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fftittP'uber the gre.it height of tho cliff nn I T<lio subjoct of tills noiico subsequently
which Napoleon stands ; and the usual soborl commanded a regiment in tlie brigade of Ga
ng tlie Inst campaign
said on one Ho
unds front musket balls,
veil, however, through all
ThceflVct of the picture, on the spectator | these perils to he eventually entrusted with
eg*. Of mg the room, is one of the most nxtrnor- I the high responsibility of repelling the legions
dinaiy chatndcr. Its general outline....Nil-■ of the mitocrat, and in his glorious efforts in
poleon st in ling on the crest of n tremendous this Indy cause he bears with him tlie siiiecr
appearance of the.ocean towards the last mi- nrral Blinner, and dnrinj
nute of,sunset. The lower part of the figuie. of Napoleon, received, it
particularly the left leg, half advanced, is ad
mirably xlra.iv n
don, eighteen
■en pre
'i/T, with bis back nearly turned to tlie spec
tator, tlie vast Atlantic, and tlie parting glow
of the sun tlie figure, too, tlie size of life
will, in soma measure, prepare him lor this
est prayers for his success from every friend of
liberty throughout the world.
Our readers will doubtless rrcolleet that at
the commencement of the present struggle,
effect, which wc confess ourselves at a loss to j Skrzynecki was only second in eomnmmt;
describe. Its very grandeur impresses us with \ hut, that at tin: first battle, sucli w as the mili-
«we, and our after thought becomes tinged I tary know ledge, gallantry, and devotion exhi-
with melancholy from associating the fate of hitml by him, tiro his superior officer imniedi-
tho illustrious original with the towering did. ately resigned his command to him, content-
the vasty sea, the living splendor of the sun, ing himself with an inferior station, and de
nial the sperky sail of the guard ship flutter- glaring Skcr/.ynecM
ing in its last light. Vet how delightful is to —f—*•—* *
reflect tha' such cHints arc within tlie span
it few square yards of canvass, and how einioh
ling is the recollection that genius (ill-fostered
as it has been in the case of the painter before
tis.) enables one man to produce swell sublime
uml agreeable Impressions on his fellows.—
U’o step from the. busy pore of New Bond
to be by far tlie most
to ' competent to w ield the energies of his cotin-
of j try men to the best advantage. Such a tribute
to merit is, wo imagine unprecedented, and
subsequent events have shown it not to have
been undeserved. The glorious conduct of
this eminent soldier and patriot in the battle
of February and' since, lias endeared him to
untrymcii, and established for him an
S'l’ATE OF liUROPE. | favor affection of his subjects. If lie lias dis-{ tills occasion their former reputation, (flur
The views taken in the following article arc i obliged a portion of the aristocracy, he has infantry, who had vcYy^lew^inusketi^ (ltd more
sustained bv private information, which we j raised himself to the height of popularity | than could have been expected. But the eft-
have ourselves received, front well informed with (he mass of the nation. | valry of Kalisch, in spite of the good exam-
ami intelligent sources :....JVut. Ini. j The return of members already declared, pie ol their chief, did not do tlielr duty. We
mow the national 0A7.ETTK. leaves no doubt that the now Parliament will must do Gen. Sierawski the jnstl.be to declare
According to tlie most recent and authentic in- present a majority in favor of Reform. The
tnlllgeuce from France, it was confidently expect- reform itself will add strength to the popular
that the new Chamber ol Deputies would ha cause, by giving to the common people a
more liberal—that is, more republican—than the greater influence in the elections. So that,
one. just dissolved. I lie Chamber of Peers was ,; 1P „ nu , n , nnr, ffuinnit t.v the nmiuhir nartv.
street and its busy whirl of fashion to this pin undying reputation. May heaven smile
old scene of reflection is a contrast almost too the efforts of this courageous hut ill fated
severe for some of the puling votaries of I.on-1 people to rescue their land from their uu rci-
dnn gaiety : yet tlie scene teems with deep | less oppressors. It must be so, God is just,
fouled poetry. Some such feelings as tliosi
"so touchingly expressed in Lord Byron's Od
to Napoleon, on tlie first exile, flit through th
memory
“ Then liaMe thee to (liy sullen isle,
And gaze upon the sen ;
That element may meet thy smile,
It ne'er was ruled hy llieo !
Or (race with thine all-idle hiitid
In loitering mood upon the 'and
Tbat earth is now as free.”
