subject are embodied in the form of a despatch to M. Diaz, and merely contain a recommendation to pursue a conciliatory and merciful course. The Spanish Government cites its own experience of civil wars, and remarks that popular discontents cannot be suppressed by severity alone. The intervention of the Spanish Government is not justified on the grounds of the Treaty of Vienna. M. Diaz read the despatch of his Government to the Vice-Chancellor, and left a copy of it in his Excellency's hands. Prince Gortchakoff merely remarked that insurrections could not be quenched by clemency alone. I have, &c. Earl Russell. NAPIER. No. 149.-Lord Napier to Earl Russell.-(Received April 14.) MY LORD, St. Petersburgh, April 2, 1863. MARQUIS PEPOLI called on me this afternoon, and communicated to me the instructions under which he has been acting in reference to the affairs of Poland. His Excellency imparted to me a despatch addressed to him by M. Pasolini, under date of March 7, in the following sense: The Italian Minister begins by stating that manifestations of sympathy had been made in Italy for the Polish cause, which the Government had confined within the limits of legality and respect to foreign Governments. He then proceeds to say that the Italian Government having thus scrupulously executed its international obligations has another task to fulfil, namely, to express the lively hope of the Italian people that the Emperor Alexander will efface the recollection of the recent dreadful scenes of which Poland has been the theatre, by a conspicuous act of magnanimous clemency. The Italians have such a lively memory of all they suffered before attaining their national unity that they cannot contemplate the sanguinary insurrections and the sanguinary acts of authority in Poland without deep emotion; Prince Gortchakoff will, therefore, think it natural on the part of the Italian Government to express their confidence that the Emperor will persevere in the course of concessions and reforms so unhappily interrupted by the revolt. Poland will be an element of prosperity and power to Russia if left in possession of its religion, its language, and institutions similar to those granted by Alexander I, and consecrated by Treaty. By following this course the reigning Emperor may solve the formidable problem of reconciling two nations separated by faith and history, but united by an affinity of race. If declarations in this sense have been made by the Russian Government before the arrival of Marquis Pepoli at St. Petersburgh, his Excellency will express the grateful satisfaction of the Italian Government; if not, he will find in this instruction the basis of his language to the Vice-Chancellor, and he will unite his councils with the efforts of the Representatives of England and France in the same sense. A second instruction is addressed to Marquis Pepoli on the 21st of March by which his Excellency is again directed to associate himself with his French and English colleagues in their representations on behalf of Poland. Marquis Pepoli has spoken to Prince Gortchakoff in the sense desired by his Government, but has not placed in his Excellency's hands copies of the instructions addressed to him. He was not instructed by his Government to do so. The Vice-Chancellor has informed the Italian Minister that when resistance in Poland has ceased, an amnesty will be granted, excluding only the chief leaders of the movement; but he has not held out to Marquis Pepoli any hope that the Emperor will grant a general Representative Constitution, though His Majesty will persevere in the course of administrative reforms already commenced. Marquis Pepoli has stated to me that he will be happy to co-operate with me in any representation which I may be instructed to make on behalf of Poland, with this reservation however, that he cannot cite the stipulations of the Treaty of Vienna, to which his country in its present form was not a party, and which were framed to the prejudice of France and Italy. His Excellency also points out a certain discrepancy between the instructions addressed to him and to myself; he is charged to recommend the concession of institutions analogous to those granted by Alexander I, and a perseverance in the course inaugurated by Alexander II, while I am charged to recommend distinctly the restoration of the Constitution of the Emperor Alexander I. I said to Marquis Pepoli that I was not enabled to state that Her Majesty's Government regarded the statute of 1815 as the only possible and useful realization of the engagements of the Treaty of Vienna. Her Majesty's Government had, perhaps, mentioned that Constitution, and expressed a preference for it as one which had been approved by experience, and which sufficiently fulfilled the stipulations of Treaties; but I presumed Her Majesty's Government would be satisfied with a Representative Constitution for the Kingdom of Poland, securing to the people substantial liberties, and the expression of their national sentiments. On this point, however, I was not exactly informed. I have, &c. Earl Russell. NAPIER. No. 150.-Lord Napier to Earl Russell.-(Received April 14.) (Extract.) St. Petersburgh, April 4, 1863. I HAVE the honour to inclose an extract of the official journal of this date, stating that an Imperial Decree has been issued con to the Austrian Chargé d'Affaires in Gramont then proposed that the 3 d municated to the Russian Vice-Chancell at St. Petersburgh in identic though that Count Rechberg did not altoget M. Drouyn de Lhuys would prefer it, a to the Duc de Gramont, but without m hopes that your Lordship will do the s When the 3 Governments shall hav which their several despatches shall b to Prince Gortchakoff (the communic M. Drouyn de Lhuys' opinion, with a sible), his Excellency proposes that should send copies of the 3 despatche other Courts, and invite those Courts in favour of Poland in such measure Earl Russell. No. 136.-Draft of Despatch to the cated to Earl Russell by M. LE DUC, L'INSURRECTION dont le Roy le théâtre a éveillé en Europe de repos qu'aucun événement proc déplorable effusion de sang d douloureux incidents qui la s émotion aussi générale que Le Gouvernement de exprimant à la Cour de R est de nature à suggérer vénients et les dangers Ce qui caractéris qui en fait la grav résultat d'une c presque invaria attribués à d devenues pé attestent l' réconcili By Article I ended into a A Empire of Russi and Her Majes although the symp Goren foreign Govern obligation hope of t the E inter abria the touches unusual a "holy war I was adopted, but in which the strong as that insurrectio tion of pr ferring on General Berg all the powers belonging to the office of Viceroy of Poland during the temporary absence of the Grand Duke. Earl Russell. NAPIER. (Inclosure.)—Extract from the "Journal de St. Petersbourg" of April 4, 1863. PAR un Oukase du 2 Mars courant, adressé au Sénat dirigeant, Sa Majesté l'Empereur a daigné ordonner qu'en cas d'absence momentanée de Son Altesse Impériale le Grand Duc Constantin Nicolaïévitch, le Général d'Infanterie, Aide-de-camp Général Comte Berg, nommé adjoint de Son Altesse Impériale comme Commandanten-chef des troupes dans le Royaume de Pologne, assumera tous les devoirs incombant à Son Altesse Impériale comme Namiestnik du Royaume. No. 151.-Lord Napier to Earl Russell.-(Received April 14.) MY LORD, St. Petersburgh, April 5, 1863. THE first signal of patriotic agitation against Poland has been given. The Assembly of Nobility of the Government of St. Petersburgh have adopted by acclamation the accompanying Address to the Emperor, expressive of their determination to support the integrity of the Empire. In case of intervention or menace from abroad, this spirit will run very high. In the Polish question all the national and religious passions of the Russian people are touched. The recruits in the Russian provinces are coming in with unusual alacrity, and go off under the impression of an impending "holy war." I was not present when the Address of the Assembly was adopted, but I am informed that there was a scene of enthusiasm, in which the feeling of devotion to Russia was, no doubt, at least as strong as that of devotion to the Sovereign. It is not so much the insurrection in the Kingdom of Poland which arouses the indignation of the Russians as the alleged views of the Poles on the frontier provinces, extending even to the sacred mother city of Kiev. The frontier provinces are the traditional battle-ground and debateable land between the Polish and Russian nations. They will never be relinquished by Russia without a mortal struggle. I have, &c. Earl Russell, NAPIER, |