The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-24 00:00:00

WAR IN POLAND.

EXTRACT 027 A LETTER TROY/ PUWWY.
(From the Official Join .nal of Warsaw of the 7th inst.)
We have been witnesses to acts of barbarism which cer-
tainly ought not to have been expected in Europe in a war
in the 19th century. The Russian's who entered Putowy,
pillaged the houses, set fire to the buildings, viol ited the
women, and made prisoners of the men, and this without
any thing to enrage them, the inhabitants having fur-
nished them during their stay with all that they demanded.
It is thus that the fine promises contained in their pro-
clamations are realized. And were these horrors com-
mitted by Kahnucs or Bcshkire, or even by any irregular
soldiery ? Nut at all; it was the regular troop who com-
mitted these excesses by the express orders of their coin-
wanders. They revenged themselves upon those who a
few days previously had been witnesses to their flight
when they were defeated by Colonel Lazowski. The
next day was devoted to the completion of th. 4.1 ruin of
the town and the pillage of the Castle; but they did got
long escape the vengeance of Heaven, for they were com-
ptetely defeated by the corps of Gernifal Dwernicki, which
very soon arrived. Our columns were led by the Curate of
Wlostowice, a respectable old man, hearing the cross instead
of a banner, and our young warriors fought with unex-
ampled courage, despising every danger, and even in the
midst of a most murderous fire making their way through
the windows of the house where their enemies bad taken
refuge. All the ladies who were at the Castle, in this
terrible combat, were prepared for death ; they, however,
put on their ball dresses, and awaited the issue of Ow
battle. Providence blessed our eirorts—the invaders were
repulsed with great loss, but previous to retreating, in
order to be revenged for having been prevented from pil-
laging and destroying the Castle, they directed two dis •
cha,ges of artillery amongst the females who were in is.
We still hear the sound of cannon, Many Russian pri-
soners have passed through the town, tend our soldiers,
who escort them, say that a dreadful alarm prevails among
the whole corps of Kreutz.
General Szembeck was thrown down with his horse,
by a sudden attack made by the enemy's cavalry, but re-
covering himself at the instant, he fired his carbine, killed
several Russians, and resumed the command of his corp.,
without the least wound.

OFFICIAL POLISH BULLETIN OF THE LATE ACTIONS NEAh.

GROCIIOW.

" After the battles of the 19th and 20th of February,
the enemy occupied a Wong position, and covtred by the
forests, repaired his considerable losses by numerous rein-
forcements, whilst the national army remained encamped
in the plcin and the fields, which its courage had recently
SO bravely defended.
" The numerous corps of Prince Szichowski, which
arrived on the 24th front Seroch, attacked our left v,10,-,7,
commanded by Generals I'llalachowski arid Zankowski,
anti obtained possession of the village of Riotolzba. General
re vneknwicki, commanding the
left wing, arrived towards
the evening with the brigade of General Getgud. The at-
tack of the enemy was checked by a combat which lasted
till the evening. The • •
next morning, the 25th, a very
obstinate contest took place upon our left, wlc_sze General
Krukowicki attacked Prince Szaclmelyski. At nine the
corps of Rosen and of pdhlen' u
the
command of
Field-Marshal Diebit,ch, supported by
commenced a general attack on a numerous artillery'
T'oiti,is
Wing
on
our wing, com-
manded by General Chlopieki. cemprised on
the left the
db a little
the right the division of General Szembek,kto
division of General Ski zynecki ; in the rear, an
the left, were stationed parties of cavalry under Generals
Uminski and Lubienski. In front of the line of attaCk the
brigade of General Rohland occupied an important post io
a small wood, and it was reinforced by a part of the di-
vision of General Zyminsky, and the artillery of Generals'
Szembek and Skrzynecki, in order to enable the better to
sustain the fire of the enemy's artillery, which was very
superior in number :o ours, and had its batteries on the
ramparts raised three feet in height, which were constructed
during the night.
" The enemy, sustained by the the of his wide arti!.