STATE PAPERS. 
possessed among his followers, added 
to the dangerous influence of his 
known principles and inclinations, 
of which his papers, when seized, 
furnished the proofs, To secure his 
person was a measure due to the 
interest of the public safety. 
Such is the collective aspect of 
measures which the gravity of cir- 
cumstances commanded. ‘The true 
colour under which they are here 
presented, clears them of all their 
odium. 
The particular accident that oc- 
cured in the chapel of the Greeks 
not united, situated in the suburbs of 
Warsaw, has still Jess of these odious 
colours. The inadvertence of a sub- 
altern officer and some soldiers, de- 
ceived (as was proved before the 
commission of enquiry) by the ex- 
ternal appearance of the house, oc- 
casioned their fault, for which suffi- 
‘cient reparation was made, by the 
discharge of the one, and the vigo- 
rous punishment of theothers. False 
reports have, no doubt, represented 
this fact like all the rest, accompa- 
nied with circumstances of a nature 
to exasperate the spirit of her Im- 
perial Majesty. 
It was undoubtedly by interesting 
her delicacy, that it was hoped to 
surprise her conviction ; but the ac- 
curacy of knowledge, which distin- 
guishes that Sovereign, will make 
her easily discover, in this detail of 
the several objects laid before her as 
causes of complaint, all the malice 
that wilful misrepresentation had 
added tothem; and the pure inten- 
tions of the King and the Polish na- 
tion, may expect in consequence cf 
these explanations, to obtain of her 
tebaaghah: Majesty the same justice 
that impartia! Europe has aiiready 
rendered them. 
But if,;contrary toall expectation, 
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these intentions, directed by the love 
of peace and justice, having no ob- 
ject but the safety and internal peace 
of Poland, should be still misunder- 
tood; if the reclamations of some in- 
dividuals, dissatisfied with order, 
should prevail in the mind of her 
Majesty the Empress over the wish 
of the nation; and if the Republic 
should find herself in the melancholy 
situation of seeing her sovereigaty 
and her legal authority disputed, — 
the Polish nation, jealous of the es- 
teem of Europe, Jealous of the es- 
teem of asovereign who knows well 
that noble sentiments will not hesi- 
tate in their choice between a de- 
grading surrender and the honour- 
able perils of a necessary defence. 
Warsaw, June 1, 1792. 
The original is signed 
SrAnistaus NaLtecz MaLacnHows- 
KI, Referendary of the Crown, 
Marshal of the Diet and of the 
Confederation of the Crown. 
Casimir Nestor, Prince Sapieha» 
General of the Artillery and Mar- 
shal of the Confederation of Li- 
thuania. 
Letler from the King of Poland to 
the King of Prussia. 
Warsaw, May 31st, 1792. 
Sir, my Brother, 
FPXHUIS letter will be delivered t° 
your Majesty by the Comte d& 
Potocki,GrandMarsha) of Lithuania- 
I write it at an epoch when every | 
consideration imposes on me the 
duty to defend the independence and 
territory of-Poland. Both the one’ 
and the other are evidently attacked 
by the pretensions of her Majesty 
the Empress of Russia, pronounced — 
in 
