, 1859-05-27
NO.12.


every day more and more manifest In The iars
Assembly, held this morning, n de P----- uniisd
almost all the votes, and was about to Be elected
when Pulaski pronounced the EEA tei6 "a
tnat instant twenty sabres were drawn. Tho
naughty palatin De - rushed upon him ffst.
and dealt him blow on the head zarembs md
some others new to the defence Of Their friend,
but al their efforts would not have been able 70
save him u N. de p himself had NOT ranged
himself among them, declaring thAt hs Wohd
linmolate with his own hand whoever dared 10
approach. The asaailants retired; and Pniksti.
who had hinted from the loss Of blood, wis eifs
ried away. Zaremba went forth, s6earile n
avcnge him, and the numerous partisans Of "
dc p, no longer meeting with opposition;
declared him king upon the spot NJ
Pulaski was carried To his palace, whore hI
soon recovered consciousness. The surgeons
who were called TO see his wound, declared ihaE
twas not mortal, and immediately, slthoueh suf.
iering great pain, notwithstanding bis friends
opposed his design, he went forth IN his carriage
II was scarcely noon when he left Warsaw, &.
companied by MazePpa and some other mAieoa-
tents. l have sent ono Of your people in pus-
suit, who doubtless viii return In few days %
inform you Whit place be shall have chosen g.
his retreat"
II was scarcely possible to announce 70 me
worse news than this Ny friend IVES upon he
throne, but my reconciliation with Pulisid a.
peared thenceforth impossible, and Lodoisls Was
probably lost to me forever. knew Ier kfhsr
well enough to fear the worst; the present fright.
ened me; did not dare 70 look at The fntars.
and my misery rose to such height, that did
not even go 10 felicitAte the new king
The man whom Boleslas had sent n pursuit n
Pulaski, returned the fourth day; having %,
lowed him fifteen leagues from the capital, Whtn
Zaremba, seeing always an unknown person u
some distance from his post ehaise, conceived
suspicious. A little further on, four Of bis pooe
pie, concealed behind some ruins surprised mY
courier and conducted him 70 Pulaski, Who, pisla
In hand, forced him to confess % thsm be b.
lO1YYsd: O1YYssd:,,,.,,,.,.4.-..,.. T.,
"and tell him from me that he shall not esca6s
my just vengeance" Al these words his eyoi
were bandaged. and he was conducted and con-
fined he knew not where, but a The end Of three
days he was released They took The prrcauflon,
however, again to blindfold him and convey him
about ior several hours, when the edrfats ufopptd
and he was made 70 descend. Scarcely had ~
touched the ground when his guards departed q
great speed, and on uncovcFing bis eyes, be found
himself At the very spot where be bad btsk
arrested. .tt FL. $50
These iidings gave me great anxiety, ihoueh
the threats oi Pulaski alarmed me ikr lcls iof
myself than for Lodoiska, who remained IN hit
power knew that he was able, IN bis Wraih,
to exercise the greatest severity towards her,
and ! resolved to expose myself 70 every peril u
discover the Fetrcat Of the fhther and tho pIison
Of the daughter KS .s.t
The next day informed my sisters of my d,
sign, and I quilted the capital Doloslas only
accompanied me- l gave myself out eSsrtIk.is
for his brother. Wetnseled through IN Poland,
! saw then that events justified but too vel he
fears Of Pulaski. Under prstext Of enloreint
the oath Of fidelity TO the new king. fhs Russians
were scattered through our proVinceA commit.
ting thousand cxactions in the cities, and desc.
latng the fields. Aiter having lost three months
in vain search, desrairing oi being able % find
Lodoiska, deeply affected by the miserics cf ouf
country, weeping at the same time or her and
for myself was about 10 return 10 WHnau a
inform the new king in person wini ezcps,,o
the strangers were committing in our olalel;
when an extraordinary and dangerous sncouas
ter forced me TO take very different eouisA
70 m coxTErEp.