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London, England, 1831-03-24 00:00:00

lery, directed all Ms attacks towards the wood, which, in '
the two former affairs, had been courageously maintained
by our troops. After a combat of two hours, General
Rollland was obliged to give way, and he retired with his
division to the rear, where it formed the corps de reserve.
General Zyminski had his arm carried away by a bullet,
And died shortly afterwards. General Skrzynecki rec 21111.
uneneed the contest., his division taking the place of the
other which had retired. General Chlopieki ordered
retaking of the wood, which was occupied by num-•rous
Inasses of the enemy. General Skrzynecki formed his
brigades in columns of attack, penetrated the wood under
a shower of bullets, and after a sanguinary contest, which
was several times renewed, he regained possession of th,
left plot of the wood. In order to sustain this contest,
General Chlopieki, who was always t!) be found where
here wai the greatest danger, formed columns of attack
with the grenadier regiments of General 11;i1'‘erg, and
leading them himself, by beat of drum, against the enemy,
!se ohained possession of the rest of the wood, and ex-
tended his infantry on the right.

" The contest was now converted into a massacre,—our
troops seizing the enemy's cannon, enclosed them, and re-
.urned to the charge. The action lasted till two. Ge-
neral Chlopieki had two horses killed under him by gre.
wader, and he himself was wounded in the leg by a ball
from a carbine. Fate at length, desirous to deprive us of
the unity of command, directed another grenade under his
horse, which killed the animal, and wounded Chlopieki in
both legs, who was thrown to the ground by the falling
of his horse.

" The enemy bad now moved up his corps de reserve,
and the fire of his innumerable artillery was continued
along his whole line. New batteries sustained by new
corps, which had arrived from Kawgezyn, renewed the
attack in the rear of the wood, and penetrated it a second
'ime ; the consequence was, that the wood could no longer
be maintained, and it was abandoned. General Uminski,
in spite of all his efforts, bad not sufficient troops to
occupy the space between our right wing and our left
wing, commanded by General Krukowicki, and he or-
dered up new corps from Kawgezyn and Zabko ; our
army, in consequence, was obliged to content itself
with taking up a position at Praga. The divisions of
General Szembek and Skrzynecki accomplished this move-
ment in an orderly manner, and without ceasing
to keep up a contest. The enemy, deceived by this
movement, thought the victory would be nccelerated by
causing to defile from both sides of the wood his last
reserves, consisting of the corps of cavalry of Witt, and a
numerous horse artillery. On the left, our artillery alone
repulsed this attlek. To the right, on the road of Mi•
torno, a column, composed of cuirassiers and hauls, in
spite of the fire of our artillery, which played on their large
masses and caused them a great loss, still advanced, and
threatened to break our ranks. Already the head of this
column had begun to pass our lines, when the company of
obersiers of Colrain Skalski fell on its flank, and by its
fire checked for a moment its advance. The infantry of
Generals Szembek and Skrzynecki, and the cavalry of Co-
lonels Kicki and Skarzyneki Casimir, who, in this decisive
movement distinguished himself by his coolness and his
courage, lost not so favourable an opportunity. The
whole fell together upon the flank and front of the ene-
my's cavalry, which sustained a very considerable loss, and
retreated in the greatest disorder. The whole regiment of
cuirassiers of Prince Albert, which formed the head of
this column, was annihilated; a part of it remained on
the f eld of battle, and another portion of it fell into our
hands, with two pieces of cannon.
" On the left wing, General Krukowieki, after a most
obstinate combat, drove the corps of Prince Czachowiki
from ali these points, causing considerable loss, and taking
two pieces of cannon ; three other pieces of cannon which
could not be removed for want of horses, were spiked, and
thrown into a ditch.

" The state of things on the right wing, where the
enemy had displayed a very powerful force, did not permit
General Krukowicki to pursue the corps of the Prince,
and by this means alone it was preserved from utter de-
struction.

" The enemy, weakened bx so many fruitless and cala-
mitous attacks, slackened towards evening, and finished
the day by continued discharges of artillery along the
whole liue, which were answered by our artillery, which
had been so much distinguished during the battle for its
courage And coolnass.
" After all was quiet, our army began to retire to its
intrenchments under Praga, in order to pass the night,
when the Cemmander-in-Chief, observing a considerable
opening in the ice, which was breaking up in the river,
and considering it requisite to take advantage of the bridge,
which was already rather insecure, in order to prevent the
army from being separated from the left bank of the Vis-
tula, and from its mrgazines, he issued orders to pass the
bridge and enter Warsaw, which were carried into execu-
tion during the remainder of the night with the greatest
order, and without any lose, and without the least move-
ment on the part of the enemy.
" Our loss in men has been considerable. Since the
commencement of the war we have had 9,000 killed and
wounded, but 6.000 of whom, now in the hospitals, m.iy
be enabled to return to the ranks. The loss of the enemy
is, doubtless, much more considerable. The whole army
has gloriously done its duty; even the corps newly formed,
such a• the 20th regiment of infantry of the line, the sth
of Ifulans bearing the name of Zamoyski, and also the
regiment of Posen, rivalled is the contest the oldest
soldiers, The conduct of our artillery, in particular, was
above all praise, especially in the batteries under the com-
mand of Colonel Pizski, and of Captain Ttzepecki, two
officers who, for their great services, have been promoted
We lost only three pieces of cannon, which were dismounted
and could not be brought away from the field of battle.
" We believe that these three memorable actions, fought
under the walls of Grochow during the last few days, have
convinced the enemy that it is not enough to have merely
innumerable forces in order to conquer the Polish soldiers

who defend so holy a cause, with the device, ' Let the na•
tior, be restorrd or perish gloriously for ever,' and who
fight like heroes. These contests may also convince Europe
that Poland, possessed of such children, and such heroes,

is capable of serving its ft iends as the bulwark of Europe,
and worthy of resuming its rank in the midst of the Euro-
pean Power,.

j;;;e Polish army now assembled round Warsaw guards
the bridge over the Vistula, and defends the entrance to
Praga. It awaits the crdora of its chief to re-commence
hestili ties." _ _

[Here follows a very just eulogium on the conduct of the
soldiers.]

The Hon. Colonel CRADOCK attended at
the House of Commons to SUrpOrt the Reform Bill,
although labouring under severe illness. The Colonel
saffered himself to be carried home at one o'clock, under
in impressiac that the division would not take place that
night.

The importance attached to the question of
Parliamentary Reform at the present moment is strikingly
evinct4l by a comparison of the numbers who voted on
Tuesday night, with those of former divisions on the same
subject. In 1821 two plans of Reform were debated in
the House of Commons—the one of a " moderate"
...larscter, introduced by Lord Jon.; RUSSELL; the other,
"6 revolutionary," by Mr. LA3IBTON, now Lord DURHAM.
On the first, 2!0 Alembers voted (124 for, and 155
against), or rather more than one-third of the House;
and, on Mr. LAMBTON'S proposition, only 98 Members,
szzrely a sixth of the whole number, could be prevailed
upon to atend ; the motion being lost by a majority of 55
to 43. Indeed, an hopeless was the cause, and such the
consequent apathy of the a rformers, that whilst the House
was dividing, Mr. LAMBTON himself, and several sup-
pw-ters of the measure, were quietly enjoying the luxuries
of a apl.s.rtilid entertainment at Mr. MICHAEL ANGELO
TAYLOR'S.

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nc:uding 100 guineas subscribed by the Diva.