Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-15
The Russian Massacre at Warsaw.

Inc RUSSIAN massacre at warsaw.
After the Warsaw cmcutc of February last,
it was generally believed that the Czar had
determined to pursue n concilatory policy
towards the Poles. The European journals
for wccks brought up reports of various con-
ccssions-scparatc executive council, cleo
tive municipality, national education, etc.
vouchsafed them. But instead of becoming
practical realities, those promises sccin to
have been followed by series of CALLING re-
strction, and finally by the dissolution of the
Agricultural Society, Gan association of many
thousand mobiles and gcntry,) which had long
been vcry dear to the Poles, as chcrishng
the sentiment of national unity, and as the
sole voice through which their aspirations
towards political and social life found express
sion. This body, which the Government has
long been in the habit of dealing with as an
independent power, was suddenly dissolved
on the 5th of April AS this was not done
till large body of troops had been conccn-
tratcd at Warsaw, there seems no reason 60
doubt that this was a prcmcditatcd act of
aggression, and it would be difficult to con-
ccive more tyrannical piece of folly
To these outragcs the Poles replied only by
calm and orderly demonstrations of feeling
expressing their desire to possess those polti-
cal rights which the Czar had solcmnly
sworn over and over again to give them. In
this attitudca large asscmblagc of the people
of Warsaw took place on Sunday, the 7th of
April On the same evening, a council Of
the military authorities under the Viccroy
General Gortschakoff was called and mas.
saore was deliberately resolved upon Accor-
dinghy When, on the following evening, the
population again presented themselves with
their petition, they were attacked by military,
the cavalry charging and the infantry firing.
Instantly the masses fell on their knees and
sang the national hymn, and on these groups,
imploring the justice of Heaven, the troops
fired.
at the same time the priests Of the Church
OF the Bcrnadins came out with their crosses
and fell on their knees /; the cavalry charging
on them, throwing down and cutting to pieces
all in their way--mcn, women and children.
Nor did the atrocities cease with this massa-
ere they refused to allow the people to nurse
the wounded, or bury their dead relatives
and cyc-witnesscs describe the scene inside
the court of the castlc--whcn, after the fir
ing, the dead and dying were ruthlcssly drag
ged in thcrc--as something appalling. From
the rc taken by the authorities to carry of
the boa,cs of the dead and wounded, it is i'm
| possible to estimate thc actual result of the
attack; but the report prepared by the Rus
sian ministry enumcratcs two hundred and
| fifty killed and the wounded arc said to
number over one thousand
TNcw Koh Times.
TIE BLOCKADE OF CIIARLEsToN.-NY
clip the following from the ILcycury of yes
terday:
"Thc steamer Gen Clinch, Capt. Rclyca
from Beaufort, reports as follows: While
coming out of St. Helena bar on Thursday
morning, was boarded by boat from tic
schooner Howell Cobb Capt. Bonneau, and
informed that the British bark Edward, Capt
Thompson, with cargo of salt from Liver.
pool, sixty-thrcc days out, for Savannah, was
outside off St. Helena bar at anchor, and that
she wanted assistance, having been ashore OF,
the CASTOR bank, where she knocked off part
of her false keel, sprung a leak and was out
of provisions and water. Capt Bonneau Of
fered to pilot the bark into port if the Clincl
would tow her, which was soon arranged, anc
at 2 p. III. the steamer was alongside the bark
While getting up her anchor the windlas.
was carried away, and at this time saw full
rugged brig board an English bark in tho
ofing, and then steer in for the bark anc
steamer; she came in shore quickly, ant
proved to be tho United States brig Perry
The Clinch held on to the last moment, bu
finding the manof-war nearing them too fast
was compelled to leave her; the Perry sool
after boarded the bark and then stood TO thu
eastward. Capt Bonncau had placed boa
at the entrance of st. Helena bar for the pur
pose Of taking tho ship in, but when the,
had to hurricdly leave her, the boat was ruI
over and destroyed. The Clincl run fo
Charleston bar, and at 81 p. m. passed til,
Minnesota, with what appeared to be pilc
boat in tow, Capt. Thompson, of tho Ed
ward, has come up to this city in the Cinch
for thc purpose of getting aid and provision
for his half-famshed crew.
! ToBAcco. More than half the custom
revenue Of tho empire Gf France is derive,
from tobacco, which is there n governmen
monopoly, while in England the duties upo
tobacco yield an annual revenue nearly equiv
alent to one-fourth of tho whole revenu
from customs. Great Britain collects ovc
twenty millions Of dollars q year from tn
tax Oil tobacco alone.
1t strikes us that England and Franc
have somc little interest in the dificultic
now pcnding, involving, as the course of th
Lincoln government does, SO much Of tn
revenue of their governments, and 30 mucl
Of the employment of their people. Tobac
coiwith tho English and French is still q tn
Virginia wecd," and it may we'll be qucs
: toned whothcr tho blockade which prevent
tho export Of Virginia and North Caroln