The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-19 00:00:00

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Special Correspondent of the Times.)
CRACOW, Sept. 14.
Lelewel's defeat appears to have been a most
disastrous affair. It was reported here, a few days
after the affair that though Lelewelhad been either
dangerously wounded or killed the detachment had
not been destroyed, that the chief command had
been given to Gregowicz (who led the Poles at the
little affair of Szklary, close to Cracow, fought on
Easter Sunday), and that it still held its ground.
The sad truth is that not only Lelewel himself but
also two-thirds of his officers fell in the battle, and
that the detachment in general, after much hard
fighting, was dispersed with great loss of life. The
bands of insurgents which enter Russian territory
from Galicia meet, if they pass the frontier, under
evidently unfavourable circumstances, with the fate
of Jordan's and Wysocki's detachments, and are
beaten back forthwith. If, however, they are very
determined, and are very well led—for numbers
seem to have little to do with the matter, and Pro-
vidence in this war has not always been on the side
of the gros battalions —they fight their way into the
country, and then, at last, the gros battalions really
tell upon them. Jezioranski, after gaining a vie.
tory, with undisciplined but most devoted troops,
at greater odds than the English army had to con-
, tend with at Inkermann, had the opportunity of
withdrawing into Galicia without getting cut to
pieces, and availed himself of it. But Lelewel, like
Langiewicz, after his last march from Goscza
against the Russians, had gone too far into the
country to be able to retire quietly; nor, indeed,
was he of a retiring disposition. His band met
with much the same end as that of Langiewicz, ex-
cept that Langiewicz gained every one of his last
three battles, and at the last of all put the enemy
. to flight. Lelewel, however, like Langiewicz,
was kept fighting for three days in succession, and
after third found himself hemmed in by greatly
superior numbers. Had he on this last occasion
beaten the Russians, as Langiewicz beat them at
Grochowiska, his men must have fallen asleep,
perhaps even died of exhaustion the day after-
wards. The poor fellows had not only to combat
the Russians, but also to resist the inevitable de-
mands of nature, and it is not wonderful that they
at last succumbed. On the 3d, immediately after
his entry from Galicia, Lelewel defeated theßussiats
in fair fight, though it wi'l of course be said that
they retreated for strategic reasons. Probably they
would not have retreated had they been victorious,
but at the same time it may have formed part of
their plan to let the celebrated leader, if they could
not overcome him in a first engagement, penetrate
into the very heart of their position. However
this may have been, on the 4th and sth, when the
Poles were congratulating themselves on the admi-
rable success with which their daring and seemingly
invincible chief had taken his 800 new men across
the frontier, and were speculating hopefully as to
the numbers of the united farces under his command,
on both those days Lelewel was struggling to escape
from the Russian web, in which he was already entan-
gled, and on the 6th he was fighting a hopeless bat-
tle for his life. Lelewel was one of the last of those
officers who joined the insurrection at the very
beginning, and he may have been conscious that,
with the exception of Langiewicz, he had rendered
greater services to it tha❑ any other leader. He
fell sword in hand, receiving two bullets in
the body almost at the same time, and died a
death which was not only glorious but happy
and enviable as compared with the death that
has befallen so many of his fellow labourers
in the same field ; such as Cieszkowski,

DONCASTER RACES-FRIDAY.

The Don Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts

Sst 101 b; fillies, Bst 7th. List mile. 10 subs.

