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NHG-P.772.023
27 Mar 1772:21 (805)
Warsaw (Capital of Poland) Nov. 9. Last night about half an
hour after nine o'clock, as his Majesty was returning home
from Prince Czartorinski's, the Grand Chancellor, he was
attacked at the corner of the street of the Capuchins by six
confederates, commanded by captain Koczwiski, opposite to
the Bishop of Cracow. The King was not escorted as usual,
by his guard of twelve Ublans; but only attended by some
pages and domesticks. . . [15 lines] Here Koczwiski, either
touched with fear or remorse, demanded pardon of the King,
and proposed to save him; but the King happily took
advantage of Koszwiski's dividing his body of desparadoes
into 2 parties (one of which was to attack the Russian
pickquets, while the other guarded his Majesty) leapt aside
into a wood and after an hour and half's desparate journey
gained a small hut, from when he sent notice to general
Cocceli, who immediately repaired to the place, where he
found his Majesty, and this morning at four o'clock his
Majesty arrived at his palace, where two wounds his Majesty
received on his head, the one by a pistol, and the other by
a sabre, were dressed, and happily appears that neither of
them are dangerous. At eleven o'clock Te Deum was sung in
all the cathedrals for his Majesty's escape.
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