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

the well. A hitl aura) just then seeing at a dis
lance a Poii,h corps adva, cing, vo,ich he mistook
inr Russians, cried out, "The Muscovi'.'cs are
'taking us between two fires," This unfortunate
exclamation created a panic among the sithemen,
Vvlio retreated precipitately some hundred paces.
Perceiving their error, they returned to the
Charge, but the Russians, taking advantage of the
darkness of tke night, succeeded in escaping from
the churchyard, and fled precipitately to Iwano-
.Wi'Zel pursued by the sitht men. This affair cost
the Poles 11 killed and 25—wounded. The Russians
lost 40 killed, and they carried away several
'Wounded in their baggage waggons. The insur-
gents, after having taken some rest, first at Smandzo-
wuze and again at Outchary, menaced the Russian
General's communication with .Michow by a rapid
march. The consequence was that the Russians
Made a disorle.rly retie/it from Siennick to Michow.
The plan of the Russian Generals is tow evident
.Lirtle37 intended to attack the Polish camp at Pies-
'°wa-Skala on two sides siniul:aneQusly, but Gen.
langiewicz drove back their first column on Wol-
bran and their second on Michow. The accounts re-
ceived from more distant quarters ore less favourable
to the insurgents. The Russian General, command-
ing at Kalisch, having been informed by the
Prussian authorities of the existence of a Polish
Corps composed of 300 riflemen and 120 lancers, re-
cruited in the Grand Duchy of Posen, and which
Crossed the frontier near Fluptze, assembled a large
force and attacked the Poles on the Ist of March.
they fought the entire day without any advantage
for either party, but the next day the Russians re-
rimed the battle with very superior forces, near the
great Lake of Mietchownitza. Although the corps
Of the insurgent chief Milent zki came to the assist-
ance of their comrades from Posen, the latter, hay-
ing to contend with a force 10 times their number,
Were forced to retreat after a considerable loss in
killed and wounded. The corps of Milentzki re-
treated into the interior, a part of the force from
Posen returned home, and the remainder joined
other insurgent bands. The accounts received in
Paris state that the German p.pers have exaggr--
rated the loss of th, insurgents in this afl..ir.
The journal w: ich is said to be the organ of
Colonel NV, jamann, sent to Posen by the Grand
Duke Constantine as a Russian plenipotentiary.
contains a report from this person, according to
Which 300 Poles were captured by the Prussian sol-
diers. A letter from Thorn of the 3d instant statsa
that 250 Russian soldiers were sent by the military
Roveroor of P lock to search the country house of a
item:hint situated not far from the Prussian fron-
tier. Although neither arms nor ammunition were
found, the soldiers carried away 180,000 florins, the
inerchant's private fortune.

THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE.

