, 1863-04-02

BER1H, March II, 1S63.-An episode Of the
Polish insurrcction has just occurred which
shows at once the sympathy. Of the Prussian
Poles for their countrymen and the useless
ness OF the measures taken BY the Govern
ment to repress it. In spite Of the lynx eyed
p1ussan police, Mieroslowski has crossed
and Iecrossedthc frontier with impunity, and,
corps Ha71nee, bands of enthusiastic youths
from PoEen and West Prussia are constantly
lochluE to the camp Of the insurgents to fight
and die for the national cause. 1t appears
that Mierosiowski, nndismayed by the check
suffered by.him at Radzigenen, had laid his
town situated on the river Wartha, the po-
session Of which would have interrupted the
communication between Warsaw and k:slish
and facilatated further operations
against the latter city. His own corps
vas too weak for such IN ATTEMPT; but he had
Poland, and about the I'd Of this month y
detachment Of eight hundred to one Thousand
men, well armed and equipped, actually passed
the frontier near Nreschen, under the COM
mand Of GarezynsEi, young Polish noblcman
Of rank, who had formerly held commission
joined By part Of AIierosowski's troops under
Count Mielenski, who was to cooperate with
them in the coup de main against Konin, while
Miercs1owski, with the balance Of his corps,
distracted the attention Of the Russians bJ
feigned attack upon kalish. Unlucki1y, dis
putc arose between the two leaders, each
claiming the command OF the expedition, and
while from high words they were Just pro-
ceediDg to blows, and their army emulated the
confusion Of King Agramont's camp, they were
set upon unexpectedly by the garrison Of
Konin, who had been Informed by spies
of their approach, and had marched out
in the night to meet them. 4 severe
though brief struggle ensucd, which ended in
the total route Of the Poles, who hurried pc1l-
melltowards the Prussian ontier, closely pur-
sued by the MuscoEites, The latter, however,
halted on the borders Of their own territory,
and as the Prussian troops stationed in the
vicinity were not strong enough to arrest tho
passage of such mnsB Of fuEltiyes-thcy arc
said to have numbered at least 2,'000-most Of
them were enabled to escape, and have either
returned to their hclncs or sought shelter in
the neighboring forest Of Powidz: A rrus-
sian detachment which attempted to stop
some of them was fired upon, and its COM
mander, Capt. Nitsehe, badly wounded in the
shoulder. In ono or two other points, small
parties Of fugitiyes were discovered By the
Prnssian patrols. 1t mas stated at first that
3G0 Poles had been captured; but later events
reduce tic number Of prisoners to 100 or $50,
besides sick and wounded, Of whom quite
multitude arc lying in the villages along tho
frontier.
..Our intelligence from the seat of war il, on
the Whole, nnfavorable. to the insurgents. who,
in spite Of their desperate gal1antFy, appear
to be gradually losing ground. One of their
brayest leaders, BogdanoTicz, WAS taken pris-
oner lately In the district Of Lubbin, and SEN
teIced to be shot. Eeezay AMI kuczyk
have been killed, and the President of the
Revolutionary COMMITTEES, Frankorski. is
g. captive H in the eitidsl of Var
field, Is that commanded by Langiewicz, the
<'Polish Garibaldi," who, by the last accounts,
aftcr sustaining severe defeat at Praskowa-
Skaia, had surprised q detachment Of Rus
Slams near the Austrian frontier, and inflicted
| upon them 4 loss, estimated by the Car 1t
| sixty, and by the Vienna General Correspond
eAce at one hundred men. The greatest obsta'
Gle the patriots have to contend with is the
Indifference or open hostility Of the peasant
r., who cannot be pursuadcd but that the one
object of the movement Is to deprive them Of
the liberties granted By the Russian Govern
mcnt and restore the old institution of prcdial
slavery.
Itwa shopcd that the seizure of Aiero51ovski
wonld produce a favorable effect upon the
people, as he Is known to belong to tho Demo.
cratic party, which has always advocated tho
| principle uf eocial equality; hut if the report
be correct that he passed through Dresden
on Monday on his return to France, he must
be completely discouraged by his recent dis
asters, and has given up the cause as lost. He
may be right in strategica1 point Of view,
but he is clearly wrong as politician. Ali
that is wanted is Tor the insurrection to SUE
tain itself for few months, perhaps only a
few weeks longer, SO as to give public opin-
ion in France and England time to declare inc
quivocally in favor Of it and force the govern
mcnts to coma to The rescue. No one could
expect q few half armed gueri1las to over
throw the gigantic power OF Russia. But at
any rate, their rrotracted resistance offers n
striking proof of the vitality Of the Polish
nation, and mnst sooner or later lead to the
restoration Of its independence, either By the
voluntary act Of thu Russian Emperor, or by
the armed Intervention Of Europe. 1t was
nized by the Revolutionary Committee, and
nothing is required but q little pcrseyeraucet to