Star.
London, England, 1831-04-13 00:00:00

POLAND.

AFFECTING APPEAL FOIL SUBSCRIPTIONS.—The fol-
lowing is an extract of a letter from a person living amongst
the Poles. It is addressed to a noblo lord, equally distin-
guished by his talents and benevolence. 6urcly our read-
ers, especially those of the fair sex, will not peruse un-
moved, the detail of the sufferings of wounded lm.ccs—for
those who fight against such disproportionate numbers, well
deserve the name ; nor will they be less touched by the sacri-
fices made by the ladies of tVarsaw to relieve them. No
doubt large subscriptions will be immediately set on foot for
that purpose :
Pawl POLAND, MARCH, 1831.—Imagine, my Lord, the state of
Warsaw : the houses of the persons of the fits: rank are filled by
the wounded that are brought In after each day's battle; nay,
even the streets are filled with them, and ladles of the highest rank,
in the midst of the inclemency of the winter, have attended, and
still attend them, and dress their wounds, for surgical aid is
greatly wanting, and give them all that consoling assistance that
female benevolence alone perhaps can suggest ; and what is
still more beautiful, the Russian wounded that fall in the
neighbourhood of Warsaw, receive the same humane attention,
for with the Poles, as with the English, a fallen foe is no longer
an enemy. The ladies of Warsaw have said all their rings, plate,
&c. have renounced all their accustomed luxuries of life, living prita.is
pally upon Kassika (hollt.d grain, treparttl with milk or butter) and
making every sacrifice worthy of Roman matrons, to relieve their soar-
ing countrymen. But conceive, my Lard, what must be their dread.
surrounded b.: so powerful an enemy, should Warsaw fall into such
barbarous hands. On each day of battle the women of Warsaw, of all
ranks, prostrate themselves, with their faces to the ground, within and
without the churches, to chtain the protection of Maven. Let our
country, my L rd, be the Land of Providence to rave those who so well
deserve protection."

GENERAL. IhEnursca.—A Polish pentr gives the following article,
which it attriinces to the pen of a retired Prussian officer now in
Poland:—" It will belong to the illustrious 'officers, so numerous
in Europe, to judge it Marshal Diebitsch has developed, under the
ramparts of Pre.ga, that profound knowledge dile) the German la-
lms are pleased to recognize In him. These Captains will also judge
if the laurels won so easily at the font of the Ltalcan have not been
swept away by the thunder of the Poles. What is certain is, that
the hero of site north does not respect much one of the finest vir.
rues,—l mean truth, and that he transforms, without the least
scruple defeats into brilliant victories. stranger, hat no, Madill-et.;
to the cause of Poland, and at' eye.witnesl of the battle of (hallow. 1
will rectify with the must conscientious impartiality the report of Ge-
neral Diebitsch. The General says, Prince Szaehowski made a vi-
gorous attack v. itit the bayonet on the left of the Polish traps, ;intl. it
was only to effectuate a junction with the grand army that he made his I
retreat.' ro this first assertion I answer, that I saw, .tier a battle of eeve-
cal hours, Count D.ebiteeli himself übandon tie field of battle and retreat. I
completely routed before General Krukowleclei, whu continued pursuing
him, and who succeeded in -,p.iruting the dussian corps into two
uhf-
ferent divisions, mid carried ctl' several pieces of cannon. his Is
the first victory of the Russian army. At the centre, note ithstanding
the great superiority of the Russian forces, and their artillery twice its
numerous a. ours, the two armies remained in the same posititors. On '
the right of the Poles, and consequently on the left ot the Russians, the
combat was most tierce. The wood was taken and retake', hs both ar-
mies. 1 saw the Russian criunine often renewed, march up to the
attack, while the Puns,' hatailans remained always the same. It
is true that the cuirassiers of Prince Albert advanced a bale; but
it is also true that the fire at the Polish infantry, and the attack
of two squadrons of the secord Lancets. and of the regiment of
£amuoyski, lately organized, completely extermineted all that regi-
ment. This is the sec.i.d livery the Russians gained on the 25th.
The Poles were certainly unable to maintain this potition, attacked
as. they were ;1 fo-ce so much superior, protected by a destructive fire
tat upwattls of lull rime., of cannon. But the Russian chief had not the
satisfaction of seeing clic national troops put to iiight, and much
less of seeing them lid: themselves within the walls at Preen; for
they retired in the geates, order, and only to the distance of a
verste. How, lin, is it, that the genius of Marshal Diettitsch
Zahalkanski was unable to derive any advantage from a victory
which he calls tleeitive ? There arc answers in abundance. It
is because he could not, because he had gained no victory, be-
cause he had I,imsclf sun a great chance of being completely
defeated. If General Krukowiccki, after having routed the corps of
Prince Szachoweki, had ;Identical against the sigh, wing of the van, y,
that same day the chewy of Poland would have been ceeided, and the
Polish eagle would now fly triumphant far beyond the Bug. filtirehal
Diebitech complains of not having been able to curry off any
standards front the Poles: hut he says nothing (probably
through modesty) of the four flags the Poles have taken dur-
ing this thou casnnaign. From all I have ecen since the invaidon
of the Russians, I must confess that what I lately heard a distin-
guished Polish officer seems to me very judicious. " Let us thank
Providence,' said Le, ' that Marshal Diebitsch should have been chosen
to command the Russian acitty.' lie is one of those chiefs, now so nu-
merous, who are able to pursue an enemy in metres; and who know
how to place their sold lets in a line, and snake them tire until there
be no more soldiers or certouches. Were those immense forces directed
by another chief, the supernatural bravery of our troops would be, per-
haps, useless. As to the judgment one may form respecting a General
who has the boldness to deceive his master, Europe will pronounce it.'
" M.a retired Prussian Miter."