Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-07

to him. although on the 9th he took up his
quarters at WOdzislaw, place stiIl nearer TO
Zarnowice. Pilica ard Miechow While STAYING
there Colonel Cingieri. one Of the Russian com
mauders at WiOszcowa found il possible, how
ever, 70 modest the van Of the Poles, and, II
Russian bulletin Is 10 be credited. conquered part
OF toe camp. AT this time, il ought to be re
peated. the 1000 Russians at Miechow, PIica,
end LarnoNice stirred neither hand or foot.
The 18th found Gen. Langiewicz at Zarki, 80
miles to TIC ives. OF Wodzislaw and in the imme-
date vicinity Of the railway line He had now
placed himself on the very road between Czen
sioehoN and the south-a line which the
troops OF the enemy passed up and down day at
ter day. IL appears he hid been preceied in this
direction by some of bis Captains and when
be arrived upon the spot the game was opened at
the same tine on several points The chief en-
counter took place at Mrzyglod (variously given
as the hight of Zombkowice, Mszkow or Mrzy
slod,) which. il is almost superAuOus to remark
There was the customary vOlley of the Russian
infantry, the canister shot of the guns, AM the
simless galloping about of the Cossack riders.
There Was the same dread of the Polish scythes
among the Russians and the same eagerneSs to
come To close quarters among the Poles. But If
the bill cannot 60 to the man, neither can the
wood to the field. With the Poles skulkng
among the trees and the Russians keeping in the
open, the fight, passing through the various
stages of a skirmish, was prematurely closed on
either side
The Russians, i'm accordance with their old
idlosyncrasy, declined 10 charge the Polish steel
the Poles. who would be glad enough to come to
blows, had a natural aversion To traverse the dis
lance between the forest and the hostile lines.
So after blazing away for an hour and sending n
few companies to the front, the contendng par
ties withdrew in opposite directions Once upon
the spot Ian siewicz availed himself Of the oppOr-
tunty to demoiist The railway bridge Mt MiszkOw,
and ter up the line for distance. IL Is said,
but am ignorant on what authority, that the
Poles captured four cannons in this fight. As a
matter of course the Russians set fire to Mrzy-
god
This occurred on the LIST of March On the
2ith the Russian corps proceeded in the direction
OF 0ikuSZ 10 the SOUTH Langewicz following
close ON their heels. and on the 4th taking up a
position in the ravnes between Ckala and Ojkowi
eight miles distant from the city of Cracow An
other attack being probable he left Jezrauski to
ward off the enemy, retreating himself some little
way To the east. You are aware of what hap
pened OH the 4h JeIoran~ki having divertei
the attention of the enemy. LangiewlcZ. owing
to the peculiar adroitness of his maneuvers, re
turned 1T the very nick OF time, to take the Rus
slams by surprise Skals burnt, but thC
charge Of the kossni,ires (scythemen) moved
the Russians in swaths Prince Bragation fec
To SlomuIki. and such was the terror among the
Russians that, Wolbrom. Okusx, and Pilica be
ing instantly evacuated, his only hope OF escape
consists IN retreat to MiechOw. Once more
the Cracow frontier j. ia the hands of the inSur
gents. and the Polish eagle planted up in the fac,
of the Austrian coat of arms
Since then Ltngiewicz remains unmolestei il
his CT pp near Olkusz, and according to the hates
intelligence has been appointed Dictator. Thu
total of his forces in the triangle between kiece
Czensfochow and Cracow l. eStmatel at mor'
than l20O0 men, an army hardly inferior Il
point of numbers to the Russians opposed tt
him.