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Cunttic'fiN uctcStcu anu uduc IiIsoU- !
ers. AZ Byals,ockicy, 100 Russian
wagons were taken by the insurgents.
la Nuihynia the fortress of IIaman fell
Inio their hands, after ell.cente stcJ
and sansuinary battle. IN which the
Russians left ZOO dead on the field /,
ofba,,le. General Rudig,r. however.
with kra-sowskfs corps, Is 1t Werbo-
vice; he had 5000 men under him. !
and thirty pieces Of cannon; the Rus
sian army had begun 10 move to the
rish, bank Of the Narcw. On the Sd !
instant 10000 men were encamped al !
Prnsnyz. II seems that Gen. Lubien- |
ski. in his retreat Of Cicchnowiec with
5000 Poles, cut his way thro' 10000
Russians!
The Polish STATE Gazette Of June G,
contains two reports Of Gen. Skrzy-
nccki, dated from the Head Quarters
at Praga. on the 1st aud I'd OF June.
The first gives an account Of the rea.
sons (Which are already KNOWN why
the army fought the battle Of Osho-
lenks, and afterwards retrea,ed TO
Praga. The second report is thai
whioh gives an account of the defeat OF
Il Russian corps in Lithuania as stated
above.
The annexed private letter from
Warsaw, which we find in the British
Traveller of the 10th June. contains
All extract from one Of the dispatches
of the Polish commander above refer.
red TO, and q variety Of other details.
Private Correspondence
WARSAW, June 6.-'rhe last letter
| wrote TO vuu was under date Of the
50th ult., which informed you that the
Polish head quarters were at Praga,
where they still remain, and nothing
has taken place with the main army
since then. bat, however. the Poles still
sing their national song" JessUe
Poirka ME Zgfnefd-(Poland will not
be lost so long as we live. for the news
from Li,huania and Ukraine are good.
Gen. Chlap"wski has gained a victory
over the Russians. near Narewka. The
following is the translation Of the eff
cial report of Gen. Skrzynecki to the
National Governments
| ! have the honor 10 send to the Ma
tional Government the news Just re
cci'ed Of the army under the com
mand of Ger. Chlapow Iii that Gen
eral having joined some thousands Of
the Byaistock insurgents, gained a
glorious victory over the enemy at Ma
rewka, on the Goth of May; il vas the
same time when the Battle of Ostro-
ienka took place. The enemy's column
consisting Of two regiments Of infant
~, one regiment Of Cavalry, and FIVE
cannon, besides Cossacks. were sent
from BrZesc Litew.ki with the ipten-
ton OF falling upon tie insurgents. and
we're led on by one Lengardt. Gen
eral Chlapowski got tie start Of him.
and attacked him in the night. and
with such success that the Russian
corps was surrounded. The Russians
lost live oanuons and all the arms. and
about three hundred men were killed:
we lost an officer Of the regular troops,
Tour chasseurs of the insurgents. and
horse The remainder of the enemy's
troops were completely defeated an,
made prisoners. General ChIapowski
took the officers with him on his march.
but ordered the soldier, (prisoners) TO
be sent To Bielsk by the inhabitants.
after they having taken an oath not to
serve sgain against the Poles. -Four
degenerate inhabitants OF that coun.
try who conducted the enemy towards
US, received their deserved punishment
death. The appearance of General
ChiaPowski heightened the spirits of
the insurgents in that part; the whole
population arc taking up arms. Besides
The successful battle OF Narewka, the
insurgents had fallen several fines up.
on the Russian transports, and at Bal. !
stockicy Puszezy $50 wagons fell into
the hands Of the insurgents.
(S'gned) SKRZYNECKI.
PIaga. June ., 1851.
According to news arrived likewise
from NolhyDia. the insurgents have
gwen battle To the Russians nj Haran.
which fortress fell into the insurgents.
with all the arms, ammunition. &c
he insurgents were led on hy Count
Em'r Mdctaw RLcwuski, whusc two
sons ate IN the Polish artillery. II
was a hard Tough, battle, and I. eco
Russians were left dead OF the field:
the loss ct Alexander Scbamki. who - (
either killed or made prisoner, is much
regretted. The rising in that country
vii DE ct great consequence 10 the (
Nuss'sns, a. the peasaniry are deter.
mined to defend the liberty their mas.
'crs have gwen them. The Greek 4
eiergymen have even joined them. aud
bless their nag,; and some a. them
J"ih them ~ the battles. The inhaL,
ianis of tie Ukraine remember what
hey enjoyed ia Polish times. and have
sworn TO assist tie Poles "a their stfup.
gle f,r liberty and indcpendsrce.-I