Litchfield enquirer., 1831-04-28

guinaFy contest which was several tunes re- Dewed, he regained possession of the ten part of the wOOd. In order to sustain this contest, Gen. ChlOpicki, who was always to be found where there was the greatest danger. formed columns of attack with the grenadier regiments Of Gen. Milberg, and leading them himself, by beat Ofdrum, against the enemy, hs obtained possession of the rest of the wood, and extended his infantry on the right.
 '' The contest was now converted into a massacre; our troops seizing the. enemy's cannon, enclosed them and returned 10 the charge. The action lasted till two. Gen. ChlOTicki had two horses killed under him by grcnadiers, and himself was wounded in the leg by ball from carbine. Fate at length, desrOus to deprive us of the unity Of com mand, directed another grenade under hls horse, which killed the animal, and wounded ChlOpicki in both legs, who was thrown tO the ground by the falling of his horse.
 "The enemy had now mOved np his corps de reserue, and the fire of his innumerahle ar- tllery was continued along his whole linc.- New batteries sustained ny new corps, which had arrived from Kawgezy, renewed the at tack in ihe rear Of the wood and Penttratedi it a second time; the consequence, Was, that the wood could no longer he rsaintained, and .itwas abandOned. Gen. Uminski,in spite of all
 his affurts,had not sufficient troops to occupy the space between our right & left wing. com. handed by Gen. Krhkowicki, and he order ed up new corps from Kawgpzyn and Zabko {: our army, in consequence, was obliged to content itself with taking up a position at Pra- aa. The divisions of Generals Szembek and Skrzynecki accomplished this movement in an orderly manner, and without ceasing to keep up a contest. The enemy deceived by this movement, thought the victory would be accelerated by causing to defIe from both sides of the woods his last reserves. consisting of the corps Ofcavalry of Witt. and numer- 0us horse artillery. On the left our artillery alone repulsrd their attack. TO the right on the road of MitOrno. a column, composed of corps of Cuirassers and Hnlans, in spite of the fire of Our artillery, which played on their large masses, and caused them great loss. still advanced and threatened to break O"r ranks. Already the head of thus column had begun to pass Onr lines, when the company of Obersiers of Capt. Skaiski fell on it's flank, and by it's fire checked for moment its ad- vance. The infantry Of Generals Szembek
 and Skrzynecki, and the cavalry of Coloncls
 Klcki and Skrzyneki Casimer, who in this
 decisive moment, distinguished himselfby his
 cOolness and his courage. lost no: so favora- hle an opportunity. The whole fell together upon the flank and front of the enemy's cav airy, " bich sustained a very considerable loss. and retreated in the greatest disorder. The whOla regiment of CuirassierS of Prince AL bert, which formed the head of this column. was apnihilated--a part of it remained on the
 field of battle. and another portion oft fell into our hands. with two pieces ofcannon.
 "On the left wing, Gen. Krnckowicki. af- ter most obstinate combat. drove the corps of Prince SzachOwiki from all these points. causing considerable loss, and taking two pie ces of cannon; three pieces of cannon. which could not be removed f0r want Ofh0rses, were spiked, and thrown into ditch.
 -The state of things on the right wing, where the enemy had displayed a very pow. erful force, did not permit Gen. Kruckowieki to pursue the corps of the Prince, and by this means alone it was preserved from utter de- structiOD.
 ss The enemy. weakened by SO many fruit less and calamitous attacks, slackened towards evening, aud finished the day by continued discharges of artillery along the whole line. which were answered by our artillery, which had been so much distinguished during the battle for its courage and coolness.
 'After all was quiet, our army began to retire tO its entrenchments under Praga, in order to pass the night, when the Com mander-in Chief observing a considerable Q. pcning in the ice, which was breaking up in the river, and considering it requisite to take advantage of the bridge, whichsw was already rather insecure, in order to prevent the army from being separated from the Vistula, and from its numerous magazines, he issued or ders to pass the bridge and entered Warsaw, which were carried into execution during the remainder of the night with the greatest or- der, ,and without any loss and without the least movement on the patt of the enemy. "
 "Our loss in nen has been considerable. Since the commencement Of the war we have had 5000 killed and wounded, but C,OOO of hOn.. now in the hospitals, may be enabled to return to ;he ranks. The loss of the enemy IS, doubtless, much more cOnsid erable. The whole army has glOriOusly done its duty; even the corps newly formed, such as the goth regiment of infantry of the line, the 5th Hulans, bearing the name of Zamoy- ski. and also the regiment of Poscn. rivalled in the contest the oldest soldiers. The con. duct of aur artillery, in; particular. was above an praise, especially the batteries under the command of Colonel Pizski, and of Captain Rzepecki. two officers. who. for their great services. lave been promoted. We lost only three pieces ofcannon, which were dismOunt- ed. and could nut be brought away from the field ofhatile. "f"'
 We believe that these three memorable actions, fought under the walls of Grochow during the last few days, have convinced the enemy that 1t is not enough to have merely innumerable forces in order tO conquer the Polish soldiers, who defend sO holy cause, with the device, Let the nation be restored