Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-01

King, stating that ne llteEdeu u y"
to Munich, where she was to remain TOT ier 4-
couchemeaf. and that afterwards he was DESTROYS
of residing in France ,neogaito. A private let,
ter adds Don Pedro relates with a good deal
Of mildness the events which led 10 his aoalca,
ton. Although the revolution was consutnmated
in one day, it was. he says, preparing Tor more
than a month. After a journey Ia the provinces
| returned to the capital on the 18th OF March,
and from that moment until the 9TH OF ap,ri', oe'
inhabitants were in a complete state OF agitation.
| had been received with all the appearances OF
affection, but during the night of the 18th March,
a conflict, with an effusion of blood, took place
between some Portuguese and Braziiians: These
excuses continued on the day OF any Solemn en-
try 15th March.) Soon an address was present
ed to me by 90 deputies. | answered II at on.',
and on the same day modified my ministry. On
the 25th of March the anniversary OF the es,a-
blishment Of the constitution was celebrated WIN
great demonstrations of joy. On the 2d Of Apri'
| convoked an extraordinary meeting OF Tue oe-
neral Legislative Assembly. My good intentions
were misinterprcted, yet | had yielded three
times to their wishes; three times | had loudly
testified how much my thoughts were pure, 10y
al, and constitutional. They wished TO impose
upon me another ministry. and to compel me TO
submit TO an act of despotism. which was a v'o-
lation of the constitution, which conferred upon
me the right of choosing my own counseiiors. l
retired on the 9Th of April on board the English
vessel, the Warspite, and at 5 O'Clock IN The
morning | answered new remopstrances by an
abdication in favor of nv dear sou Don Pedro d..
Alcautara. did not quit the Port of Rio until
the 18th of April, leaving to the BraZllians tour 81
my dear children"
TIE POLISH REVOLUTION.
Some fu, Their intelligence has been received
from Warsaw, dated June 6th,. from which ii APP
pears that a battle took place on the same day as
that of Ostrolenka, in which General ChlapOw'
ski, the Polish General, beat the Russians, and
gained u complete victory. The General was
Joined bv several thousand of the B7alystock in
~surgents near Narewka. He fell in with the
Russians in the night, and surprised and com
pIetely surrounded them. The Russians lost
all their cannon, five in number, and had about
500 men killed; the remainder of the Russians
were completely defeated and made prisoners.
At Byalostockicy, 100 Russian Wagons were
taken by the insurgents. In Volhynia the for
tress of Haman fell into their hands, after a well.
contested and sanguinary battle, in which the
Russians left LOO dead on the field OF battle.
Gen. Rudiger, however, with Krassowski's corps.
is at Werbkowice; he had 5000 men under him.
and thirty pieces OF cannon. The Russian army
had begun to move to the right bank Ct the Ma
rev. On the Sd inst. I0,0 600 men were encamp-
cd at Prasnyz. 1t seems that Gen. Lubienski,
in his retreat from CiechnowIec with 5000 Poles,
cut his way through 10000 Russians.
The Polish State Gazette, of June 6, contains
two reports of General Skrzynecki, dated from
the Head Quarters at Praga, on the lst and Cd Of
June. The first gives an account OF the reasons
(which are already known) why the army fought
the battle of Ostrclenka, and afterwards retreat
ed TO Praga. The second report is that which gives
an account of the defeat Of a Russian corps in
Lithuania as stated above.
The annexed private letter from Warsaw,
which we find in the British Traveller of the 10th
June, contains an extract from one ofthe despatch
es of the Polish commander above referred to,
and a variety Of other details.
Pr,uate Correspondence.
Uarsaw. June 6-The last letter | wrote to
you was under date the 3lst ult. which informed
y,u that the Polish head quarters we're at Praga,
where they still remain, and nothing has taken
place with the main army since then; but. how
ever, the Poles still sing their national song
.'dszsres Poirka ME Zeineta"-(Poland will
not be lost so long as we live), for the news from
Lithuania and Ukraine are good. Gen. CHA
puwski has gained a victory over the Russians,
near Narewska. The following is the %transla-
ton Of the official report of General Skrzynecki
to the National Government
have the honor TO send to the National Co.
vernment the news just received of the army, un-
der the command Of Gen. C~hlapowski; that Ge-
neral having joined some thousand Of the Bialy
stock insurgents, gained a glorious victory over
the enemy, near Narewska, on the Goth of May:
it was at the same time when the battle of Ostro-
lenks took place. The enemy's column, con-
sisting of two regiments Of infantry, one reg,-
ment of cavalry, and five cannon, besides Cos
sacks, were sent from Brzess- Litewski with the
intention of falling upon the insurgents, and were
led on by one Rengardt. General ChIapowski
got the start of him, and attackedhim in the night,
and with such success that the Russian corps was
surrounded. The Russians lost five carnOps and
all the arms. and about 500 men were killed; we