Star.
London, England, 1831-03-14 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND POLAND.

By the news from Warsaw this day. The Gazette of Berlin
of the sth of March has not even an article on Poland. It
is remarkable that the news of the capitulation of Warns'.
brought from Berlin, as it was said, by Baron Mortier, was
dispatched at the same time to Frankfort, to Vienna, to Ant-
werp, and elsewhere, and that at all these places it had an in-
fluence upon the public funds, an effect which probably ful-
filled the attempt of those who were in the secret of the com-
bination. We will not qualify such an attempt by giving It
a name.—Journal du Commerce.

We have read this day commercial letters from St. Peters-
burgh of the 22d of February. They speak upon political
affairs with much reserve ; but it is easy to perceive, not
withstanding, that in that capital they do not count urn
much stability in commercial operations for the approaching
campaign.—/dern.
" We extract the following from our private correspon-
dence upon the affairs of Poland. It appears certain that
the dispatches of Berlin had exaggerated the reverses of
the heroic Poles. We have received this day dispatches

front Warsaw, dated the 28th of February. These are the
facts which we have received, and upon the authenticity of
hich we can reckon. On the day of the 24th, a new
corps of the Russian army, which had passed by the route of
oniza, bore down upon the left wing of the Polish army,
the detachment which had left been at Puttusk, fell back im-
mediately, so that the troops echelonned upon the same route.
In the evening a brisk cannonading was engaged in near',
Jablona, without decisive results ; but the arrival of this
new corps gave warning of a great battle for the next day.
At the break of day the Russians opened from the wood to
the number of more than 100,000 men, supported by two
hundred pieces of artillery, and attacked upon the whole
line. Their right was briskly ref ulsed by General Kru-
kowiecki. commanding the left of the Polish army, and by
the General of Cavalry Uminski. But their forces were
principally directed against the right and the centre of the
Polish army, which was supported by Praga and by a
marsh. The battle lasted the whole day with great fury, and
with various success. Gen. Chlopicki, who had the command
of the Polish army, was placed in the centre, and conducted
himself the battalions to the enemy, under the most terrrible
fire. He already had had two horses killed under him,
he was slightly wounded. At the moment when lie con-
ceived the greatest hope from a manoeuvre which he had
just ordained, he had a third horse killed, and received in
the leg another wound, which he was obliged to permit being
amputated upon the field. The troops, no longer seeing
their worthy chief at their head, hesitated ; a regiment of
cavalry, newly raised, turned their horses heads, threw dis-
order into the ranks of a division of cavalry, and drew with
it the retreat of the centre. Nearly at the same time the
light wing, which had struggled for a long time against
superior forces, and which had seen its chief, General Zi-
mirski, fall mortally wounded,were obliged to abandon an im-
',errant position, and re-enter Praga.• All the army con-
centrated, after having valiantly fought and killed nearly
10,000 Russians; but it was obliged to cede the field
of battle. The losses which it sustained are not yet well
known. It is certain that they are very inferior to those
of the Russians. About 2,700 wounded are deposited
in the hospitals. General Zymirski only survived his,
wonnds a few hours. Those of General Chlopicki
have not put his life in danger. In the day of the 25th
and 26th, Prince Radziwill caused all the troops to pass
upon the left bank, and only left at Praga artillery and in-
fantry necessary to defend the head of the bridge. The
cavalry had taken position near to the river above, and below
Warsaw. The infantry is in the barracks ; and in the camp
barracks which they occupy every year a part of the sum-
mer. It is debated to repair the losses which they have
sustained, and to re-organize the corps which have suffered
the most. Prince Radziwill, acknowledging that he did not
inspire sufficient confidence, has been dismissed the com-
mand. The Diet has chosen Gen. Skranecki, who, at the
moment of the revolution, was a simple Colonel of the Bth
regiment of the line, but who has distinguished himself since
the opening of the campaign, and to which he joins much
military science and a great character. The inclosure of
Praga will not be defended; it is feared that the Russians
w ill strongly attack the fort which has been raised to
protect the head of the bridge, but then the Poles will
certainly burn the bridge, and it will not be easy to establish
another upon this point which is commanded by the heights,
upon which is established several batteries, two of which are
armed with pieces of large calibre. It is presumed that the
Russians will leave a corps of observation before Praga, and
that they will pass the Vistula upon another point, the ar-
tillery decidedly can no longer pass upon the ice. It is not
believed that they have pontoons, and it must take several
days to construct rafts in the forests. The municipal corps
has in fact spoken of capitulations ; but this will not suit
well with the exaltation and despair of the army. If the
city is abandoned, the Government will follow the army
with the treasure of the State.