The New York herald., 1863-03-30
the WAR IN POLAND.
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Desperate Engagement on the
Prussian Frontier.
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Two Thousand Poles Seek
Refuge In Prussia.
EXPLOITS OF LANGIEWICZ.
SKETCH OF TIE DICTATOR.
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ATTITUDE OF THE PEASANTRY.
UDOVDpOM M lN ADMIN JNTrDUpNTJON
EXPLOITS OF LANGIEWICZ
SKETCH OF THE DICTATOR.
ATTITUDE OF THE PEAsANTRY
OF AN ARMED INTERVENTION.
Our Berlin correspondence.

Our Berlin C0rrespOndenco.
BERLIN March II, 1858.
An episode OF the Polish nsurrection has just occurred
which shows the sympathy Of the Prussan Poles
for their useessness Of the
taken by government repress IT, In spite Of the lynx
eyed Prussian police Meroslowsk has crossed and re-
crossed the frontier with mpunity and in spite Of General
Won Weeder and his four corps dare, bands Of entnnsl
astc youths and West Prussia constantly
nockg TO the camp Of tho insurgents to fight and die for
the national cause. II appears that Mieroslowski,
undismayed BY the check suffered by him at Rndzi
genen, had laid his plans for attack upon
Konin small town situated the river Wartha, the
possession Of which would have interrupted the comma
nication between Warsaw and Kaish and facilitated
further operations against the latter city. His own corps
weak for such attempt but he had been pro
mised reinorcements from Prussian Poland, and about
the I'd OF this month detachment Of eight hundred to
thousand men, well armed and equipped, actually
passed the frontier Wreschen under tho command OF
Garezynsk young Polish Eobleman OF rank, who had
formerly hold commission in the Prussian army. They
Immediately joined by par, OF hieroslowskps
troops under Count Meienski, who was TO cooperate
with them in the coup de main against Koniu
while Mieroslowski with the balance Of his corps, dis
the Of tho Russians by feigned attack
upon Kalish. Unluckily, dispute arose between the
two leaders, each claiming tho command OF the expedi
tion while from high words they inst proceeding
and their army emuated the confusion OF King
Agramonts camp they werc set upon unexpectedly by
the garrison Of Konn who had been informed by spies Of
their approach and had marched ont in the night 70 meet
them A severe though brief struggle ensued, which
ended in the total rout Of the Poles, who hurried
pe nell towards the Prussian frontier, closely pur
sued by tho Muscovites. The latter, however,
halted on the borders Of their own territory,
and as the Prussian troops stationed in the
vicinity not strong enough TO arrest the passage Of
such mass OF fugitiyesthey are said 10 have number
cd at least two thossandnost OF them were enabled
escape and have either returned 10 their homes or
sought shelter in the neighborng forest OF Powidz
Prussan detachment which attempted 10 stop some Of
them fred upon, asd It's commander Captain Eitsche,
badly the shoulder In two other points
small parties Of fugitives discovered by the Prus
patrols. II stated at first that three hundred
Poles had capturod but later events reduce the
prisoners hundred and sixty hundred
and eighty besides sick and wounded, OF whom quite
mnltitude lying in the villages along the frontier
Many OF them are mere chidrcn-yoang gymnasts
from the schools OF TrzemeaxDo and Gnesen--and
eyAwitnesses describe as pteous spectacle 70 soc
these poor unor boys who had suffered from
the ncemency Of the and the un~onted fatigue OF
march through wood and swamp than from tho sword
Of the enemy. II is not known what has become Of
GaraHynski. Some he Killed; but according TO
others escaped reorganizDg his corps the
forest Of Powdz with the intention Of leading back to
Poland a favorable opportunity offers. As for
MieIensk he cut down BY Coesack almost at the
beginning OF the action.
The Prassian government Inclined make polri
cal capital Of this aar JustyDg the sers taken
by them for the protection " their Polish provinces.
