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lrug. London papers to ,he IGsh aud Liverpool
u thu isth May, inclusive. The following i'm
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IMPORTANT FROM POLAND.
.God pro,pers the right! :" The in. |
vaders Of the gallant Poles have again
advanced, and again been repulseJ,
and the " Balkan Passer" is at length |
passing backwards towards his own
country. The Sollowing is a despatch
from the Polish Commander, enclosed
An letter from Warsaw of May ed:
Esfraf 81 a !sttsr lated garss-. Any ..
We have had the Polish army nj
Nilosna again. two miles distant from
Warsaw. The following is despatch
from General Skrzynecki:-
"Gen. Diebitsch had concentrated
all his forces. and in person, at the
head Of his advanced guard, attacked
on the 25th our rear guard near ku.
few. Colonel Denbinski commanded
the Polish troops in battle Of several
hours, against the enemy's overwhelm-
ing force, who had Is pieces Of cannon
whilst the Poles had only 4 pieces
The Russian Field Marshal endea-
~onred TO surround the Polish right
wing with his main army. According
TO the plan formed by Skrzynecki in
the commenc ment Of the campaign,
he did not intend giving battle to the
overwhelming force Of the Russians in
that part Of the country, which, il an.
pears, is not advantageous: conse-
quently he gave orders 10 the troops
10 retreat to Kostrzya, a retreat which
WAS Effected. Gen. Gielgud and part
al Gen. Skraynecki's corps formed a
reserve guard at Minsk, which was at.
tackled the following morning at II
o'clock. The enemy presented great
mass Of infantry and cavalry, as well
as a numerous artillery, but all his at.
tacks were repulsed, after a battle of
several hours, which did all honor to
Gen. Gielgud, who afterwards retired
to his former position. I can assure
the National Government that the enc.
my has not made one prisoner, unless
u Is the sick Of the cholera, which were
left in the forests. Yesterday Gen.
Uminski, in marching from Okuniew
TO Stanislawow, ut the head Of two
squadrons Of Lublin cavalry (quite
new troops,) met Gen. Nassakin's ca
valry brigade: the squadrons attacked
thera bravely, and dispersed them
The enemy lost upwards Of so men
and I officer killed, and q captain with
S2 men and horses were made prisou-
srs. We had 8 officers and 5 soldiers
wounded, but not one killed. The de.
tachments sent into the forests CONT
nually bring in prisoners Of the dis
psrsed brigade.
(signed) SYSTEMATICALLY
"Milosna, April %.
You may depend upon this informa.
t'on, as Skrzynecki neverexaggerates,
but keeps all his plans secret. 1t is
said that he made feigned retreat.
and wished to bring the Russians to
Warsaw again, being a good position
1or battle; but Disbitsch thought il
better to follow him, and has now re-
treated faster than he advanced. II
,s believed that he wished TO get over
she Bug again; but If he does the Poles
will attend him: They are now follow
ing him up.
1ourfh Retreat Of the Russians.
At length we have received authsn.
ais Intelligence from Poland, and we
rejoice to cay, Of the most cheering
bind. The Russian commander. in
chief, who, some months ago, IN the
plenitude Of presumption, pledged him
self 10 his master, that, by a certain
day, he would display the Russian ca
gle 10 Warsaw. has again been foiIcd,
bis plans deranged, snd, with the bulk
Of his troops, be has been obliged 10
fall back, in discontinue and disgrace,
before the army Of the patriots. This
- the fourth time that this doughty
sOnqueroT, whose high prstensions have
How become . laughing stock even 10
his own thick headed followers, has
seen his claims TO immortality vanish.
Of the "details ~ this last advance of
che Russians upon Warsaw, and the
retreat Of the Poles before them, we
have the accounts Of both sides, and
they dIfkxr bat little from each other.
~ soon - the FIRST movement from
SIediee, which vas Diebitsch's head.
quarters for some time, denoted an in.
tention on the part 81 the enemy IN
advance, skfzyneCki despatched cou.
SieTs to Warsaw TO prepare them for a
retreat Of the army, and to desire that
the place might be put in a condition
~ sustain q siege, in case the fortune
Of war should be against the cause in
general engagement Nothing could
exceed the enthusiasm With which the
news was received. The citizens re-
newsd their assurances ~ devOtion 10
their eouhtfy; and we arc told that, 10