The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-22
MILITARY OPERATIONS AND BATTLES.
THE LATEST MOVEMENTS.
SKETCHES Of THE POLISH GENERALS.
&s.. &C.. ~.

The revolution which Is sonvusing Poland and
threatening tho " Europc has characteristics
touching, and may produce changes startling lbat
not at all surprising that for the tina being The great
struggle going ths connoim should have Inst ~
intense interest the other sdc OF the Atlantic and
should nave given place IN tho public miad tro tho
Polish question This nation which for ninety years past
has alcd national ro,e except has played
tragic the stage has asido
tune 81 mourning and put the habilneuts -
and the assembled Of tire world
called upon witness tho tragedy u Po-b ,3yolaon
Even in America, absorbed with trials
suilorngs AM national calamltlca stii 4p,c u
ourselves attracted IS that sid drama which hens
enacted IN no country kosc,uko, AID bet
understanding Of which this present sketoh R Ia
tended
The map which accompanies % artistic viii show he
past territorial II i'olaai tho nanner u
which shc has been divided up bctacan Rlst.a,
Prussia aud Austria, and ! rapid glance Over hef
proud history and her late CONDITION my
bring hack 10 the memory a. oHr rcaGcsG met
that had BEEN forgotten ~ relation % wlat u
10 count Mcitsrncis saying rsiasn 20 the ity
q fcw years pas,-but geographic esprcss,rr.9 ITO
that brought ihs i4pi c,lr
the events that taxing plss. the prncaa
them add the evontualItios which they my gvc rsr
will MI up tho limits witch have assigned {, ihs
sketch.
The uiA and downs u nation. arc a ro,oau,lc sen.
times a. those ol lndi.inas ana il y oue ~ tho ,aoa
rures ana duties u tnc r,iecnt ~ history D. sbsers.
,hom. few centuries ago -sut yesterday - az ~oai,
annas--thc grca, Powers Of Sosl,saru garope gre
| Poland, Hungary and gnn mia Their kings had ss,sy
,hc subject provinces what nov conr,isue AGE
part Russia, Prussia an: Austria Ana now ,e 90
Of the dukes hayo be czrr king aaJ oifo
ror tho SUCCESSORS OF ths kings ars psa.a.ts .xc,
or soldiers Of fortune.
now POLISH so..rcss wygg c,,osyS
II is no, within ,ar no ma "a !, o,r L,.. 4 ~.
past OF Polish history. f..oir sanai. extend ppk ~
over a thousaud ye,rt mi .roa II th.t i..,,... 4,
lime we mud trace, a. ta,t :, ,tn... . .t,. *,
,,onal constitution which as. German. ..o,g a.,
anything Else. Inc ean.s 4, th.l- ee,,y .sl f...-
~o mean the van, q, !. r,.ni =. y,.tn II ~,
ra,.rs Ins,, noear,ti, ,,ere La ho,.It.-y tt .t.
tive and s,rnesmes tne clio - 49, croect ~ thr t
trivial ,y ~ 100 ma astrv.ty,
corrap,ons among ITO fsi,lrs All is,.pr, I'll ,ls ts4
,he elective fran,Ai.,. A. a. tlsuraa NJ 'nsf., ~. y
clio these hi.t,cai iu.d,.,. -a ti-.us Ul esos,
before 2cland became a a.asit ii.er lie tare tf ~,
vacancy the ,hea aueal ,noasa % a.ttt,ni n,
the issoo II grcas ,atua,i r,cr. o., 4sl " ~
rewarded win .hc do-h c,p. 0,r otepr ~ ,-slsisi
to ihn u.es u hlyls me raes cttre c.y s.stiei
With pike. winch ,.sne 4, ,ae rannas .fss ..se.d
HI own, whg~c bcois .r.f.a,t,i ert .tn i4r#8
He accordingly The fasc aaa s3,it,afts ..f.e
prize when peasant d.toy ret tua 49, r ~.
Tho consequence Tat lue trtsy ayats Nt. fa.Y a.
pieces ny the cxssresats9 80. tai a., ess.st
Cesko) was ebos"p duAe