Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-24

vinces. Their chief station, wSsn lbs H.,
the N-nen. ' y" u
Al the same tins we learn that The Ru..;sn G.n.r,,
1etma'ow' who formerly commanded the r is.i,n armv
on the Persian frontier, where he wa. displaced bv
raseovusch, has raised the standard of insurrec,ion on
tue banks oil me Volga, and by a proclamation invited
Tue Russians 10 lcok out for a constitution for them.
serves as other nations were engaged in doing.
BERLIN, April I-L.t,ers from Kopigsber~ ..v
.na' on the Isl ul'. intelligence was received there
rom the kus.aos frontier, that an iusurrec,ion had
v'okcn out In the government Of wilma. According 10
'nese letters the Insurgents having obtained possssson
o' % nre-arms Of which they had some time been
P'esious'y deprived, and which had been deposited az
NoynVa, were advancing against G. .org.pburg. from
which place a great number of iohabi,an,s had aed TO
ne Russian territory. On their way 10 Georx.nburg
The insurgents are said TO have desroyrd and ,tnrd.r.S
several small places in the government Of Win. ana
10 rave %repuised several bodies Of C,ssacks sent a,ain.t
'nsm, From Ti'set we hear that the insurgep,. bav.
already shown themselves il, M. y;r,,,,u r ""o
green. '"o
BERLIN, April l.-Lstters from wsr.aw have b,.n
received here ~ express, which contsin tn. details of
Tue very serious loss which the corp> Of Genera! Gels.
mar has sustained by an attack from the Poles under
ok,dvneck executed with equal holiness and succrs,
on oist March and Let April. The Polish commander.
10 chief was informed OF the ne gle cnce of the Russians
al WAIVER and Grochow, in their cap,onmen,s and
camp. He led a corps Of 25 900 men on the 30 h Mn.
70 rrasa, and In the nigh, OF the 3l.t OF March APP
Proachru we Russians cetn?; the road war covered with
straw, 90 'ha, the artillery and cavalry advanced wil.
or, being perceived, to which tie darkness Of Toe pieLt
did not a little contribute. TIL advanced guard NJ C..
neral GeisInar, consisting OF 5000 or 10 600 men. wa,
hrst attacked, aud almost wholly DESTROYED. Th, Poles
took 1000 prisoners and sixteen pieces Of cannon.
The latter ornamented with green boughs, were hrousht
into Warsaw. Skrsynecki followed up his victory. and
fell upon the corps orGeners1 Ro,-n, who. with 80 600
man, was posted at Dsmbe-wiei.ki. He too wa. oblir.
ed TO yield to the impeiuous attack OF tb. PoIes-lost
Z,ooo prisoners and 8 pieces OF cannon. The Russians
renred ny way OF Mink, to join The main body Of tho
army. Some OF their ~fugitives fed to Siedlee, viii
,ner they were pursued blythe Cracowitiss. Skrzynec.
ki had, on the lst Of April, his head quarters at Mipsk:
where, however he will be hardly able 10 maintaIn
himself as soon as Deibi.seh, with his whole force, add
vanees against him.-The moral impression which
this victory, by which at least, 20, 900 Russians. are put
hors dn combat, will make especially in the provinces
10 the rear Of The army, is incalcuisble, for their fapa-
tic priest', as formerly in Spain and Tyrol, excite the
peasen's to insurrec,iou, and these savag. hordes In.
crease 10 such threatening mssses that the Russian
civil oHlccrs and frontier posts ars obliged 10 take rs-
luge 10 the Pfu.sian Territory Hamburg Correspon-
dent OF Saturday Last.
The private letters received 10 London ON Mondsv.
oy the Hamburg steam boat from various parts of Po-
land, Russia. and Prussia, fully BEAR out the successes
oil The Poles. The progress Of the revolution 10 Eilbua.
MA would appear TO be even more rapid than |, IN be
irferred from the accounts in the German pap,r,
letter from Memel Of the let inst. states Che over,bor
Of me Russian authority in Wilna 10 be complete. The
nrst inquire to the popular movement. was given by
the priests who carried their en,husiasn 10 the extent
oil extoring from the pulpit the people to rise against
helr oIPressors. Nearly AL persons in Li,huania hold
ing au'hori,y under the Emperor, had BEEN di placed,
had scarcely any troops existed to of>r opposition, as
the greater part had been draugh, ed offfor the invasion
oil warsaw. About 200 Russian troops had arrived in
Mcneil a. fugiiiyes, in a most destitute sondition.-The
insurgents were directing their march 10 considerable
'oree towards P~oiangen, where q depo, Of arms and
oil valuable property existed. Some letter. say that
symptoms Of disafection have been manjf.sted in Find.
land also, and that III, fidelity of The troops stationed NJ
That province was doubted. In addition to the account
III the Polish Gazette, in the private ~pformstion f,cs.
