Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-02-10

"1diAty sun feigueu tnsre, out towards
seven Q clock 10 The evening, a report spread
rapidly through the town, that two regiment.
o. the Russian Horse Guards had GENE 10
blows with the puPils of the Military School
and several companies Of Polish infantry.-
The engagement was most sanguinary, and
many hyes were lost on both sides The
Russiaa cavalry Of the Guard retr. ated and
deiaehmentof Polish troops repaired ia The
Beiuccre Palace, where his Imperial High.
ness the Cessrowitsh was no longer 10 he
found. Al this moment general alarm sras
beaten aud all the troops in Warsaw assem-
bied usder arms. 10 short time it became
evident That part of the population were A.
bout to JOIN the troops. At eight O'Clock The
gales oil the afsenaa were broken open. and
arms were distributed among the people
The battle lasted TIL day break The pris-
oners oil state we're set at hberty-The fol
loving persons are said to have lost their
iives:-Generais Gendre and Tensch. Vie.-
President Lubourdxki, the Minister of War.
General Hancke aud Colonel Meciszewski.
General Blumer was pierced with balls. Gen.
Stanislaus Potoch Is dangerously wounded.
Gen, Noulcki also lost his life Generals Re-
del and Bontems have been arrested. Gene.
rails Essakoh & EDgiemann have surrender
cd themseiye prisoners of war. General
Trebicki was killed. Yesterday Count Sa-
bolewski, and the Minister of Finance Prince
Lubechi, issued in the name Of the Emperor
Proclamation, by which new Admini.tra.
tioa was named, consisting vi the following
individuals: Prince Senator Woiewoden. A
dam Czartonylski, Senator Woiewoden Mi
chael Radzlyill, Senate AichaeI K ochanowski.
Senator Count Lewis Patz, Secretary } ulian
Niemcewitez, and Gen. Joseph Chlopiuki.
The whole Of yesterday (the S0th OF Ne
vember) the inhabitants of Warsaw remain-
ed under arms, and in the afternoon the Ma
tlonal Guard began TO be organized under the
command of Count Lubienski. The shops
were closed Hitherto the Russian troops
appear to have remained quiet. The Polish
regiments OF infantry and cavalry, stationed
in tie Provinces, have received orders to
move without delay, towards Warsaw. In
the principal streets efWarsaw, artillery has
been planted. The Amortization Committee
oil the Public Debt has placed the public pro.
perry liz the Bank, under the protection of
the citizens. In the Avenue and near the A
lexander Church. the engagement is said to
have been most sanguinary. Every body is
hasteAns 10 Powask, whittier the Russian
Guards have repaired. On the Saxon Place,
and IN the Cracow suburb, patrols Of Polish
cavalry are stationed.
According to the foregoing accounts, the
slaughter among the superior officers must
have been immense. Many armed females
were seen bearing their share in the dangers
ofthe day.
The shops were still closed on The 1.t in
slant butthe new President O. Pplice, Nyegrzec-
hi, had issued orders tAat they should be re-
opened. In addition TO the Polish troops,
10000 of the inhabitants werg under arms
Patrols Of the newly organized National
Guards were already passing through the
streets. They have taken up several susp;-
cious individuals, and the property and mo
ney found upon them had baon deposited at
the Council House.
Towards two o'clock in the morning no
more firing was heard, and tranquility was
soon restored. The Russian families residing
at Warsaw, have been placed under the pro-
lection of the national honor, Such of the
members ST the Chamber of Deputies as hap
pened TO be at Warsaw had allowed them
selves to be made the organs of the popular
voice, and had obtained the dismissal from
the Administrative Council of Prince Luhec-
ki and Count frabowski, ia whose stead o.
theirs have been joined to the Council
1t appears that the newspapers had not
been published one day, in consequence of
the compositors having joined the insurrec-
tionists.
The Grand Duke Constantine had forbid
den, by proclamation, the Russian troops
20 interfere III the iasurrectien further leav-
Ing the Poles TO re-uniie themselves but at
the same time he cautions the Poles to be-
ware of the precipice upon which they stand,
and exhsrts them to return to order and tran
guilty.
Warsaw papers to the 5th December, con
tam the following intelligence from that CAPT
tad.
"The authorities of tnis city have issued
detailed instructions for the general arming
of the citizens.
con the LIST of this month several armed
citizens were seen with tri -colored coekades
Ted, blue, and whits) The day after, how
ever, only white cockades we're seen. Ii is
reported that General Rozniecki has been
killed near kalussin. A great plumber az ar
med land owners and peasants are Fastening
to this city from kalIsc h.-tenersl Chlopic-
XII reviewed on the lst of this month the new
iy organized National Guard. The students
Of our University formed a separate division
of this Guard, under the orders of Profess.
els Schirma and Hube. General Richter
surrendered at the same time with Generals
Essakoff. Kridkof, Lange, and Englemann.
and the Emperor's Aide de Camp, Ruturlin.
and Colonel Ignetieff. All these officers are
Kept under arrest in the Royal Palace. Di-
visions Of troops OF the line and several eiti