—e©©—
THE END OF “GREAT MEN.”
and bis vengeance will not sleep forever.
“Yes! thy proml lords, unpitied land, shall see
That man hath yet a soul and dare lie free.”
— :x\x\:—
Tlie author of the History of Chivalry. w ho
seems really to be in love with the subject
concerning which he writes, sp
deemed to be in muc h danger from the sentiments
of t|ic nation, which the other House would be
likely to share anil carry into effect. Among the
Pe»rs, there is a strong and avowed Cetrlisl party,
who desire at least the enthronement of the Due
de Bordeaux : and the hereditary peerage is in it
self obnoxious (o a majority of the active and
leading politicians of Prance. It will soon, there-,
fore, hecome a practical question whether the
Chamber of Peers shall he w holly abolished or
deprived of the hereditary quality. The Doctri
naires would preserve the Constitution ns nearly
akin ns possible to the British Constitution; (lie
parly ol moeement—the youthful generation—the
disciples ami admirers of Lafayette—would assi
milate their institutions inure to those of our coun
try. Hupposing (hat the present Government
should escape the shock of war ancl immediate a-
iiari'liiral eruptions, the problem will remain to
be solved, whether an lieieditary monarchy ran
subsist without privileged orders, w ithout the usu
al jercstigca and artificial supports, in a nation of
thirty-two millions ol people, lo whom all sorts of
holy unction, ancient prejudice, civil inequalities,
mere titles of honor, have hecome ridiculous. If
the f.'liamber of Peers should lie expunged, the
King will stand alone agninst a popular legislative
assembly, verging constantly to democratic —
Will lie he able to stand at all, fornnv length of
time 7 Will ll
low such nn
ms tl
C11 -
Happening t<* cast my eyes
the power once gained hy the popular party
there is little danger of their loosing it: Thus
will England in common with France, Belgi
um, &r. be brought one step nearer to the ex
ample of the United States. Thus too will
the cause of the people throughout the world | before him. It was on the morrow, towards
be strenghened by withdrawing the svnipa-1 mid-day, when the enemy’s colum supported
tines of these powerful nations to a farther re-1 by the artillery, showed themselves before. Ka-
move, from despotic governments. We shall | siinierez that the cavalry, lour pieces ol can
hear no more of Holy Alliances; composed
in part of these nations or any of them, to
make war upon freedom and the rights of man.
Our country itself is if possible more safe, in
consequence of the overturnings of the last
eleven months. We are not only strong in
our own resources, but strong also in the fel
lowship of other nations. Will not this flame
of liberty run through the civilized world ?—
Will it not burn up every vestage of tyranny,
where there are lie.arts to feel, nr tongues to
assert the claims of oppressed humanity ?—
From a little spark in the bosoms of our lath
ers, it has already extended over almost this
whole Continent, and is now running like wild
fire through the nations of the Old World.—
tria, and surrender of his t f00 ps is confirmed
as follows'
Letters from Vienna of the full instant, con
firm the accounts of the disaster of General
Dwernicki’s corps, which was endeavoring to
operate by a desperate coup ilc main in Volhv-
nia. The gallant officer who was left exposed
after General Sierawski’s defeat to tliocom-
bineo attack of the 11 ussian Generals Rudiger
and Roth, had no alternative on the night of
the 80th tilt, or 1st inst. but to take refuge in
Austrian Galicia, at Ktebanoka, near Zharnsz
whither lie was pursued by the Russians, until
a squadron of Austrian hussars interposed be
tween the combatants, and enforced the neu
trality of their province. The Russians apoloi
gi/.cd, and retired The Foies were to sur
render their arms, and be cantoned wherever
the Austrian Government assigned them quar
ters.
The following letter from Paris of May n,
er of the infantry with two pie- (evening) gives the latest views upon this sub-
n, was placed upon the bights Ijcct from the French capital:
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
Pabis, Saturday Evening, May 14.
The accounts received by the French gov
ernment from the different Courts of Europe
are entirely pacific. There will he a general
amnesty throughout the Italian states for the
that lie left nothing untried to re-establish
good order. He effected his retreat to Kasi-
mierez without confusion, to which point he
took with him an unmounted piece of cannon
and 300 prisoners. Gen. Sierawski passed at
Kasimierez the rest of the night, and a parr
of the day following the action, although he
had boats with which he might have passed
the Vistula, and tho road to YVieprz was open
non, and the greatest part oft lie infantry, arm
ed with pikes and scythes, were embarked.—
The remaind
ces of cannon, was piaced upon the bight
and sides to defend the entrance of tho town.
