Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-05-07

for Il time but at last it grew tired, and the
| insurrection soon afterwards came to an end.
| In a few hours the following were the re-
suits produced at Stauitza Jankowski was
killed, Konradin was in prison, and might
already consider that he had lost his estate
or in other words that a certain amount of
land was lost to Poland; body of nine
hundred men had been reduced to two hun
dred and ninety and the Russians defeated
by Ferrari had burned cottages and barns,
stolen portable property, and committed
outrages OF all kinds.
| Nevertheless, the battle Of Stanitza, was
described in the Polish revolutionary pa
pers, and in one or two Paris prints, as
great and important victory, of which the
capture Of Michailowitzi and the establish
ment in that town Of the Polish National
| Government was the natural consequence;
aud the finger of scorn was pointed ut the
Russian official journals, who, with the
mendacity common to both sides, put down
the number of Poles killed and wounded at
about two-thirds of the entire force, while
they estimated their ewn losses at one man
and two horses. Nevertheless Jankowski
had killed three Russisns with his own hand
before the artillery was brought up, which
at once decided the fate the day.
The poor countess, when she was told by
the Russians that her husband had been cap
tured on the field of battle, took upon her
self to deny the facts. 1T was impossible
he was not at Stanitza AT the time" she
declared; hut the steward from Stanitza ar
rived ut Wilkovo Immediately afterwards,
told her what had happened, and gave her
the paper signed by Jankowski, which
seemed to prove that the count, in deliver
ing up horses for the nsurgent cavalry, had
only yielded to menaces and to irresistible
force.
This was important if the countess could
only get a willing Judge to believe in the
genuinencss of the document; but even then
ii would avail nothing if Konradn had been
caught with arms in his hands.
The steward told her that the count had
been brought to Stanitza in the custody of
Captain Leonteff, and that the captain had
probably reported on the circumstances of
his capture. Leonteif had in fact arrived
that morning at the governors palace, and
the countess lost no time in sending for
Nathalie and making her find out from he
Cossack officer whether or not her husband
had been taken on the field of battle.
Lconteif went to the countess himself, and
to her infinite joy informed her that the
count, when he was surprised and made
prisoner, had no arm about him more for
midahle than n horsewlip. She thanked
Lcontcii proiuscly, put on her bonnet, and
drove to the governors house, where she in
sisted on seeing General Gontchalin.
General Gontchalin, however, had Shut
himself up. He had been expecting this
visit from the countess, and was resolved
not to see her He had sent General Mo
lodlani to Michailowitza as chief of a mill
tary commission appointed to try insurgents
taken on the field Of battle. NIelodian had
the power of passing sentence of death,
) though it was necessary that the sentence
should be confirmed by The governor of
Wikoyo before it could he executed. How
ever General Gontchaln had been accused
at ST. Petersburg of showing too much
mercy TO the Poles; and ut Moscow of aclu-
ally sympathising with them; and he was
determined beforehand to confirm all Melo-
dani's sentences and Meodiani, directly
he heard Of the count having been taken,
resolved to make all example Of him un-
less his beautiful wife would come to Mich
ailowitza, and herself solicit his pardon, or
rather his liberation; for of pardon there
could be no question. Either Konradn was
guilty Of having taken up arms against the
government, or he was absolutely innocent
and il was for Melodian 10 decide which.
When the countess received from her gal
liant admirer long and passionate letter,
carefully worded, but which left her no
doubt as to its true meaning, she resolved
not to answer it, and said to herself, mo
! he must die
But she did not give herself up to des-
pair She went TO the governors house
again, made Nathalie go to him and beg him
to receive her; and at last,a as Nathalie came
out at the door Of her fathers cabinet, ac-
tually forced her way inland this in spite
) Of the rxertions of u very strong servant to
exclude her.
''Now, General Gontchalin, can speak
10 you She cried. you are afraid of me
of me but what harm can do you
No; you are afraid OF your own conscience,
which you think | shall touch! Give me
back my husband, !"
.Aly dear countess, calm yourself, he
said s'l.cuve the room Michael"
The servant went ont and the countess
and the general were left alone.
'sOne question, said the general. "Would
your husband mind setting good exam
4 pie"
= 81 do not know what you mean" replied
the countess.
e 'Woud he object to sign an address?
$ "What sort of an address?
I; ''An address setting forth that the nobili
. ty of Poland regard the insurrection as 4
e great calamity, and that they are devoted II
: the government of his Imperial Majesty"
"And you would lberate him p
n Instantly. You have only to ask hin
e it until a hundred others have signed"
o :" ! would not propose such a thing to hin
If il he We're already on his way to the scat.
s fold
il "No; it would then be too late. Bu
now ?"
"Never!n she exclaimed
The general was silent ''All can do,
he said at last, sis to order the count to b.
% sent on here for re-examination. His is Al
exceptional case. At least might say so.
A. " Heaven bless you" cried the countess
y kissing the old generals hand with fervo
10 which made him positively ashamed.
a, "When will he arrive!' she asked.
n. 81 will send off Leonteif with the orde
ht at once said the governor. He wi
OF leave Michailowitza under escort some tim
ne tomorrow"