Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-26
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Bloody conflict IN Potmd-.fara,cs cf the Rus
sians--retreat Of the Poles upon Warsaw.
The packet ship Sylyanus Jenkins, Captain
Allen, arrived last evening from Liverpool. By
this conveyance the editors 81 the Commercial
Advertiser have received their usual supply Of
foreign papers, including London Of the 9th, and
Liverpool Of the 9th ultimo
Such OF. the contents Of these papers as relate
to the progress Of the Polish Revolution, are full
Of interest. A bloody engagement has taken
place between the main armies of the Russians
and Poles, led respectively by Diebitsch and
Skrizynecki IN person, which resulted disaster
ously for the latter Their brilliant successes, re-
Gently reported, have suddenly given place to
alarming reverses. The Warsaw papers of May
Goth. contain General Skrzynecki's detailed re-
port of his operations from IL to 2sd May,
Describing more circumstantiaily all the transac-
TONS the chief particulars Of which have already
been published
1t would seem that on the 25d of May. accord
inc to the Official report Of the Polish Command
rim Chief. they had cleared their country OF the
Russians, and were triumphantly pursuing their
fiying battaliops into Lithuana. But we are now
to learn the melancholy fact Of their being driven
back in their turn; some Of the important fruits Of
their late victories wrested from them; and their
main army, instead of being ntrenched. as assail-
ants, before Balystock, resting under the guns of
Praga for protection, and its chiefs head quarters
once more at Warsaw We subjoin variety of
accounts of this sad reverse, convinced that the
reader will be much more gratifed by ample in
formation, than by even the best abridgemeat we
could make.
The following is an extract from private let
ter received in London, dated
Berlin, June 1t was lately my pleasing
task 10 give YOU slight sketch Of the rapid and
glorious trlumphs of the Polish troops; but, alas!
the Inconsistency Of fortune is proverbal, and e.
ven the stupendous efforts of this army of heroes
proved insufficient to win her exclusive favor
| The last accounts f. Poland are of the most
distressing nature. Gen. Deib,tsch having effect
et his union with the Guards. crossed the Narew
OF the Goth of May, and fell with the whole OF
/ forces on the Polish army, under SkrZyneCkl. in
the nts hborhood Of Ostrolenka. The Poles. al
though attacked by an enemy so ffr superior in
number. were true to their ancient renOwn, and
performed prodiyies If valOr. The oldest generals
on both sides were il is said, actually astounded
at the amnesty, almost bordering on frenzy,
which prevailed in both armies, and many have
declared that in the whole course Of their military
career they never witnessed such furious en-
gagement From the imperfect Information we
have received, il would appear that IN conse-
Quence Of the great multitude OF the enemy,
which continued like an overbearing torrent to
pour down on the devoted Poles, the Generals
sumo gave the signal for retreaiing not without
having made the Russians pay dear Tor the adj
vantage they had obtained. Indeed, 1t has been
reported, nut know not with how much trGt!-,
that the number of killed on the side OF the Rus
slams was greater than on the side of the Poles
No prisoners were taken during the Battle. and
The number of the dead on both sides amounted to
gu .OOO.-It is stated in s,me accounts that the
Poles had only 1000 men killed, among whom
were Generals Kickiand Kamiinski, Col. Goyen-
ski, and several Other officers Among the wound
pL we're Generals Bozus!owski, Pac, Skrzsnskl,
MaIachowski, and great many other staff Off
GERS 1t is no doubt difficult, until the arrival oil
annie information, to form a confident opinion
on this subject; but the sudden retreat OF the Gen
eralissimo, who on the 9th had transferred his
head quarters to PultuskI, and on the following
day to Prasa, does not augur well for the Polish
cause. The Russian troops have re-entered Os.
tro,enka. and the Polish General Gielgud is, in
consequence Of these movements, cut oil from the
main army. Thus. by one of those great ,iels-
STUDIES 80 common in human affairs, are the Roles,
who only few days ago were driving before them
the troops Of the Autocrat, and had forced them
to abandon their frontiers. preparing again to de-
fend the walls Of their capital. 1t is asubject oil
regret to many that Skrzyneeki should have &C
cepted battle against the whole forces OF Die
bitseh. when he might have inflicted great injury
on the enemy, well aware of his perilous position
without the risk Of general engagement. But in
the absence of more accurate information, this O.
rinion must be relied upon. and may, perhaps be
the offspring Of disappointment.
We now come to the official despatch from
skryzynecki himself, whiehis here inserted
Report of the Commander-in Chief,
The encounter of Gen. Lubenski, OF the Esd
inst with the mass of the enemy, apprised me
that Field Marshal Diebitsch was, with his prin-
,;,,I f,rca nm the ruht bank of the Bug, and that