Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-09-08
FOREIGN.


by the packet ship Columbia, arrived at y.
York, London dates have beeu received up 70 IL.
LIST of August.
1t is stated from Prussia, that Der.
lin was threatened BY the cholera. al
that 1900 persons had fed from ,h,,
capital. In st. Petersburgh, le7l
persons in all had been seized with N.
cholera, ssh had died, and 6t5 r.
NAMED sick. At Alga 4,44I .ca,s,
had occurred before the 10th, q.sl-
were cured, and l,365 cases, 81
deaths.
The President of the Bank Of P,-
land, who is in London, has publ Size!
an appeal 10 the natives Of Europe. O.
behalf Of his heroic countrymen.
letter from Paris of the 9th July, saws
There is no news this mornip,
here from Poland; the Poles avail, II.
shock Of the reinforced army with Ii.
calmness Of men who will perish. bg,
not submit 10 there no place On
earth from which a voice can sri.ea
ga'nst the barbarian who is bringin,
tyranny and contagiOn into he he,r,
OF continental Europe: Are the court.
SO craven hearted, as to look on Will,
disease ereeps into those precincts
which despotisn cannot enter? I'll.
letters from Poland for external aid
are heart reading; but the heroes on,
and all declare that they will per.l
on the funeral pile of their country"
The following ARE the only items respect,
the progress OF the war, which we have thus q.
discovered
Extract Of ietfe, from Uar.o-, L4iy /.
The Russians have 1000 men,
with 200 artillery, aud We have To- OF
pose them, $4,000, Poles, with 10
cannon. All our army i. ct MedIlr.
or near IL; and we are expecting 70
come TO blows. Should we be- unler
tunate IN the battle, We shall retrea,
lighting TO Walna "a plain in Vail, :.
and again 10 the capital, and defend II
to the last"
Intelligence has been received &.
the complete defeat of the Poles in l..
thuania. General Gielgud. having re
treated towards the Prussian ffoaticr,
applied 10 the Prussian authorities 10.
protection. Another corps Of Pole,
came up with HIN whilst tho, drl.her
anng' murmurs arose among bis troop.
when he Cwhoi dashed across ani
shot Glelgud, surrounded BY h;s who,
stat. The corps III Poles which cau.
up with han nj Sohonston, shortly q
ter, was under General Ruhlan. az
by one OF the officers Gielgud va, .ho,
Zen. Ruhlsn began his retreat imms
dIately aloog the frontier, pursued b.
sE Thousand Russians and il is STATE.
That he had been captured, with ih'
whole OF his troops, and had arrive.
about three miles from Aiemel. n
bad about 1000 troops. Gen. Gls
guds 5000 foot and 1850 horse Ia.
been placed under quarantine. T.,
surrender vas an act Of base treachery
The London Courier of thu 9Th. contains 81
highly important intelligence
We have this moment received fror
an othcisl source the Declaration q,
Prussia TeiGiiue TO Poland. The Pru,
sIAn Government has lust declared thu
u - not neufToi in Polish affairs tina.
II considers !, has q right 90 aid NJ,
s's IN every way--in facilitating th'
passags OF provisions and 40, munitloo
OF war to the Russian army 10 Polar.
and treat the Poles 80 Tsvolted 80
leets 10 hne, that the pressnt state
Prussis - inactivity bet not neuireh
ih's declaration will no doubt, ehsr..
the policy Of our Cabinet, for the -.
tenn OF non intervention Dot being u
bsred TO by other powers, we are sa
t. keep; besides inactivity isavoIst
tary situation whieh makes no engsg
ments, and which IL against the sy,ita
OF non Intervention for Prussia g.
say to-day II will adhere 10 neutrshi,
---'e-moirow u may enter Poland q
'is armies, without other powers ~
ing word TO ssy. France eanno'
permit this new political situation
vhieh, IN TACT, is nothing else than d
rect Intervention. Our Cabinet, VI
truat, will, on this occasion, supper
Hose liberal principles abroad vhie'
We are siisnuously advocating at hems