Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-06-23

the cholera. The Senate, the Cham.
Der oI Deputies, and the National Go.
vernment, dined-tosethsr. and col
lection MAS made for the sick in the
hospitals. aud for the distressed inhs.
b,tants Of the right bank Of thevisiula."
il was reported at Warsaw, on the
LIST Of May, that the Russiars had re
treated from Siedlie, and left there
10000 sick. The latest accounts say
that Col. winski, who commands u
separate detachsient. has made him
self master Of Ocholenks, and totally
defeated the corps Of General Sackeu.
D'ebitsch lie retreating with his whole
army To the Bug, over which river he
has thrown bridges.
The Warsaw Courier says: "All
the sccsusts received IN Warsaw agree
that the Russian army is retreatiny at
all points. Count F,cdro, one Of our
officers, is said TO have fallen in action
with the Cossaeks."
The London Courier Of the I4tb,
states that authentic accounts Of The
retreat Of the Russian army had been
received:
"I'he motives assigned BY General
Diebitsch is, the want .f provisions.
and the destitute state of the country
which he had invaded but we are cha
bled to state positively that the chcier 4
morbus was making frigh'ful ravsges
IN the army. which can no longer con .
tend against the Poles, who were com
paratively suffering little from disease
From the Warsaw Gazette.
Brody, .1pru 2i-'rhe terror that
prevails among the Russians is beyond
deseriptIon-ail fly TO our town. and.
besides carriages loaded with the pri-
vate effects Of the civil officers, four
hundred and fifty wagons laden with
leather and wax, have arrived here
The Russian eagles on the frontiers
have been every where taken down
and broken to pieces, and the Polish
eagles set up instead. Many Russians
have concealed themselves in our fo
rests, near Radziwillow on the other
hand, detachmeuts Of our hussars aud
infantry have been ordered thither. -
All BrOdy is In m0tion-the victory oI
the Poles has caused extraordinary Joy.
The wounded Polish soldiers are kind.
ly assisted here. In every house a,
Sakal there 10 a hospital for wounde ed
Poles.
! The Warsaw Gazette says that field
marshal Diebitsch has sent, through
General Le"andowski, 100 ducats t.
each of the Russian officers now in the
hospitals Of Warsaw. The same pa
per says that the Russian General Mas
sakin was severely wounded in the &C
tion at Stanislansw.
The Prussian State Gazctte-th,
Ger man organ Of the Russians-.ays
"The attack on General Geilgud',
Edivision near Minsk. proved particu
iariy disastrous to the Russians; moi
less SO to the unfortunate inhabitants,
nearly the whole town having been
burnt down. Last Saturday three
Russian artillery officers, q captain md
tive iieutenants, entered our army
Many Of the Russian prisoners. who
have been at their own desire incorpo
rated into our ranks, have already re.
ceivcd decorations in consequence oil
their gallant conduct in some of the
late engagements. The last letter.
from Zamose, speak Of q convoy oil
Russian prisoners brought into the for.
tress by party Of Volhynian insur.
gents"
Russian account Of Tie Retreat.
The Prussian State Gazette Of Nav
9th, gives the following account of the
advance ct their troops upon Minsk--
ct the defeat Of the Poles there-and
OF the subsequent retrograde move
ment. Tor want Of an enemy to fight.
and food 20 eat -
We have news from the Russian
head quarters at Minsk. Of 28,h April,
one day later than the preceding -
These accounts relate the partiou lars
Of the advance Of the army from Sled
lee, in which little Of importance &C.
CURED. Near Minsk, however, there
was a very sharp action between the
Russian vanguard and the rear Of the
Poll IN army, in which the Poles sre
sad to have lost several bundrrd kill.
ed besides wounded and prisoners
the loss OF the Russians was 90 killed.
aud, at the most. 100 wounded. A.
mong the latter is General SkobeIew.
commander Of the second division of
the LIST corps, who had an arm carried
of by cannon ball.
The enemy retreated towards Sta.
n'slawow. The Russian van guard
pushed forward TOW ards DeInbie vii
kic. Gen. Uminski has also retreatcd
from the vicinity of wengrow.
Among the Polish prisoners are
some hundreds laboring under the cho.
lera. The disorder appears 20 abaie
10 violence, although there are some
cases where death Is very sudden
Many patients soon recover. and there