Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-05

In addition to the periodical conveys Of polti.
cal prisoners sent away from this place by Gen.
Mouravien every fortnight. he also frequently
orders the transport Of ladies' without any trial
Thus. Countess Michalina Platter has recently had
TO expiaie the political luster OF her name. I'm,
able To rake mp any present 'otieuse against this
lady, search has been made into the records OF
The past IL has been discovered that the Count
ers Platter was deputed In 1861. with other ladies.
70 nterce'le with Gen Nazimoff in favor OF some
young men found guilty of having sung patriotic
hymns ia the wilma Cathedral. For this oiiense
the Countess has been sentenced % transports.
ton 70 The government Of Noveorod.
Mouravieif has during the last fortnight. or
dered the deportation 20 Siberia OF 100 persons
belonging 70 different classes OF society Among
this number are Thomas Bulhak. who has al
ready passed Is years in Siberia; Alexander
Ldabowicz. professor of history and his son. a
Young man having obtained diploma in the
University OF 81. Petersburg The two latter
were arrested because the police found at the
house OF M. Zdanowcz's son various papers
which had been tratorousy placed there BY an
unknown hand. The handsome house Of NJ .
Ldanowcz was eo0hscated. and, after the expul-
sion OF the residents, converted into barrack.
a number OF other persons, landed propretors
functionaries and physicians have been imprison.
ed IN the citadel either for having refused To sign
addresses, or upon other ridiculous pretexts.
Last Friday, 35I persons were transported TO
Siberia. who had been imprisoned in Kowno
Grodno, Minsk and wilma. and afterward con-
0emned by councils OF war for having taken part
in the instruction. Notwithstanding the cold
the sbirri OF Mouravieif would not allow these
unfortunate persons 10 receive any succor in mo
ney or even in clothing Mouravief iorbids. un-
der the severest penalties even the nearest rela-
tives OF the prisoners 20 visit them and provide
them with necessares tor their journey IL may
be imagined that the determination of MourAvief
Is To cause the patriots TO die of hunger, or cold,
before arriving at their destination
Within short time. the population OF three
large villages of the district OF Troki (karichk.
80 inhabitants; Scbalichki, l5 and Schilany, 10Y
have been condemned to compulsory emigration
beyond the Onral, after seeing all their property
cOnhscated. The women were not allowed TO
take with them even the linen necessary for
themselves and their children The old men.
the sick aud the children we're packed together in
carts. like bales of goods The able bodied ndi-
vduals followed on foot. aud had TO traverse in
this manner more than 900 versts in frozen re
gions. When the troops. after having surrounded
the village OF Schalicher, forced all the nhabit
ants to leave il. the miserable people threw them
selves to the ground, uterng cries OF despair.
Blows could not make them rise They preferred
TO die on their native soil rather than go in the
midst OF savage tribes and nhosptabe regions.
IL became necessary to send a second detachment
OF soldiers who were instructed not To be sparing
OF violence to force the unfortunate villagers to
take the road OF exile