As soon as the enemy commenced a brisk at
tack, Lieutenant Colonel Malachowski took
a scythe and conducted a battalion of scythe
bearers towards the enemy. This attack at
first succeeded, but almost immediately aftor- . .. _
wards, Malachowski fell wounded with several parties who were engaged in their political
balls. This irreparable loss both for the army ! convulsions, and even Russia, by the courier
Let it spread—let it triumph—till all men
. , . , " ! shall he happy in the enjoyment of the
Inreurn monarchical powers a - . , , . .,
rilrr of Iliin-S to continue umnolest- wh,ch (, od a,Kl nature g ave Giem.
j which arrived yesterday, promises moderation
in extinguishing tlie insurrection of Poland....
Sierawski, wi.li the remaining part of his army, I have seen letters within the last day or two
and tlie two other pieces of cannon, retired to from the Envoy who has just returned from
and the country threw our ranks into eonfusi
on. The enemy entered tlie town while Gen
I thusinsticall v
j “Chivalry stood forth tlie most glorious
institution that man himself ever devised. In
I its youth and in its simplicity, it appeared
j grand anil beautiful, both from its own intrin-
upon a printed , sic excellence, and from its contrast with the
perceived that! thing around. In its after years it acquired
the four personages who occupied the lour! pomp and luxury—and to pomp and luxury j
uiost conspicuous places were Alexander. | naturally succeeded decay and death; bnt
Hannibal, CjEsab, and Bonaparte. I had 1 still tin* legacy that it left behind to posterity,
seen the same unnumbered times before, but was a treasure of noble feelings and generous
never did the same sensations arise in my bo- : principles. There cannot lie a doubt that clii-
sora, as my mind hastily glanced over their se- ; valry, more than any other institution (except
religion) aided to work out the civilization of
climbed the dizzy ) Europe. ft first taught devotion and rc-
veral histories.
Alexander, after haviitj
heights of his ambition, and with his temples j vcrcncc to those weak, fair beings, who but in
bound with chaplets dipped in the blood of j their beauty and their gentleness have no de
countless nations, looked down upon a con-j fence, ll first raised love above llio passions
uttered world and wept that there was not an- j of the brute, and by dignifying women, made
other world for him to conquer, set a city on j woman worthy of love. It gave purity to en-
flre.and died in a scene of debauch.
thusinsm, crushed barbarous selfishness, taught
war.
Though we may think the picture too liigli-
.■re is in it much of truth.
[,1/e.r. Pliicnix.
Ilatinlbul, after having to the astonishment the heart.to expand like a (lower to the
•ltd consternation of Rome, passed the Alps j shine, beautified glory with generosity, and
—after having put to flight the armies of this j smoothed even the rugged brow of
mistress of the world, and stripped “three j Though we
vashcls” of golden rings from the fingers of ly coloured, tl
their slaughtered knights, and made her very
'■inundation quake—fled from his country, be
ing hated by those who once excitingly unit
ed his name to that of their god, and called
him Ilanni Baal—arid died, at last, by poison
administered afiy his own hands, unlamentcd
and unwept ink foreign land.
C®sar, after having conquered eight hun
dred cities, and dyed his garments in the
blood of one million of his foes—after having
pursued to death the only rival he had on
earth—was miserably assassinated by those he
considered as his nearest friends, and in that
ry place the attainment of which had been jthe parsimony of Elizabeth tlie non-comple-
liis greatest ambition.
Bonaparte, whose mandate Kings A Popes
obeyed, after having tilled the earth with ter
ror of his name—after having delugod Eu
rope with tears and blood, and clothed the
world in sack-cloth—closed his days in lone
ly banishment almost literally exiled from the
wurld, yet where he could sometimes see
country’s banner waving o’er tlie deep, lmt 1 ” cs jasminr's; and is preferable to ai, y
w hich would not or could not bring him aid ! i sort ol grafting tor most kinds of fruit. 1 he
Thus those, four men who from the peculi
ar situations of their portraits, seemed to stand
as the representatives of all those whom the
world calls great—those four who each in turn
made the earth tremble to its very centre by
their simple tread, severally died—one by in
toxication, or, as some suppose, by poison
mingled in his wine—one a suicide—011c mur
dered by his friends—and one in lonely exile !
