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The ship Colossus. at PHILADELPHIA,
from Liverpool. brings London papers
=" the 2lst and Liverpool TO the 22d
September. The Y. =. Gazette fur
pishes the annexed items; by which IL
will be seen that Warsaw has at length
fallen, after two days sanguinsry fight.
log.
DETAILS OF TIE CAPTURE.
A letter dated Warsaw, Sept. 6.
written by q Russian says" Po,
land is again subject to its Iaw full sovc i.
reign. On the 5th inst. Field Marsha nj
Count Paskewitseh sent confidential
officer to Warsaw, to demand in the
name Of his majesty the submission OF
the city, and To promise, on the other
hand, amnesty and pardon. With an
infatuation which cannot 10 sufficient
~ dcpIored, these words Of peace
were rejected by the leaders oil the
insurrection. On the 9th. at day break,
The Russian army advanced to storm
the city. After most DIES pcrate and
sanguinary resistance. our brave sol.
diers with rare intrepidity, mado them.
selves masters Of four redoubts which
lay upon our line Of attack. as we'll as
the first line of intrenchmcn.s which
surround Warsaw itself, and Of which
isa perfect fortress. The task, how.
ever, was not ended with this there
remained second liue OF intrench.
ments. and broad moat round the city,
defended by bastions.
At four O'Clock IN the morning of
the 9TH, the Field Marshal was pre-
pairing to overcome these last obstacles.
when Gen. krokowiecki sent General
Prondzyneki to him to announce the in
tention Of the Polish nation to submit "a
ITS legitimate King. These sentiment.
were, however, not confirmed BY tina,
Chief Of the Government, who soon
alter came in person TO the Marshall
lie affirmed that the consent of the
uiet was necessary for such submis
sion. After the most urgent exhor,a
tions and representations of the inu.
Unity OF further defence, and the di,
asters which it would inevitably bring
with u. the General Withdrew at ter
O'Clock in the forenoon. Hcreupop,
three more hours were granted to Gen
krokcu ieeki, within which time he "a,
10 announce TO the Marsha al his final re-
solution. As this was not given b,
one o'clock. the Marshal sent wor,
that he would give orders to attack
Hall an hour more was requested 70,
consideration, but this also elapsins
without a satisfactory answer being
given, the Marshal issued orders fol-
the attack. Ii was terrible, and yer,
successful [; Gags of truce were sent
but they brought only diIatory answers
The attack was. therefore. begun up,
on the second line Of intrenchments,
which was carried at the point Of tn,
bayonet. The enemy, who in the mean
time received reinforcements. yipor
onsiy defended the gardens and III,
edges OF the bitches towards the Jeru
salem barrier, and even made GU,
troops give way for moment but III,
ardour Of the latter revived the,
quickly scaled the walls Of the CITY
which presented n formidable line o
defence. The prodigies Of vaIor which
had already distinguished the two day.
were renewed and at nine O'Clock If
the evening the intrenchmcnt.. tn,
gardens, bitches, walls-eyery thing
IN short, was in the hands of our braS,
troops. Meantime night had set in
and the army required repose.
=" The lines Of intrenehments ear
RED by storm, 5000 prisoners and near
~ 100 pieces Of cannon, were the tro
plies OF these two memorable days.
Nothing could now save the cit,
and the enemy's army. Both, there
fore implored the cIemency of IN,
Emperor, and this circumstance mad,
1t the Aarshni's duty to restrain III,
vengeance Of the soldiers, which wa.
excited Z" the Utmost by such an OBJ
situate resistance. To- day our troop,
are IN Warsaw.-The Polish arm
and the nation have submitted to the
Monarch the former in conf,rmit,
with the Emperor's manifesto, il 9on,
to PlOzk, there to await his orders 4,
some days we shall be able 10 give ;
more detailed account Of these i'm
portant events. The glorious success,
which We have obtained has been pnr
chased by severe loss. The Field Mar
shall himself has received a con,usior
on the LETT arm and breast. Krokowi
eeki has resigned his power.
Gen. Mslachowski has announce,
TO the Field Marshal in two letter
signed by his own hand, that he lead
the army 10 Plozk with the intention
OF waiting there for the commands O
his Imperial Majesty. We must hop,
that the Polish army will persevere Il
these good sentiments, and dlsregar,
the Perhdious insinuations which ma,
perhaps have been addressed to it.o
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