The Express. — 1862-02-15 (London, England)

TRAWCAL STUIII.  A letter from St. Petersburg, in the P Lyons, gives the following details of the death of .ener.,l Gentensweig, Military Commandant of Warsaw, which it may be remembered took place some months ewe c_ "Three of the aidesdecamp of General Count lambert, the Emperor's Lieutenant in Poland, hearing a loud aliens:. tion in the cabinet of the latter between him awl G. 1,. tensweig, entered, for the purpose of respectfully iota. posing, but the count, without giving them the time 1., speak, said, Gentlemen, I have just been greedy in. suited,' and then turning to the general, added, • Aft„ the word you have just uttered one of us must dead to-morrow." That should be so,' replied iientrii Gerateusweig with the greatest coolness. rind the Ores officers, who had entered on a friendly mission, the most singular conditions. The laws in Russia iutenliet aed severely punish duelling, and, moreover, in the present state of affairs in Poland, the effect would have been mo,t, diaastrous, if any dispute were known to have arisen 1,. tween the two highest persons in the government of thf. kingdom. It was therefore decided that lots shouid le drawn by the two adversaries as to which of them should put an end to his own existence. That sail furruility took place with the greatest coolness, fur both generals were models of bravery, and the lot fell on General Gerstenweig, who, turning to Count Lambert, said, in firm voice, 'Count, there are several cutters coeuectd with the service to be arranged, and I have also private papers to put in order ; will it suit you if I do not execute the sentence till to-morrow! ,It just what I should myself have requested,' replied Count lambert. The two bowed courteously to each other, and General Centensweig withdrew. The three aides-decamp, pale and motionless, remained silent, and the count, with much emotion, said to them, • I can readily conceive, gentlemen, the helloes which oppress you, but the fault of this deploiehlo event does not lie with me ; and then, striking his forehead with his hand, be added, What a fatality ! This will greatly affect the Emperor! I should have preferred that the tomb were opened for myself!' On the following day General Geratenweig, standing before a lookiog.glass, dis. charged two pistols at his hes& The ball of the Mat went round part of the frontal bone, making, however, a deep incision on the left side of the skulL The second was mortal, and the general fell. Two soldiers, bearing the report, rushed into the room, and found him lying on the floor is great agony. They placed him on his bed, when he aeon recovered his senses. Re refused all medisal assistance, but sent for his aide.decamp. The report of his suicide soon became current, although every endeavour was used to make it believed that be had been struck by apoplexy. Count Lambert went to him, and, shaking him by the Land, expressed his regret for what had hap. paned, and retried bathed in teen. The general lived for 42 hours in the greatest suffering, nod then expired. He was sensible to the last, begging the officers wLo were near to him to conceal the cause of death u long u possible from his wife. 'AS to my MP: (a young man of 17, now at St. Peteraburg), ' let him know that I have not died like a coward, who failed in his duty, or feared the responsibility of his acts, but to obey the pre. scriptions of military honour. Let him know all, that he may honour the memory of his father.'