The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-29

army, constituting General PAHLRN'e corps
The ofFicers set the example Of flight, and the
old soldiers, scandalized at their cowariice,
tore the eagles from their hats and trampled
them under foot.
AT this juncture the career OF SKRzNhcKl
was suddenly arrested by the appearance OF
cholera "a present from Russia to E1rope,) IN
his ranks This misfortune prevented him
from advancing against Siedlece. which with
formidable train of artillery was open to
him. and which he would not take for fear OF
taking the disease which was raging there
This neglect was the more unfortunate that
the disease broke out in spite Of his precau-
tons. The Russians finding they were not
pursued. rallied, reunited, turned back, and
attacking UNrNsKI's corps forced it to fall
back with loss Of five hundred men. For
more than a month the two grand armies re-
NAMED inactive, while the by-play Of insur-
rection in the provinces was fast drawing to
disastrous termination. The only other i'm
portant operation attempted by SKRzNEcki
was that which resulted in the bloody battle
of Ostrolenka, where for twelve hours, Win
twenty-se seven thousand men, he held $4,000
Russians at bay, and finally repnised them---
These mannuvres are too complicated to en-
|
although the Poles were victorious, they never
recovered from the heavy losses which their
victory cost them. A few days after DIKBlTCh
died of cholera or brandy, it seems to be DOUBT
full which and the Grand Duke CoNsTAN-
TINE survived him but seventeen days. About
the same time, cabal forced the resignation
Of SKRZNKCKI. His address to the army upon
the occasion seems to belong to the better
days of Greece or Rome. He assures the SOL
diers that they cannot honor him so much in
any other way as by paying strict obedience
to the orders Of his successor. he declares
himself ready to serve in the ranks, or In any
situation in which he can advance the cause
Of his country. The day after his dismissal,
| at a general review, he rode by the side of his
| successor the celebrated DEMBINsKD, to prove
| that he had no ill feeling towards him. All
| the soldiers were moved to tears, and many OF
them wept aloud. He exhorted them TO obey
his successor AS they had done him, and they
rent the air with their acclamations.
From that day the name of SKRZNECKI does
not appear in history. 1t is said that in pri-
vate capacity he continued TO serve his be-
loved country to the last, fighting in the ranks
like 4 common soldier when Warsaw was Ia
ken by storm. How he escaped, We know not
but he did escape to Belgium, and was ap-
poin ted by the King to a high military Office,
which he filled until his death.
Few more distinguished soldiers or more
illustrious patriots than SKRZNECKI ever
lived, in any country or in any age.
The Legislature.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
yesterday, was one amending and re-enacting
certain acts "more effectually to prevent deal
ing with slaves or free negroes" A bill was
passed incorporating the "Pittsylvania Rail-
| road Company and one "authorizing the
Virginia Central Railroad to construct a
| branch of their road to Lexington" The
Strasburg connection of the Winchester and
| Potomac Railroad, and the bill incorporating
| the Fredericksburg and Fauquier Railroad,
were defeated for want of Constitutional ma
iorities. No action was had on the (House)
Joint resolution for extending the session till
March 18th In the House the consideration
Of the bill imposing taxes on special licenses
was set for Thursday next. A number OF
Senate bills were passed. Aspecial committee
was appointed to bring in a bill fixing remu-
neratlve tariff of tolls on such internal i'm
provements ass the State may be- interested in.
A report was received from a special joint
committee in regard TO the boundary line OF
Virginia and Maryland, approving the action
of The Commissioners who run the same. A
resolution passed providing for an extension
of the session till the 18th of March The
House was engaged last night i'll considering
the provisions of the bill 'for the better or
ganiza tion of the militia of the State"