Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-18
FOREIGN.
ID Days Later from EssfODP.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.

land-Changc oil the Ministry in France
Progress Of Reform in England Re
volutions in Italy and Spain--Intcrfer-
cnce OF Austria and probable War with
France.
The packet ship Hibernia, at New York from Lii
verpool, in the short passage Of twenty -four days
brings sdviecs TO the 7Ist March, nearly ono month
later than our previous dates
The news brought b Of the mos. important char
actev.
Liverpool accounts of the 9th March state that the
Corn market was active. The duty on wheat ha-
wing f.ll"n to Is por ar. the whole Of tho Wheat
In bond has been releascd-about So ooJ quarters
Wheat and about 10000 barrels Flour. The pri-
COS was 36s. to 38s6d ana duty down lid per Dbl
The Cotton market wa, dull; but without, change
IN price.
The Funds in London had declined on,ols on
the 10Th ofMnrch, rs.
The new duty on Cotton is fixed al Z ETA pennv
per ID to take effect and ar er the 5th of April
From Poland, II will be seen that the Russians
have reached the Vstula and thrown some squad
Of troops, and large corps of Cussacks across tho
river. amer much severe fighting. There seems to
have been . succession Of battles from the 18th to
tho 15th OF February, inclusive, in the neighborhood
OF Warsaw, and within view OF that capital by the
aid Of telescopes. The details of these engage
ments, as they reach through the German pa pers
are desuitory and incsnclusive. Emo ugh, however,
has transprcd to warrant the statement that the bat
ties were fierce and bloody. and the Poles have
fought with degree Of courage and perseverance,
hardly 10 have been expected under their circurn-
stances. In the early part Of these engagements,
while contending with the Russian advance the
Poles were evidently successul.-It 10 believed tina,
the victor Of The Balkln mscalcuuted the strength
and vaor OF tie foe he to meet; and f,roe,tiny
that "a de.Pised fec can sometimes give bloody bat,
tlr, found, before hs was aware of his situation
that tho aurcls of the Imperial egions flushed with
the triumphs Of Ottoman conquest, had been some
what tsInished' But the main battle was fought
before Prags. on the cath and 25th in rh,b The
Russians, after an obstinate and very bloody conflict
we're Vctoroue. An account Of the engagements
OF these two DAYS will be- found under the FIankfn,,
date OF March Q. written, evidently. by a Russian.
But Immediately following that article we have inser
Ted another, from the Warsaw State Gazette, under
tho date OF Feb. 20. Taking both accounts in con-
ncxion, there can be doubt that the Pole, we,.
routed, IL not overthrow. IIotil.ties were renew
ed on the Goth ut. on which day, and on thu 23tb.
there was much hard fighting with BILE los,
on ooth side'. The Poles behaved as gall antly as
IN the previous affair but being unequal in number
TO their adversatIes, they at length compelled
70 give way. Determined, however, to make their
retreat IN as good order possible. they set Gre to
rIaga 10 order to interrupt for time the advance
OF the Russians. Praga was thus DESTROYED
subsequently TO these dates, it is very difficult to
aseertsm what was the true situation OF affairs
Early on the 9th Of March intelligence was recey-
Cd IN ParDby express, announcing that on the 23rb
the municipal authorities Of Warsaw. finding thcm-
v.
being unable, from tho nature Of IN. ciry tn nrs
vent the entry Of tho Russians, held a meeting. a,
which 1t was resolved to surrender at discretion
Ihsy waited upon the Russian Comm Indcr TO ,ipni.
y tnef 81 omission, and The Russian Troops immed-
aeIy entered the plal This event is announced by
TIE celebrated correspondent, Of the Morning Chro-
ncle, IN the following omp7 s'ioned straln:-
pdrs 1unrrh 9. 1881, o'clock p. M.-War.v
mas caPnulaied. Proga has been destroyed by FIRE,
and the Polish Rsvolui,n l,as BEEN tenin.,ed Ihad
n hgfu I
geDec. Ia that Letter had hoped against hope. OF.
pressed my doubts and prayed for a succsss VIII ch
almost despaired Of But, alas nlss! cnurers Inv.
SINCE arrived with The nfti'ctng gence that War
saw has capnulatcd and Praga has been burned bv
IRE. France will hear it with horror England viii
learn 1t with sadness. Liberty ~ arrested in her
march; but the ann which arrests hey proorcss !,
out Impoteni.-Russian Barbariaus may burn cities
f,Vsn "omsa' rip up their helpless yctm., and
plant Tor while the standard Of depoism o.. the
'uIss OF independence. But all this will not uyail.
md IN spite Of these momeutnTy irunphs the Poles
shall yet be Frsei
And yet, notwithstanding the positive terms OF
'hess sesounts, IL would seem that The Polish cnn;,al
had not fallen, so late as the second of March ana
u 10 added, that General Debltsch has been Obliged
10 alter his plans and that he will not apnn try hs
fOHuns BY attacking Warsaw but intends 10 surround
and reduce u by famine. There is moreover, among
lhe somewhat confused Germa accounts which will
be found below, account Of Thanksgiving IN War
saw, Ter the results ofth operations thus far 90
that Warsaw clearly HAD NOT TALLgs, although
me brave but unfortunate Poles after their principal
ohesr' had fallen at Praga were driven back across
ine si'tnl' and the Russian commander was prepar-
ing forthwith TO invest the capital
Inc HoIsh Official accounts admit loss of 1000
men Pu' n"T'- dU-eoHLdt, 10 these engagements and
that the wounded IN the hospi ais smount /, 3 600
In regard to their preceding battles, the mos, nu
thenic and trustworthy reports state the casualties
OF the Poles IN the different engagements at Dobre.
Llu' ana MlI'osnow' to be about COO killed, 400
OF the RusSans IN the same affairs 800 killed 400
wounded nod 900 missing. The temporary adysn-
tsges gained by General Dwsniki over 0enor,l
Gesfnor az Plok, and few days later at Narnwics
on Ihe lei! BANK did not prevent the Russians from
pursuing their forward movements Tbev Ue,c IN
TACT, simple affairs Of Cossachs 10 which these saw
sges lost considerable number Of mon. and mon
the two occasions seven small cannon of the cabbre
NJ one and tvo pounds