The National tribune., 1897-11-25
AusrRIAN INVASION,

Beloved by the Emperor, he was made
aware OF his designs and wishes, and
hence felt that in helping him TO crush the
powers about him, he was preparing the
Bonaparte declared at ST. Helena, that he
intended, if he had succeeded in Russia
to have placed him on the throne.
He continued in the Duchy OF Warsaw
protected 10y the powerful arm of the French
Emperor, till 1909, when Austria, for the
sole purpose Of frightening SaXOny out oil
her friendship for France, invaded it. Rus
STA was then the ally of the latter, and had
promised to protect Warsaw. SO that Ma
pole0n had made no provisions for It's de
tense.
More than thirty thousand Austrians
were moving down on that dependent Prov
ince, to meet which PoniatOWSI could
bring only 2, 00c men into the field. ScOrn-
ing, however. 10 ask the cooperation of
his Russian allies, whom he hated as cor
daily as he did the Austrians, he prepared
alone to meet this formidable array. He
drew up his inconsiderabIe force at I'aszyn
and there, for four hours, withStOOd the
whole shock of the Austrian army.
But 2 900 against 20, O00 was too great an
inequality: and he was compelled to iall
back on Warsaw. Forced, at length, 10
capitulate, he marched with heavy heart
out of the capital, accompanied by the
authorities and all the principal lnhablt-
ants of the city.
The Archduke Ferdinand supposed he
would Immediately abandon the Duchy
and retreat 10 Saxony, hut PcniatOwski
boldly resolved TO dispute his territory to
the last; and returned up the Vlstula,
towards Gallcia, whittier the Russian
army was slowly marching, in order to co
operate with his troops.
In the meantime, however, he surprised
an Austrian division and took 800 priS-
oners. Bnt, in pursuing mp his advan-
tage, he effected n more important capture,
and made discovery which showed how
little reliance could be placed on the good
faith OF those governments With winch
Bonaparte was compelled to treat.
AN IMPORTANT PAPER.
A courier, on his way to the Austrian
Headquarters, was intercepted. and in his
dispatches was found n letter from a Rus
sian General to The ArchdiIke ferdinand,
congratulating him on his captur" of War
saw, cOnfidentially predicting complete
success to his efforts and winding IN with
the wish that their arms might soon be
united in the same cause.
This certainly was a most peculiar letter
to be sent from an ally to an enemy, and
calculated TO throw some doubts over the
honesty of the Russian Emperor. l'onia
towSli Immediately forwarded il to Bona
parte, in whom it aroused the most violent
Indignation. He dispatched it instantly TO
the Emperor Alexander, and demanded. in
language that could not be misunderstood
an explanation.
The Emperor declared il was written
without his authority. and, as an evidence
Of his sincerity, Immediately removed the
unlucky General who was its author. Ma
DoeOn prufeSSed 10 be satisfied, but il was
evident that the great sin OF the General
consisted in being found out. Convers-
ing with Savary about it afterwards he
said:
81 was perfectly in the right not to trust
such allies. What worse could have hap
pened if | had rot made peace with the
Russians? What have / gained by their
alliance? Il is more than probable that
they would have declared openly against
me, if a remnant Of regard to the faith OF
treaties had not prevented them.
Owe must not deceive ourselves; they
have all fixed a rendezvous on my tomb,
but they have not the courage openly to
set oct thIthcr. That The Emperor Alex
ander should not come to my assistance is
conceivable, but that he should permit
Warsaw 80 be taken, almost ~ presence OF
his army, is, indeed. hardly credible; it is
plain that ] can no longer rely on IN ali
ancc in thai quarter. And yet,
after all, they will probably say that | am
wanting in my engagements, and cannot
remain at peace"
NEW TERRITORY ACQUIRED.
Soon after Napolcon's operations on the
Danube calling the attention Of Ferdinand
from Warsaw, he Withdrew his forces, and
was finally compelled 10 leave the Duchy.
The battle OF Wagram and the PEACE OF
Vienna followed, and among the stipula-
tons Of the treaty, a territory, containing
about one hundred and fifty thousand in