“How arc tiic mighty fallen!”
—:ooooo:—
GENERAL SKRZYNECKI.
Some of ourreaders have doubtless despair
ed of pronouncing what would seem the un
pronounceable name of this gallant general,
who has thus far sustained the perilous cause
of Poland. A friend who h is supped with
Lord Byron, shaken hands with the late Em
peror Alexander, been Ultimate with Mnvro-
cordat.o, and drank sherbert with the Sultan,
tells us that it is Skre-enetskc. who has done
such wonders before the astonished Balkan
crosscr, De-bitch.
Joltu Skrzynecki was born in Galicia, a Pro-
• vincc in Southern Poland, of considerable ex
tent, and is now about forty four years of ago;
be was educated at Leopold.
In 1806, when Napoleon entered Poland, lie
found an exulting welcome in the hearts of
the inhabitants of that ill-fated and deeply in
jured country. An animated recollection of
».he violence which had suppressed their pre
vious struggles against an odious foreign yoke,
an inextinguishable hatred against the authors
of their grievances and oppression, and that
ardent love of liberty so characteristic of this
gallant nation, disposed them to have hailed
with joyful feelings, not only Napoleon, hut
Lucifer himself, had he proposed to assist
them in regaining the independence of which
they had been so unjustly deprived. Skrzy
necki was one of the foremost of the daring
band which hurried to the field to “ strike for
their altars and their fires, the green graves of
their sires, God and their native landhe a-
bandoned his home, and entered the regiment
of infantry, commanded by Col. Malacowski,
eil. if it .'Iniiilil be practicable ? Will they not in-
cur all Ilia chances of war rather than abide tlie
force uf the example ’
France is now tinned and prepared lor weir in 1111
extent almost unprecedented. Her National
Gunnl are ns well equipped ns were, the Imperial
Guard of Napoleon ; her regular army is very nu
merous and incessantly drilled. She cannot
want for nble nnd experienced military command
ers. The name of Napoleon is revived with sin
gular popularity and influence. All (he parties,
even many of the leading Carlists, I'mulotisly [
homage lo it ns a memento and wntcli-i
national spirit, energy, and glory No assoei
nos, no eoiubinatidns, no diffusive understanding,
appear to exist in favor of Napoleon II., “ the son
of the man." But the rehabilitation of the la
ther's name—tlie revival of enthusiasm pervading
the mass of the people ns well ns the army—must
certainly cause the son to hecome an object of great
interest, in the event of wnr or the sudden over
throw of Louis Philippe. Austria, loo. watchful,
artful, wholly politic, may find it desirable to en
courage and gratify the predisposition thus pro
duced among the French, for the youth. Conse
quently, though he has not nn avowed or any con
siderable party at present, his chances of success
are not to he overlooked or despised, especially as
it is believed lie possesses personal merits suitable
to the tastes and exigencies of the French
From the late aspect of the political horizon, it
may lie inferred hy many that the Government of
Louis Philippe will prove stable, and wnr is much
less probable. It does not, however, inspire us
with confidence on either point. We have inti
mated a part of our reasons for distrust on the for
mer. France, we think, has been disqualified for
a limited monarchy; nnd is not yet, if ever she
can he, prepared for a republic ; she has not ceas
ed lo he fervently or ambitiously marlial ; she is
armed to the teeth; her civil industry is paralyzed ;
her social system disordered; her whole conditi
on, political and social, and her favorite theories,
must remain odious to the absolute cabinets,
wielding still vast military strength, and exercis
ing consummate artifice. We doubt that the peo
ple of Italy, of Spain, or of nny of the German
Plates, can he counted upon ns auxiliaries against
their Governments; n! least in the degree which
was at first commonly admitted. None of the
popular risings or tumults which have occurred in
those countries, have borne a character of gene
rality, depth, or intelligence, to warren' sanguine
hopes. On the contrary, they might lend ns In
the rnnelusion, that no revolts or revolutions
would ensue further than they should be brought
about by the presence of triumphant French h.-iiis;
hut permanent change and regeneration arc not to
he thus effected.
If the Poles should repel their assailants, and
achieve independence, (lien, indeed, the peace of
Europe could be preserved for some time. A
haft (the use of which is, to raise the hark of war with France on the part of Austria, Prussia,
[your, of Com
Fonniatii.
