The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-08-07

thal inc CZar was friend OF Don Carlos.
and had aided him with money, | shot down
his soldiers with far more satisfsction.--
When the legion, which was almost used up,
finally returned to France, il was nv sixth
year Of service, and although might have
become M officer, was unwilling to remain
IN it any longer. ] was too anxious once
more to fight with the Russians. at last
reached the Caucasus OF Tschetschenzen.
| by the wayof Constantnoplo, after all sorts
Of hardships and perils. Twas thrown into
lprison, treated as slave, and not allowed to
| fight against the Moscoyites. But they
saw at length that was to be trusted, and
| that | hated the enemy worse than they did
They accordingly provided mo with arms,
| and permitted me TO 90 into the service
My highest joy, since ! left Poland, was to
SEQ once more the columns Of the Gar, and
10 be able to pick of his officers. For Eve
years ! thus fought in tho Caucasus, and
many Russian officer, and Cossack got
one of my bullets in their bodies.
At length was shot in the loft foot, was
disabled from marching, and was taken
prisoner. The Russians wished first to
heal my wound; was then to take hun
dred blows with the knout, and to be Danish J.
ed for life 10 The mines Of Siberia, because
| had fought as a Pole against the Czaf.--
When | got pretty well again was confin.
cd in tower, which lay on the Black Sea.
! wished TO see il | could not procure boat
as swan well from boy when | bathed
in the Vistula At all events, | preferred
drowning 10 being knoued by the Russians.
Fortune favored me, and found on the
strand an unloadcd fishing boat with q
drunken Cossack asleep in il; ensil,
bound him hand and foot, threw him over
bonrd, and sailed out into the sea. For
three days wandered about, eating moth
ing in the whole time but an old dead fish
which was in the bottom Of the beat. !
was almost starved, when was taken up
by Turkish smuggicr, which brought fo-
male slaves to Constantinople. The Turks
treated me as slave, and sold mo in SmJr.
ma 10 a rich man, who put me as a servant
into bis stables. After some months ran
away from him, allowed myself 10 be made
M1ssulman, was received among the sol
liers and thus became free from slavery.-
| did not give up The hope that the Sutton
would again go to war with tho Car, and
tha, should be able to do some good. |
had been several wears in the Turkish scr.
vice, when ono dny Polish officer, who
was nlso in the service, told mo toget ready.
rs there would bc more work in Poland. !
was greatly rcj)iced to hear this, and tray-
ellcd with two Of my coun,rymcn, with grea,
danger and difficulty, through Bukowina 10
Gallaca. Here | met with rich noble
man, whose huntsmcn and servant helped
to drill, every day praying to God that J
might yet live to see Poland great and free.
Finally, in the spring Of 1919 we came TO
blows with Austria, but without much effect
and after few battles. the Imperial troops
conquered. was taken prisoner, and made
to run the gauntlet five times both way
through five hundred men, until my bloody
flesh hung in strips from my back. Twas
then put in regiment stationed in Italy.
Then came March, lS4s, and Italy broke
out. went over at once to tho Sardnlans,
was made sergeant, and fred many bul-
lets upon the Austrian officers. had heard
that tho Emperor was good friend of the
Car, aud must do everything which he
commanded. When peace was mado the
next winter in Sardinia, went with many
other Poles who were dscontonted among
tho Italians, By ship to lara, and thence
secretly TO Hungary. There was soon.
fine war, in which my heart could again re
ioicc. Then the Gar sent his troops to aid
his friend, and now things went on we'll
Tho first day, in which | shot Russian
major, was the happiest | had known for
many years, although got sabre wound
On the head But there was still too many
Of the enemy. was at last in Comorn,
under Klapka, nnd that was my luck. lie
made capitulaton, and received pass
port to 90 to America. | did not wish 10
90 70 that country, for there was no war
with tho Czar, and should have been false
TO my oath. wanted TO sail for Eng land
and see if could not succeed in getting a
passage to the Caucasus, whero there was
still q war; But heard in Hamburger, thai
tho Gar was on tho side of the Danes, aud
was going to aid them with his ships Of war.
The cause was Of no consequence to NO.
did not care whether tho Danes or ScLles-
wig Holsteiners had the upper hand. Bul
as soon as heard Of the friendship OF the
Gear for the Danes, AT once took service
at Altoona. Now it will soon bo all over
with me, and lam glad oft, for have kept
nv oath; and when shall meet my faith
or, my mother aud my beloved above, they
will be well satisfied with me. ! thank
YOU, Sir, that you have como to me, and
beg you TO send mo a priest, that J
NAV confess to him and receive tho Holy
Sacrament. was obliged in Smyrna to
assume tho Turkish faith outwardly, but
At heart have always been good Chris
tian.
With these words the old soldier again
pressed my hand, aud turned his face to the
wall as tito yield himself to his recollec.
,ion in silence. The priest, whom ! had
sent for, found it impossible to give the
dying man the Sacrament. At the last mo
mcnt few Polish soldiers were present,
since he wished to die surrounded by his
own countrymcn. They afterwards told
mo that his last words, when he could only
speak in whisper, were frighttnl curse