(From the Correspondent of the Times)
ATHENS, FEB, 28.
The news of the day is the discovery of a wide
spread conspiracy to bring back a Bavarian Pe ince
to the throne of Greece. Rumour bad annonnceo
it some time ago, and the matter was even brough
before the Assembly, bar it is only since the nee
Mtniatty has come to power that tangible proofs o
such an attempt have been tcund. The movement
eontempl .ted was to have embraced the capital as
Well as the provinces, but more especially the
latter. While the Government was tracing its
ramifications in the capital, news came in from th.-
eUthorities in Messene, Sparta, and Lamia,announc-
ing enlistments and preparations, and asking for
assistance in troops. The instruments through which
this reactionary movement was to be carried into
teect were the superior officers who have been set
aside by the revolution, and some Palikari chiefs,
Who must have long ago convinced themselves that
the new state of things is not favourable to the
leaders of irregular bands. One of the most active
agents in the matter seems to have been the Bava-
rian Consul, who has remained hereafter the depar-
ture of the Bavarian Minister some weeks ago.
Bills of exchange drawn by him to a large amount
to the credit of people in the provinces have be, n
101111 d, and there are the depositions of several per-
sona to whom offers have been made. Under these
circumstances the Government resolved to with-
draw his exequatur, and to send him out of the
country. He received the order to leave yesterday,
and was taken down to the Piraeus to be embarked
on board the Austrian steamer which leaves to-day
The Government intends to justify this step by
communicating to the foreign Missions here the
grounds which led to his expulsion. At the same
time, half a dozen officers on half-pay, who were
imPlicated inithe plot, have received orders to leave.
Several of these had been sent off before to some of
the islands, but had returned clandestinely ; their
return was known to the police, but they were not
disturbed until now.
rifle these measures were taken in the capital,
Preparations were like wise made to send troops into
the provincs. The sending of troops into the pro-
tineee has the double advantage of discouraging
reactionary attempts, and of tending to restore dis-
cipline by active service. The new Minister of
war had the difficult task of first getting the
troops in hand before he could send them sway
ter service. He found, I am told, his depart-
M'nt in the most ve,cetu, state of disorder.
Not, less than a million and a halt of drachmas,
which had been missed from the Finance Depart
went, are unaccounted tor; besides which the troops
have been in the h .bit of receiving ruinous extra
Pay. The soldier's pay is 35 a rat., which even the
war allowance increases t n,y by 16 aoditioual leptas.
Since
the revolution the extr allowance has been
inert aced to 60 lepias, so that it amounts to consider
"13' more than the regular pay. The new Govern-
meat is resolved to remedy these abuses, but thefirst
thing Was to get the soldiers in hand, which has been
done up to i certain point. Formerly you used to
meet parties of two or three strolling about at all
time, ot.
the night, caring little fur patrols or the
retraite. Now the order to be in barracks at the
time
of the retraite is strictly enforced, and the town
has greatly gained in security. Great carers being
taken to choose trustworthy officers foe the detach-
/lents which are sent to the provinces, and the troops
thus sent are chosen out of different battalions, so as
to mix them up and destroy old instincts of insubor
dination. The Greek soldier is a very tractable
creature, and it requires but a little esprit de corps
the part of the tfficers to keep him in order. This
is visible enough in the superiority of the artillery,
- Whioh has some good young officers.
The Government has taken in hand another point
of its programme—namely, economical reforms.
The first measure in this respect was the abolition
of diplomatic posts, which are a useless burden for a
small country. There are the Ministers of foreign
Countries here, who can better afford such luxuries
!ban Greece, and the Government has .1111 confidence
in the foreign Ministers. Ail the Missions have
therefore been recalled for reasons of economy.
Another economical measure was proposed yesterday
to the Assembly, and this is to reduce all salaries by
30 per cent.—t hat is, to return to the scale which
existed three years ago, when salaries were in-
erease.d. This measure is perhaps more question-
able than the former, for salaries are not large in
this country ; but the useless employes are many,
and the numher ties been geeatl. increased b% the
late Provisional Government. To have fee employes
Well Paid is far better economy than to have many
Who are ill paid.
Lthe neat thing is the collection of the revenues,
7vno are woefully in arrear since the October de) a.
.Indeed, with the exception of the Custorn•house
dutfew or no t xes have come in, and ;his to,
ata,
ra"rneet when I het, was treklessness in toe ex-
ne,• As the collection of re venues cannot be done
ins mom,nt the Government has b en obliged to
loan
for the nuthoriealion by tile Assembly of the
.1(3. ,
411 of 6000,000 dr,chnaas which was proposed ar:
trariiy by the late Government, but wiltch, has
Oi
not had much success hitherto, Alf those who have.
made offers heave only conditiondli3—
th" i., if the ant eceised tee twin. N,w
that this is done, it it; expicied hat the Grerdr
abroadthihiledhas b
wiltr.ie notne forward. l'ne revenue 9f the ef 09' u
given as security for one portion of
-at', and the general revenue for the rest.
Froth all this you can see that things are again
taking a favourable turn. The great thing in this
country
acin is to avoid personal questions. The danger
confusion which were brought about by the last
struggle for ascendancy may turn out in the end an
advantage, for it has produced the determination in
the mass of the people to resist any attempt to en-
danger the common cause for the sake of petty per-
sonal rivalries.