Henry VIII.—Of King Henry's personal
taste we have a fair Rumple in the written in
structions which he left for his own monu
ment : “ The King shall .nppearon horseback,
of the stature of a goodly man, while over him
shall appear the image of God tlie Father,
holding the King’s soul in Ins left hand, and
his right hand extended in the act of benedic
tion." The w hole was to be of bronze, and
tl".’ blasphemous absurdity was actually com
menced. It is hardly candid to attribute to
insult to pietv ami common
oil's Mage '
lion of such an
sense.—litackw
■•-•a:®
INOCULATION. OR BI DDING.
This is commonly practised upon all sorts of
stone fruit in particular ; such as peaches,
nectarines, cherries, plums, &.e. as also orau-
method of performing it is as follows : You
must be provided with a sharp pen-knife, or
what is called a budding knife, having a flat
the stock to admit the hud,) and some sound or Russia, would he very hazardous, under such
bass mat, which should he soaked in water to | circumstances, including the predilection--which
increase its strength, A - make it more pliable;
then, having taken off cuttings from the trees
that you w ould propagate, you should choose
a smooth part of the stock, about five or six
inches above, the surface of the ground, if de
signed for dwarfs, and for half standards at
three feet ; but, for standards, they should he
budded six or more feet above the ground....
then with your knife, make a horizontal cut a-
cross the rind of the stock, and from tlie mid-1
die of that cut, male a slit downwards about]
two inches in length ; so that it may be in
tho form of a T ; but you must be careful not
to cut too deep, lest you wound tlie stock....
then having cut olf the leaf from the bud, leav
ing the foot stalk remaining, you should make
a cross cut about half an inch below the eye,
and with your knife slit otf the bud with part of
the wood to it, in the form of an escutcheon...
(his done, you must with your knife pull off
that part of the wood which was taken with tlie
bud, observing whether the eye of the bud be
left to it or not (for all those buds which lose
their eyes in stripping should be thrown away,
being good for nothing ;) then having gently
raised the bark of the stock where tlie cross in
cision was made, with the flat haft or handle of
your knife, clear of the wood, you should
thrust the hud therein, observing to (flare it
smooth between the rind and the wood of the
stock, cutting oil'any part of the rind belong
ing to the bud which may be too long for the
slit made.in the stock ; and having thus ex
actly fitted the bud in the stock, you must tie
them close round with bass mat, beginning at
the under part of the slit, and so proceed to the
top ; taking care that you do not hind round
tho eye of the hud, which should he left open.
When your buds have been inoculated three
weeks or "a month, you will see which of them
have taken ; those which appear shrivelled &
black are dead ; but those which remain fresh
now a General of Division. In 1800, he serv- land plump, you may be sure are joined ; and
ed under Prince Joseph Poniatowski through-1 at this time you should loosen the bandage,
out the celebrated campaign of that year, and which if not done in time, will pinch the
was made Captain in the regiment of Con
stantine Czartoryskl. In the campaign of
Moscow, 1812, he was promoted to a battalion,
nnd in 1813 and 1814, repeatedly distinguish
ed lumself in several very brilliant affairs.
At the battle of Arcis sur Aube, where the
French were defeated by the Prince of Wirtem-
burg, Napoleon, at a critical moment, was in
debted for his safety to Skrzynecki, and his
battalion of brave Poles, who sheltered hiui
within their columns, after the young guard
had given way before an accidental rencontre
with the advanced guard of Prince Schwart-
zenberg. Bnt for tskrzynecki’s timely assist
ance, the Emperor would certainly have been
captured, and the battle of A re is would have
.probably terminated bis singular career. For
ibis good seivice tho Pole was presented with
the Cioss of the Legion of Honor, and, made
« member of a military order in Poland, whi
ther he retired with the remnant of the “ gal-
„ Jant few” of his countrymen, whose high ton
ed patriotism and indomitable courage had
kept them so long faithful followers of the
fortune's of the Emperor.
stock, and greatly injure, if not destroy the
bud.
In the March following you must cut off the
stock about three Inches above the bud, slop
ing it that the wet may pass oil", and not enter
the stock : To this part of the stock left above
the bud, it is very proper to fasten the shoot
which proceeds from the bud, and which ivould
he in danger of being blown out, if not pre
vented ; but this must continue no longer than
one year, after which it must be cut off'close
above the bud, that the stock may be covered
thereby.
