The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-04 00:00:00

THE POLISH INSURRECTION•

BERLIN, March 3.
The official Staatsttnzeiger of today publishes in
its non-official portion an article which, after
alluding to the recent debates on the Polish ques-
tion in the Chamber of Deputies, expresses regret
that the majority of the house "had adopted a
tone in their language which was in contradiction
with the respect due to the Government." The
article continues, " Measures which were merely
taken for the protection of our own country, and
remained on the basis of existing treaties, have
been opposed by an odious misinterpretation. The
Ministers have been personally abused without the
least consideration. An unconcealed intention has
been displayed of annulling the free decision of the
Crown in the choice of the Ministers of State. The
question must force itself upon us whether it can
be demanded that the Government should again
enter into such discussions; and whether, on the
contrary, it should not in its relations towards the
Chamber of Deputies make use of the privileges
accorded to it by the constitution. If the Govern-
ment abstains for the present from making use of
its privileges, it intends to keep in view the possi-
bility of arriving at a constitutional settlement of
the budget of 1863."

STOCKHOLM, March 22.

A large meeting in favour of the Polish insur-
rection was held to-day in the Exchange, under the
Presidency of Baron Raab.
Baron Hamilton was the mover of the resolu-
tions. _

The chief editor of the Alton•Bladet and seven
leading members of the Chamber were the principal
speakers.
Energetic resolutions were adopted favourable to
the liberty of Poland and condemnatory of the
Prussian convention with Russia.

Subscriptions were opened on behalf of the Poles.
ST. PETERSBURG, MARCH 3.
Complete tranquillity prevails notwithstanding
that alarming rumours are current.
The Grand Duke Constantine has been appointed
Commanier-in• Chief of the troops in Poland.
General Soumarokow will, it is said, be attached
to the Grand Duke.

A letter from Warsaw gives the following ac-
count of the appearance of that city since the
insurrection in Poland broke out :

"The cavalry occupies the-quires, and the artil-
lery is posted at the different outlets. The public
gardens are closed and filled with soldiers. At
eleven o'clock drums and trumpets are heard, and
throughout the whole city there is nothing but the
tramp of soldiers and the noise of horses—it is the
hour of the relieving guard. When that is over the
city again falls back into its usual quiet. At three,
as if by enchantment, Warsaw becomes animated
for about an hour, and the crowd pass and repass
before the batteries and the line of troops. At four
o'clock, everything is again quiet, and the persons
in the street gradually disappear. At six some
lamps are lighted, and here and there lights may
be seen at the windows. At nine all are extin-
guished, and Warsaw is dark and a desert. At ten
the drums and trumpets sound the signal for all
fires to be put out, and those persons who may
happen to be out of doors hasten home, happy if
they can escape the guard. Cavalry and infantry
patrol the streets, and woe be to any one they meet.
If a house be on fire or a person dying, no one can
dare go out to seek for assistance. If the sick die
without medical help, that is their affair."

The letters received in Paris from Cracow of the
26th of February are favourable to the Polish insur-
gents. They state that at Jendzejow, in the Pala-
tinate of Cracow, Langiewitch beat a Russian corps
of 500 men, who were escorting a draught of con-
scripts, with several prisoners, consisting of landed
proprietors, clergymen, and others, from Michow to
Kielce. These unfortunate persons had been made
prisoners in the neighbourhood of Michow and
Oytzow. This Russian corps was attacked on the
23d of February by Langiewitch, and the prisoners
were rescued. A number of Israelites among them
returned home, and the young men took service in
the insurgent corps. This victory obtained for the
insurgents a supply of 500 rifles and a reinforcement
of 200 young men capable of enduring the fatigues
of a war of partizans. The insurgents obtained
another victory in the neighbourhood of Kutno over
a Russian corps commanded by Colonel Siezzpu-
towski, notorious for his cruelty. Further accounts
mention the appearance of small parties of insur-
gents in the neighbourhood of Warsaw. These
parties intercept the communications and harass the
Russian troops by marching and countermarching.
They tear up the rails on the railways and cat the
telegraphic wires, and this is repeated as constantly
as they are repaired. It requires two days to con-
vey travellers from Warsaw to Cracow. The Rus-
sian troops entered Stachow immediately after
Langiewitch quitted it, and it is said that they put
all the Israelites in the town to death. The insur-
rection has revived in the Government of Pod-
lachia. A numerous corps of insurgents have
crossed the Bug, under the command of Solcol.
They are now posted in the marshes of Liwice and
Muehawiee.

Accounts from Warsaw state that the Marquis
Wielopolski has fallen into disgrace with the Go-
vernment in consequence of the turn the insurrec-
tion has taken. When Baron Kenfl" published a
proclamation commanding the inhabitants of War-
saw to surrender their arms, under a penalty of de-
stroying the houses of those possessing any, the
National Committee published in their turn a
decree in which they commanded the people to
deliver up their arms, not to the police,
but to the servants of the National Committee. It
further recommends them to conduct themselves to-
wards foreigners with the greatest politeness. A
letter from Thorn of the 23d of February states
that, at the request of a Russian colonel, a detaeh-
ment, of Prussian troops entered Ruzssni.an
Al Poland
insurgents
and occupied the Polish town. or Dob.r
the
of 300 Russians have been disarmed in ,
neigh-
bourhood of GroKdanloisebby
who have appeared there..
otfwtoheco.2r2pds of
staAtesletthteart etovtrieral refugees coming from France
assembled at Bnrzyn, near Sieradz,. under the com-
mand of Prince Dromirecki, accompanted by the
parish
priest of the town. They penetrated into
the forests between Sieradz and Wichin, and
encamped at Zloczen.. On the 13th this detach-
ment, consisting of 60 men, was surrounded by a
company of infantry and a sotna of Cossacks. The
Poles fought with desperation, and succeeded in
cutting their way through the Russians, but not
without a serious loss. Prince Dromirecki and the
priest Were among the killed.