The Sun. — 1861-04-13 (London, England)

WARSAW.  A letter from Warsaw of the 7th gives the following details of what took place on the day preceding that of the late collision : " Yesterday a body of nearly 60,000 persons assembled to go in procession to the patronal fete of Powouski, but the idea was afterwards abandoned. This morning a great number of persons attended the churches, and at the close of the service assembled in the streets. The crowd collected was immense and very agitated, and went in a body to the Hotel of the Agricultural Society. Over the principal entrance is the arms of Russia, the double-headed eagle, having on its breast the white eagle of Poland. The Russian eagle was not injured by the crowd, but they covered it with black crape, so that only the Polish eagle could be seen. The people also covered the front of the hotel with branches of palm and wreaths of immortelles. The people demanded Count Andre Zamoyski, but on being informed that he was not in the hotel, they went to his private residence. The Count, seeing the crowd approach, went down into the street and, addressing the leaders, recommended them to observe calmness and moderation, as such conduct would constitute their greatest strength. They promised that his advice should be followed. About five o'clock the mass of people went towards the Chateau of General Gortschakoff, who had from the previous day kept an imposing force under arms. The crowd called loudly for the General, who came out on horseback at the head of his staff, and, advancing towards them, asked what they wanted. We want our country, and a Polish army, for a country without an army is a hand without fingers.' The General replied that they had not ad"pted a proper mode of asking for it, and advised them to disperse without disturbance. The Emperor,' added the General, has already made several concessions to you, and will make more if you remain quiet.' Promise us to transmit our wishes to the Emperor,' replied the leaders of the crowd. At this moment the front ranks of the people were so close t o the troops that no one could have passed between them. The crowd manifested no aggressive disposition, an.l did not show any intention of retiring, but, on the contrary, kept gradually increasing in number. To all the summonses to disperse, the answer made was, Promise us, on your honour, to transmit our demands to the Emperor.' General Gortschakoff then re-entered the chateau, and the situation became more and more critical. The arms of the troops had been loaded without the people appearing to take any heed of it. At the expiration of a quarter of an hour Gen. Krouleff came, and in the name of Gen. Gortschakoff promised to agree to their request and trans. mit their demands. Some of the citizens then addressed the people, and recommended them to Let the retire. The answer given to them was,  soldiers be first withdrawn; they have not eaten for the day, and it is a pity to fatigue them so much for nothing.! _The troops were accordingly ordered back to their barracks, and the people began to disperse, saying, however, as they went, 'We shall return to-morrow and bring our demands in writing." A letter of the 9th says;---" Yesterday, between five and six o'clock, a numerous crowd again assembled before the royal palace, in accordance with the intention announced the previous evening to repeat its demands. At the same moment a post-chaise crossed the square, and the postilion played on his horn the national air of Dombroski, ' Poland has not yet perished !' This, so to speak, electrified the people, and though without arms, they attempted to force their way into the courtyard of the palace. Then the cavalry charged and the infantry fired. Several young men, some of them carrying crucifixes, attempted to separate the people by leading part of them into the streets in the vicinity of the Podwale and the Senatorska, but they found the entrance to the streets occupied by infantry. New volleys were fired at the people. The number of persons killed and wounded is not yet known, but it must be considerable. The soldiers carried many dead bodies to the palace, and other victims were sent to St. Roch's Hospital and the European Hotel. Whilst these sanguinary scenes were taking place in front of the palace, between 3,000 and 4,000 persons, and among them many women and children, collected round a statue of the Virgin at the opposite end of the square, and on their knees began praying and singing hymns. Detachments of infantry made several attempts to disperse them. but without success. At length, at nightfall, the troops were withdrawn, and the crowd quietly retired. In the evening a deputation of the citizens went to the palace and requested to see Prince Gortschakoff, but he refused to receive them. General consternation prevails. It is feared that bad news will come in from the provinces, as the dissolution of the Agricultural Society has there caused great exasperation. In the course of the demonstration of the 7th, an aide-de-camp of General Chrulow committed suicide by blowing out his brains at the palace. The director of finance, M. Lenski, the director of the bank, M. Miepokojszycki, and the Governor of Lublin, M. Mackiewicz, sent in their resignations on the morning of the Bth."