The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-13 00:00:00

(Iva;.ciug, which he iniitobk

lance a pc
for R.1165,i

h to

ns, cried out

" The Muscovites are

o thee." This unfortunate

creat,d Tl.,ge among the sithernee,
p7i ciplu.tt .3 sonic hundred inces.
14,,ere'iving their error, they returned to the
'"erge, but the Russians, taking advantage of the
darkness of the night, succeeded in escaping from
the churchyard, and fled precipitately to Iwano-
/ti'er pursued by the sithemen. This affair cost
the Pules 11 killed and 25 wounded. The Russians
lost 40 killed, and they carried away several
Ic(lunded in their baggage waggons. The insur-
gents, after having taken some rest, first at Smandzo-
W*
nllze and again at Outcha,y, menaced the Russian
eneral's communication with Michow by a rapid
march, The consequence was that the Russians
tlde a disorderly retreat from Siennick to Michow.
i":he plan of the Russian Generals is 1101 V evident
They intended to attack the Polish camp at Pias-
-4 1.1,"N-Skrila on two sides simuhaneeusly, but Gen.
&IL 4ngiewiez drove back their first column on Wol-
'run and their second on Michow. The accounts re-
ceived from more distant quarters are less favourable
to the insurgents. The Russian General, command-
ing at lialisch, having been informed by the
Prussian authorities of the existence of a Polish
C°TPB composed of 300 riflemen and 120 lancers. re
cruited in tee Grand Duchy of Posen, and which
esed the frontier near F:uptze, assembled a large
force and attacked the Poles on the Ist of March.
thp,
'oPght the entire day without any advantage
'or tiller party, hut the nest day the Ru-sians re-
-Ih-wed the hat tlew it n very superior forces, near the
great Lake of Mktei.owenz t. Although the corps
°I the insurgent chief Meet' zki came to the assist-
ance of their comrades from Posen, the latter, hav-
ing to contend with a force 10 limps their number,
killed/o'e forced to retreat after a considerab.e loss in
and wounded_ fhe corps of Milentzki re-
reated into the interior, a part or the force from
p
(18" n returned home, and the remainder j .ined
;her insurgent bands. The accounts received in
stbte that the German papers have exagge-
;ted the loss of th, insurgents in this aff,ir.
she journal wt ich is said to be the organ of
b°lorle' Wtj imann, sent to Posen by the Grand
ultE,
Constantine as a Russian plenipotentiary,
;11/11'irla a report from this person, according to
lc' 300 Pales were captured by the Prussian sol-
,
A. letter from Thorn of the 3d instant states
t 260 Russian soldiers were sent tby the military
ernor of Piock to search the country house of a
IDre4nt situated not far from the Prussian fron-
i• Although neither arms nor ammunition were
I:Und, the soldiers carried away 180,000 florins, the
"chaw's private fortune.

TILE REVOLUTION IN GREECE.

(From the Correspondent of the 7imes)