Ii evident says aa,s Anseigey that the evil dis
posed minority who errorze lhe pcaceabe inhabitants
Of the Kingdom oI Poland" would gladly play the same
game Ia Prussia II they not kept In awe by the
strong military force collected sre and the behavior of
precautions 4 therefore highly seprebsnslble The pub
lc however Of quite dierent opinion, and think
that is owing 10 the vote OF the Deputies and the ex
preston Indignation that preceded II ta, the
tion OF the h Il February has become dead letter and
the Russians obliged to stop short on their
frontier instead Of pursuing their victims and
rying fire and sword 10 Prussan ground A hint OF
tbc official orgsn. foresbadowing The proclamation o.
martial law in Posen, has becn most ungraciousy
sponded to by the very Gslman population u
that province for whose safety u was alleged to he ne
cessary; and oven The Poseser Zaiso, An extremely
loyal and conservative print protests decidedly against
such measure and arms that Will be quito sufficient
II General weedsr instruots his suhedinaies 70 keep
il certainly dses %. speak much vigilance that
bands OF several hundred men assemble and Organize
~,,Soss being observed, ana Afterwards 70 ssssr =.
q point whore only small body 81 woope 10
stationed, athoush 1t near 2 part Of sbe
violation Prussian territory by the defeaasd or victo
party might be daily expected. Whom Ne vannied
precautions OF the military authorities have hs< little
eject the public hardly wish them 70 be invested
Our other intelligence from tho scat OF war n on the
whoe unfavorabIe the insurgents who, spit~of Their
desperate gallantry, appear 70 be gradually losing
srouud One of their bravest leaders. Bogdsnowcz,
taken prisoner lately 10 the district OF Lnbbin
and sentenced 70 be shot. Neexay AID kncxyk
have beea killed. and the President Of TIN Rsyo
lutionvy Committee, Frankowski, is captive N the
citadel u Warsaw 1he most numerous body st 40 tbs
field thai commanded by Langiexcx the "folsh Carl
bali, - who by the last after sustaining Sc
we're defeat at Praskowa skaia had surprised depsoh
ment of Russians the Austrian frontier and nasd
them oes Estimated by tho Cidr NJ sixty and by the
Vienna General Core psnce At hundred men. The
greatest obstacle tho have contend with tbe
Indifference open hostility II the pesantry, who can
be persuaded but that the OBJ of the
10 deprive them of the liberties granted by tbe
Russian government and restore the old institution of
prcs slavery Centuries of oppression have allied them
with profound dsstrust of the mobiles and a the
higher glasses in general and when the latter
sincerely desocs 70 atone for the injustice done them
former ages IL found difficult 10 allay suspicious
In places they have Joined tho psurgents but 10
others they have rnade comtnon cause with the MusoO
vites have attacked and plundered The castles of
former masters and committed such atrocities that
Grand Duke Constantine himself has bean obliged PUB
lmh an order cnoinng them " behave with llo more
humanity. THIS 10 paricsariy tho case 10 rohynia add
podola where only small part Of the population Of
po,sh descent and The lover orders are mostly Ruthones
was hoped that tho Of horoelpwsk would pro
duo favorable effect upon the people AZ be IA known
60 belong the democratic PARTY which Ans Aways AL
vocatsd the principle Of social egany but, the report
be correct pa-sc through Dresden Monday on
his return France, be must be completely discouraged
by hs recent and has given up the cause
be 10 clearly wrong politician All that wanted is
Tor tho nsurssction 70 sustain nssh Tor few months,
perhaps only Jew weeks konser. 10 give public
in France and England time e. declare uneluivo
cay 10 favor tand iorce TIE govsrnmsnts,o 70
the rescoe No could expect few half armed guer
las 70 overthrow the lsantc power Of Hnssi,. Baf, At
any rate their protacted resistance oners striking
proof of the vitahiy q the Polish nation, and must
sooner later lead a. tie restoration a ts ndspend
enoe either by the voluntary act q The Russian Empe-
by the armef INF Tverton of Europe. II with
this ospeos that the rising was organized ~ the Rsvo
utioaary Committee and nothing required bot little
perseverance, 70 insure ts success.
sheseh OF fLangsssvicz, Dictator OF Poland. i
The Polish insurreciion has already emerged FROM the
character Of an unorsan,ed opponion Rassisp rule
that of great revolution, carried the name ot
the Polish nai'op and under d,ctaioria p.wer.. The
young man wbom hr-t heard of IN can~ct,on wub