Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-03-18

from the fears our enemies, reserving war as an
England joined in this advice
and held out similar inducements. The com.
mander in chief took the advice and remained
inactive. In the mean time. Nicholas and Inc
other powers acknowledged the new French
monarchy aud disavowed any intention to dis
turb it. Having obtained all that they DESIRED
England and France abandoned Poland to her
fate, the confidence Of the Polish people IN
their chief became impaired, counter revoiu-
ton took place, which placed krucowiecSi' q
panizsn of Russia. at the head OF the army
and in 90 days afterwsrd The power OF the Car
was reestablished. Pasekwiich had succeed
ed Diebiich, and was before the walls OF Wsr'
saw, and the Polish General Romano was de-
tached with 20 thousand men TO post where
he could be of no use, by our new general.
Paskewitch then made an attack upon The city.
but after three days of fighting he was repulsed
with the loss OF 90 thousand men. A parley
was demanded, and the next day the bulk OF
our troops were marched across the Vistnia
under the pretence of executing maneuvre,
when the Russians marched quietly into town,
and were received with open arms by kfuco'
wiecki. The handful of men in the garrison
attempted resistance, but were cut TO pieces,
and The first notice we had OF the tTeachery
was when we found ourselves on the other side
of our defences. without general, deprived OF
ammunition, and surrounded by foes. was
among that body of betrayed men. The corps,
under Romano. retreaied into Austria, and our
corps entered Prussia, followed by all our Sena.
tors and Representatives. The officers and
principal men only were permitted to continue
their journey 10 France, while the soldiers
were disarmed. and were driven by Austrian
and Prussian bayonets into the power OF Nicho-
las. Only Is hundred escaped TO other coun-
tries ir Europe. and the rest were incorpora-
ted into the Russian armies, or were sent into
Siberia. OF those who escaped. six thousand
are in France. Is hundred in England, and
hundred in Circassia, leading the natives OF
that country against the Russians. They have
succeeded in destroying the power OF Russia
in that country. In 1895. about 480 Poles
were in this country. and they have now dwin-
died down to aboa. 2 hundred. OF this num-
Der, about hundred are genuine. The bal.
ance are Bohemians, and deserters from the
Austrian. Russian and Prussian armies. who
by their disgraceful conduct have contributed
Mai. Tochman, after Illustrating the conduc,
Of these spurious Poles. commended that some
OF them were the emissaries Of Nicholas, a
number of whom were dispersed in all quar-
ters Of the globe TO bring disgrace upon Poland
and her twenty -four millions Of people. He
then showed how the treachery Of the "cilizen
king" had contributed to enslave that people.
a.d no concluded by an eloquent and impress
slve appeal to the American people not TO de-
seu a cause so holy as that Of a nation strug.
Cling for freedom. He assured them that Pc.
lands day Of freedom was at hand. and that
her people would ''strike. Till the last armed
foe expires. strike. for her affairs and her fires;
God. and their native land"
Upon descending from the rostrum, MAJOR
Tochman answered several questions from
among the audience, touching the whereabouts
of the military and political chiefs who figured
in the foregoing transactions.
Skrzynecki, or Shre-nets-ki. the great general
who won the applause of military men through
out the world by the Napoleon-like rapidiiy
and energy of his movements, is now in Paris.
in company with General Romano, Prince
Czarierowski, the President Of Poland, and
the Senators and Representatives ofthat fallen
republic. They compose the Polish Commit
tee. whose ageD, Major Tochman avows him
selfto be. they paying all his expenses, in the
endeavor TO secure the good opinions of the
people Of the United States. On this account,
the Major has declined accepting any vol.
uutary donations, by collection o, otherwise.
receiving nothing bu, the sums raised by the
sac Of tickets to his lectures in the regular
way. To question whether Skrzyuecki has
not since his exile, directed the operations Of
the Christine forces in Spain, his answer was
in the negative. He was at one time appoin.
ted commander in chief of the Belgian Army,
but as this army has always been considered
the vanguard of France, the powers of Europe
became alarmed, demonstrated, and had him
removed. He is now in Paris. superin,ending
which, he hopes. will one day
give liberty to his crushed and enslaved ..coun-
try.
Krukowiecki, pronounced Kruko we,s-ke)
the general who succeeded Skrzynecki at the
counter revolution. and who betrayed the cause
of Poland. is now in Russia, where he lives
upon the bounty Of The Emperor Nicholas, and
receives the scorn of all honorable men, as the
reward Of his treachery. The fate OF Bene-
dict Arnold pursues him.
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