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/ tiser saws -" By the packet ship Co
trinthian We have received London pa !.
pcrs to the evening of the 3Ist MAY.
our former adyiocs having been w
to that day. We extract the Official
account given by the Russian General
kreutz. at his proceedings on the 9th
and 9th Of May, and the other intel
iigcncc brought Nv the German papers
OF May Goth. We find noihing else
OF any interest. not anticipated by
the London morning papers OF the
3ist, and already published.
Russian Head Quarters "a, I.ueLewo, May II.
When the detachment of Count Pac,
reinforced by the troops Of Gen. Ro.
marino. under the comma anil Of the
Chief of the Gencr.! staff or the army
OF the Insurgents Chrza nowski. a
mounting To 10 battalions s. I6 squad
rons, with II pieces of cannon. bad
passed the Wicprz, General Kreutz
immediately gave orders Ia the le,ach
mcnt at Gen. Thirmann tn leave X ock
and march towards kamiouka. In fact
the enemy occupied the first named
place an the 9th Of May. with a con
siderable force, and Gen. Kreutz pro
cecded Ia concentrate his troops.
On the 9Th Of May he proceeded to-
wards kamiouka, and ordered Gen.
Faesi TO send reconnaissance tow ards
Finley. la the woods. his brigade fell
IN with the enemv.attackcd him brave
~, and succeeded in taking 100 prison
ers but IL was soon surrounded by n
large force Of the insurgents. and bv
cavalry. which seemed to cut of its
retreat. when Gen. Deilinshauscn,
who vas seeking position near Kami.
ouka, with the few troops he had at
hand immediately advanced to relieve
u. Gen. Faesi, as soon as he heard
the cannon, made charge with the
bayonct, and succeeded in opening for
himself passage through the enemy's
troops with some loss, and leaving the
prisoners behind-The Pole. advanc-
cd IN close columns against Kamiouka.
but were forced by the Russian artil
lery TO retreat into the forest. and
during the night marched in the direc-
ton Of Lubartow.
% the 9th Gen. kreutz attacked
them with considerable loss. After
several attacks Of cavalry and infantry.
the insurgents, crushed by the fire Of
grape shot, entirely retreated. The
battalions which were posted in the
village itself, and in the monastery,
made desperate resistance but the
houses taking fire, all those vino had
pasted themselves IN them TO resist the
attacks OF the brave conquerors perish.
ed IN the flames. Meantime a breach
had been made iD the wall Of the mo
mastery, and the troops that defended
IT were compelled by fresh assault of
General Dellinghausen, TO lay down
their arms.
The field of battle, which was cover
cd with the killed and wounded, was
completely abandoned by the enemy.
who rcpassed the Wieprz by a ford,
and lost many men in the waves
Three gun carriages, which were found
on the bank Nth the powder wagons.
show that the guns themselves had
been thrown into the river. In tho
course OF the engagement six hundred
prisoners. including eleven officers
were taken. Gen. kreutZ estimates
the loss al the enemy in the two DAYS
at about 5000, and palt Of their troops
was dispersed in the, woods. After
this defeat. the insurgents reiterated
towards LSueZno. and were closely
pursued; but as the Russian infantry.
which had made forced marches for
three days, in order 10 reach the enc
my, had need Of rest. the Poles WIN
bad returned TO the left bank of the
WleprZ escaped by the rspidiiy of
their movements, and reached the Old
LamOse, having marched more than 10
German u.s. English) miles in less than
Two days. constantly harrassed by the
Russian light cavalry, which several
times attacked their rear guard. espe
clally on the 18th Of MAY, when Col.
hOusnetsOh With the Atraman Teei
ment Of Cossacks. caused them great
loss. Since these events. Gen. KTeutz
has formed movable columns, for the
purpose OF securing the wood, and by
ways. To pick up the soldiers who had
dispersed ~ all directions in bands oI
90 to 90 men, and many prisoners had
already been brought IN. The Rus.
san loss IN killed and wounded a
mounts To 100 men; the brigade Of
Faes'' suffered the most during the
brilliant attack, by which il disepgsged
ITSELF from the superior numbers Of the
enemy.
Inflammation having been received
t"at the insurgents with their main
'"'ce' intended to make some attempt
"gains, sIcllec the Russian Command
-in.Ch'efimmediatcly took measures
20 anticipate ihem by a rapid move
ment. On the iIth, IN the evening.
ne advanced towards Jablonna. and tic
nextmornIug proceeded. with Tie t,ocr.
'eere a'Sembled against Kaluzyn: bot
We Poles bad already evacuaicd it