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POLAND . WARSAW , June 26 . \ f 11 ^ H E following resolution was taken on the 12 th instant by the General IS Confederation at Grodno : - ^ - " Whereas the Confederation wishes for the most intimate union of all
the children of one and the same country ; it abrogates all punishments which were destined by the Constitution of 1776 , for the persons who have not lawfully renounced the Confederation of Baar , and notifies a generally amnesty for all such as acceded to said Confederation ; and wills also , that they shall continue to enjoy , as formerly , the esteem of the public , and declares that their persons and property shall be respected in an equal manner with those of other inhabitants . " On the 19 th ultimo , the Ministers of Russia and Prussia presented a note lo
the Diet of Grodno , purporting ( in the same manner as their declarations delivered to the Confederation of Targowicz ,. on the 22 ddf Apil last ) that the takingpossession of the territory of the Republic had been indispensably necessary , to re-establish tranquillity and good order . The King's speech in the Diet , in answer to this note , has , no doubt , been softened by the necessity of sparing the two usurping powers : but it is worthy . of record . His Majesty says— " that he had acceded lo the confederation of " Targowicz onlin consideration of the agreement made by that confederation ,
y " under the auspices of Russia , that the integrity of all the possessions of the " Republic should be preserved , and public order and universal harmony be re" established ; but that his expectation having been deceived , by the invasion of " the greatest part of Poland , made by Russia and Prussia , it was now his in" tendon , and he . proposed , that the most urgent remonstrances should be
pre" sented to those Powers , to engage them to renounce all dismemberment of the "Republic ; protesting , at the same time , that he never should consent to any " such dismemberment . His Majesty concluded by proposing to serid Ambassa" dors to nil the Allied Powers , (" or the purpose of soliciting their mediation " with the Courts of Vienna and Berlin . " This speech was highly applauded , and the propositions of the King were adopted , in the sitting of the 14 th , by a majority of 107 votes against 24 ; and it was also determined , that the Committee appointed to conduct these measures
is to treat exclusively with Russia , and not with the two Courts conjunctively . Count de SIEVEKS , the Russian Minister , insisted that the King , and the Nation assembled in a Diet , should sign the Act of Assession to the New Partition of Poland , part of which was already in the possession of Her Majesty the Empress of Russia . Many difficulties arose on that subject ; on which Count Sievers attempted to , cross the Hall , in order to speak to his Majesty . A great number of Nuncios observed to him , that according to the laws of that kingdom , no foreign
Minister is allowed to address the King in the Diet without special permission . But C . Sievers , disregarding this admonition , found means to penetrate thro ' the Nuncios , in spite of their opposition , and to whisper a few words to His Majesty . The King answered in a loud voice : "The Russians , indeed , had the power in their hands to do what they pleased ; " His Majesty was unable to resist their forces ; and if Ru-rsia should think fit to " take away the Crown from him , he should undoubtedly be obliged to submit : ' * But nothing on earth should prove capable of inducing him to sign that act of " consent to the new dismemberment of his unhappy country . " This speech was received by two thirds of the Nuncios with the loudest acclamations , who immediately declared themselves to be of the same resolution .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Foreign Occurrences.
FOREIGN OCCURRENCES .
POLAND . WARSAW , June 26 . \ f 11 ^ H E following resolution was taken on the 12 th instant by the General IS Confederation at Grodno : - ^ - " Whereas the Confederation wishes for the most intimate union of all
the children of one and the same country ; it abrogates all punishments which were destined by the Constitution of 1776 , for the persons who have not lawfully renounced the Confederation of Baar , and notifies a generally amnesty for all such as acceded to said Confederation ; and wills also , that they shall continue to enjoy , as formerly , the esteem of the public , and declares that their persons and property shall be respected in an equal manner with those of other inhabitants . " On the 19 th ultimo , the Ministers of Russia and Prussia presented a note lo
the Diet of Grodno , purporting ( in the same manner as their declarations delivered to the Confederation of Targowicz ,. on the 22 ddf Apil last ) that the takingpossession of the territory of the Republic had been indispensably necessary , to re-establish tranquillity and good order . The King's speech in the Diet , in answer to this note , has , no doubt , been softened by the necessity of sparing the two usurping powers : but it is worthy . of record . His Majesty says— " that he had acceded lo the confederation of " Targowicz onlin consideration of the agreement made by that confederation ,
y " under the auspices of Russia , that the integrity of all the possessions of the " Republic should be preserved , and public order and universal harmony be re" established ; but that his expectation having been deceived , by the invasion of " the greatest part of Poland , made by Russia and Prussia , it was now his in" tendon , and he . proposed , that the most urgent remonstrances should be
pre" sented to those Powers , to engage them to renounce all dismemberment of the "Republic ; protesting , at the same time , that he never should consent to any " such dismemberment . His Majesty concluded by proposing to serid Ambassa" dors to nil the Allied Powers , (" or the purpose of soliciting their mediation " with the Courts of Vienna and Berlin . " This speech was highly applauded , and the propositions of the King were adopted , in the sitting of the 14 th , by a majority of 107 votes against 24 ; and it was also determined , that the Committee appointed to conduct these measures
is to treat exclusively with Russia , and not with the two Courts conjunctively . Count de SIEVEKS , the Russian Minister , insisted that the King , and the Nation assembled in a Diet , should sign the Act of Assession to the New Partition of Poland , part of which was already in the possession of Her Majesty the Empress of Russia . Many difficulties arose on that subject ; on which Count Sievers attempted to , cross the Hall , in order to speak to his Majesty . A great number of Nuncios observed to him , that according to the laws of that kingdom , no foreign
Minister is allowed to address the King in the Diet without special permission . But C . Sievers , disregarding this admonition , found means to penetrate thro ' the Nuncios , in spite of their opposition , and to whisper a few words to His Majesty . The King answered in a loud voice : "The Russians , indeed , had the power in their hands to do what they pleased ; " His Majesty was unable to resist their forces ; and if Ru-rsia should think fit to " take away the Crown from him , he should undoubtedly be obliged to submit : ' * But nothing on earth should prove capable of inducing him to sign that act of " consent to the new dismemberment of his unhappy country . " This speech was received by two thirds of the Nuncios with the loudest acclamations , who immediately declared themselves to be of the same resolution .