The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-06-19
HORRIBLE TREa4xExYos

~ exercised BY the kIIs< g orsr1ren on ia
Poles eklied 20 Sibc-iz for poitics, csusez frc.n
enc Of the Polish jozrasI< PubiI-hs1 - fs.lz
Europe 100 offen Fennins igno1lnf e l5c iaois
in WHICH Muscovite iyrsnny displays i,ss.f; :.
intervals, however, some vicHn escapes, and
denounees TO the civilized world the f.ahaal
barbarity shown BY this government cfssrs<cs
towards those Of lis subjects whose crime u 10
aspire to liberty Oar readers nav recnllsct
thai some months ago the iournsis eonfzIasd
paragraph stating than Poe bad been arrested
at kGnigsberg BY the Prussisn police, who bead
him asleepOn the steps Of church This Pole.
who at first attempted TO Pasz himself Of a. a
frenehnaan, Of Langnecocs on being closely
Questioned, confessed that he was politicsl ex-
lie who had escaped from Siberia. He was I'M
mediately thrown into prison, and by sn orrer
from Berlin, YVES about 70 be delivered % 10 the
Russian authorities, when fortunsfsly, he gin
succeeded in escaping. This fugitive. By mama
Ruin PiOtrowski, native 0f-thc Ukrains, Gas
now reached Paris; he i known 10 several efthe
most honoEzblemembers Of the Polish emigrsnts.
who attest the loyalty Ct his character, snc MS
perfect SINCERITY. Drring his sfay In : IBERIA.
Piotrowski had 'lse ls2psftuh ny ofsc6hvs-si1t
with many political prisoners on theirrea6 10
the place Of their exiies BE- vas also sequsiated
with many inhabitants Of the district where be
was (Tava, near Ekateriski.) and even with
persons attached to'the governments, hence he
leernt many facts from mea the best inf0tned
on the subject, and ocular witnesses CT the
greatest eredibiiiy. The number Of Poles exil-
ed in Siberia exceeds kfiy thousand. Several
are condemned 10 hard labor In various estsb-
lishments; the majority are eOlonists on and
belonging TO the administration Of transports.
A Catholic church has been erected at Torask,
and two priests Of that belief are annually sent
to give religious consolation 10 the exles- The
following acc0uats throw light on the tate Ct
some of these unhappy men. Cot, Pefsr Wy
sOski, chief Of the lnsprrec4foa Of November
%. $50. who uaz ss,5anded aEt taken BTisonsr
during thu attack on Wsrsaw ia Is ], was con-
demned in lSs4 TO hard labor in tas mines Of
Nertehinsk, situated in Eastern Siberia, on the
confines Of China Here. finding number cf
eOnntrymen in similar position, an stiempt
was made to escape, in which, however, they
were discovered. Wyscski, the Hero Of 50 many
battles was condemned 20 receive 500 blowa-,
Of a stick. He underwent his punishment With
The frmness of martyr, and after being enrsdF
was sent 10 the fortress Of Akatai, nsos--;5 ne
east, whers be SIN Is. Another airs>ppt 10 es-
cape BY Polish priest. named Sieraeinski and
a number Of other exiles eOn6Rsd al Omsk, In
ria.haTing been likewise discovered, atouf
4O0 Poles were arrested, After inquiry
which lasted three years, the 4 BE Sie<aciuski,
Captain Gorkski and four Others. were SEN
fenced 70 receive seven thousand blows eacn,
and two hundred accused 10 from 800 20 1000
blows. together with hard labor for lifs n they
survived. The execution took place at Ormsk,
in March, ls57, a General GaliaAayef having
been sent expressly from St. Petersburg 70 pre-
side over il. Geaerai Prince kortehakOf wa
fGovernOr General Of Sihe<ia at the time. On
the dsy fixed for this sanguinary act, two bat
taliOns Of !. 900 men each were drawn upon the
place Of execution, every Pole in the bsftalicns
having been previously replaced by Russis =
One Of these hattaliOns was 70 inAistfhs pun
y
blows; the other condemned were reerved for
the second battalion. According % a. military
penal law Of Russia, the s:ieks used IA Danish-
ing soldiers should be Of such size mai three
will 81 the barrel Of regulation nntsketi brit
each of the sticks employed in the execution CT
the Able Siersinki and lbs secompllces were 30
large that single one swonid scarcely 90 late
| tao mnzket. AecorGing no ~ szIrr lsss ,ss
soidisrs ought 10 remain In close order, and not
move the elbow from the siisfn str1kingi for
his special esse, however. am order had hsrn s.
sued % leave the sBacs Of one Face between
each soldier. they were also comma nce1 70 sc-
vance the right foot, and raise their arm when
giving the blow, in order 20 strike with fun force
Tho execution commenced with those con
demned to receive 900 blows. the Aobe Sicna-
cinski being hast. Each Of TIE coa3en1ei, "a
ked to the waist. was led fourteen tines between
the ranks two soldiers striking az once only
counting as one blow When the slIsrsr fsL
/ from exhaustion he was placed on 4 sort Ct
\ sledge, in order that he might receive the fIl
complement Of his sentence. When lhe turn
OF the Abbe Siennacinski came, sargeon So
preached him 10 make him ake a strengthening
| drink but he refused il. and walked tONsrls bis
executioner5 singing the psalm, NIsERE NJ,
DEUR- As he was Of delicate constitution,
and exhausted by long priTatOns, he f,l sf,er re-
ceiving one thousand blows He wss then
! seized, and placed IN kneeiing- position On the
sledce. his arms being beGnd behind his ssOk in
such manner as not 10 pr0test him from the
bloody hagellatiOn; bis head wzsfssiene5, fee
downwaryis, 10 beams at The bsck Of the Siege,
/ and ia this pozturc they eeHtiRreu 10 bear hin
along before his executioners. he stili bresthe1
/ at the four thsusaadth blow; butsOon ef.sr yiel-
/ ded up his last breath His inaninste corpse re-
ceivei the remaining two thousand Blows The
others sentenced TO seven thOussad blows Cist
during the execution with The eXeepliDn CT o1o
alone, who was spared because he was H. anc Il
| ter recovering from his wounds- was seat 70
/ Nertchinsh There, however. he beea5,e lassne,
and killed himself the day amer the iasicsi0n &
his sentenee- Tho. bodies Of five martyrs were
buried near the town Of Omsk- Those who
were to suffer from 500 20 1000 blows. received
neither pardon nor Communications o. three per-
sons, through whom the proJectea attempt al ss-
\ cape had been discoveries one wa Strangled and
another drowned; the authors Of this act e yea
/ geance have never been discovsred. Tho third
has been promoted to the rank Of an Officer, he
II was before private soicer,l bat has The afr Ct
Il a lunafic. Gen. Galifayef has been nsr3e3 con-
uiandant Of the city Of StavrOpoi. thechisf Plaes
J Of the province Of the Carcasus, and nov re-
lsides there Other scenes of the sac nature
occurred, and siiIl occur in Siberia The PUB
Ecifv given 70 such ficfs V IN least serve ~ =
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