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The Daily Dispatch: December 3, 1861., [Electronic resource]

Sad condition of Poland. --The following letter, dated at Warsaw on the 28th of October, gives a sad description of the position of the inhabitants of the capital of Poland. "I have repeatedly mentioned the increasing severity and violence of the Russian authorities. Any corporal is master of the lives and properties of the inhabitants. Never during the most melancholy period of the reign of the Emperor Nicholas, and even after Warsaw was taken by assault in 1861, were similar excesses seen. The city presents the gloomy aspect of a necropolis. The churches, the theatres, the public gardens, and schools are closed. The courts of justice are reduced to silence. Arrests are made without distinction of age, sex, or quality. The most revered prelates and ecclesiastic, selected to make a report on the violence and profanations committed in the churches, have been carried away from their houses during the night and incarcerated. Several bankers and some of the most wealth

spect of a necropolis. The churches, the theatres, the public gardens, and schools are closed. The courts of justice are reduced to silence. Arrests are made without distinction of age, sex, or quality. The most revered prelates and ecclesiastic, selected to make a report on the violence and profanations committed in the churches, have been carried away from their houses during the night and incarcerated. Several bankers and some of the most wealthy landed proprietors are in prison. Gen. Kornon, Governor of the Department of Plok, who distinguished himself above all Russian Generals for severity, and who lately commanded that three ladies of the best families in the town should be publicly flogged in front of the church of Plok, is now appointed President of the secret commission which is to conduct the prosecution against the prisoners in the citadel. These prisoners are treated with the utmost cruelty. They are locked up in narrow cells without light, and are permitted to wa

blic gardens, and schools are closed. The courts of justice are reduced to silence. Arrests are made without distinction of age, sex, or quality. The most revered prelates and ecclesiastic, selected to make a report on the violence and profanations committed in the churches, have been carried away from their houses during the night and incarcerated. Several bankers and some of the most wealthy landed proprietors are in prison. Gen. Kornon, Governor of the Department of Plok, who distinguished himself above all Russian Generals for severity, and who lately commanded that three ladies of the best families in the town should be publicly flogged in front of the church of Plok, is now appointed President of the secret commission which is to conduct the prosecution against the prisoners in the citadel. These prisoners are treated with the utmost cruelty. They are locked up in narrow cells without light, and are permitted to walk for only five minutes during the day in a small court.

Sad condition of Poland. --The following letter, dated at Warsaw on the 28th of October, gives a sad description of the position of the inhabitants of the capital of Poland. "I have repeatedly mentioned the increasing severity and violence of the Russian authorities. Any corporal is master of the lives and properties of the inhabitants. Never during the most melancholy period of the reign of the Emperor Nicholas, and even after Warsaw was taken by assault in 1861, were similar excePoland. "I have repeatedly mentioned the increasing severity and violence of the Russian authorities. Any corporal is master of the lives and properties of the inhabitants. Never during the most melancholy period of the reign of the Emperor Nicholas, and even after Warsaw was taken by assault in 1861, were similar excesses seen. The city presents the gloomy aspect of a necropolis. The churches, the theatres, the public gardens, and schools are closed. The courts of justice are reduced to silence. Arrests are made without distinction of age, sex, or quality. The most revered prelates and ecclesiastic, selected to make a report on the violence and profanations committed in the churches, have been carried away from their houses during the night and incarcerated. Several bankers and some of the most wealthy

Wholesale Desertion of English soldiers. --The Buffalo Commercial says that a gentleman who arrived from Toronto Tuesday evening, where he had resided since May, states that out of the thousand English soldiers recently stationed at that place, nearly six hundred have deserted. He relates instances where the men left in squads. Many were retaken, but the majority managed to escape.

The grain trade of Chicago. --The grain trade of Chicago this season has been enormous. The receipts to Nov. 15th slightly exceed $1,000,000 bushels of flour and grain. The commerce of that port for this year will show an unusually large figure, although in time of war.

oney for the Cape troops, could not be found. Rumor says they were hid, but the writer says they were not, for they were left at Cairo; however, it was all the same, as they were non comeatibus est boatibus. Gen. Thompson arraigned Captain Postal and the other boat officers before the bar, where, after a long time the most of the men, as well as the General, were old practitioners, they together with a number of United States officers on board were sworn to support the Government of Jeff. Davis, and not to take up arms against Dixie, or give aid and comfort to its enemies, and were then all discharged, Capt. Postal and his boat going on their way rejoicing, minus a half barrel of brandy, which they presented to General Thompson, who, with his army and the half barrel, evacuated Price's Landing and retired in good order, passing through Charleston to East Prairie, where they were met by another detachment sent out to cut off any troops who might be detailed from Bird's Point agai

Gen. Jeff. Thompson--capture of the Platte Valley. The capture of the Platte Valley by Gen. Jeff. Thompson has already been briefly referred to. The following Gen. Jeff. Thompson has already been briefly referred to. The following are the particulars of the affair, which we copy from the Charleston (Mo.) Courier, of the 22d ult.: On Monday last, Brig. Gen. Jeff. Thompson, with a part of Brig. Gen. Jeff. Thompson, with a part of his army and a battery of artillery, went from New Madrid to Price's Landing for some purpose, said by the St. Louis Democrat to be the capture of the Marie Denning, Well, it seems the Marie did not come, but the Platte Valley did, and Gen. Thompson had her rounded to in irregular style, under fire from his cannon. Upon boowever, it was all the same, as they were non comeatibus est boatibus. Gen. Thompson arraigned Captain Postal and the other boat officers before the bar, where,heir way rejoicing, minus a half barrel of brandy, which they presented to General Thompson, who, with his army and the half barrel, evacuated Price's Landing and ret

of artillery, went from New Madrid to Price's Landing for some purpose, said by the St. Louis Democrat to be the capture of the Marie Denning, supposed to be coming down loaded with guns and ammunition for the new gunboats, and also to capture Gen. Grant and a Paymaster, who were to go up on the Platte Valley to Cape Girardeau. Well, it seems the Marie did not come, but the Platte Valley did, and Gen. Thompson had her rounded to in irregular style, under fire from his cannon. Upon boarding her, however, Gen. Grant and the Paymaster, with the money for the Cape troops, could not be found. Rumor says they were hid, but the writer says they were not, for they were left at Cairo; however, it was all the same, as they were non comeatibus est boatibus. Gen. Thompson arraigned Captain Postal and the other boat officers before the bar, where, after a long time the most of the men, as well as the General, were old practitioners, they together with a number of United States officers

Gen. Jeff. Thompson--capture of the Platte Valley. The capture of the Platte Valley by Gen. Jeff. Thompson has already been briefly referred to. The following are the particulars of the affair, which we copy from the Charleston (Mo.) Courier, of the 22d ult.: On Monday last, Brig. Gen. Jeff. Thompson, with a part of his army and a battery of artillery, went from New Madrid to Price's Landing for some purpose, said by the St. Louis Democrat to be the capture of the Marie Denning, supposed to be coming down loaded with guns and ammunition for the new gunboats, and also to capture Gen. Grant and a Paymaster, who were to go up on the Platte Valley to Cape Girardeau. Well, it seems the Marie did not come, but the Platte Valley did, and Gen. Thompson had her rounded to in irregular style, under fire from his cannon. Upon boarding her, however, Gen. Grant and the Paymaster, with the money for the Cape troops, could not be found. Rumor says they were hid, but the writer says