Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-04-16
tive, or ] should not have left my post tc
communicate It to you."

communicate it to you"
"a despatch would have done just as
well, said the general; ''but there is ball
tonight at the governors"
II was not aware of it, replied Leonteff,
'and, If you will allow me to say so, gene
raj, do not see what that has to do with
the matter"
SIT seems to me incredible, that is all, y
pursued the general, 'tlat at Stanitza, a vii
lage inhabited entirely by peasants, there
should be any danger Of an outbreak"
"Yet, general, 1t was TO Sianiiza l was
specially sent"
"Captain Leonteif," exclaimed the chief,
"you are forgetting YOURSELF You have
quilted your post without orders. Write
out your report. I only hope it may justify
the step you have taken"
!" am afraid, general, that ii will justify
IL only too fully" answered the aide de-
camp, who ut once set to work and put down
on paper that number of suspicious charac-
tiers had passed close to the village of Stanitza
on their way to wood, where they were
now believed TO be concealed, and where the
peasantry declared that they had collected a
large number of arms. The steward of an
estate near Staniza Ohe report went on to
say had given money to some of his day la
bourers, and had made them bring him their
scythcs, which he had deposited in barn,
where Leonteti's Cossacks had actually found
fhnpt Thn blnlnc pf In fam Il
had been removed and readjustcd vertically
to the handles, so that they cold be used as
spears. Leontef had arrested the steward,
who, however, not only made no confes-
sion, hut, after the manner of the Pole, de-
MED everything.
When this report was handed to the caval-
ry general, he took it at once TO the military
governor, and asked him what lie thought OF
it.
"pooh, pooh I" he said. "There are some
men in a wood and there are some scythes
in barn, or there were until Captain Leon
teff had them taken away. Byihe-by, we
must invite Captain Leontiifto the bal. A
most deserving officer"
81 thought, considering all things" sug-
gested the general commanding the cavalry,
''that it might be advisable to send Captain
Leonteif back to his post. lfanyihing did
occur, and he was absent, it might be very
| awkward
sic is your officer, replied the governor,
'.and if his presence at Sianiza seems ne
cessary, you will, OF course, order him to
return there"
| "The Facts he reports have considerable
bearing on certain rumUrs that have reached
him. continued the cavalry general. lie
has not wished to give them n place in an
official document, but they point to an arm.
ed rising Of some magnitude"
.'In that case his twenty-five men vii
not be of much use to him." observed til,
governor.
''For that reason | propose to send ,
whole troop to Staniizn. A stat-Oilccr ant
twenty five Cossacks were quite enough iol
what was wanted, but they are not enough
for what may be wanted now"
Have you received news from any othe
points 2
mot to-day; but have three or fou
very intelligent aidcs-de-camp whom
should like 10 send out to some of the vii
liages about here Tney could 80 in the af,
ternoon and would he back early to morrow
morning can find good employment to
day for at least two troops; one to 30 bacl
to Stanitza with Leontcf, the other to b,
divided into four dctachmenis and TO be sent
each with staff officer to all the village,
within twenty veisls OF Wilkovo-just t,
trot through them, see what's going on, col
lect the news from the military stations, ant
show that we have not gone TO sleep"
al have full confidence in you and in al
arrangements that you may make, said th,
governor ''and the sight Of Cossacks NOV
ing through the country can never do any
harm in Poland. You can spare two hun
drcd more men with ease, and we shall fee
all the safer when they come in with til,
news
81 will go and give the necessary ordcr
at once, said General Molodian.
TO BIZ CONTINUED.