Mr. E. Brayley's Tom Fool (Cowley)
Count F. de Lagrange's Jarnicoton (A. Watkins) 2
Betting-9 to 4on Torn Fool, who waited upon Jarnico-
ton to the half distance, then went to the front, and won in
a canter by a length.
Match, 300 soya, h ft, Bst 101 b each, Red house in.
Lord Glasgow's Brown Bess colt ( kldcroft) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Beloochee..... (Wells) 2
Betting-4 to lon Lord Glasgow's colt. The pair can-
tered to the bend, where the actual race commenced, the
favourite having a slight lead, which he kept to the end,
and won easily by half a length.
The Town Plate (handicap) of 100 soya for 3-yr-olds and
upwards. Red house in.
Colonel Towneley's Hubert, 4 yrs 7st 51b
The following also ran: (Carroll) 3
—Waterwitch Black Lily
Entrernet, Calabria, Stockowner, Cadiz, Creole, Sauterelle,
,
Queen Elizabeth, Manrico, Cistercian, Weatherspy, Mar-
mien, Littlecote, Merry Maid,
chester, Michael Scott, and Man-
Betting—G to 4 each agst Waterwitch and Merry Maid
7 to 1 agst Queen Elizabeth, 10 to 1 each agst Littlecote and
Manrico, 12 to 1 agst Cadiz, 100 to 8 aget Black Lily, 100
to 7 each agst Creole and Newmarket, 100 to 6 each agst
Hubert and Entremet, and 20 to 1 agst Marmion.
Hubert, next to the rails, got away in front, and with
Queen Elizabeth, Cadiz, Merry Maid, Waterwitch, and
Maid of the Mist, made strong running to the distance,
where he had all his followers beaten, with the exception of
Maid of the Mist and Newmarket. At the stand the latter
joined the Maid, and headed her in the next stride, but
failed to reach the leader, who won very easily by a length ;
three lengths between the second and third ; Michael Scott
was a bad fourth, Sauterelle fifth, Manrico sixth, Merry
Maid seventh, and Cadiz next; Littlecote, Queen Elizabeth,
and Marmion were the last three.
The Doncaster Cun, value 300 sous, for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards; weight for age, winning penalties and maiden
allowances. About 2 miles 5 furlongs.
Mr. R. C. Naylor's Maccaroni, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (in. 71b ex.)
(Challoner) 1
Mr. T. Valentine's Queen Bertha, 3 yrs, 7st llb (in. 31b ex)
(H. Covey) 2
Capt. Lane's Blue Mantle, 3 yrs, 7st (J. Grirnshaw) 3
Mr. 11. Goater ns Golden Pledge, 3 yrs, 7st (T. French) 4
Lord Glasgow's Rapid Rhone, 3 yrs, 7st (ear. 7st lib)
(Doyle) 5
Ur. R. C. Naylor's Drummer Boy, 4 yrs, 7st (Perry) 6
Betting-2 to lon Maccaroni, 6to 1 agst Queen Bertha,
8 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone, 12 to 1 agst Golden Pledge, and
100 to 7 agst Blue Mantle.
Golden Pledge made the running at a strong pace, fol-
lowed in Indian file by Drummer Boy, the favourite, Blue
Mantle, Queen Bertha, and Rapid Rhone, in which order
they came past the stand. On approaching the hill the pace
slackened and the lot got upon closer terms, Drummer Boy
taking up the running for the purpose of leading the favou-
rite, Golden Pledge goitrg on second, Blue Mantle and Mac-
caroni, side by side, being next, with Queen Bertha and
Rapid Rhone lying up. In this way they ran to the Red-
house, where Queen Bertha became third, with Maccaroni
in her rear, and on reaching the bend Golden Pledge and
Blue Mantle dropped away beaten, and were joined by
Drummer Boy, which left Maccaroni with a slight lead
of Queen Bertha. The pair finished an interesting race
home, the Derby winner landing his owner's colours in
Oever style by a length and a half; a bad third.
The Doncaster Stakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added, for
3-yr-olds; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 31b ; certain winners
extra; second received 50 soya out of the stakes. Last
11 mile. 48 subs.
Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden, 9st 31b (inc. 101 b extra)
(Osborne) 1
Mr. PAnson's Borealis Sat 31b (Challoner) 2
Mr. Hudson's National Guard, Set 71b (Snowden) 3
Col. Towneley's Newehureb, Sat 31b (Ashman) 4
Fianao also ran.
Batting-2 to lon Lord Clifden, sto 2 agst Borealis, and
12 to 1 agst any other.
Borealis cut out the work, attended by Newchurch, Fi-
ancile, and National Guard, with the favourite lying up,
On rounaing the Red-house turn Lord Clitden ran through
his horses, and at the distance took a decided lead, winning
in a curer by half a length ; a bad third. Fianc6e was
beaten off and did not pass the post.
The Scurry Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for 2-yr.
olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling allow.
ances. Red-house in.
Mr. Jackson's Prescription, 2 yrs, sst lllb (X5O)
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Orphene, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (X5O) (Carroll) 2
Mr. Chancellor's Salvioni, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (X5O) (Mordan) 3
Lady Derby, Cosette, Marmion, and Jack's Alive also
ran.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Salvioni, 7to 2 agst Orphene, 4to 1
aget Lady Derby, 6 to 1 aget Dlarmion, and S to 1 aget Co-
sette.

Trin SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEP TEMBER 19, 1563.