19 FEBRUARY 1831, Page 8

The Polish Diet have taken the first step to the

vindication of their independence-they have proclaimed themselves independent. The decree of the 'Diet of the 24th ult. declares the dynasty of ROMANOFF, the reigning house, (which, by the by, can hardly be said to be of that dynasty,) to be excluded from the throne of' Po- land. DIEBITSCH has issued an address to his troops, in which he tells them, they are going to subjugate criminals, traitors, and ungrateful rebels. The Polish Envoy at Paris has addressed a letter to the French nation, invoking their aid in redressing the wrongs.of his countrymen. The insurgents keep up a bold front, and, from all that we can learn, resolute hearts.