The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-03
FO r EIGN N E w S.

Our London dates are to June Is, ten days
later than last week. Nothing of particular inn
portance had transpIred on the other side Of the
Atlantic during that interval
POLAND.
General Skrzynecki has published spirited
bulletin, in relation to his defeat at Ostroenka,
IN which he says" The check which we have
experienced has not altered in the least our
military position. From this day all the Poles
VIII form only one army and those who perish
cd on the banks of the Narew will find aveng-
ers on the banks of the Niemen and the Dwina"
lie says also that the retreat which followed
the battle entered INTO the original plan, in
making the advanced movement,-that it was
effected IN The best order, and that the enemy
obtained no real advantage BY his continued oo-
cupatlon OF the field which the Poles had aban-
doned. The loss of the Polish army did not ex.
coed 1000; and it occupies its old quarters at
Praga, not because it is disabled from action.
but because it has need of repose, and because
the pm cipal theatre of war is not now on tho
banks of the VistHa, but on the plains of Lth-
uania. The extension of the war INTO that and
the other Russo Polish provinces is equivalent
to n victory.
Berlin account says, according to the most
respectable authority the loss of the Poles on
that memorable day does not exceed 1000 men;
while that of the Russians was unquestionaby
much greater; indeed in several of the Polish
papers, 1t had been carried to $4,000 In order
TO make his projected attack Diebitsch had
made forced march Of 9 German miles in "a
hours, and upon coming up with the Polish
troops he commenced immediately the engage.
ment, which lasted Is hours without intermis
sion. The Field Marshal lost during the bat.
tie, an immense number of his soldiers who
were either killed by the fire of the Poles, or
drowned IN an attempt to swim across the riy-
err Thus situated, at the head of an exhausted
army, without either ammunition or provisions
and expecting every moment to be attacked ON
the other side by Gen Gielgud, who had eros
sed the Narew, and might sally out upon him
from Lomza: Gen. Dcbitsch was compelled to
retreat from Ostrolenka. This retrocrade nova
ment was begun on the 26th, the bridge near
Ostrolenka was Immediately burnt, and the
whole town was shortly after reduced TO heap
OF ashes. On the 29th not single Russian
was TO be seen on the right bank Of the Narrow.
he Russians suffered also much from their
own artillery, which kept firing on Ostrolenka
long after they had taken possession of that
town.
Private letters say that the force of tho Rus
sans employed in the battle of Ostrocnka was
6O,00O men, with 100 pieces of cannon. The
Polish army did not exceed $4,000. An i'm
the Russians to work IN the trenches and a
great number of them were killed
The plan of the Pole seems to have been sue
eessiul to some extent, in exciting the insur.
gents Several battles have been fought be-
tween the Russians and the insurgents, in Rus
slan-PolanG, in which the latter have gained
important advantages. At the same time tho
Poles were defeated at Ostrolenka, small de-
tachment under Gen. ChlapowSki, defeated
RUSSIAN force, near Narewka
A letter says-the retreat which Gen. Lu-
oiensgl made from Ciechanowise was so admi-
rably done, that he has been advanced to Gen.
eral of Division he had 5000 men, surrounded
by 10000, and cut his way through them
The Russian accounts give quite a { q aren't
story, and state that the deluded peasantry
have returned to their allegiance
FRANCE.
The opening of the French Chambers has
been postponed to the st of October
quarrel took place in Paris, on the 18th of
June,in consequence of an assault made upon
ballad singer, who offered for sale song cal.
led " Rapolean in the hundred days" The
crowd interfered and the disturbance was ouel.
led by the military.
The London Courier of the 18th, contained
the following:
Just as we were going to press We received
by an Extraordinary Express, from Paris, tho
following short but important letter, dated yes
terday.
Paris, Friday, June IL. hasten to inform
you that the disorders which were anticipated
for the 18Th, commenced on Wednesday last,
and continued yesterday but have been check
ed by the unanimous loyalty of the National
Guard and the troops of the line, amid cries of
Vive 10 Roy.
/ have not time to communicate the particu-
lars of these events, but have the satisfaction
oil informing you that at this moment order has
been restored, and that perfect tranquility
reigns on every point"