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THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND.

shortly before 5 p.m., and marched to their respec-
tive quarters.
An official notification has been received at
Chatham Dockyard of the appointment of Mr. J.
Beeby, Accountant-General of the Navy, from the
Ist of April.

The Wreck of the Orpheus.

The following letters appear in the Times:—
" There is one circumstance connected with the
Manukau bar which has not, I believe, been alluded
to in the account of the wreck of the Orpheus. At
the same pilot station where the signal Take the
hat' was flying on the morning of the ship's loss,
there is a signal post with moval north and south
arms, like the old semaphore telegraphs. As the
channel is constantly shifting, and pilots cannot be
always put on board vessels making for the har-
bour, these arms are employed in their stead to
steer ships in, being alternately raised or lowered
as the vessel entering deviates on either side from
her correct course. If due attention be paid to these
signals, the passage may be made in tolerably fine
weather with perfect safety, even by captains
strange to the coast. The commander of the Orpheus
may possibly have been ignorant of the use of this
telegraph. The careful way in which it is ignored
in the official despatches would almost seem to im-
ply that, in a spirit of self reliance, not uncommon
with naval officers, he neglected to follow its warn-
ings, and trusting to the Admiralty sailing direc-
tions lost his life and his ship. Unfortunately it
will be a very small satisfaction to the friends of
the sufferers to know that this catastrophe might
have been avoided.—l am, &e ,E. G. G."

" Sir,—lf yiu think the accompanying ' unvar_
nished tale,' from the pen of one of the few middies
mercifully saved from the wreck of the Orpheus, of
sufficient interest to be given to the public it is at
your service: My warmest gratitude is due to Sir
George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, for the
great kindness showed to my son in receiving him
into his own house and attending to all his wants,
even to supplying him with clothes from his own
wardrobe.—l am, &c., C. B. H.

" Extract of a letter from a midshipman belong-
ing to her Majesty's ship Orpheus, dated Suez, April
2 :—I have sent.ycu newspapers containing a rough
account of the wreck. They speak of young Bark-
ly's miraculous escape, but mine was quite as much
so. After we all took to the rigging I was in the
maintop with the commander, first lieutenant, the
master, and a midshipman named Broughton, and
about 80 men. It was about 9 o'clock when the
mainmast went, taking with it the fore and mizen
topmasts. The sea at the time was very high, some
of the waves being about 40ft. The mast fell to
windward, and every one with it. As we all rose
up we gave three ' farewell cheers' to the remaining
fellows in the fore and mizen tops, and then they
were washed off by dozens, till only four remained.
Every minute the sea washed some yards above our
heads, and our legs would be in the air. We knew
that if we let go it would be a case; twice my strength
failed me, but the receding wave washed me back
again. I was holding on the futtock rigging of the
top, which was at last washed with the mast across
the ship, and afterwards a clipping wave washed me
clear of the ship and carried the remaining mast
away, breaking the ship up entirely. We were about
three and a half miles from the shore, and the flood
tide was setting in. I had almost sunk when I came
across a capstan bar ; it was something to rest one's-
self on, I thought, but it was no go, for the breakere
brought a lot of the wreck on the top of me, and I
got some thundering good clippers on the head, so I
swam for the shore. Presently I saw a poor fellow
on the top of something which turned out to be a
chest of drawers, going along at a fine rate and turn-
ing somersaults,but he held on and began shouting,
and I saw in the direction be was going one of our
boats, the cutter, rise on the top of a wave. Well,
you may be sure I did not keep my mouth shut, and
soon after I was picked up regularly done for. We
were about two miles from the ship. We went to'
the Maori pilot's hut, and having dried our clothes
and had some tea and bread we lay down on a coat
or anything we could get hold of, and slept. Most
of the men were not much hurt, but I was much
bruised and had a sprained ankle. Some went on
the beach to look out in case any one was washed
ashore. Early next morning the steamer came for
us, and we, whom they had given up for lost; were
of course hailed with delight. We had to steam
about 18 miles to Onehanga, where we were met
by Sir George Grey and a large party. Barkly
and I stopped at his house for a day and night, till
the Miranda sailed for Sydney to catch the mail.
Really I could not have been treated more kindly
at home, &c. I lost all my kit, of course, except
an old shirt and trousers which I had on."

