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20 the ie,h January. both inclusive.
The eyes Of all Europe seem now to
he liked on the preparations for the an
rr""oh.ng struggle between Russia aud
f%and. The war has not yet actual.
~ begun, but ''rumours Of war'' ar.
heard like the sound Of thunlcrs ur-.
ceding the tempest. Tn the 18th Of
January, one Of the Paris papers, the
Globe, announced confidently that Sc.
Neral engagements had taken ,.lacs be.
tween the Polish and Russian van.
guards. IN all which the Poles hat, been
victorious. having taken six pieces Of
cannon from the enemy, aud 1900 pri-
s"ners. In the mean time, the pre-.
rarations on the part Of the Poles are
going "n With vigos. A regular army
ot $4,000 men has been raised. and ar.
rAngements have been made for in.
creasing IL. IL has marched tn the
frontiers, supported by q militia Of
$4,000.
Letters fro,a Berlin say that the
Russian Guards were To set oil from
81. Pe'rrsbur: on the 18th Jan. The
two corps darnee which are to advance
sga'nst Warsaw, are estimated At
10000 men Count Diebitsch hav.
ing been again attacked by the AIolda-
Wan fever, Count Paskewitsch i. To
have the command. The Austrian ar
my, IN the Forth of Italy. is estimated
at $4,000 men. On the Polish from.
tier, an army Of observation of 40, 900
men ~ tn be assembled
\ letter from Warsaw saws the mum.
Der OF Russian officers " no are prison
ers IN this city, is 14O; they are all
lodged at the Royal Castle. and il enc
Of cur journals is 10 be believed, N.
Schmidt, the Prussian Consul, has fre
quent communications with them.
Another letter from Warsaw saws:
We this moment learn that the En-
peror Nicholas refuses 10 listen 10 the
proposals Of the Polish Dcputatiou, and
~ already on his march against u.s.
This news, instead Of exciting alarm,
has created general JOY. No country
ever presented finer spectacle than
that o! Poland at this moment. Twelve
or hf,een persons at the utmost are
SUBJECT 10 universal exccration, while
all the various shades of opinion that
existed previous TO the revolution. have
entirely disappeared. The magical
words, ''oW country" absorb every
idea, and predominant over every sen.
tl'Dent. The women, according Ia nm.
cient custom before a battle. arc nre.
pairing lint and other dressing, singing
the whale the songs Of Beranser.
WARSAW, DEC. 3l.-Scyeral I.iihu.
an'an officers. from the army Of Li,h-
uanIa, have arrived here 10 take the or
ders of the Dictator. One Of the pu-
pals OF the Military School, named Ia
haski. had set out several DAYS sno for
L'thuania. All these provinces are on
volcano. We expect with imDatience
The details az che insurrectiop n, vii
M. 5000 Russians have persisted
there: but after three days triump oh.
Tue Mnscoviies re-occspied il. An
the youth Of the university, and tho
citizens, still full Of the recollec,ions
OF the RevoiutiOn effected in 1894, by
the celebrated Jassin,ki, emuIated
each other in Zeal, as we are informed.
'n tins memorable action.
Patriotic gifts flow in from all quar-.
tiers, anil the amount is already near
3,ooo'0oO. The Jews alone have given
above 100000. Their enthusiasm is
above all praise. Since the war with
turkey. Russia Is very weak. IL los,
there IN two campaigns 600. 600 men
ana 10000 horses. The Treasury l.
empty the Ammunition and stores in
tended against France, had been col
iecied IN the fortress-s Of ModIin and
Zamosc. which are now in the hands
ut the Poles. There is sufficient fo,
'hree campaigns. Our artillery is cx
'e'ient, AMI u - we'll known that il
was our officers Who repaired the faults
~ The Russian officers at the seiges Of
Narna and ShumIs. The manufacture
oi arms IS carried on with cxtraor,liua.
~ activity.
he London Times speaking of the
proclamation Of Emperor Nicholas n
Sa'nst POland. says
lboagi prepared Tor dec laraiion
OF war against Poland, probably nri.
th"r the Poles themselves nor any other
European nation. were prepared for
the assertion Of such arrogant prc,en.
sions. or tho employment If such san.
Guinary menaces =. this doc ument con
tains. The rebels are spoken oG as
struck with fear uf apprpschinc cbaS-
tsemen'. yet doring To- think Of Veto.
~, for some moments. and To propose
conditions TO their iegifim0Ie masters
These traitors are to be put down i'm
n single decisive battle. and their trea.
son 90 he punished When any auto.
Graf from Gar PErfR down io Car
NICHOLAS. appeals to Con - the de.
lender Of the legitimate cause. aud de-
nonnees the punishment ct treason.
there can he "a" doubt that hypocrisy