New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-23


PROGRESS oE gHE POGssH WAR.
As the Polish in-urreciion ~ still c1cusiseh
guerrilla war, II ia extremely difficult, If not
impossible, to obtain a correct view Of the
military situation. AZ i Is the in!c.es. of !bc
insurgents TO Keep their operations as secret
o. po9lhle we knox but little about tbcir
actual numbcr, their organization. and their
plans; and H. TO their success, nearly oyery
new arrival from Europe reports viciorios and
reyer-es on both sides.
II j, noticeable, however, that the Polish
accounts rom the seat Of VIZ are more hope.
ful than c,eT bolore. They ground their hope
chiefly on no fact, that Tie part eipa'Ion in
the instruction is becoming universal Among
all classes OF the Polish nation to an extent
never roualed before. Thus they report t6al
The peasant. who at hrs. seemed 20 keep alto
r,hcr rloof from The ino,cmtlt, are now
Joining u Ia larger aud larger number.
Armed with scyihc, or O!bcr implements Of
hu,bsndry. ,hey form distinct bodies, aud nj
ter HAVING fought n battle taey d,sprIse and
return "a tLuir agricultural pursuits. Like all
tho other cias.cs of ihe population. thoy are
.ad 20 pa chec-lullJ he taHes t. tie rcyon.
tionnry COMMITTEE. Next 20 The peasants. it
j. the Jews whose patriotic bearing gooaty
chssr- asd strengthens .hc rrscutioaary party. In
Poland theJcws torn larger aud more influential
portion Of thc aggregate population than IA any
other country oi Europe. They number ~
The Ltgdon of Poland about O0O. O0u souls ~
population o. 4, SO, 900, thus cCu o tut,ug Ito
eighth part Of tac population, aal Russia taa,
b, ,.des, near / ,OUO1U, most of whom are in
imalo.J a.hol with the Polish JcTs by origin
and language. Is .he business oi the country
has been 10 a very large extent. ana for many
centuries. 10 hrir hgnds, they are The
wcnlthicst ctizcns, a,d their active io;errsi,
therefore IN the Success ~ the National caubt,
is OF tho utmost Importance. All tbe report.
ttaic that the lows m general are hcsrt Gut
soul for tho movement, ma chat the pest un.
doy,tandins prevails between them aud ibe
Ihrp;iun population, who-nirss the bishops
Illy be- cxcepted--nrc unanimously Ia favor OF
si.Ing taom "a toll equality OF civil rights
OF sLl greater Importance are the inr,?r anj
larger rr.cniOrccmcnts which tbc insurgcut army
la receiving from ,be Polish population in ny uu-
jrr Prus-iau and Austrian ruic. Gacia, IN
particular, II furnishing them numerous cen
tingeats. Ia the 'atier day. Of Apfli about
1000 mon organized ~ thai province under
Gen. Jrziorauski. They marched 10 the Ras.
san frontier r the most open manucg a0d Ia
military array. On tlcr way 10 ne ,,ontt-.
they me. an Austrian patrol, consisting Of 30
them Three days after entering the kingdom
Of Poland. on MIy T.. they mol tho Russians.
aud gained a complete victory. The decat OF
the Russian, Ia said 10 have Decu the hevcrcst
yot suffered daring the WA. They hal another
engagement with the Russians on May z, IA
which alho they arc said to have br,n sdccoss.
iui. These Victories wsfo having powerful
effect IN thO Government Of Lubin whore
thousands Of persons were Waltiog t. ION
either JozioranshI or two of his coaJju-orY,
!ucreased. 10 AXE tho command Of n srpurnto
bad.
Tbousaniso! other warko runors are rilo, but
1t ~ impossible 10 ascertain how lar they are
correct. the lanotica arvorges--schsmatic
iroin the Greek Church who fcJcct especially
tho ln,nenou ol tho Car Ia church mattrrs-
and WHO have been ollen aud cruelty porsc.
cut"f by tic Russian empcrors-Aie reported
ns Navigating tbs Russian peasants to revolt.
The Co.sneks on mo Don are also rcuol sod IA
becoming troublesome, and TO demand rent0r-
alton Oi their anc,oat privileges, one of which Is
tho fight to elect tucir own "hetman" (cOm-
maudcr). The Poles, moreover, aern To iecl
an spDguino In their expectations Of AID
from France nj tins moment us the Pied.
montese did month or Two before the En-