Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-13


only the loss Of the Poles is stated 1000 mcn Gen.
SiCrawsh is stated to have drawn this disaster him.
SELF by exceeding his instructions and advancing
wards dublin, where the enemy had a very superior
force. With respect 10 the operations the main army
after the r at Iganic, The General in Chief says:-
'icdlCc might have been taken hut the crowded usp;
taiS and the contagious disorders prevailing tom dc
TERED me; this also III vain. tho disease had
communicated itsefto our troops meeting with
the enemy the 10Th we have some hundred ills of
tho choea the precautions instantly taken will prevent
the disorder from spreading, and from assuming too
dangerous j charlctcr"--"i'or some DAYS past our
troops have been making rctrogaGc movements iowa rs
place; only skirm;shes have here aud there oc
CURED. Tho wounded say that troops took four
pieces OF canaon-1lle whole population of the coun
try between the Luvcc and Visula now repairing to
this side Of the river. Yesterday and to-day long files
OF women, old men, and children, have been passing
through the streets OF Warsaw with their few effects Gas
they will not expose themselves for the second time TO
the horrors OF WARRIOR these three days past both our
troops and the Russians havc been motion
There are daily actions. The day before Yesterday,
IN PARTICULAR there was severe action Minsk.
When our Gcneralissmo lately issued proclamation
TO the army, Calling upon all persons perseyerc In
case he should he obliged to execute retrogate move
ncnts the Polish nation saw already from these expres
sions he was preparing for events and now
paS which are at this moment being carried into Of
iect NOBODY, therefore, will wonder that our troops
aFpFoach WITHIN lew miles OF the capital The head
quarters OF the General in Chief yesterday at
;iosnl but news has already been received that the
russians have again rctreated beyond Ninsk."
Tie Morning Chronicle of Wednesday, says various
gloomy reports confidently circulated Yesterday
respecting Poland. II was In particsar stated that
population from Warsaw ilad waited OH Diebitsch with
the offer of srendering IN consequence of the disease
and famine prevailing in that capital, but that tic Gen
eral had refused the terms. On the other hand, we
know that accounts from Warsaw down to the 2Sth
had been received III high quarter here, which give
very different version of the state of affairs The Rus
slams not it is said, near Warsaw nor is there the
least chance OF their being the city for long time"
From lie Lirsrpool ..docrtiaer
ioLAND.-Eyery order of the day from the gene
raissimo of the Poles wisely nlpresses o.. the minds
OF the Narsovans, the necessity Of considering the war
of virtue and patriotism as ONLY herinninc; reminds
them of tho consolidated power of Russia and warns
against confusion and despair if the necessary move
nens should compel the army 10 upon the cap
ital. The German papers full of rllmors concern
ing Poland and the French have abundant specuations
on the subject The Russian papers rnointai the
losses they have sustained tring they at the
report of Disturbances with Turkey and Show the con-
dence OF Russia IN the Porte by stating that the Rus
sian troops withdrawn from the truth and 10 he
encanped IN Nolynia and Podoa. This movement is
however, capable ot.a different explanation.
The foreign Journals received since the above was
III type contain large stock of Polish news but of the
most contradictory kind, and it is impossible to arrive
ut any satisfactory knowledge OF the actual condition
of affairs between the contendng armies from such
conflicting statements. All that certain is that hos
TITLES though upon small scale arc nccssant bctvee,
the wings of either army, and that the success in these
minute encounters is various, but generally uninlporant
n its results. AS between the Polish & the
Russian main body under Marshal Debtsch no action of
Importance has occurred since that of the 10th of Anr
last These Generals appear to have been all this time
playing game OF nanc,uvresnot bloodless bnt incon
elusive against each other each striving to outpenern
his advcrary and 10 Obtain such advantages of position
as would enable m 10 make attack with greater adj
vantage.
ST. MlCIIAEI.S-At the time of his Maiest,,,s sbi,
Chancleer being at ST. Achaere vessel arrived there
Stating that asquadron from Terceira had attacked Pic
and taken It, and that they intended to attack Fava
and if successful there thon make attempt TO take
st. Michaels
IRELANp--Lord Cloncrrry has been rais.d 10 tho |
of f'nr,,a
ton of Major SIR, the police magistrate and re<o
luton by Alderman barley, before whom nc late
" brought to be bound charge of REASONABLE
nature, among the miracles of the present moment
The beraor has departed for Clare, to use his inu-
with Terry Alt for the restoration OF peace He
has subscribed 5O towards the election Of the Right
Hon. Mr.. Rice.
Famine in tie West Of Ireland-The Right Rev. DR..
Aiachal, Roman Catholic Bishop has published let
tor to Earl Grey il behalf of the suffering poor of the
West OF Ireland. Famine" no says, dis extending
its ravages in Mayo; and it is my Lord, my painful dut
adds the wrcr) 10 communicate through you his Ma
]cSt government that already lives have become
the victims of this calamity. On last week having vi
tied distant parish of this diocese learned the affiic
ting news, that contagion the effect Of want prevailed
to great extent; that Ill instance, the father
ther, and three children stretched the bed
without morsel of nourishmcnt penny to procure
1t, or human being to go in qW st of relief but ii
administered by the casual visit of charitable
noghbors; and that the first intmation the father re-
ceved Of the death of his wife from the lips of the
Sucking babe being besmeared with blood which instead
OF milk, it extracted from the breast of it's deceased
mother"
Reform md TIE CrQRgcRcR.--We cannot cite a bet
ter proof that the Professionals Dsscntcr) of the North
of Ireland nvoroble to the present measure of re-
form than the fact that the Belfast papers hitherto their
organs, advocating tho strongly Hear the
terms which the Belfast News Letters describes its
former Brunswick associates and describes them both
orcibly and ely-"he evening Nails literally fran
tie the subject and lastresourcc il calls upon the
Brunswickers and Orangenen to unite against the |
measures of reform" We have TO tell him that tho
Orangcmcn themselves have very generally become re-
formers The Evening Mail sufficiently full Of terrific
in the anticipation Of the SUCCESS Of the bill
while the Evening Packet is, if possible in still more
depIorablc pickle. Desparing suppose of convn-
cling its readers by argument and naturally CONCLUDING
that its simple assertion would be of little value in such
case the Packet Eravcly laundering oath that
the reform bill will ruin the country
DR.. Doyle on the Reform BW.-This celebrated Cath
Ole prcate has written letter. inclosing subscription
to the Chairman of the Reform Committee for the
county Of Carlow from which taso the following c.
irao-''Ihe cause of the nation must no trumphanti
this certain the rising of the sun; but whether
that triumph shall be obtained By Poacsablo rncans OF
through Of blood, depends merely on the issue
of the present elections The ISSUE therefore is a
cause Of life death to the people; and the is
traitor to his ntercstso the interests Of his own
children and Of his county, lao does exact what
le IN