Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-19
TER.HONT PHOENIX.
,r,LisHEp EvgRf FRIDAY MORNING, ny
VIM. Il. RYTHER.
ruE BATTLE OF cRoKow.
,,Os M. STEPHENS NEW INCIDENTS OF
TRAVEL

The battle Grokow, the greatest IN Eu-
,p- since that Of Waterloo, was fought on
10 iseniy.fiith Of February, 1881, and the
are where | stood commanded view oil
4 4 whole ground. The Russian army was
,,ier the command OF Deibilsch and consis.
"a Of one hundred and fortyiwo thousand
i ,iiniry, forty thousand cavalry, and three
4 L,slrrd and twelve pieces of cannon. This
i ,,ofmous force was arranged in two lines
Il eombatants, and third of reverse Its
! 4 wing, between Wavre and the marshes
i he Vslula, consisted Of four divisions of
shniy OF foTty-seven thousand men, three
/ cavalry OF ten thousand five hundred, and
%, hundred and eight pieces of cannon /;
he right consisted Of three and a half divis-
%. Of infantry OF thirty-one thousand men,
Dor divisions Of cavalry OF fifteen thousand
wen hundred and fifty men. and fifiy-two
pres Of cannon. Upon the borders of the
gai loresi opposite the Forest of Elders,
aspicuous from where stood, was placed
q reserve, commanded by the Grand Duke
snaantine Against this immense army
), Poles opposed less than fifty thousand
90 and hundred pieces of cannon, under
eeommand of General Skizynecki.
At break Of day the whole force of the
Russian right wing, with terrible fire of
f. sy pieces OF artillery and columns of in
/ hairy. charged the Polish left with the de-
. animation Of carrying il by single and
. r,rpowerng effort. The Poles, with six
Ao1sand five hundred men and twelve piec-
4 dauiIlery, not yielding foot of ground,
T.! knowing they could hope for no sue
rr. resisted this attack for several hours, un-
he Russians slackened their FIRE. About
o'clock the plain was suddenly covered
sih the Russian forces issuing from The
s,er Of the forest. seeming one undivided
sss Of troops Two hundred pieces Of
annon, posted on single line, commenced
ire which made the earth tremble, and
"a. more terrible than the oldes, officers,
r,ny ofwhom had fought at Marengo and
laserIitz, had ever beheld. The Russians
vs. made an attack upon the right wing
ID 6lled in this as upon the left, Diebitsch
srcled the strength Of his army against the
Frsst oil Elders. hoping to divide the Poles
70 two parts. One hundred and twenty
lUes Of cannon were brought TO bear on
Is one point and fifty battalions, incessant-
pututu 10 tue dtidCh, up II scene OIL
ns.aefe unheard Of in the annals OF war
4 Polish officer who was in the battle told
that the small streams which intersected
h forest were so choked with dead that the
shnlry marched directly over their bodies.
he heroic Poles, with twelve battalions, for
tlr hours defended the forest against the
rrnendous attack. Nine times they were
tnven out, and nine times. by a series OF adj
Nnbly executed man9uvres, they repulsed
s Russians with immense loss. Batteries,
DEeOncenlraied in one point. were in a
toDenl hurried 10 another, and the artillery
llanced to the charge like cavalrys. some
mrs within hundred feet of the enemy's
'aumns, and there opened a murderous fire
agnpe.
Al three o'clock, the Generals, many oil
TAOn were wounded, and most OF whom had
Asir horses shot under them. and fought on
bG al the head OF their divisions, resolved
ion relrogade movement, so as 10 draw
ss Russians on the open plan. Dlebltsc n
Ansng 1t to be flight. looked over to the
ay and exclaimed. Well. then, it appears
asi after this bloody day, shall take tea
W HN JtiNluttt IdtdCc. hO
oops debauchcd from the forest. A cloud
Russian cavalry, with several regiments
sheavy cuirassaiers at their head. advane.
do lhe attack. Colonel Pientka. who had
l'r up an unremiiiing fire from his battery
hive hours. seated with perfect sang iro'd
'ioa disabled piece Of cannon, remained
give another effective fire, then left at ful
nlop post which he had so long occupl
aHndeT the terrible fire ofthe enemy's artll
~. This rapid movement OF his battery
ainaled the Russian forces. The cavaliy
AHnced on a trot upon the line ola battery
siockels A terrible discharge was pour
slnIO their ranks, and the horses, CALLED t.
asdness by the flakes of FIRE, became wholly
agOyernable, and broke away, spreading
'a0rder in every direction the whole bod,
h.P helplessly along the fire OF the Polisl
aAniry, and in few minutes was so com
lesly annlhilated that. of regiment
a1assiers who bore inscribed on their hel
sssI the Invincibles. not a man escaped
he wreck Of the routed cavalry. pursue'
E'he lancers carried along in its fightth'
sanns Of Infantry. A general retreat com
Asased, and the cry Of " Poland forever !
'aehed the walls OF Warsaw 10 cheer IN,
S''Hs Of its anxious inhabitants. So terri
sWas the fire OF that day, that in the 20
W army there was no, single general o
'aH officer who had not his horse killed Q
'oUnded under him twolhirds of the OH
S's and, perhaps. ofthe soldiers. had thel
aahes pierced with balls. and more than
r r!n part Of the army were wounded
n1aIny thousand Russians and ten thousan
roles were left on the field OF battle ram
P0n rank lay PROSTATE on the earth, and tn
sefest OF Elders was so strewed with bodie
sal u received from that day the name
we 'Earaot af ~. noo1i The Czar heal