ATHENS, FEB, 28.
The news of the day is the discovery of a wide-
ttEtid conspiracy to bring back a Bavarian Prince
; the throne of Greece. Rumour bad announced
bi- 8,43 e time ago, and the matter was even brought
I,T"'e the Assembly, bat it is only since the new
-t'illistty has come to power that tangible proofs of
11°11 an attempt have been fcund. The movement
eepotenipl,ted was to have embraced the capital as
et- as the provinces, but more especially the
eittler• While the Govt rnment was tracing its
-atilifications in the capital, news came in from the
4itithorities in Messene, Sparta. and Lamia,announc-
:g enlistments and preparations, and a.,,king for
fhsslBtaoce in troops. The instruments through which
48 reactionary movement was to be carried into
.'et were the superior officers who have been set
ids by the revolution, and some Pelikari chiefs,
h ° Must have long ago convinced themselves ;bat
:-`4:new state of things is not favourable to the
r 1 're of irregular bands. One of the most active
trite in the matter seems to have been the BaVh.
ti:Tl C"Stil, who his remained here after the deper-
hre of the Bav,rian Minister some weeks ago.
at exchange die wo by him to a Frge amount
.0 01
e Credit ot ptople in the provinces have be n
") and there are the depositions of several per-
-13:: T 0 whom offers have been made. Under these
attstenc.s the Government resolved to with-
eir,ll his exequatur, and to send him our ot the
hrl'ti-ntt37. o •ived the order to leave yesterday,
oh W4B taken down to the Pi eras to be embarked
i,lh "'le
ard the Austrian steamer winch leavts to-day.
Gevernment intends to justify this step by
:Inieutifiltlicatieg ;•;) rne foreign Missions here the
i ids h;
t , h !td to his expulsion. M the same
ift,t4s half a doz,-n offiters on half-pay, who were
set, Pli cated in the plo!, have received orders to leave.
4etal of these bad been sent off before to some of
t;ttilarlds, but had returned clandestinely ; their
tli„,o was known to the police, but they were not
"bed until now.
pry bile these measures w,-re taken in the capital,
thP"ations were likewise made to send troops into
vine Ptovinces. The sending of troops into the pr 0,480,48
,48
e 1 has the double advantage of discouraging
eiberti°oary attempts, and of tending to restore
dis-
by active service. The new Minister of
at
ts had the difficult task of first getting the
fel-P5 in hand before he could send them away
61.etvice• He found, I am told, his depart-
in lyn the most woeful state of disorder.
h'"B than a million and a half of drachmas,
ti4tir,i,;" had been missed from the Finance Depart-
hat 1 are unaccounted for; besides which the troops
page been in the habit of reeeiving ruinous extra
1,4 The soldier's pay is 35 leptas, which even the
41tnall°wance increases only by 16 additional leptas.
ite'e the revolution the extra allowance has been
e1:4,4418d to 50 leptas, so that it amounts to consider
~ts..,iti?.ore than the regular pay.
,The new Govern-
thin 'lB resolved to remedy these abuses, but thefiret
don ;vas to get the soldiers in hand, which has been
Ille:.1/13 to a certain point. Formerly you used to
tith Parties of two or three strolling about at all
ret," °f the night, caring little fur patrols or the
ti alte• Now the order to be in barracks at the
hfl °t the retrait• is strictly enforced, and tbe town
telt IP.eatlY geined in security. Great care is being
baenetn to choose trustworthy officers for the detach-
NI 8 Which are sent to the provinces, and the troops
se
to trot, are chosen out of different battalions, sorts
eenti-`tt them up and destroy old instincts of insubor
tN,"I• The G•eek soldier is a very tractable
or, thtu"re, and it r. quires but a little esprit de corps
irect Part of the ( fficers to keep him in order. This
tvhil'hit3le enough in the superiority of the artillery,
h,,s some good young officers.
el I' G'tserereele takt-n in hand eemehE r point
Pit'g"'" "1+- mt iy • c,:norniod re tome).
et 4. Asure in this respect was the abolition
titt:id"rtetic poets, which area useless burden tor a
Co,;"1 eenutty. There are the Ministers of foreign
ttttlto_iles here, who can better afford such luxuries
ttli, 'l4'l O', and the G ivernment has nil confidence
the' foreign Ministt-rs. All he Missions have
440:"'ite hien recalled ter reaeons of economy.
' I
econom
the ical tn 4. ,sure was propos, d yesterday
4(l)'' 4'kt-thbly' nlid tt is is to reduce a.l salaries by
Eyibrerthat is, to return lo the scale wh!cn
ttirte years ago, when salaries were,.in-
4itl measure is perhaps more que, lot?.
14, the forms r, for salaries are not large in
thtultry ; but the useless employes ely
_me
tby
4,1 t ib,"' bomber has been eeeatl. increaeed by h
ANile elev. • " To have few employes
~tioatonal uovernment.
,Paid is far better economy than To have many
r4qt,r, ill
paid.
*ho n "4r thing is the collection of the revenues,ds
lade7l.e woefully in arrear since the October
bayse.
dptiE ,dt with the exception of the Custom.
at a few or no t.xes have come in, and ehisci;oxi:
;Petei„,t4"ttlent when there was reeklesstikss in thee
"' As the collection of revenues cannot be donet()
oek i'alclnatnt. the Government has b en obliged
‘(ta °I. the
L h of
u'ooo,ooo drachmas which was proposed.aars-
Ltat b 9 the late Government, but which la
l'aade d ttl'ach success hitherto. Alt those who have
thati offers have made them only conditionally—
that t;;tf,the Assembly autLorised the loan. Now
la done it is expecte tat the Greeks
(14d
willTh
€tod, - coins forward. erevenue of the Crown
the to h, en given as security for ono portion of
• Pro„,r)) Ind the general revenue for the rest.
tekin .44 ail this you can see that things are again
°Q114,1., a favourable turn, The great thing in this
41)(1 e,-37,.is to avoid personal questions. The danger
4tttiv Illusion Which were brought about by the last
litis;Lig.e for ascendancy may turn out in the end an
the▪ oitage, for it has produced the determination in
qtio,. :68 the co
lof thmmone peopcausele to rforesisthe sat any
ke att p
of petty
to &I-
ke, tithe per-
k tV4lrieS.