Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-20
From The ALBANY Doib, 4dp,y,,,,.

GENERAL SKRztsteKi Sumo Of our rea.
deIs have doubti'ss despaireh Of pronouncfng
What would seem Tia unpIO0ounceable name
oil ibis gallant General, who has thus Ear sos-
iained the perll1us cause OF Pnlanl. 4 friend
who has supped with lord h, ron shaken hands
with the late Enpeior Alexander, been mt.
! mate with MavrocotdHto, aud drank shefbrt
with the Sultan, tells II. that II is Sk,euefske
! who has done UGH wonders b, lore the ASTON
| i.hed Balkan cfosser De-6tich.
JOHN oSIzyneCki MAS bora IN Gallacia, n
province IA southern Poland of considerable
extent, nnd is now about furty-foar wears OF
age h. was sGuuatrd ia Leopol
In lso6, When Napoleon eni. red Poland, he
found .kuitiug welcome IN The hearts OF The
| mhahhents OF that ll-lat, aud deeply Injured
country. An animated recollection of The vi
olerfe "hlrh had suppressed their Irt.1oDs
snug les against an odlous forrigny tr, an
uaxtlnsuishahle hatred against the ai nor. Of
thcT grn vancts aud oppression, and that NJ
dent love al liberty SO characteristic OF this
gallant nation, disposed them 10 hsve hadrd
I with joyful feelings, not only Napoleon, bn,
! LncIfer himself, had he proposed 10 assist then,
, IN regaining III" nd PfndrnGs Of which they
had been unjnsIy deprived. Skrzynpcki
was one OF the foremost oi tho daring band
winch hurried to the held to strike los their
alwrs aud their hrss. the green graves of
their sires. God and their nutiyp land - he y
| handoned hrs home and entered the rey,n, n
OF hl"hify commanded by Colonel Malacon-
skI, M" general OF division. In 1902 he
served under Pflnee Joseph Poniatawsli
throughout the celsbrated campaIgn o. ihai
year, aud was made captain IN the T, eiment
| OF Cons antina CzaTtorybki. la tine Cempa,gn
Of Moscow, 1872, he was promoted, tr \ batlal-
ION, and IN lslH and 1914. ,ep,a,edI, dis.
tinsnlshed himself III several v,Iy brilliant aI-
fairs,
AZ The bat lc OF Arris sur Auhe. wher, the
French were def afea hv the Prince OF Wi,,em.
| hnrgh. Napoleon Al n critical mom,nt was
indebted for his safety 10 Skrzyneokl and his
battalion of brave Poles. who sheltered
him within their columns. after the youop
guard had gwen way before an accidpntsI re II.
c""tte with the advanced guard oT Prince
Sch~ar'Eenburgh. But for Skrzynecl,'s time.
~ assistance, IA. Emperor would certainly
have been captured, and the battle of arci.
would have probably termiualed bis singular
career. For this good service the Pol. was
presented with the cross o the legion uf honor
aud made member OF a military order IN Po.
land "huher he retired with the remusot of
the gallant lie" Of his couniIymen, whose
hsh toned patriotism aud inhomilahle conr-
age had kept hem so long the faithful followers
OF the fortunes OF he Emperor
he subject oil this notice subsequently, COM
Wahueu II regiment Ia the hr1gade oil General
Rumer, aud during the last campaign of Ma.
poleon, received, II is said, ON one ocrasio.
eighteen wounds from muket balls H. bns
been preserved however through all these p,,.
lis to be .vfntualy entrusted with the hon
responsibility OF repellIng the leeions of N
antocra', ahd ~ his glorious tiorls in this hol,
| cause he bears with IAN the siactiast ,ra, -.
Tor his Sdcerss hom every hItnd OF iIbe,t,
throughout lie world.
Our readers will douhtleSs recnliect tba, n
The commencement al the present struggle
| SNzgnecEl VAS only second in command
bot that AT The frs battle such was the militar,
knowledge. ga!lantfy aud devotion exhibited
10y him, that ihls superior officer imme dia,r y
; surrendered the command To him, ConIeDtnp
l himself with an inferior station. and declaring
g Skrzynechi 10 he by tar the most compei.n,
{ 10 Weld The energies Of his country men TO the
: b"s' advantsg". such a tribute tn merit is w,
q Imagine Unprecedented, aud subsequent @
u vents nave shown II not TO have been unJe'
served. HE glorious conduct Of this eminent
) soldier ana paniot in the battles of Februar,
: aud since, mas endeared him To his coupirylns,,
! and established iot blfn an 1ndying reputation
y May Heaven smile on the Efforts OF this cou,.
' ageous but Inflated people to rescue their lane
? from their merciess oppressols. IL must b,
: So God is Just,and his vengeance will not sleel
: forever.
Yes thy proud lords, unphied lands, shall
Tha, man hath yet soul, and dare be free