The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-31
Lieerpool, Juno l3.

place, and ended uniasofapiy ioi UT. Polish cause, though not without great loss to the Russians. ns
 We stated in former papers, that Dle- oitsch had moved off to his rlght, nor Fler to loIn the lmperis,i giissii'fss:'s a''ae. 1 iSacken. and other reinforcements; ane also for the purpose of transferring the seat of war to aiess-exhausted tract e1 country. We likewise stated that the gallant Polish chief,general SkrzynccKi' had proceeded with the greater part of his forces to intersect the Russian line ef march. It appears by his own ae- connt. that, os the Dist ultimo, he drove the Russians out of Tykocip, after sharp action; the Poles afterwards en- tered Lomza and Ostcoenka, where they found, they state, considerable booty in money and stores. But on the 26th, marshal Dicbitsch brought up hls army in person, and commenced a turi- ous attack upon Ostroienka and the strong Polish positions around that town along the banks of the river Narew'- The conflict ragged two days, no quarter being either asked Or given. the Rus- sians threw large bodies of infantry across the Narew, in the face of the Poles, and, therefore, suffered severely; but they are said to have perseyered with extraordinary bravery, the infantry dinging away their knapsacks, in order to move with the greater eelerlty. The brunt of the action was upon dyke, over which, says Polish account, thou sands were thrown and killed. The result is, Diebilsch captured Ostrolen- ka by storm, and slSnynecki retired in good order, within the works ot Praga, having sustained an acknowledged loss of 1000 men killed and wounded, in- cIuding among the former generals Kicki and keminski, andlieutenaht CO lonel Gajewski. The Russians are said to have suffered more severely, to the extento of 10000 killed and wounded.--
 < great! part of the fight was hand 10 hand by bayonet and sabre; and both sides displayed heroic YaIor; the soi- diers emulatng their chiefs.
 The consequences of the battle are the main consideration. The Polish commander states, that this object was to throw general Gieigud and i9,9o9 men into the Russian rear, in order to foster the Lithuanian instruction, and that he fully accomplished his object.- This, however, is only a minor point The Russians arc exceeding ly numer- GUS; they receive provisions and ammu- hilton from Prussia; and a very general opinion prevails among military men. that Warsaw must fall, and the strug- gie be speedily ended, unless some ex- terlor moyement take place in favor of the Poles, of which there is no hope al ipresent.
 Beigiam.--On Friday week prince Leopold was elected king of Belgium, 1 byf52 members of the national congress out of 190; and train was supposed to have been laid for a settlement Of diff culties. But, ou Monday, the ministers of the five great powers held a confer. ence in London, with the concurrence of prince Leopold, and after long de- Liberation the ministers decided, that the great powers would not agreeto the proposed arrangement for settling the sovereignty, as proposed by the Belgi- ans, namely, their retention of Limburs. In anticipation of a refusal, despatches were sent to lord Ponsonby, ordering his loFdship to break off ali negotiations and return home; and the French court also withdrew general Belliard, who has acted with lord Ponsonby most cor -diaHy.
 On Wednesday evening the Belgic deputation to offer the crown to prince Leopold arrived in London.
 Eho debates which which took place. i, the Belgic congress on ford Ponsonby' let ter, and on the election of prince Leo poid, were distinguished by a degree of violence and irritation which reduce very much the hopes of an amcable ad- justincnt of differences between the Bel gians and their rivals, through the med iation of the five powers. The dis cussion was sometimes interrupted for half an hour, by the disorderly interfer- ence of the galleries; and the deputies themselves partook of the fury, which [ they inspired and preterded to condemn. The war party almost cried sto arms" }" and the words s'insolent," ssinfamous,n ? and other flowers of distcmpefed rheto- rie, were abundantly supplied to his lordship's production.
 It should, however, still be borne in mind by the friends of peace, that the acts of the congress are not so warlike