stone Of their
regained power, and will, in all probability,
| succeed IN raising the superstructnre.
| The London Court Journal says that the
news from Poland has not produced any mar
ked change in the tone or hearing of the mill-
| listers of the three Powers relative to the az
fairs Of Begisn.
At the beginning OF 1929 The kingdom Of
| Poland. contained 4,0s3 ,209 souls, exclusive
of the army. The increase since 1895 has
been SS3,g53. The Jewish portion of the
| inhabitants had almost universally located in
distinct quarters, they amounted to 3S4,263.
| The extent of property insured at the War
saw Insurance office was $4,000, 600 Gul.
dens or e93 $780, 600 stg. in value. Warsaw
contains population of l36, 55a, indepeG-
dently Of a garrison Of about 10 GOO men; of
this population 0,l46 are Jews.
The Tunes OF 18th Dec. states that their
! extracts from the German papers contains
facts TOO seanty to form any decided opinion
concerning the actual extent or probable re.
suit of the movements in Poland The Cnu-
rier of the came date says, that authentic ac-
counts from Warsaw Of 4th Dec announce
that new Provisional Government had been
formed in that city, upon principles more
hostile to Russia than those originally avow-
ed 1t is also stated that the most active
measures were taken at Warsaw to repel at.
tack
Tbs following important article is from
Bells Weekly Messenger of the 10Th.
"I'he foreign intelligence OF the week Is Of
more interest than usual, inasmuch as it
brings Information of great Revolution
which has taken place in a part of Europe
where tho sun of freedom seemed to have set
ferever. We allude 10 the revolt of the Poles
IN the Russian provinces, the flight Of the
Arch-duke Constantine, and the establish
ment of Provisional Government at War
saw.
Though in more distant quarter Of Eu-
rope, we confess that we lpok to this revolu-
ton with satisfaction than to that which
has recently occurred in France or Belgium
Poland has been oppressed by the unrelcniing
hand Of despetsm for many years II had
not the least shadow of free institutions, but
was under the sway of pure unmIxed DIES |
Dotsm-a despotisp1 not contented with |