Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-06-01

Il The brilliant success Of the Poles upon
these great days appear TO be now as
much owing to the wise precautions of
the General before the attack, as to his
skill and the bravery Of his troops in
the action. As IA surprise upon the
Russians was mcLitated for considera-
Il bic time, 1t was necessary to manage
/ all the preparations on the side of the
patriots with the utmost secrecy and
caution. Even mastering of the army
might have sounded alarm to the enemy.
Accordingly report was spread about
that the celebrated General EXcclmans
was about to visit Warsaw, and the
occasion was thought worthy of being
honored by review of all the troops in
the neighborhood Of the capital The
whole was ,use. The army being
collected, General Sklzynt cNi called
the officers together, and explained his
views to them. The assault was i'm
mediately decided upon, and the result
has shown with what sincerity the Polish
officers indicated their proiessed devo-
ton to their country. Marshal Die
bitsch had certainly undertaken no
offensive operations up to the 9th.
Tho rumor was again prevalent that
the Russians had been entirely defeated,
with the loss of their baggage and ma
terial of war, but no particulars are
given.
BERLIN, April 16. The report of
the expected arrival Of Gen. Excel
mans at Warsaw, as we now learn, was
a stratagcm Of the COMMANDMENTS Chief,
to cover, under the plcteXt of review
in honor of that General, the prepara-
tions for an attack. When they were
complete, the General-in-Chicf invited
the principal officers to table on the
3Oth, in the evening, and, as they drank
the last q lass, acquainted them with his
plan. ! he officers warmly congratula-
ted each other, and orders were imme-
diatcly given for the march by night.
When the post came away it was ex-
pected at Warsaw that battle would
soon take place, in which it seems
Polish troops from the left bank Of the
/ Nistula were to take part.
! WARSAW, April 4. (P,irate cores
4 pondence You will be astonished to
learn the ever-mcmorablc events of the
Il Poles, which have Just taken place here,
after months tranquility. Such has
been the rapid continuation of the VIC
tories, that scarcely an hour has passed
since the first attack without the arrival
at Warsaw of some of the fruits Of these
victories, either in prisoners, cannon,
ammunition, or baggage wagons, flags,
sc. 1t will not now be, | think, Il
question, who has gained the battle, be-
cause, in former instances the Russians
claimed victories These have been
brilliant victories, the fruits Of daring at
tempts but such is the enthusiasm and
bravery of the Polish troops, it was im-
possible to stand against their attacks,
the Polish infantry not drawing trig-
ger, till after having charged the enc
my at the point OF the bayonct; and
such is their impotuosity, that they pro-
ducc u terrible slaughter in the ranks of
the enemy. The first charge was
made by the French Col. Ramorlno,
who, though not speaking word of
Polish, led on his infantry at the charge
of the bayonet, and most valiantly.-
The attack was made before daylight,
and such was the tranquility of the
march Of the Polish infantry, that he
had almost got behind the Russian IN
trcnchments, when, not having looked
back, he thought the greater part OF his
troops must have deserted him; but, on
looking back, he found them with their
bayonets ready to make charge
So pleased was he, and not knowing
how to express himself in Polish, he
Il threw his cap up in the air, crying out
'Nivent les Polonais!" and immediate
" leading them on to the charge, cried
out, 'to the cannon" which were I'M
mcdiatcIy seiZcd-iour on the battery
on that side the road, and three other
heavy charges put him in possession OF
the batteries on the other SIDE OF the
Chaussee; and, as there was on that
side morass, the Rus slams could only
take their flight towards Dcmbl-Wiellki,
in the greatest disorder, where lay the
corps of Gen. Rosen. On their way
there, where, from the nature of the
ground, it afforded them "A chance TO
make halt to defend, they did so in
several in stances; but such was the inn
petuosity of the Poles, that, after firing
a few shot, they were driven from their
position, and it was ) o'clock, when they
Joined the corps of General Rosen
that they Ncnturcd to put themselves in
an attitude for attack, and where the
greatest resistance was made; when
Gen. Skrzynecki, considering that he
was too weak in force to attack the
two corps Of Geismar aud Rosen, and