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tnelt7sious ly.
Accounts from Warsaw of the 12th inst. state
that on that day it was first made known, through
the columns of the official journal, that General
Berg had been appointed to act in civil matters for
the Grand Duke in his imperial highness's absence,
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previously.
The right of representing the Grand
Duke has been previously claimed and eAercised by
M. Wielopolski ; and as ho is now replaced by
General Berg, it is considered that he has beeu
slighted, and that his withdrawal from office is
im-
minent. It is considered at Warsaw that the Grand
Duke will shortly proceed to St. Petersburg, and
that he will not return to Warsaw to assume the
duties of govel nun

(From Scharfs Correspondence.)

THE Pitusso-POLISH FRONTIER, April 10.

In the government of KaHach affairs are iu a
critical condition. The insurgents generally decline
engaging the Russian troops; but the large force
the Russians have, 4,000 men in the district of
Bordnik alone, and various movements of the Rus-
Shlti eommaniers, do not allow them to avoid every
encouver. Thus, it lately happened that two
itultiia% columns which set out, one from Olku€z,
and the ether from fialisch, intending to unite at
Wielun, close to the Silesian frontier, had a bloody
engagement with the insurgents on the banks of
thu Prosna. The two columns were continually
harilssed during their march by small bodies of
insurgents, and attacked in flank. The insurgents,
in number over 100, were at last driven into a
morass, from which it was impossible to extricate
themselves. It only remained to sell their lives as
dearly as possible. Forming themselves into a
wedge, they threw themselves on the centre of the
Russian front, and broke through the rank ; 45
were left dead on the field, 65 were taken prisoners,
and afterwards literally hewn to pieces by the
Cossacks.

From Courland it is reported that the insurrec-
rection gains fresh strength every day. It is under
consideration to raise a body of 3,000 men for the
insurgents in Courland and Finland. Whether it
be intended to keep this large body of men together
or to divide it into several corps, is not known. The
departure of a body of 300 men for the South seems
to indicate the commencement of a guerilla war.
Galecki's corps, 300 strong, has arrived at Plock
without meeting the Russians. Podlewski has bad
an encounter with the Russians at Kojgrod, about
25 English miles from Augustowo. According to
all accounts the Poles were victorious.
The insurgents command the whole of the rail-
road from Tilsit to Mitava. Although the position.
of the insurgents is the same, yet in the neighbour-
hood of Kalisch fresh bodies of insurgents have
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The Russians are in great force in the palatinate
of Cracow, and the insurgents keep on the defen-
sive. Czechowski's band now numbers 1,500 men,
and is near Wonchock. There is another body of
1,000 Poles, under Geringer, at Brody, in the same
district.

The Russians were beaten with great loss a few
days ago by the Poles, whom they attacked at
Ciechocin. During the action, the insurgents, who
were in very small numbers, were reinforced by
another body of Poles. On the 7th inst. an en-
counter took place between the insurgents and the
Russian troops at Gawolin, in the palatinate of
Lublin. It is said that Lewandowaki, who was
formerly reported to have been captured by the
Russians, was at the head of the insurgents. The
result of this battle is not known.

In Podlachia the insurrection is gaining ground.
There was some fighting on Good Friday, at Kuf-
lew. Sokol's men have crossEd the Bug. A new
leader named Czajka has appeared near Wengrow.
In the northern parts of the kingdom between
Radnik and Gano, a conflict took place between the
Russians and insurgents.

During the night of the 3d and 4th inst. a party
of 40 Russians were encamped quite close to the
Poles. Neither of the parties found out the close
proximity of their enemy until towards morning,
when the Poles were discovered by some Russian
spies.

The Russians having procured fresh reinforce-
ments, made an attack upon the Poles in the forest.
After the Russians had lost 24 men and the Poles
10, the fight subsided. The Russians conveyed their
dead to Wielun in four carts; the fallen Poles, on
the other hand, were taken to Praszka, and were
buried on the 6th inst. without pomp, but in the
presence of a large concourse of people. The burial,
which was not to have taken place until the 7th
inst., was hastened, as it was feared that the soldiers
who left on the 6th inst. would return to prevent
any demonstration. As was expected, a division of
Russian troops stationed on the frontier entered the
town on the 7th inst. from Wielun, but finding
everything in perfect peace they left again.