The time for inoculating is, from the middle
of June to the middle of August, (in Ameri
ca from the end of June to tho end of August)
according to the forwardness of the season,
and the particular sorts of trees to he propagat
ed ; but the time may be easily known, by
trying the buds, whether they will come otf
well front the wood, or not. However, the most
general rule is, when you observe the buds
formed at the extremity of the same year's
shoots, which is a sign of their having finished
rhuir si»rrg g~ ••:’.—P.r’-rh <r.f-ui*
11UI not lie restrained—of the Belgians lor tl
French cause. Tlie triumph of the Poles, fondly
as it may or should lie wished, is, however, ex
tremely doubtful. If they should lie crushed, the
feelings and plans of Russia, Austria, Prussia, am)
Holland, hostile to France, will ha revived, and
great military means will have licen collected,
ready to he combined and put in action. On the
other hand, the French people could not fail tnb'fe
exasperated, and feeling themselves strong—bring
in full array fora mighty struggle—would compel
(heir Government to renounce at once its pacific
policy, nr substitute for it an administration of a
tamper congenial with their own. Wnr is always
uncertain as to its events and issues. We may
presume that France would heat all her enemies;
but Iter internal situation would, in every respect
be much affected hy Iter military efforts and the
reaction of victory. Wc have not taken Great
Britain into tlie account, in these loose views, be
cause her course is hardly to he even conjectur
ed. She is exposed to such embarrassments and
contests ut home, that it w ill he very difficult for
lierto apply abroad her power, her inclinations,
or her conclusions as to expediency. It is not
likely that she will be aide to interfere in conti
nental affairs, so ns to arrest or divert their tendeo-
eies. The continental nations will be inflamed
by their passions, animated by their preparations,
eager to anticipate each other in the natural re-
salts of mutual distrust nnd antipathy, so far that
no British counsels or menaces rnn lie of avail to
prevent a speedy and wide spread conflict. With
regard to Great Britain separately, her military
strength and resources are unquestionably vast—
hut her domestic condition will make the attempt
to exert them, and the side for which to declare,
almost too perplexing nnd perilous for any minis
try. Her old Constitution is doubly threatened.
If, Reform, so called, should he carried, republi
canism will be, ere very long, ascendant; if the
Parliament refuse to gratify, in the fullest measure,
flic popular outcry or public opinion, a violent,
total Revolution must ensue. Tlie gradual, peace
able renovation and purification of such a politi
cal and social system as the British, with such a
populace and peasantry, and such an aristocracy
and court, would be, in our eyes, the greatest mi
racle—secularly speaking—that has ever been
wrought in human concerns. We are here incre
dulous—more so than in relation to the pence of
the continent and the permanent republicanism
and tranquility of France. Bnt the alternative
for Great Britain is dreadful : we wish to believe
that, by some possibility, she is susceptible of the
alternative method of cure, or will prove a pha>-
uix without a conflagration.
—eoooo:—
The state of England at ibis moment is
full of interest. She has just passed, or rather
is passing an important crisis in her history. It
is a revolution in fact, though not in form: a
revolution of principle and opinion, originat
ing with the people, and in accordance with
the spirit of the age. By tho appointment of
a liberal ministry to succeed the Wellington
Administration, his Majesty gave indications
of the course he intended to pursue, and by
dissolving the Parliament when he found it
wig likely to defeat the Ministry on the car
dinal question of Reform, he has committed
himself in full before the eyes of the nation.
Unlike the stupid Charles X. he had wisdom
enough to perceive what the time demanded,
and by yielding himself calmly to force of cir-
«S3. I.' 1 : ' s’.jbHsheri r: throne on.th3
New-Yobk, June 14.
i LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
GLORIOUS TIDINGS FROM POLAND—ANO-
1 TIIKR RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS
TRIUMPH OF THE REFORMERS IN' ENG-
j LAND—HUMILIATION OF DON MIGUEL.
I At an early hour this morning, the newsboat
Journal of Commerce came up from below,
l( j. i with intelligence that the packet ship Pacific,
n ) j i | was boarded yesterday afternoon off Fire I.s-
,nn ( land. The Pacific left Liverpool on the 17th
of May. By this arrival, the Editors of the
Commercial Advertiser have received their files
of London papers of the lflth May. and Liv
erpool of the 17th, with Shipping Lists and
Prices Current, to the latest date.
IMPORTANT FROM POLAND.
