The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-15

keeping il up years thore has becn DO levy Of
rocr ans ,e nave been dhmissed or furonshed
e.. rsoss genera Rave bsen nsoled III oS scores and
nrevio'ls the ID eak N Posnf The effective
the Russian smy MAS probably not above half OF wh't
had been ten yea All this great relie %
inaa ces BIT left as auie uaprcpa ed Tor an ener
Ceney like ihn present. o. measures arc beng
iNen now To iice Ihs country IN astss oi deIenee s
Ill up the gaps IL the military establishment TIC
reserves have bee called out the corps stationed IN lc
inferior have been moved closer thefrantcr and orders
nave been given % edtn ,he recruiting which tax
M place no. Tor tie rst time since i5j w's foGd
tha THIS Operation would prove more dlcuit Ia an on
former occasions The PEASANTS IL said. after bong
so long Tree the CONSUMPTION, will consider II 10
have been doe away with by their Characterization, ana re-
10 submit % il az su but fortunately these predic
tons have been verified Iha recruiting has passed
on even quiey than usual in all the central south
ern and partly N The western PROVINCES and u the east
ern IL is proceeding with the same regularity The reinc-
ton a me term OF military service 10 seven years.
the lurooghs granted to the soldiers at stated
periods, aid their better treatment in general,
appear TO have made favorable impression
the people, and does not seem to have occurred to
them that REIMBURSEMENT from personal servitude in
VOWED total relief from all other obligations u will re-
quire many months however before the new evies are
properly orgarizcd and war should break out this
they could hardly be calculated for the present
campaign. We should find it tough work, there ore,
make head against coalition such as now threatens u.s.
and though the Russian nation has often shown that IN
Of need II is capable OF unheard Of efforts doubt
should fare i'll enough the beginning whatever might be
it were not for these approximations the insury
itself would cause but little uneasness. You must not
be msed by the exaggerated reports the French and
English papers they mostly manufactured NJ Cracow,
and eegraphed Europe by the Poes 10 keep up the
excitement ana arouse the enthusiasm o. the public by &c
ttious victories In reality, there has been hardly any
engagements except where the Poles we're absolutely
forced make stand, when they were generally dis
persed the first onset, not from any want OF courage
for they are az brave nation existed but be-
cause they scantily provided With arms and
famous scythemen, who formidable in the
days OF nints and matchocks shot down by
dern artillery long before they can reach the ranks Of the
enemy The struggle therefore, is too unequal TO pre-
sent chance OF success to the insurgents and would
have been over ere now if 1t had not been partially
couraged by tho Austrian government which allows
subjects to join the insurgents by hundreds az time and
pass and rcass the frontier at their pleasure What
arms they have are furnished by Austria The War
correspondent Of the st. Petersburg Viedomoh
states that the Austrian soldiers make practice
Of selling them their muskets at ten forms a
piece, and that tho authorities wink at this traffic,
only exacting compensation Of eight forins, which
leaves soldier profit of addition
wreched pay Nevertheless the area Of the insurrec
on far from spreading has been steadily contracting s
dimensions In Lthuana, where the first troubles oc-
Cured simultaneously with the outbreak In the Kingdom
of Poland, crushing blow inflicted the
volt by Manukin at Sewatisch from which 1t has never
been able to recover Since then II has only appeared
sporadcay at isolated points, and the rest OF the
try has been tranquil that for the last six the
from there to Krone and Warsaw interrupt
ed single day, although by way OF precaution, 1t is still
tnougnt necessary 70 ssaaSn patrols OF troo along the
highly extoed in the foreign press and who said to
have occupied Pnsk and established provisional govern
ment there was delivered up by the peasants to the
mandant Of that place about the middle OF this month";
after his little band OF followers had been pieces
by the Cossacks. In Poland proper the instruction
doubleday Of more serious character, something like
regular army and a regular government having been
organized there in q corner Of the kingdom
where the vicinity Of the Austrian territory has
long enabled them to elude the pursuit Of our
troops. The last kilograms however, announce that
Langiewcz, who commanded the corps, and who had
been appointed Dictator by the Revolutionary Committee
has been totally defeated by Prince Shaktoiskoy and com
PEELED to seek refuge In Cacow and the backbone OF the
rebellion being thus broken scarcely hold out
longer although scattered bands Of insurgents may
nue to hover about the woods and marshes for
time before they quite routed out by troops.
Most likely the Emperor will take this opportunity to
grant amnesty and perhaps restore the constitution Of
1881 but not with national army. which was never
mentioned in the treaty OF Vienna and which France aud
England have right to insist upon. they do Il will
certainly be refused at the risk Of for should
the to tho worst, but lose Poland and
at all events should have the satisfaction Of having
fought for IT, whereas the creation OF Polish army after
the experience OF 1881, would be tantamount putting
into cnemys hands for the purpose OF driving
Of the country whenever they have mind TO. No
be required TO commit suicide and that such
would amount to political suicide the part OF the
Russian government Is sufficiently clear TO any who
has studied history How long would Ireland continue
dependency Of the British crown besides having its
Parliament and separate administration, II garri-
soncd by army Of rshnep For the Western Powers
make such demand would show foregone conclusion
force quarrel upon US and this the would
be useless offer any further concessions nothing would
be but break or the negotiations and prepare
once for the ultima ratio