The Sun. — 1833-09-02 (London, England)

WILNA, AUG. 12.—1 n the month of March, some Polish fugitives, blind instruments of the revolutionary Propaganda, made an attempt to penetrate into Lithuania, to excite troubles there, and to replunge the country into the anarchy which it had but lately so happily escaped. One of them, named Michael Wollowicz, collected about ten deserters, or vagabonds, infested the forests, at the head of this band of robbers, and attacked the post waggons. The local authorities soon discovered them, and had no need of the armed force to check  their proceedings. The peasants themselves undertook the task, headed by their landlords. In a  few days, the whole band, including Wollowicz, were taken prisoners, and ►n the hands of the Go vernment. Wollowicz defended himself, and with his dagger wounded a man named Kolenda, who was endeavouring to seize him. The criminals were carried to Giodno, tired by a courtmartial, which, after due investigation and proof of the facts, sentenced them to the lcgal punishmr-nt. Wollowicz, convicted of highway robbery, taken with arms in his hands, and besides convicted of high treason, was hanged, and his accomplices were punished as their crimes deserved. In the course of the investigations, the vigilance of the authorities, seconded by the good dispositions of the inhabitants, succeeded in discovering other emissaries of the Propaganda. Three individuals, named Schimanski, Piezakowski, and Ja'kewicz, were arrested at Wilna, Bialystok, and Grodzio. An investigation was made, and the first confessions of these individuals leave no doubt of their criminal purposes. The clearest light is, however, thrown on the views of these apostles of murder, by the papers which were taken at the time of their arrest. Among the most remarkable documents is a seditious proclamation, in which they invited their countrymen to join them, in order to overthrow the Government, and declared that between five and six hundred of their comrades had been sent into this province, and into the interior of the empire, to excite troubles ; that there were in every part of the empire agents of all nations who bad similar objects, namely—the overthrow of the existing Governments ; the assassination of the Princes, and the highest public functionaries, &c. &c., at the same time they promised that the liberating armies should shortly appear on the Vistula. Lastly, they announced the speedy introduction of the Republican Constitution into France, and the murder of the King. In Germany they affirmed the whole nation was in their favour, and that the revolution would soon spread over all Europe. No less remarkable are the instructions with which the missionaries were provided re' specting the mode of forming barals,of regulating highway robbery, and employ the resources, which they roust thus obtain,in increasing the number of their partisans by all possible means of seduction and corruption. Among the indispensable articles with which every emissary must be furnished, were a dagger and a vial of poison. Such are the arms which a revolutionary propaganda emply to obtain for mankind the greatest degree of happiness. We may, however, console ourselves with the conviction, that it reprobate beings, from the very dregs of society, bind themselves as the blind and wretched instruments of an assassinating sect, the mass of the nation—all honourable persons—reject with horror such infamous projects, and abandon their authors to public punishment.