The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31
The Insurrsction In the Ukraine.

The Inaurrection In the Ukraine.
the Ukraine ia OF great interest," and the accounts
hitherto given very various. The Gas "a Polish
paper published in Cracow) gives the following account
as the result of its special inquiries -
Carriers (probably drivers of arabas) who
turning from the CImea through Podolia narrated in
were BY no means III DISPOSED TO the Russian people,
soeags On this deacon q Pope not yet in full orderly
in the village Of Mogusiaw near Mohlew having OBJ,
in St. Petersburg had had In rousing the people in the
provinces Of Vohynia, Podoa, and the Ukraine (for
mery Pohsh) to take mp arms for its faith and its
the Synod had fact addressed another appeal to the
people, in which the abrogation OF the pro-
claimed and the fee simple of the lands conferred
the peasants who cultivated them. He assured them
that tho who stood nearest to the Emperor
had caused this address to be suppressed but that
he read to the PEASANTS that were already excited BY
the French news from the Crimea. They proceeded
It ono: to their Pope and demanded to have the
Of course, informed there other than the one
already made known. In . number of villages the
cited peasantry began to maltreat their Popes and
sembied together tumultuously, armed with scythes
and ptchforks but In any thre atenng de-
r % made aapss the LANDED the
had the dhtuIbauce quieted Forty Of the rioters
prominent taken prisoners and sent to Siberia the
less prominent got off with plentiful dose Of the knout
ns .Ea. n Of sn:
cribed as suiky and threatening.
The Preusssche Correspondent favors US with the fol
The disturbance was confined to the estates Of the
Polish Count Branick and some Of the neghboring do
81 e. s Il. to s the
bsd misunderstood the recent manifesto Of the Emperor
they mase for the purpose OF entering the ranks
Of the militia declaring they would rather the EN-
peror soldiers than continue to their lords This
caused the greatest apprehenson among the
gusge and race differ from those Of the people, As no
conciaory and pacific awaited to bring back the
misguided people to their work military forcs was
place not so long back in Gacia was to be pievsned
This proves that they perfectly in Who in the
above mentioned disturbances recognise Polish rising
The OestTrcichische Aung has another version differ
ent from any as yet given VIZ; that large number
selves for the sacrifices thrust upon them by the govern
meDt under the Of taxes and g voluntary
tributons" had laid unusually heavy burdens their
ssrs and required Of them excessive servies in
quence this oppression, the otherwise nexhaustoe pa
eDce Of the latter bad failed them. The appeal Of the
government to the people to cooperate In the de
their standard and the cross, afforded them vel
to this was added very sensible dearth OF salt which
raised their excitement to the highest The paasantry
where they Demanded TO be- admitted into the militia, in
order that they might serve the Gar and get salt to
eat Under the twoold pretence Of love to their
trdal sbackles but the authorities refused to enrol
sDy body who did not produce written permission to
hat effect frcm his lord all those unprovded with such
document were sent back TO their homes under mill
tary escort and admonished.
india and China.
Parers and letters rcm india in advance OF the
land mail had reached London by extraordinary express
The flies despatched from Alexandria ths bth OF
May by the Melta screw steamer. and from nalts on
the 10th, by the Tbaipise 10 Msrsees.
No news from China had come by this arrival
A~x hecn go rnfh nm
March, when strong force under Gen. Craig marched
to ravage the valley OF the principal marauders in the
peehborhood, which they successfully accomplished,
after some sharp fighting Gen Craig lost killed and
~ wounded; among the latter Major Patterson.
The enemy had 10 KILLED. The troops then ordered
back to camp, . distance OF thirty miles, which
proved very eune march, The second affair took
place ON the 24th OF March, when the Momunds came
down In large numbers and attacked the garrison OF
Aouza consisting OF two troops OF the 10th light cava
ry, and three companies of the 62d native autry
1hsse soon turned out and spirited contest took place
which lasted several hours when tho enemy were COM
pletely defeated and compelled TO retire The Ioss on
the British side the emsdar OF the wn and one or
two sepoys OF the 62d killed. Lieut. Bradford was wound
ed. The loss Of the enemy was also uncomfortable.
Some slight disturbances had taken place ON the Bar
frontier and IT thought they win occssi naIIy
until the whole country shall be annexed to the
British cominions.
treaty OF friendship had been concluded between
rcst Msbomed and the English government. It contaas
three articles the rst OF which friendship and
are established between the British government and
Dost Nahomvd Khan and his heirs by the second the
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