The Sun. — 1863-04-09 (London, England)

POLAND. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]  CRACOW, APRIL 4.  Letters received here from Lithuania speak of a formidable insurrection which broke out in Samogita, in the northern part of that province, on the 25th March. All classes of the population have taken part in it, and in their encounters with the Russian troops they appear to hive hitherto been victorious. Their leaders exhibit a considerable amount of skill in the military art, frequently producing discomfiture in the troops opposed to them merely by their able manoeuvres and their quickness to take advantage of any opportunities afforded to them by the nature of their position. Thus Major Narbutt, one of the most distinguished among them, who is the son of a wealthy Samegitian nobleman, and has for some years fought in the Caucasus, drew the Russians into an ambuscade by a very skilfully contrived stratagem. Having collected a body of insurgents at Rudika, near \Vilna, he sent one of them to that city to spread the news among the military there. The result was as he had expected and hoped, the immediate transport by railway of 500 Russian soldiers to the scene of the insurrection. Meanwhile Narbutt's men had concealed themselves in the woods, and sent a few shots at the Russians to stimulate them to pursue their invisible enemies. The expedient was successful; the Russians penetrated the wood, and foltowed the Poles, who contrived to retreat into its depths, still firing. At length the Russians found themselves hopelessly floundering in a marsh; the Poles now rushed out upon them, and 250 of the Russians were killed, the rest either escaping or being taken prisoners. Another severe blow to the Russian troops in this district is the destruction of the garrison of Uscine, the whole of which, numbering 500 men, was cut to pieces after a fight in which the Polish insurgents did prodigies of bravery. Several other towns have also been captured. In general the insurgents appear to be well equipped, and the wealthy nobles of Lithuania do not let them want for anything. The peasants, accompanied by the clergy, who tor the nonce have buckled on the sword, are leaving their villages in swarms to join the insurrection. One of the first districts to rise was that of Bialowiez. About 150 eouths invited an old Polish officer to drill them in a large space of marshy ground in this district, to which they had retired. Their only arms were eight rusty firelocks and about a dozen scythes, and they were so scantily provided with provisions that they were half starved before a week was out. They now began to look about for supplies. Fortunately a band of 50 Cossacks happened to be passing, escorting some waggons full of ammunition and provisions. The Poles at once attacked them. the eight firelocks first emptied eight saddles ; then, with loud shouts, the scythemen rushed upon the bewildered Cossacks, who immediately fled panic stricken at the sight of these haggard men fiercely waving the terrible weapon, which is the dread of every Russian, and left their waggons in ihe hands of the Poles. The power of Russia in Poland seems to be completely paralysed. Everywhere we hear of victories over the Russian troops, who are evidently quite incapable of coping with the valiant guerillas opposed to them. Even in the South, where the bulk of the troops is now stationed, the numeroup insurgent bands carryoff treasuries, destroy bridges And capture towns and villages. From the Baltic to the Bug, from Courland to Galicia, the power et Russia is a mere name. In her blindness she think to strike terror into the hearts of the Poles by burn ing their villages and massaereing their peacetie inhabitants; but the only resuit of this short-sighted policy has been to increase the nurnberof insurgents. She has now, however, committed herself, and the war she has waged against Poland is, on her side, a war of extermination. All the prisoners taken by the Russians in this war have been ruthlessly murdered in cold blood ; and when some Cossacks brought Polish prisoners to the citadel of Medlin, the commandant swore at them for troubling him' with Polish prisoners, instead of killing them themiielves. The Poles, on the other hand, invariably set free their Russian prisoners. But the conduct of either side in this respect wilt have but little effect on the progress of the insurrection. Poland has plenty of men to spare, able and willing to liberate -heir country ; and the destruction of the 150,000 men at most Russia can spare for Poland is, judging by the progress made hitherto, but a matter of time.  11 0711 :4" " radars