Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-06-16
FOREIGN.
FOUR DAYsIATrR rpnN rvc,A,

FOKEEGN.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND
The packet ship Birmingham, H.-,i.. ,rriy-.,
N Ne~ York on Mon,isv morning i,o,n Liver
pool, whence sl,e sailed =" th- S,h MAY ", ,hl4
arrival the Editors Il the Commercial tdyvttf~ g.
have their usiar files "a Saturday ,c 7th Na, Ia
elusive.
FROM POLAND.
w ith respect 20 the Pol ,h ar, there
- no further news nf che, ring char
actcr. We give below, two farther
Official account, from the Poles them
selves, IA ono of which they aoknow-
ledge of the detachment Of Gen. ii.
craenskI, who had Inprudent!y attack
ell with COCO Poles. Russian army
OF $4,000. lie lost 1900 men. and
was driven back and compelled to re
cross the Nistuls.
The longer of the official articles 70
which we are now referring. that sign
cd by the Polish oommanLcr-in.ch lief
himself, bears the same date a. that
published from the SAME source, on
Monday Of last week. viz: the I-th
OF April. In that despatch. the tri-
umphant entry of General Dwcrnieki
INTO NolhynIa was announced. The
present despatch leaves that lmportan.
fact somewhat doubtful. Other ac-
counts, however. speak of the &c en-
trance of Tie Cannon Proridtr''
into that Province, and some of them
hold out hope that he may be able IN
carry the flame of insurrection into
PodOlia, and the Ukraine The Rus
san forces were fast concentrating,
and great battle was expected.
Extract from nv Official Despatch allrcsso. &,
the National Government.
The enemy, whom our victories
obliged TO abandon the right bark of
the Nistula, and who concentrated his
forces on the Sicdiec road, uneasy at
seeing his communications with Bialy-
s'ok, by the way Of Crane. cut oG.
detached against General Uminski tic
corps of General Usromow, consisting
OF the 9Th regiment of infantry, ono
division OF grenadiers, one battalion
OF sappers, two regiments of cavalry,
and two batteries OF artillery. one of
large oalIbre. At sight Of so superior
"a force, General Umnski thought it
advisable TO rccross the Diwicc. leav-
ing only one detachment to defend tic
hastily constructed bridge head, which
the enemy attacked vigorously Ger.
UniDski ordered the Ist IIulans 10
ford the river, and attack six O. the
cnemy's squadrons, which were post.
ed on the opposite bank. This order
was successfully executed. Our ca.
valry rcpulsed that of the enemy, Kill
ed 80 men. made 500 prisoners. and
captured 300 horses. Observing. how
ever. hat the enemy was renewing his
stacks on the bridge head with con
tinual supplies al fresh troops, General
Umlnski gave orders for evacuaiiny
the post, and then Majcr Chlewski and
hity wounded soldiers 1erc made pri-
soneTs by the Russians. The engage
ment terminated by heavy cannon
abe, and on Chs occasion our artillery
met gave proof. Of extraordinary cou
rage. having only few field pieces 10
oppose 10 numerous artillery Of lar-r
calibre. Oar loss in these affairs has
been 90 officers, 100 sub-oificrr. and
men, and 200 wounded. I'm the 10th
al April, General Um:nSkl again .ook
WySgOw, wheIo he found 80 Of our
wounded men, and was enabled 10 ca
innate the extent ~ the enrny's loss.
The number Of his wOundvd amounted
To 400, among whom were Lieut.. Col.
lyle, OF the Sarpers. N1jor, and :
inferior officers. On the field Of bat.
tie were found several hundred mus
kets, and in WysrOw, a quantity If
provisions.
"All the right bank Of the Vistula
Is cleared Of the enemy. The army
corps Of Generals Pac and Sieraw.kv
have crossed the river. and are IN full
march towards the palatinaies Of Pod
laeaia and Iubln, where they are tax
ing possession a. lie Russian Inags.
Zines. General Dwernicki, Who was
detained Tor some time By tie badness
OF the roads 10 the heishborhood Of
Iamosc' advanced, in order to deceive
the enemy. az far as Iwicrzynicc, IN
the direction Of the Fisiula. where he
gave orders Tor collecting Supplies pf
provisions at IurObin aHd Zanow .--
His dcsgn oi routing tie enemy by a
forced march succeeded perfectly. a.
IS atic.tcd by the report % Field Mar.
sbai DiebiisCh himself. However.
General DWernieki proli'ied by his
halt near Iamosc TO provision the f.,
ifess more abundanily, To complete
us garrison and the army corps under
hi' command, by the men taken from
tue communal guard, AID tie volun
ieers VII" ihfouged from al part.. sod.
A. soon - be found the road pas.able.
marched towards The Bog De routed
and took some cnemy's deisehments
which we're stationed oa that river,
Winch be passed viii All hIs lraons.---