The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-27

Our accounts from London are to the Sth
OF June. five days later than last week
The news is important, as as will be seen by
our extracts.
POLAND.
There has been much hard fighting in this
country, in which success was generally en- tho
side of the Poles, till the Goth of May, when
general action took place in which they sustain
cd reverse and were obliged TO retreat, and
have again fixed their head quarters at Warsaw
The details of the recent operations follow
FarSaso, Mau "a The State Gazette con-
tains dispatches from Gen. Skrzynecki, dated
Dlugesiodlo, May II, giving account of sew
eral advantages obtained over the Russians.
The same paper contains a variety Of other
articles, which though not invested with Off
/ cial character, are known TO DC substantially
correct. According TO these statements, the
Russian army is retreatlng IN every direction
/ before our gallant troops, and in few days we
/ look forward to hear that not Russian sol.
der remains within the kingdom. Ostrolenka,
Lorwza, Mar Ciechenowiec, and Stawiski,
are known to have already been freed from
1 the presence of the enemy Diebtsch has eros
( sed the Bug at Granna, and the guards are re-
treating towards Bialystock Baggage, arms
and stores of every kind, to an immense
I amount, ard military chest containing AGO.
600 rubles, have fallen into our hands. One of
our papers contains to-day, in postscript, the
Intelligence that Tykocin was taken by storm
by our troops, on the evening of the 2lst,
after an obstinate battle, in which Colonel
Langerman distinguished himself. The cholera
is losing much of its violence. On he 2lst
inst, the number of patients was l07, ct whom
. died; on the 22d, the number was lO6, OF
whom died.
Mag 90 An official account of General
Skrzynec6i's operations, down to the fixing of
Tykocin. has been published. On the evening
of the 2lst our troops entered the latter place
} at the point of the bayonet, and dispersed the
grenaders of the Russian guard. who attempt
ed to defend dyke which passed behind the
city through the marshes Of the Narsw. On
the same day our troops encountered, between
Ciechanowiec and Suraz several detahments
} of Marshal Dieb;tsch's corps, which we're en-.
deavoring to form junction with tn, guards
at Bialystock. Russian corps of boo men,
J under Sacken, has been cut off, and il now re-
treating into the palatinate of AWustowo,
, closely pursued by Gen. SierahowsE. From
the pnlatnate of Podolachia the Russians are
t rapidly retreatng. On the 23d, Gen Umnski
: occupied Siedlec, and part of his :avalry in
n pursuing the enemy uDen the road % Mend
e ZyrzecZ. Immediately after Diehtsch had
Y crossed the Bug, he turned his whole force
+ against Gen. Lnbinski's corps, which consisted
Il only of few thousand men, and having sue
t ceeded in surrounding our brave c,untrymen,
he summoned them to surrender.
He Immediately threw himselfo nthe column
;. nearest to him, which he completely routed
i and succeeded in re-cstablishing his communi-
: cation with the main army. The PARTICULARS of
= this affair are not given in General Skrzynecki's
: report. In the paatinate of Lubln, Gen. Ru-
e digger has retreated behind the Bug either with
t Wow to maintain his communc cations with
e Diebitsch, or in consequence of his rear being
+ threatened by the insurgents On the subject
of the Instruction in VolhYnia, Podola aud
The Ukraine, numerous reports are in circula-
ton, but the Government are cautious OF pub
# fishing such facts as they are in POSSESSION of,
= lest the safety of individuals might be compro-
. missed by their indiscretion.. General DIVER
t. nicki is no longer in Gaca. The Austrians
; have sent him to Presburg, and his officers are
' all TO be placed in confinement at Olmutz. Our
2 light cavalry has advanced some wersts beyond
S Iykocin but no account has been received of
: the occupation of Bialystock by our troops.
London, June7 We regret to state that
. letters from Berlin of the 31st ut communi-
cate prevalent report in that capital, that the
. Poles had sustained great reverse on the line
of the Narew. A great battle is said to have
5 been fought at Ostrolenka, which the Poles
Hnu Ut III "IOstou lIOHI inc russians. l he
; engagement, according to this account, lasted
: for two days (the 28th and 29ih ult) when the
: Polish army was driven back, but at a tremen.
. dous loss on the side of their enemies The
: Russians are reported TO have had 10, 900 killed
! during the two days. Debitsch is said to have
y obtained his success by pushing forward body
D. OF his troops, and dividing the Polish army, a
corps OF which was forced toward Augustowo
The rest of the Polish army had retired toward
Praga.
Hamburg, June3 The Prusslan State Ga
, zette of the I'd instant contains the following
y From the Polish Frontier, Mays 90. Accounts
from the theatre of war state, that the Polish
Conmander-in-Chlef was attacked by Marshal
DIebltsch on the goth inst at Ostrolenka when
a sangunary battle ensued, in which the Rus
Il sian army was victorious. Ostrolenka was TAX
en- by storm by the Russians with astounding
; bravery. The division of tho Polish General
Glelgud, which was stationed at Lomza, has
been cut off by the movements and successes
: of the Russian army. The Poles acknowledge
their own loss in killed and wounded to amount
to 1000 men. Among the killed are Generals
KICK anc Kamlnskl and number of staff off
r GERS. The headquarters of the Polish COM
mander in Chief were on the 9th again at Pull.
tusk
5 TarsaW, May 23. In :he battle of Ostrolen.
ka on the 10th, both armies fought with an in
veteracy uneXampled The result is that Gen.
SktzyneckI has to-day again fixed his head
quarters at Praga. Among the killed on the
side of the Poles are Generals Kicki and Ka-
, mnski, and Lieutenant Colonel Gajewski. 30,
600 men on one side the otbor are said to have
remained on tho field Of battle Quarter was
} out OF the question; the chief work was per
, formed with the bayonet. The Russian Guards
) were in action, and displayed great bravery.
WarSauo, Mag 90. A relation oc tho most
recent operations, published To-day, says-The
chief object Of the movement of our army to-
wards Tykocin and Lomza was 10 enable
to reach Lithuania, in order to afford assistance
to the insurgents in that province. This point
having been attained, the Commander
Chief found il impossible to induce the Roman
Guards to give battle, and as the junction of
a combined force far superior TO his own he
determined to return to his former position.
while Cs1. Gielgud, who it was intended sbonld