The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-14 00:00:00

morning of the 17th, at 6 a.m., the insurgents at-
tacked the town of Miechow, but uf! er a struggle of
,n hour and a half, with a detachment Imperial
Russian troops stationed at Miechow, were forced

to retire.
" In this struggle the inhabitants of Miechow did
not take the least part, but, on the contrary, strictly
adhered to the orders given by the military com-
mandant, Prince Bagratim, and those issued after
his departure on the 16th by his substitute, Major
Niepielin, Brigadier of the Customs Guard. The
gates, doors, and windows of the houses were shut,
no one came out into the street, and the military
had a perfectly free field for their operations.
" Half an hour after the insurgents had been
beaten back, the soldiers began to fire into the win-
dows of the houses, and then, breaking in the doors
and windows, rushed into the dwellings, and under
pretence of looking or concealed insurgents, or of
their having been fired at by the inhabitants, asked
for money, dragged the peaceful inmates from their
dwellings, severely ill-treated them, destroyed the
furniture, and seized on every article of value they
could take with them. Many of them, after
drinking freely of the strong liquors they found
in the shops, disregarding the orders of their
officers, perpetrated most horrible outrages, burn-
ing the houses in various parts of the town, and,
taking advantage of the confusion, seized peaceful
citizens, beat, wounded, and murdered them, rob-
bing and plundering everything and everybody
without exception.
"Neither official authority, rank, nor uniform,
was a safeguard against their attacks. M. P.
Orzechowski, a magistrate known to the authori-
ties for his official zeal, and lately recommended by
Prince Bagratim for a recognition of his merits,
came out of his house in full uniform to request
the soldiers to cease firing at his house; but these,
calling him a conspirator, seized him and dragged
him to the guard-house, and an arriving there
killed him at a short distance from his house. His
dead body was then stripped, and the soldiers
amused themselves for half an hour by piercing it
with their ba3onets and pikes ; after which they
left it in the street, where it lay for some time, until
at length the unhappy widow of the late magis-
trate prevailed On some of the less h rdened to
take the body into his house, which, however, was
soon after burnt by the soldiery, with the body
in it.

" The ofrcers and some of the more humane of
the soldiers proceeded to several houses, recom-
meoding the inhabitants to leave them, as the whole
town would be burnt. These unhappy people,
with their wives and children on their backs, were
accordingly escorted to the monastery ; but while
on their way they were robbed of their money,
watches, and clothing by the soldiery.
" Thus even military authority was completely
suspended. The soldiers even fired at the officers
who offered to assist the inhabitants. Err ry moment
new fires appeared in every quarter of the town ;
and these fires were, it should be remembered, not
the consequence of a battle, or even of a feeling of
revenge against the defeated insurgents, but were
caused by the defenders of order in the moment of

victory.
" Several officers, such as Major Zubkow,Kwiat-
kowski, and others, did not even consider the monas-
tery a sufficiently safe refuge for the inhabitants.
Accordingly, after obtaining the authority of the
military commandant, they assembled the civil em-
ployes and the inhabitants, with their families, and
sent them out of the town under a military escort.
These unfortunate people are now dispersed about
the adjoining villages.
(Signed)

" JANUSZKIEWICZ,
President of the District,"

The above passages are taken from the first re-
port which was sent from Uniejow, where the
president, together with the rest of the civil ad-
ministration, had taken refuge. The second, sent
from Miechow, gives the following additional par-
ticulars

After describing his stay in the village round
Miechow, until be deemed it safe for him to return
to that town, the president says :

" To-day I arrived with my companions at
Miechow, where I found the skeleton of that town,
which had before been well and even handsomely
built. The acting military commandant recom•
mended me, on my arrival, only to keep four em-
ployes with me at Miechow for the transction of
immediate business, and to send all the rest back,
as bee )uld not answer for their safety at Miechow.
" The tollowing is all that remains of the chief
streets of Miechow :--Four houses in the market-
place ; three houses and nine huts in Szkaibinierski-
street ; two small huts in Crtwow-street ; four in
Wolbrom•street ; 12 in Janow-street ; six in the
Podzamek ; and 11 on the Terraces. Three only of
the above houses are of respectable appearance, the
rest are hovels. Smoking ruins alone mark many
quarters. Since Tuesday, although it is Lent, the
church has been closed, and no religious services
have been performed. Nearly all the Government
offices have been burnt, with all their papers.
During three days the soldiers were constantly
setting fire to fresh buildings. Besides the town,
the farm of Great Zagorze and the village of
Zigrody, outside of it, were burnt. The males of
the town, both in buildings and moveables, were
immense. The whole population was left without
furniture, clothing, or provisions. The soldiers
seized and killed all the cattle and sheep.

" So far as is yet known, the following unarmed
inhabitants, besides the magistrate, were killed,
although taking no part in the struggle ;
" Kulagowski, F. Gurak, Wainrych, a carpenter,
a labourer, two labourers, a gardener, and a boy,
on the farm of Great Zigorze.

The following are wounded and prisoners :
" Z.jonezkiewiez, aged 76, a wealthy house-
holder ; Szostak, aged 60 ; Gurbiel, a landholder,
and about 20 others, some of them under age, are
also wounded, but at liberty.
(Signed)
JANIISZKIEWICZ, President of the District.
" KANIEWSKI, Secretary."

SWITZERLAND.

BERNE, MARCH 14.

The Japanese Embassy in Switzerland has ap-
plied for the necessary powers for negotiating in
the name of the Mikado of Japan, as the Tycoon
will probably withdraw from Jeddo to Miako.

AMERICA.

(PER NOVA SCOTIAN

NEW YORK, FEB. 28, EVENING.

The Confederates have employed all their engi-
neering skill possible to fortify Charleston,- and
Savannah.
..

Nearly all the inhabitants have quitted Charles-
ton and carried away everything with the view of
burning the city, if eaptured.

The Senate has accepted the report of the Confer-
enee Committee upon the Finance Bill.
The Senate of the New Jersey Legislature has
passed the Peace Resolutions.