The Sun. — 1864-04-16 (London, England)

POLAND.  The following circular has been addressed by the military governor of the palatinate of Augustowo to the militElry commandants of his districts :  March 5, 1864, No. 654. From information I have received it appears that in Galicia, Posen, and eastern Prussia, insurgent bands are being formed, and that evil-thinking persons contemplate an irruption into the kingdom of Poland in the middle of March. Wishing to preserve the country from new misfortunes, I hereby direct you strict;y to cart y out the instructions of the commander-in -chief of the country of May 24 last, as also the additional ones already communicated to you by me.  I further direct-1. That all persons seized with arms in their hands be brought before a court martial, and bentenoed to be shot within 24 hours. You are charged with executing the sentences of the tribunals.  2. That all burgesses, magistrates of villages, nobles, foresters,and under-foresters, in the event of insurgent bands making their appearance, immediately give information of the same to the nearest military commandant, either in person or through their messengers. Should it appear that such information has not been given, or if the messenger has been so sent as to throw him in the way of the insurgents, or, finally, if it should appear that the information has come too late, and that notwithstanding all the efforts of the troops the insurgents escape punishment, the guilty are to be immediately arrested and tried by court-martial.  3. If in any village a murder is committed by the gendarmes, and the fact of such murder is confirmed, the whole of the property of the landowners, tenants, or their employes, is to be burnt, their land sequestrated, and themselves made personally responsible. If the peasants have been guilty of the murder, the whole village is to be burnt. 4. All proprietors, tenants, and peasants who could have captured insurgents and have not done so are equally made responsible.  5. bhould any individual, or person employed by him, give carts, money, clothing, or provisions to the insurgents on their requisition, he is to be immediately arrested, and his property sequestrated.  6. If insurgents pass through a village, and the village authorities or some of the peasants do not inform the Government authorities, or if the insurgents get carts in the village, the authorities and the guilty persons are to be arrested, and the whole village fined from five to ten roubles per chimney.  7. From the 27th March all persons, with their employes, are to remain in their houses, and the issue of passports is to be suspended. Only those persons who are personally known to you as supporters of the Government are to be allowed passports.  Every person without a passport signed and certified by the military authorities shall pay 25 roubles for the first time he is caught, too for the second, and is to be arrested on the third, The period for which the passport is available is to be stated at the time of its issue. Military commandants of sub-districts have the right of issuing passports for seven days only,  8. I have observed that in many villages there are no guards, and in others they perform their duties negligently. I, therefore, again direct you to order the peasants to establish guards. It is the duty of military commandants of sub-districts to inform the peasants what passports are really genuine. I beg that you will inform every one of this circular, that no one may plead ignorance, and also that you will make no concessions, as I ha%e decided to omit no measures for pacifying the country. In order, however, to protect the persons and property of those who are unfavourable to the robbers against new misfortunes, I direct you impress upon the troops under your command the necessity for increased vigilence, and to send as often as possible bodies of horse end foot to examine the localities belonging to your district. I trust the troops will preserve order and continue to establish peace in the country, and thereby deserve your approval.  (Signed) Lieuh-G9neral