New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27

received entry Of Marie Louise 10 Empress Of
the French into their capital: Il have so spoit
the Parisians by the unforeseen and the irnpos-
sibir That If married the Madonna they would
not be surprised"
The aspirations OF Poland for an Independent
Constitutional monarchy burned 50 hotly in the
authors heart that some notice must here he
gwen 20 the subject. For 4 long period Poland
mad been the scene of dscOrd and disorder. pro-
duced by the pernicious system of electoral
kinSsh'p, with its everlasting corrupting fac
uonal strife. and made by the presence of
an ignorant, downtrod len proletariat. Stanis-
laus Poniatowski. 4 former lover of Catherine
IL succeeded to the throne of Frederic Augustus
III. Complications arising from a Turkish war
furnished the pretext for Russia Austria and
frussia to dcspon Poland The First Par
tuon of 1872 was followed. twcnty-one
years later. by a second. Warsaw was held
by ISlcstr6m. GATHERINGS brutal crnisSary.
The lride and patriotism Of the Poles would
have none of this foreign tyranny, and a
huge conspiracy, directed by Kosciuszlo and
supported 10y the best blood Of the country broke
on; Ia 1874. Enormous were the private and
public sacrifices made to arm provision and set
afcot the rebel contingent. Refusal to join the
insurgent ranks was accounted shameful. Tho
revolt that exploded at Prague ended in Il mas
sacrc. contriVCd 10y the terrible Suwarow. Kos
ciuSzko. wounded. was taken captive. and 70
niatowsli forced to abdicatc
The Third Partition saw Poland reduced to
onc-third of its original size. But the ever
courageous Poles did not recognize their doom.
There still rema med France. their enemies enc
my, 20 count upon. Napoleon's ascendant star
became Poland's ,isht in her great tribulation.
HHtt'rin.s prospects did he open TO his young
'uStlui ally The country was infatuated with
the grandeur of it's PROBABLE Nherotor whose
fashy hombaSt was to 4 ;he honey OF the
lybla bees. Napoleon's generals, some Of them
braSgart roseurs. like himself. made havoc
among female hearts. of which some if we are
to believe Mason. offered at the altar of
duty. Mason in his scin-romantic style OF
writing history, writing if he wanted to
please some one, gives a detailed account of the
transactions which led To Mmc. Walcwsila's fall
al for the glory of Poland. \ scandal of like
color attaches vaguely to Anna Potocl<a's name
but it seems difficult to obtain historical war
rant for it, Three legions of Polish soldiers
marched into Russia under the French eagle in
lNI|-a most convenient and cheap arrangement
for the French eagle. Even the ruinous Rus
sian campaign predicted by Talleyrand to be
the beginning of the end. did not extingush
Polish hope in Napoleon, who, in the mean time
had haranSucd "A dcputation about the weather
and had created the Grand Duchy of Warsaw
which he had handed over TO Frederic Augustus
i, King OF SaXony. Prince Joseph PoniatowsLi
Marshal of France, led his valiant Poles at Lcip-
sic. where in the long course of the furious I'M
decided Nolkerschlacht, he persisted in the floods
or the Elster. At the Congress Of Vienna in 1910
England, Austria and France protested loudly
for Polish Independence. OF "A sudden Napoleon
landed from Elbc, and the congress scattered
heels Alexander | of Russia, Unaskcd and I'M
opposed, crowned himself King OF Poland FINS
Poluni;c,
Tho editor of the memoirs has mercrulIy
spared us the pest of notes. on the other hand,
ne imposes ON us a long Introduction, which -
no more than commonplace essay the con-
tents Of the book, such as any one could com
pose who took the trouble The index is incom-
pletc, but, for French book, satisfactory. Mar
ginal dates would have been welcome to those.
who read for instruction The Memories dc In
Comtesse Potocka'' are To he more highly valued
as literature than history.