"God prospers the right!" The invaders
of the gallant Poles have again advanced, and
again been repulsed, and the “ Balkan Pas
ser,” is at length passing backwards towards
his own country. The following is a despatch
front the Polish commander, enclosed in a let
ter from Warsaw of May 21 :
Extract of a letter dated, H'aescnv, May 2.
We have had the Polish army at Milosna a-
gain, two miles distant from Warsaw. The
following is a despatch from General Skrzy
necki :
Gen. Diebitsch had concentrated all his Tor
res, and in person, at the head of his advanced
guard, attacked on the 25th our rear guard near
Kuflcw. Colonel Dembinski commanded the
Polish troops in a battle of several hours, a-
gainst the enemy’s overwhelming force, who
had 18 pieces of cannon whilst the Poles had
only 4 pieces. The Russian Feld Marshal
endeavored to surround the Polish right wing
with his main army. According to the plan
formed by Skrzynecki in the commencement
of the campaign, he did not intend giving bat
tle to the overwhelming force of the Russians
in that part of the country, which, it appears,
is not advantageous : consequently he gave
orders to the troops to retreat to Kostrzva. a
retreat which was effected. General Giel
gud and part of General Skrzynecki’s corps
formed a reserve guard at Minsk, which was
attacked the following morning at 11 o'clock.
The enemy presented a great mass of infantry
and cavalry, as well as a numerous artillery,
but all his attacks were repulsed, after a battle
of several hours, which did all honor to Gen.
Gielgud, who afterwards retired to his former
position. 1 can assure the National Govern
ment that the enemy has not made one prison
er unless it is the sick of the cholera, which
wort left in tae for; sts. Yesterday Gen. I'm-
iuski, in marching from Okuniew to Stariisln-
wow, at the head of two squadrons of Lublin
cavalry (qujie new troops) met Gen. Nassnkin's
cavalry brigade; the squadrons attacked them
bravely, and dispersed them. The enemy lost
upwards of 30 men and 1 officer killed, and a
captain with 72 men and horses were made pri
soners. We had 3 officers and 5 soldiers
wounded, hut not one killed. The detach
ments sent into the forests continually bring
in prisoners of the dispersed brigade.
(Signed) SKRZYNECKI.
“ Milosna, April 20.
You may depend upon tins information, as
Skrzynecki never exaggerates, but keeps all
bis plans secret. It is said that lie made a
feigned retreat, and wished to bring the Rus
sians to WnVsaw again, being a good position
fora battle; but Diebitsch thought it better
to follow him, and has now retreated faster
than he advanced. It is believed that he wish
es to get over the Bog again ; but if he does,
the Poles will attend him; they are now fol
lowing him up.
The following official despatch from the
Polish General refers to preceding operations,
of which wc already had some confused ac
counts.
From the Warsaw State Gazette.
Report of the Generalissimo Skrezyntcki.
General (luarters of Jukubow, near Kaluszyn,
April 22.
The advantages which we have already gain
ed, having obliged tbe enemy to retire from
the Vistula, the corps which had not been able
to pass the river effected that passage. Gen.
Sierawski crossed the river at the head of some
squadrons of six newly-formed battalions, for
the most part armed with pikes and sithes, and
with six pieces of cannon. This General,
who was only intended to act in skirmishes,
going beyond his orders, penetrated into Lub
lin, where he found a considerable body of
forces, as it is of great importance to the ene
my. and determined, although well aware of
the state of things there, to hazard a decisive
battle with the enemy, with troops which were
not at all proper for that purpose. On the
Kith of April, Colonel Lagnoski, who com
manded the vanguard of Gen. Sierawski, en
countered a very superior body of forces at
Dielzyce, who were pittvided with artillery.—
Gen. Sierawski immediately hastened to his
assistance, and arrived at Dielzyce the same
evening with part of his corps, when he was
convinced that the enemy, who were directly
in front of him, were superior in numbers, he
retired to the villiage of Wronow, where he,
however, determined to come to an engage
ment the next day, which took place accord
ingly, in consequence of the approach of the
enemy. During several hours the afl'nir had
no result on either side‘beyond the loss of 200
or 300 men.
