Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-08

Il il does not at once proceed 10 adopt more
vigorous measures, it is to be understood as
arising from the position which 1t has at pre-
sent taken up, which is one of inactivity"
not neutrality.
Here. then, is the first direct departure
from that system Of neutrality amongst the
Great Powers of Europe which has been
looked upon hitherto as tying up the hands
of the English and French Governments,
with respect to Poland But II Prussia, from
the middle ground, advances upon one side
two PAGES towards Russia, why may not o.
ther powers, without any violation oil the
principles of treaties. advance two PAGES on
the other, towards impioring. and, we fear,
expiring Poland? Is it that the approach IS
to be eternal, that desp0.ism and oppression
ever find willing and active supporters, whilst
the cause Of injured liberty and oppressed
nations never meets with but iangnid friends
| and sluggish champions? We are not sorry
| that Prussia has thus exposed itself; the un-
| disguised hostility Of an enemy IS better than
| the base treachery Of pretended friend, and
| the holy cause of Poland may require an ac-
! cession Of sympathy by the Increased detes
| tation which this new act Of baseness viii
| produce amongst all the well disposed people
Of Europe, already too much Disguised with
! tn. .ioabie faced conduct Of Psussia upon
this subject. Our correspondent hopes that
the change Of situation will not escape the
notice of our own Government, hope in
which we, averse as we are to see the coun
try upon any account committed to war,
warmly entertain. The subject is, however,
worthy of their serious consideration.
The Courier Of Inly 30tb, speaking of the
German papers Of the , LIST, says
GAN that they contain, consists either Of
f.,fa inf ntI tar
versions or reports previously given by them
A letter from Paris Of the 9th July says:
"Thcrt is no news this morning here from
Poland; the Poles await the shock Of the re
inlorced Russian army with the calmness OF
men who viii perish but not submit Is there
no place on earth from which voice can
raise against the barbarian who IS bringing
tyranny and contagion into the heart oil con
tilenal Europe2 Are the courts SO craven
hearted, as 10 hook on while disease creeps
into those precincts which despotism cannot
enter? The letters from Poland for external
aid are heart rendng; butthe heroes one and
all declare that they will perish on the fune-
raj pile Of their country.
The London sun, of the Goth, contains
the following paragraph
owe have no further news OF a military
character from Poland The main armies
|
expect perhaps by Monday or Tuesday to
I hear oil some decisive battle. Would to tica
ven That it may be in faVsr Of the brave
Poles, whose chivalrous conduct has excited
{ the wonder of The present day, and viii
command the admiration, but we trust not
: the regret of pnsteritv Prussia - France?-
Irgland'-N hat sentiments do ye inspire
: or rather provoke? ngeahce!-Shamel-
3 Pity-kindlmg into lndignationlM"
| The following are the only items respect
! ing the progress of the war, which we have
I thus lar discovered:
r. Extract Of a letter from Warsaw, Ju-
y "a The Russians have sc, 900 me
with 200 artillery. and we have to OPP
pose them, $4,000 Poles, with 100 can
non. All our army is at Modlin, o.
near it; and we are expecting to come
to blows, Should we be unfortunate
in the battle we shall retreat fighting to
Walna "a plain in VoIla;) and again to
the capital and defend il to the last.
Another item, without date, either
of time or place, says: Affairs are not
desperate. On the l4th Gen Chrzan-
ski repealed Rudiger at MIusk, 5 uiles
from Warsaw, killing and wounding s.
600 men, taking 900, and pursuing the
Russians Butthe main Russian army
crosse the Vistula, and general battle
is expected. The Pfussians supply the
invaders.
LoNDoN, July % Intelligence has
been received of the complete defeat
OF the Poles in Lithusnia. General
Gielgud, having retTeated towards the
Prussan frontier, applied TO the Prus-
sian authorities for protection. Ano-
Their corps OF Poles came up with him
whilst thus celebrating, murmurs a
rose among his troops, when he (who0
dashed across and shot Geilgud, sur
rounded by his whole staff. The corps
of the Poles which came up with him
at Schonton, shortly after, was under
General Ruhlan, and by one of the of.
ficers Gielsud was shot Gen: Rulan
began his retreat immediately along
the frontier, pursued by six thousand
Russians, and it is stated thst he bad
been captured with the whole of his
troops, and had arrived about three
miles from Memel. He had about 5,
900 troops. General Gielgud's 8 OeO
! foot and 1850 horse had been placed
under quarantine. The surrender was
an act Of base treachery.
Polish FRoNrigRs, July FL is
affirmed that Field Marshal Paske.
| YitSch held council of var IN thu Cd