Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-08
LATEST FROM EUROPE.

10 he SLst August ana LlVefpoo 10 the 1st Juy are received. The New.YOrk papers of Monday are ill- ed with details. We have only room for the following brief summary and extracts from the Daily Advertiser s-comprising however af. that is important The dis asers which have long been apPrehended are now we fear coming upon the Poles-and we should not be surprised if the arrival should bring accounts of their overthrow, and the sackng of their beautiful city of Warsaw. The French Kings Speech at the opening of the Chambers we shall probably give in our next paper.
 s POLGmd.-The French squadron have destroyed the power of the petty tyrant Don Miguel, and the tr-col oEed flag was displayed in the harbor of Lisbon.
 France & Pcland.-The King of France, in hisad- dress the opening of the Chambers, has declared, that FrGRce has inter in the affairs of POLAND, and invited other powers to uniteto precent the further efMsioa 0f blood!
 Tho Russian army has crossed the Vis:ula; though some accounts deny this report, it appears to be too
 s Sae hsd n va ,hs courage of the gallant Poles appears to be unconquer able. 57
 In Lithuania the Poles had been defeated, and had 10 seek refuge over the Prussan frontier. This mis- fortune is attributed to the treachery of Gen. Gcgud who. near the frontier, shot by Polish officer a reward for his crime.
 The Reform Bill was still under discussion on the 29th,-nearly weeks had been spent upon it. The opposition to very great and numberlcss discus sions had taken place, in all of which the Ministry continued to carry large majorties. J
 ~ POLAND. T Y F From the London Sun, July 90. |
 We have further news Of a military charaSeF from Poland. The main armies were daily draymg closer, 90 that we may expect perhaps by Monday or Tuesday to hear of some decisive battle. Wqs.h to Heaven that it may be in favor of the brave Poles. whose chivalrous conduct has excited the yolder of the present day, and will command the adP'IratIon hut we trust not the reGre. of Ios'sry nsnre or rather provoke ?-Vengeance Shame !-Pity- KindIing into indgnation!!!
 The Cholera threatened BeFiin; 15OO families had
 The London Courier of the afternoon of tho 27th says-"We have this moment received from an ofi- cial the Declaration of Prussia relative to Pc. laWd. The Prussian Government has just declared that is neutral in Polish affairs tha, it coRsd- CTS it has right to aid Russia in every way-in ia ctating the passage Of provisions and munitions of war to the Russian army in Poland-and to treat the Poles reyolted subjects in fine, that the present state of Prussia is inactivity but not neutrality This declaration will, doubt, change the policy of our Cabinet, for the system of non intervention; for allow Prussia to say to-day it will adhere to neutrality-fo- morrow it will enter Poland with its armies, without other Powers having word to say.
 France cannot permit this new political situation, which, in fact, nothing else than direct intervention Our Cabiuet we trnst, will this occasion support ahose liberal principles abroad which we are sirenu Ously advocating as home.
 London July 27.-Intelligence has been received oi the complete defeat of the Poles in Lithuania Gen. Gielgud, having rerea,ed towards the Prussan from tjer applied to the Prussan authorities for protecon Another corps of Poles came up with him whilst thas SaatihssNts6S, among his troops, when
 an officer dashed across and shot Gielsud, surrounded by his staff. The corps of Poles which came up with him at Schonson, shortly after, under Gen. uh- Ian, and by of the officers Gieigud was shot, Gen RuIam began s retreat immediately along the from sier pursued by 1000 Russians and # IS stated that ne h h,d been captured with the whole of his troops, and had arrived about three miles from Memel. He had ai,out 4,OOO troops. Gen. Gieiguds 5000 foot and 1,l5O horse had been placed under quarantine. The H.. h1aa
 Authentic accounts received to-day from Berlin,
 dated the 18th of Juiy. state, that on the 4sh' Gen began the @ Q, me ! hae sr%y heag 60, 900 strong) and was marching upon Warsaw The same accounts bring intelligence of case oi cholera, which has appeared in Prussia at Posen.- The individaa who has died, is soldier. and IS de. ecrbed 10 have been of very dissipated habit and addicted to excesses of every kind None ofhis com pan ions nave exhibited any symptoms of the disease; and it is therefore con6dG hoped that this will prove a solitary case.
 From the Messagsr des Chambres. @
 A letter from Mcmei, dated l3. says" As soon as the news was spread here that the Polish General Giegud had entered the Prnssian territory the Cou- fen and requested the General repass the frontiers
 The General replied, that he had been forced to seek a temporary asylum in Prussia. The authorities dd moi at first think of refusing him an asylum, butt was aoon seen that other Polish and Lithuanian troops were approaching our frontiers they were the com rades of Gelguds corps. Animated discussions 'ook hnfWGen 0sHer6nI U ring which an oficenhiew out Ge lguds brnns. Ihis nuTder excited the indignation of the Polish troops and the most complete disorder regned among them.
 ' Gen. Chlapowski has been received in quarantine at Langollen.
 ~ EOadou JMiy 29.-The Paris Journals received ihis
 ornns sneak of an in anxiety being et m thai capito with respect the poor Poles, for whose ate ae omnous accounts last received from the seat oi war Jeff only the very worsti be apprchended. More receat intelligence, however, has come 10 han"' 'n
 which 1t is stated that the affairs of patrols are no' so desperate as they appeared but that on the contra ry that good fortune which has hitherto beiriended tkam tn an almost miraculous manner, sttI continues Co reside with and to procure Tor them fresn ea We are told that the Polish General Chrznaski' ,,non inc l4th whstood attack at Minsk, five miles from Warsaw, from Rudiger's corps, and after some hard fighting, succeeded tn repeng it, with loss to the enemy, in killed and wounded, ot S0CU men. SOo nrisoners and 1000 muskets. The Russians were O. hleed to retreat pursued by the Poles. This advan- tage did not, however, prevent the main army from crossing the Vsua, and the next account may bc ex- pected to bring a report of general engagement.- Skrzyneck had joined Chrzanski, and was hgn.ng with l,im against the enemy for two day: subsequently Co the l4lh but the result was not known. The Prussians were still supplying the Russian army w.tn every necessary munon Of war n the most unaisgus- cd manner. The remonstrances of the Po!tsn tros- ernment on the subject had been treated with dsaaih' and it's letters sent back unopened.
 Warsao, Jsfi9sl8--On the 18th Gen. Chrzanski ss attacked by Radigers corps on this side oi five miles from Warsaw. The Russians were obliged Russians was killed and wounded 5000 men; the Poles have taken ten officers and 900 men PrscneFs, captured 1000 muskets, cannon, with the horses belonging to n, baggage, ckc The loss to the Poles in killed aad wounded Is iriAing.
 Field Marshal Paskewiisch's main army eneamped A -N A akA