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Rh beautiful Etruscan beetle, revolving in its bezel, upon one of the sides of which was engraved a soldier leaning upon his buckler; Potocki admired it much. “Keep it,” said I, “until we meet again.” He did not understand the true sense of my words; it was my wish that, in case any misfortune might befalbefall [sic] me, this esteemed friend should have at least a token of remembrance from me. We parted at one o'clock in the morning; none of us foresaw the long separation, and the misfortunes that awaited us; as for myself, I little thought that this was the last time I should visit the capital of Poland.

The following day, Monday, 6th October, at six o'clock in the morning, General Kosciuszko, after having caused a rumour to be circulated in the camp that he was going to town, entrusted General Zaionczek with the temporary command of the army, and