The Virginia Gazette

In the manifesto just published by the Dissidents of Poland are the following passages: "The consideration of our miseries ought to have engaged the nation, if not to a compassion towards us, at least to a desire of averting the anger of Heaven, which will doubtless fall upon a state wherein justice and oppression take up their abode; but since this reflection has not taken place in the hearts of our fellow citizens, and that, on the contrary, we find them oppressing us with every kind of violence, it is impossible for us to bear it any longer. Our Nuncio was shamefully expelled the Diet, only because he was a Dissident. The Sieur Sichler was tried and executed in 14 hours time, for speaking in favour of the Protestant religion. Several other innocent persons lost their lives at Thorn, and their effects were confiscated, and their families ruined; among whom were those of Goltz, Mojakowski, Dzemki, &c."