Mikhail Krechetnikov

From H.I.M. the most merciful gosudarynia (souvereign) of mine her Army General-en-Chief, senator, general-governor of Tula, Kaluga, newly joined oblasts (regions) from Polish Rzeczpospolita to Russian Empire, commanding over all troops already there located and positioned in 3 Little Russian governorates, acting in position of general-governor in those governorates, military inspector and cavalier of orders of St. Andrew the First-Called, St. Alexander Nevsky and St. Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir of 1st degree, Polish White Eagle and St. Stanislaus and Grand Duchy of Holstein St. Anna, I, Mikhail Krechetnikov, announce this by the highest will and behest of my the most merciful gosudarynia of All-Russian H.I.M. to all dwellers and each in particular of any rank and title today joined now from Polish Rzeczpospolita and for eternal times to Russian Empire its places and lands.

Participation of H.M. All-Russian Empress being acceptable in Polish affairs has always been based on closer, embedded and mutual benefits of both countries. That not only were in vain, but also turned in a fruitless burden and in the same way was incurring of countless losses for all her efforts to preserve rest, peace and freedom in this neighboring to her oblast (region), it is indisputably and tangibly proven by the 30-year experience. Between disorder and violence resulted from strife and disagreement constantly tormenting the Polish Republic, with special condolences H.I.M. always looked at this oppression that those lands and cities adjacent to Russian Empire and once being her former possession and her people of single heritage created and by Christian Orthodox faith enlightened until this time such practicing were proven of it. Yet today some unworthy Poles, enemies of own Homeland, are not ashamed to incite the reign of godless rebels in French Kingdom and their support so that together with them involve Poland into bloody civil strife. So much from their insolence a danger lies ahead as for the preserving Christian faith, so the very welfare of the inhabitants of the mentioned lands from introducing a new harmful teaching seeking to sever all ties civil and political, conscience, safety and property of everyone providing that mentioned enemies as haters of the common peace imitating the godless, violent and depraved crowd of French rebels try to scatter and spread it throughout whole Poland and thereby destroy forever both her own and her neighbors' peace.