STATE 
nation, he was trod under foot in 
_an unmerciful manner, in spite of 
his inviolable character as a repre- 
sentative of this nation, to the 
shame and disgrace of every Po- 
lander who has not lost all sense of 
hovour and liberty. A revolution 
effectuated in this manner, was 
deemed by its promoters to have 
been the free wish of the nation. 
Not satisfied with the internal 
misfortunes they brought upon their 
unhappy mother country, they also 
endeavoured, by all possible me- 
thods, to hurt her abroad, by hav- 
ing plunged her into discords which 
are likely to degenerate into an open 
war with Russia, the old ally; the 
best and most solid friend of the re- 
public and the Polish nation. 
It required the whole extent of 
the known generosity of the Em- 
press, and especially that justice and _ 
penetration by which she knows how 
to discern the intentions of the spirit 
of party from the general wish of the 
nation, to prevent her from sooner 
resenting the extreme abuses by 
which she has been continually 
provoked. 
A brief enumeration of the string 
of facts belonging to this matter, 
will set the truth of this assertion in 
a proper light.—At the time of the 
declaration of the war to which 
Russia was necessitated by the Ot- 
toman Porte, the ambassador of the 
Empress delivered to the ministry of 
the republic, which bad then no 
diet, a note, apprising them of the 
instantaneous marching of the Rus- 
sian troops through the Polish states; 
and proposing to appoint commis- 
sioners in the palatinates that were 
Nearest to the quarters of these 
troops, in order to agree with them 
concerning the furnishing and pay- 
ment of the requisite forage. 
PAPERS. 
All this was regulated and anica- 
bly agreed upon with mutual jatis- 
faction, though at that very priod 
animosity and rancour seemed @ea- 
dy to manifest themselves. Bt as 
soon as the diet was formed, anche 
long harboured plan of subverng 
the republic had got the better oall 
considerations, with respect to je 
preservation of peace within éd 
without the kingdom, it was not oly 
required immediately to withdra 
the Russian troops from the Poli, 
territory, without even excepting th 
small number of those that were 1 
guard the magazines, but also th 
furnishing them with provisions wé 
rendered difficult by means of seve 
ral impediments to the establishin, 
of new magazines for their support 
and it was required that even thy 
old magazines should be removec 
beyond the frontiers of the republic 
On the same occasion, the treasury 
board made the unjust proposal that, 
on crossing the river Dniester, duties 
of exports should be collected for 
those magazines, which were pro- 
cured at a considerable expence, and 
greatly to the advantage of the Po- 
lish citizens, 
Such a proceeding was, in fact, 
contrary to the reciprocal equity 
which two neighbouring, friendly, 
and allied states owe to one another. 
The oppressions of all kinds 
practised upon the subjects of her 
Majesty the Empress, were carried 
to such a height, that some of those, 
whose business retained them on 
the territory of the republic; and 
who, fully relying on the sanctity 
and inviolability of existing treaties 
and the law of naticns, though 
carrying their trade on in the quiet: 
est manner, were, notwithstanding 
most maliciously impeached for hav: 
ing excited the inhabitants of th« 
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