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


agreed that more hopeless atlsmp, /, is
scarcely possible 10 conceive. The insur.
gents said however, to amount TO 10000
men. The journal des Debsts publishes a
history Of The rebellion, frem which it sp~
pears that il has extended 10 the Russian ar
my, and that 1t would not have broken out
at the present moment had not the hume.
rous chances Of detection rendered further
delay impossible. The Provisional Gov
Iernmen! OF Cracow were acting with vigor,
and up 10 the latest authentic accounts no
attempt had been made by General Collin
to attack The city. II was reported in Par
is on Sunday that the Russians had assault
led Cracow, reduced half of II 10 ashes, and
driven ouI the Poles. who, in their retreat,
encountered large body Of Ausirians, and
defeated them! The Prussisn government,
notwithstanding the sympathy openly avow.
ed for The insurgents in Polish Prussia, ap~
pears to be disposed 10 remain neutral in
he matter.
THE POLAND KEVOLUTJON-.VE-
RY IMPORTANT.
The out breaks at Posen seem to have
extendtd over the whole Of Poland On
the 20Ih OF February, disturbances broke
out al Cracow The Augsburg. Gazette
says: 'At ten o'clock al night, sky rock
Ell was sent up a short distance from the
Botanic Gardens, and was generally regar-
ded as the sigma! for revolt. The Austrian
General (CoIIn) Immediately ordered hall a
squadron and company and lnlanry into
The town Between four aud Eve o'clock
in The morning ,he troops were attacked
A very murderous fire was directed against
Them from the windows Of the princi pie
squares. The troops, however, repused
The sggressors, who had a great many peo-
pie killed. Forty prisoners we're captured
for the most part inhabitants Of Craoow.
The Austrian troops had five men and one
officer killed Several bands of armed
peasants had come up TO The gate Of the
lown, but not venlured upon an attack
Eight regiments of the line occupied Tie
grand dulchy OF Posen. Among the many
arresls was that of NJ Dombroski, RomaE
Catholic Bishop Of M. Geissnen and Po-
sen,
The journal des Bebats have some &C.
counts, presumed 10 be partially official which
state The Austrian troops hac been tempora-
riy repused from Cracow. In some cases
the peasantry aided against the mobiles. The
Russian Poles in foreign countries have
been recalled by imperial orders; a step
" hich seems TO indicate grave apprehen
sions. The Partisan Journal says, 'The
greater part of tho Polish mobiles, not only
The younger branches, but fathers of fami'
es are involved in these plots A report
q the Germans papers, that Prince CzarIo.
iski aud Coun. Zamoiski had left Paris TO
DIN ,he insurgents is au.hora,vely contra
iicted.
A letter from Breslau OF the 26lh ult, in
The Cologne Gabete, says:-,The insur-
gents have advanced as far as 5 miles be-
yond Tarnow. The whole oil the country
people are enraged because the austrian
Government has offered premium on ev-
cry head of land owner brought in, and
which has encouraged The peasants TO mas
sacrs 200 lords OF manors. These same
peasants are in the army Of the Insurgents
Travellers have seen large corps Of cavaI-
ry among the insurgents, as well a nume>
rous ballallions Of infantry, well accoutred
and armed. BY force of severe control.
Cracow is kept quiet. Political prisoners
only have been sci a, ibeiy. The Ptus.
sian soldiers have not passed the frontier
A letter from Slesia, dated the 26h ull'
in the Universal German Gazette, says:
The Austrian General was preparing 10
leave Cracow with his troops when some
considerable bands of armed in surgenls as
sailed the soldiers with such sudden impe,-
uosiiy that they were, after having had sew
eral killed and others wounded, obliged TO
evacua,e the place with The utmost precipi-
islion. As soon as the troops had passed
The visas, the bridge between Cracow and
Podgoreze was destroyed, and the Commu
nicalon with Galicia is cut off. The post
mail between Breslau and Cracow has been
stopped ever since the 2lsI, and conse.
qusn,y we are wiihou, any direct news
Ii is said that M. Engs!hardi, the Prussiar
Minister has fed, and that The Russian snc
Austrian residents have been hung. .dc'
lc0rding 10 another account, however, thes,
Two last have only been arrested. Their
has been established al Cracow a provision
al government, which has al its comman,
Ihetween 2000 and 10 O00 armad man mar