The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-04-18


aud up to the latest authentic accounts n,
attempt had been made by General Colin
to attack the city. II was reported IN Par
Is on Sunday that the Russians had assaui
iec Cracow, reduced half of 1t 10 ashes ant
driven ouI the poles, who. in their retreat
encountered large body of Auslrians, anC
defeated them! The PruSsIan government
Notwithstanding The sympathy openly avov
ed for the insurgents IN Polish Prussia, ap,
pears 10 be disposed 10 remain neural it
he matter.
THE POLAND REVOLUNON-.VE
KY lMPORTANT'
The out breaks at Posen seem to have
extended over The whole uf Poland Or
The Goth Of February, disturbances brok,
out at Cracow The Augsburg. Gazette
says: Al ten o'clock at night, sky rock.
Ell was sent up shon distance from the
Botanic Gardens, and was generally regar.
ded as the sigma! for revolt. The Austrian
General (C0n) immediately ordered half a
squadron and company and infantry into
Ihe town Between four aud five O'Clock
in The morning The troops were attacked
very murderous FIRE was directed agains,
them from the windows of the princi pie
squared The troops, however, repuIsed
the aggrossors who had great many peo.
Pile killed. Forty prisoners were captured
for the most part inhabitants Of Craoow.
rhe Austrian troops had five men and one
officer killed Several bands of armed
peasants had come up 10 the gate of the
town, but not ventured upon an attack
Eight regiments of the line occupied The
grand du'chy Of Posen. Among The many
arrests was that Of NJ DombroskI. Romar
Catholic Bishop Of M. Geissn0n and Po-
sen,
The journal des BebaIs have some ac,
counts, presumed TO be partially official, which
state the Austrian troops haC been tempora-
rIIy repulsed from Cracow. In some cases
the peasantry aided agains! the mobiles. The
Russian Poles in foreign countries have
been recalled by imperial orders, a step
which seems 10 indicate grave apprehen
sions. The Parisian Journal says, 'The
greater part Of tho Polish mobiles, not only
The younger branches, but fathers of fami-
les aIe involved in these plots A report
in the Germans papers, that Prince Czarlo.
rski and Count Zamoski had left Paris TO
join 'he insurgents, is auIhOra'iyeIy contra.
diCted.
A letter from Bresau Of the 26h ut, in
the Cologne Gabette, says: -,The insur>
gents have advanced as far as Is miles be-
yond Tarnow. The whole OF The country
people are enraged because NE austrian
Government has offered a premium on ev-
cry head Of a land owner brought in, and
which has encouraged The peasants 10 mas
saCre 200 lords OF manors These same
peasants are in HE army Of the Insurgents
Travellers have seen large corps Of cavaI-
y among the insurgents, as well nume>
ous bataIlions Of infantry, well acCoutred
and armed. BY force Of severe control.
Cracow is kept quiet, Political prisoners
'nIy have been set at Ilbety. The Pfus
'ian soldiers have not passed the frontier
A letter from Siesia dated the 26lh ull
q the Universal German Gazette, says:
The Austrian General was preparing to
cave CraCow with his troops when some
considerable bands of armed in surgens as
aIed the soldiers with such sudden impe,.
loslly that they were, after having had sew.
ral killed and others wounded, obliged to
'vaCuale tie ACE With the utmost precipi-
alton. As soon as the troops had passed
he vis'ula, the bridge between Cracow and
'odgoreze was destroyed, and the Commu
icalion with GalIicia is cut off, The post
nail between Breslau and Cracow has beenI
Opped ever since the 2lst, and conse-
iueniIy we are without any direct news
lis said that NJ. Enge!hardt, the Prussian
Minister has fed, and that he Russian snd
Austrian residents have been hung. .4c>
Ording to another account, however, these
wo last have only been arrested. There
las been established al CraCow a provision.
! government, which has at its command ,
'etween 1000 and 10000 armed men, part
f them peasants with their scy Ties. The ,
lumber Of the insurgents increases daily,
YEARLY all the WoOP' csntoned at Bresau ,
nd Upper SlIrsia have been ordered to
march 10 The frontier of Cracow The !
'onng man who robbed Ihe diligence from !
}resI'u 10 LipOwiec has been arrested ,
# Father Murdered by his oeon Son - K
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