Star.
London, England, 1831-05-23 00:00:00

POLAND.

Commercial letters, arrived this day by an extraordinary
courier, tend to confirm the happy news that we gave yes-
terday of a considerable victory having been obtained over
the Russians by the Poles. Between the intelligence of
Yesterday and that of to-day, there is a contradiction but upon
one point : it appears that in place of a single battle, there
live been two grand successive battles, and that in both the
Poles obtained the victory—a victory more important and
more decisive still than was supposed yesterday. Let mil
:eat in heaven that it is thus.—Le Constitutionel.
The Gazette de France says—" We are assured that the
cholera morbus has broken out at Thorn, in Eastern Prus-
:ia, and at Lemberg, in Gallicia."
Commercial letters from St. Petersburg state, that the
ussian officers of the Court, and other nobles of the land,
ire clothing, arming, and equipping, at their own expense,
:r• army of 100,000 men, to march against the Poles.
According to accounts from Warsaw, the Polish Govern-
ment, on learning that Austria had disarmed Dwernicki and
his soldiers, and delivered up their arms to General Rudiger,
sot off couriers to Vienna with a protest against this decision.
The Polish government, on hearing that Austria required
the disarming of Dwernicki and of his troops, with the
intention of surrendering their arms to Rudiger, protested
against the decision of the Austrian government, and in-
stantly despatched couriers to Vienna. We dare not affirm
that Austria, in that circumstance, has openly violated the
rights of nations.
VI EN NA, MAY 11.—The reverse of the brave Dwer-
nicki excites here more and more public attention. Private
subscriptions have been entered into to render succour to the
poor Poles,who will be obliged to make a long and fatiguing
route, deprived of all resourses. In nearly all grand so-
cieties, the ladies have subscribed for them. A report is
spread now that the Emperor was disposed to render liberty
to General Dwernicki and all his soldiers, on condition that
the Polish Generalissimo would set at liberty an equal num-
ber of Russian prisoners, as many officers as soldiers. It is
said that an Austrian agent left to that effect yesterday
evening for Warsaw.
General Sierawski's division has again begun to act on
the offensive in the palatinate of Lublin. It was intended to
support Dwernicki's operations ; but now. it may fall back on
the right flank of the Generalissimo, and thus augment the
force of the principal army.
The Polish Government, aware of the importance of the
Lithuanian insurrection, has determined on supporting it at
any price. A corps of 10,000 men, detached from the prin-
cipal army, is advancing at present towards the northern
flontier, under the command of General Krukowietzky.
WARSAW, MAY 9.—Gen. Prondzynski, Quarter-Mas-
ter General of the Polish araq, has addressed to the Chief
of the Etat-Major of the Russian army, under date of May
lbt. and in the name of the Polish Generalissimo, a letter,
in which he has declared to him that the Imperial Ukase
against the Lithuanians, who, brothers of the Poles,
have taken up arms to deliver their country, obliges
the Polish Generalissimo to make known to Marshal
Dicbitscb that the execution of the penal dispositions con-
tained in that Ukase, will draw, on the part of Poland,
retaliation against the 16,000 Russian prisoners, who are in
the power of the Poles,and against all those whu,by the for-
tune of war may fall into the bands of the Poles at a later
period; they will render themselves responsible, to the eyes
of contemporaries and of history, from the terrible conse-
quence which will immediately follow the execution of the
Ukase. The effects of the cholera sensibly diminish in the
military hospitals. There have been but few persons in the
city attacked by that frightful disease, and the greatest part
are already cured. The physicians affirm that this plague
will pass lightly over Poland."