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the Wilia, and opened a direct communication with the
departments of Wilna and Wielkomierz. The districts
of Froki, of Osmicno, and others, having risen on the
other side of Wilna, all the roads which led to that city were
intersected, and soon 14,000 insurgents approached from
a'! parts to besiege the capital. The Governer, General
Chrapowicki, at the head of 6,000 infantry, several hun-
dreds of cavalry, and 14 pieces of cannon, made his men
remain all night under arms. Four or five thousand in-
surgents have marched upon Kowno. Other detachments
are moving to the front'ers and the chief towns of the de-
partments. The Provisional Governments of those places
uniting have every (lay equipped conscripts, who arrive in
crowds. The most part of the citizens have not only fur-
nished men, but have mounted horses themselves, and there
exists in each department, not only levies of men, hut se-
veral hundreds of cavaliers, who are distinguished for valour
and arms. The brave Lithuanian youth place themselves
at the head of the soldiers where officers are wanting, aml
supply the want of experience by courage. The insurrec-
tion has extended to the Government of Grodno and ;Minsk,
and the Government of Wilna alone counts upwards of
60,000 men in arms:
" A foundry has been established at Wrania, in Samo-
gitia. It had cast nine cannons on the sth of May.
Several citizens, impressed with the necessity of furnish-
ing powder as quickly as possible, have formed factories
for it. Older, strength, and discipline increases daily.
All the information published on the subject of violence
and pillage committed by the insurgents is false. The
peasants of Lithuania, convinced of the necessity of throw-
ing off the Russian yoke, rush to battle without intention
to act with injustice or cruelty. Such was the state
of things on the 20th of April. They then received
news of the simultaneous approach of several enemy's
corps upon Lithuania and Samogitia. Colonel Bar-
tholomey, who had taken refuge in Prussia, in
passing Georgenbourg, had collected ammunition and
stores, and having recruited with Courlanders re-en-
- tared Polangen, making an offensive march towards
Talpe. A second corps of Russians of 2,000 men marched
from Denebourg upon Wilkomhz. The Russian Guards
were also advancing from the Niemen. The insurgents,
on receiving this news, did not relax in their efforts.
They resolved to conquer or to perish. Their women and
children rushed to the forests tnr protection. Lithuania
has united for ever its destiny with that of Poland. If,
without arms and the means of defence, it should fall, it
will at least carry to the tomb the consoling idea that it
made every sacrifice, rather than supply its oppressors
with arms and provisions, to enable them to crush the
country and the common cause."

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LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1831.

The Prussian State Gazette in an article,
dated Russian head-quarters, Lukowo, on the
17th inst. gives a new version, evidently highly
coloured, of the recent engagements of the
Russian forces, under the command of General
KREUTZ, with General CHRzANowsKr and his
brave corps. In this account the Russians claim
the fitll merit of victory in every conflict, but
are compelled, after a glowing detail of their
successes, to aswrt, that " the Poles escaped by
the rapidity of their movements, and reached Old
Zamosc, having marched more than fifty-five
English miles in less than two days."
RUSSIAN HEAD-QU A KTERS, AT LUKOWO, MAY 17.
When the detachment of Count Pac, reinforced by the
troops of General Romarino, under the command of the
Chief of the General Staff of the army of the insurgents
(Chrzanowski), amounting to ten battalions and sixteen
squadrons, with twelve pieces of cannon, had passed the
Wieprz, General Kreutz immediately gave orders to the
detachment of General Thismann to leave Kock, and
march towards Kamienka. In fact, the enemy occupied
the first-named place on the 6th of flay with a consider-
able force, and General Kreutz proceeded to concentrate
his troops. Ott the Sth of May he proceeded towards
Kamienka, and ordered General Faesi to send a recon-
noisance towards Firley. In the wood his brigade fell in
with the enemy, attacked. him bravely, and succeeded in
taking one hundred prisoners ; but it was soon surrounded
by a large force of the insurgents awl by cavalry, which
seemed to intend to cut off its retreat, when General
bellingbausen, who was seeking a position near K imienka,
With the few troops he had at hand immediately ad-
vanced to relieve it. General Faesi as soon as he heard
the cannon made a charge with the bayonet, and sue-
eteded in opening himself a passage through the
tny's troops with some loss, and leaving the prisoner*
Kamienka,
The Poles advanced in close columns against
but were forced by the Russian artillery to re-
!eat into the (~rest, and during the night marched in the
direction of Lubartow.

, On the 9th General kreutz attacked them in their po.
BLtian, anal caused them considerable loss. After several
attacks of cavalry and infantry, the insurgents, crushed
by the fire of grape-shot, entirely retreated. The batta-
igne w hich were posted in the village itself and in the
Monastery made a desperate resistance, but the houses
taking fire, all those who bad posted themselves in them,
to resist the attacks of the brave conquerors, perished in