Hamburg, states that the battle Of the 3It was r.nsw.
ed on he 1t instant, and terminated in a brilliant vie.
tory, the Russians having lost $4,000 prisoners, 2s
pieces OF ar Iiiery, b stand OF colours, aud nearly the
whole OF their arms, baggage, and ammuni,ion' A..
mong the prisoners Is said to be a Russian General and
Deioiisch, according TO The Hamburg accounts bn,
speedy retreat, and that under circumstances so djd6 c.i,
as 70 car inio action all the known energy and resource
OF ms character. 1t is impossible to describe the DELIGHT
wb'cT those glorious efforts Of the brave Poles have
caused on the Exchange OF London. They are tbs
meme OF universal ad miration.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
WARSAW, April l--Tbe Commanders in. chic having
feared that Marshal Dtebiisch had divided hi. Forces
ana only ieft a small corps of bis army to observe the
capital, took the resolution 10 pass with ! sreat nav. 20
his to the tight bank OF ,hs Vis,ula. After having pre.
viously cent Gen. U niniski. towards O,trSeuka to keen
10 check the corps OF G-D. Sacken and the Guards WIZ
were advancing there, he Quilted Warsaw during ,be
nieht OF the 3Oin ult, and attacked at Waiver the corus
o.uen. "eIsmar, who were then intrenched ip very
stfopg ard advantageous positions. While the advanc.
ed guard OF the Polish army was epgased in comh,t
win Tour reRimeDti OF Russian infantry. G IN Rvb;n.
SKI opp sa,ed WIN his division on the enemies right at
exc I" oy storm, and carried at points Of The bayouet
all ''' redoub's and e~ntrenchments. H. des,roved an
ehu'e regimen, iorsed another TO lay down It's .rm,-
TOOK 'hree cannon, two Standards, and drove the sn.s
my 1910 a precipita,e retreat. In this COMMA, whisL
lasted more than two hours, the brig ads comm,nd.d ha
COL homarino particularly distinguished itself tn.
enrn,y' iorcsd TO qui, very advantageo us po.ition.
"hich were guarded aud fortified since the I9rh Of r.
oruary' retfeaisd to MilOsns, where il ATTEMPTED 10
make a stand, but was compelled 10 Weld noisr ,bs
I o' infantry, which crossed il on both sidss A.
w enemy was returning towards Minsk, he received
80 reIh'ofcenen,', he then made many attempt, To
~ qua u goon poslhons' which the ground presented
u MIN; out all resistance on his part proyed useJ.s.
Our troops pressed him vigorously, and he Ala No, az
~ Dem0e wielkie, where he refined The urn n
GENERAL ho'ep, which occupied there a military f,rti.
ned posl'oo. 1t was th-n 5 o'eIock in The ,ysnins
!. e y. ,ey's,anse had become obstinate. The COM
os' lasted TIL 10 oclock at night. Our artillery oscu.
pied The position of toe cenirA, our TraiI.uS. Ca
rom pom sides, the IRE was lively aud well sa,,aInsd
u aHer a contest OF some bours, the enemy was rou,,
eu, MS possessions Abandoned 10 our iroops. and be "a
WIN precipitation His loss must have been conside-
raoie--it Is estimated at 1000 killed. and a. -
wounded. Many officers have fallen. amono o,ha..
.h1 COL ComBaDdant Of The wilma Regjment w.
pave maze ooOO prisoners, Tor whole battaIioos v.,.
80 o,'y Gown ttieIr artns,and we are every instant
"ea.ilg, 'ns' during the PRESENT day, additional prison.
ere are hourly bringing ioto head anarier,.
We have taken twelve piece, of cannon and ,1r...
many wagons oil ANN milton, and a good deal Of arms
me hcgiment Of Fauchsurs (syetbemep) having Je.
nanueo arms, we have assigned TO hen hose IeI bv
me enemy on the field Of battle; they went to seek
Them; and are returuing armed with ynvsLa,s IT.
combat having lated till ten o'clock Al nish, .na IL
army oeing iaiigued after more than twenty hour, b,rd
enemy.
Neyeriheless, Tie effects Of this comba, promi,s 40
formally TO The plau which he had 90 bapajir eons.iv.s
proPo'e' 10 attack the ~dispetsei cantopments Of MsrshaI
DieoNsen' and TO separate him from thu line of bs re-
inIorcenenis. We hope that this bold military onsra.
uion' 80 wei and ably combined, will lead to in portant
ttseS%%.y' sp1 assure a complete victory to The noble de-
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