CHAPTER III.
EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS.
First night spent in prison.—Visit of Titow, of Makarow, sub-intendant of the prison, and of Samoilow, the Procurator General.—The latter requests Niemcewicz to make disclosures.—Answer of Niemcewicz.—Menaces of Samoilow.—The prisoner receives a large book containing questions, with an order to answer them immediately in writing.—Principal questions.–Answers of Niemcewicz.—They are not satisfied with them.—New menaces of Samoilow.—The prisoner persists in his mode of explanation.—The reasons why the Russians endeavoured to increase the number of guilty persons.—Disclosures made by Deboli.—His conduct during the revolution.—The position of Niemcewicz.—He learns that Fischer is released.
My servant having brought me my cloak, which was to serve me for a blanket and a pillow, I went to bed. They did not allow me to put out my light, which the soldiers
