Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-21
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- By the packet shp Corinthan we have
re oeived London papers TO the evening Of TN,
3lst May, our former advices having been IN
10 the morning ofihat day. We extract the
official account given by the Russian Gen
Rreiuz, OF his proceedings the 9Th aud
9th Of May aud The other intelligence bruush
by the German psprss Of May goth. We find
nothing else, OF any interest, not anticipated
ny the London morning papers OF the jlsl, aud
already published in this paper.
KUssIAN-liEAo-Q quarter, AT LUcKowo, MAY
IL.
When the detach ment of Count Pac, reinfor-
ced by the troops ot General Komarino under
the command OF the Chief of the &c ~. staff of
the army OF The insurgents Chrzanowski amour.
ting To 10 baItallions and 10 squadorns, with II
pieces ol cannon, had passed tne Wrep1y, Gen-
eIal KreuIz Immediately gave ord RS to thn de.
tdchment OF General Ihiemaun TO leave kock,
and march towards kamlouka. In fact the
enemy occupied the fr.t named place on
the 9th OF MAJ, with considerable force aud
General kreulz proceeded To concentrate his
troops.
On the b ofMay be proceeded towards
kam'ouka. aud ordered General Faesi 10 send
| n Reconnaissance towards f.rey. la the wood
his brigade fell in with tho encmy, attacked
him bravely, and succeeded IN taking 100
prisoners; but II wHs soon surrounded by u
large force Of the insurgents, aud by cavalry
witch seemed 10 cut of iis retreat, when Gen-
era u ling hansen, who was seeking position
near KapioukH, with the few troops he had
AT hard Immediately advanced TO relieve il.
General faesi. rs soon as he heard the cannon
made II charge with he bayonet aud sncce eded
in opening himself a passage through he enc
mys troops with some loss. and leaving the
prisoner, brh,nd-- h. Poles advanced Ia lose
| 4 l.. H.
! the RLs ian artillery 10 retreat into the forest,
! and during the nih int marched ia the direction
| OF Lubanow,
| On the 9th Gen. krru Z attacked them with
| considerable lU,s. Alter several attack, OF eaval-
| ry d ,iantry,ihe Insnrgent- Crushed by h. Ii e
Of grape shOl entirely rrtreated. The atlalIons
! which were posted ia the village itself, aud the
! monastery made desperate resistance but
| the houses taking fire. all those who had post.
| ed themselves 10 them to resist the attacks u
! the brave conquerors persisted IN the flames.
| Meantime breach had been made in the wall
! OF the monastery, and The troops tbAt de
! Tended 1t we're cOnpslled, by fresh assault
OF General Dellughause0, 10 lay down their
arms.
TIE field of battle, which was covered with
| the killed aud wounded, WAS completely abAn.
doned by the enemy, who repasbed the Wlrpz
| by n ford, and lost many nrn IN tue waves.
| The gun carriages, which were found on The
| bank with the powder wagons. show that The
guns themselves had beenthrown INTO the river.
IL tho course oil the engagement sK hundred
prisoners, 'ndclIding eleven officers were taken.
General kreuiI estimates the loss of the enemy
in the two days at about 8 100 aud part OF their
troops was dispersed ia the woods. Alter this
defeat, he insurgents retreattd toward Leurzns
| aud we're closely pursued but as the Russian
infantry, which had made forced marches for
three days, in order to reach the enemy, had
| need Of rest, tile Poles, who had returned 10
the lett bank Of The WieprK escaped by the
rapidly OF their movement, and reached Old
Zimooc, having marched more than IL Ger
man 100 Englisl) miles IN less than two days,
constantly harrsssed by the Russian light ca
yalry, which several tunes attacked Their rear
guard, especially on the lth OF May, when Co
ionol kousnetsoH, with the Aramon regiment
of CUssacks, caused them great loss. Since
these events, General kreutz has formed mo-
yeable columns, for the purpo,e OF securing
the woods ahd by-ways, TO pick up the sol
ders who had dispersed IN all directions in
bands OF 30to Cd men, IL many prisoners have
already been brought IN. The Russian loss IN
Killed aud wounded amounts to 400 mea the
brigade Of Faesi suffer ell the most during tn,
brilliant at ack, by which u dseDgaged itsel
lro:a the superior numbers Of the enemy.
Information having been received that ih'
s insurgents Wuh their nam force, intended e
| make some attempt against oeidec, The Rus
Z san Comma ndet.in-C hief Immediately tool
e measures to anticipate them by rapid move
: ,reni. Ga lhs lltb, IN The evening, he adyan
ced towards Jablonna. and tho neat morDia
proceeded, vita the troops there assem- bic
u against kaluszyn but the Poles bad airsaG
;, evacuated il. fhey made no stand, either j
- me wood, before The town, or IN the in,renc
ii aen,s thrown w for its defence, from which
IL according to tse unanimous assertions OF tn
u inhabitants and the prisoners, they bad remoy'