Our artillery, who with a very few pieces of
cannon, were opposed to an artillery very su-
r"r;ot in numbers sjri quality, sustnir.ed on
Delacoy, and then to Borswa, at the opening London to Warsaw, in which lie speaks high-
r'glits I of Wieprz, where he re-crossed tho Vistula, ly ot the interest expressed hy Ion] Palmer-
1 without being followed by the enemy. ston for the fate of Poland, and the determina-
The official reports of our loss have not tion avowed by that Minister to interpose in
yet arrived, but, according to the opinion of conjunction with other friendly powers to se-
iny Atd-de-Camp, whom I sent to the spot, it cure at least the fulfilment of the treaty of
is estimated at more than 8000 men, the great- Vienna, which guaranteed a constitution for
er part of whom probably, finding themselves Poland The Austrian Minister in London,
rut off by the enemy from a retreat, took the >•* his interviews upon this subject with Lord
advantage of their peasants dresses to spread Palmerston, when speaking ol the Polish re-
themselves in the villages. After these events sistance, always used the term enchaitffouret
tho corps of General Sierawski took its posi- (rash enterprise,) and as Count Pozzo di
tion upon the left bank of the Vistula, As to Borgo lias uniformly done here, declared, that
the operations of tlie great army, .after the af- until their arms were laid down, the Emperor
fair of Iganio, we should have been able to Nicholas could not listen to any terms of ac-
take up our quarters at Sicdlcc, but their in- commodation
cumbered hospitals, and the epidemic fevers
which prevailed there, kept nte from proceed
ing to that place. Vain solicitude! the ma
lady had already communicated itself to our
troops hy their contact with the enemy on the
It is not expected here that General Die
bitsch will not Le able to force the entrench
ments before,Praga, and the general military
opinion is, that he will attempt the capture til'
Warsaw on the opposite side of the Vistula,
10th of April. We have several hundreds of •|> s ! > rl «y sull'crs dreadfully for want of provi-
men sick with the cholera morbus. The itn- 8 ‘°us, as the country has been laid waste on
mediate measures taken will arrest the further b' s l‘ ne ol march. *
progress of the disease, and prevent it from PORTUGAL,
assuming ail alarming character. In the mean Miguel has exhibited his utter folly and ini-
time our minor expeditions are productive of becility, as was necessarily expected. An
great advantages. English squadron appeared off the Tagus on
It was reported at Warsaw 011 the 1st of the 20th. On the day preceding, the English .
May, that the Russians had retreated from Sj» Consul General received despatches by a
ed lee, and left there 10,000 sick. The latest steamer, upon; which he acted immediately;
accounts say that Colonel Lcwinski, who demanding on behalf of his government, that
commands a separate detachment, has ipade ■ Judge Conservator at Oporto, Caneiroand
himself master of Ocholenka, and totally de- ^ a < should be dismissed, and jhe one elected
feated the corps of General .Sacken. Die- by the resident British Merchants recognized,
bitsch is retreating with his whole army to the 'be recognition officially published in the
Bug, over which he has thrown bridges. I Lisbon Gazette;—that the Captain of the Di-
The Warsaw Courier says, “Ali the ac- , ana frigate, ^ who detained the St. Helena
counts received in Warsaw, agree that the Packet off Tcrceira, should he dismissed;
Russian army is retreating at all points
Count B’icdro, one of our officers, is said to
havo fallen in action with the Cossacks.”
The London Courier of the 14th, states
that authentic accounts of the retreat of the
Russian aWn-y had been received :
“The motives assigned by Gen. Diebitsch
that several magistrates who have violated the
rights of British subjects, should be dismis
sed, and others reprimanded;—that several
soldiers should be punished and their officers
dismissed for the same cause; and that com
pensation should be made for various exac
tions at the-custom house, and also to a large.
is, the want of provisions, and the destitute amount in the nature of vindictive damages
state of the country which he had invaded ; !®r unlawful arrests and detentions. The
hut wc are enabled 10 state positively that the Consul was instructed that the demands nd-
cholern morbus was making frightful ravages mitted ol no modification or negotiation.—
in the army, which can no longer contend a- AH these demands, humiliating as they must
gainst the Poles, w ho were comparatively suf- - have been to the arrogant but helpless tyrant,
fering little from disease.” jwerc speedily complied with; and annuncia
tions of the dismissal of the officers complain
ed of appeared in his own official gazette on
the 4th of May. lie had been allowed exact
ly ten days for consideration. The Morning
Herald says :
“At the first summons his dastard spirit
sunk within him : all the efforts of Count Bas-
tos, a Minister of his guilty pleasures, and the
From the Warsaw Gazette.
Brody, April 21.
The terror that prevails among the Russians
is beyond description—all fly to our town,
and, besides earrages loaded with the private
effects of the civil officers, four hundred and
fifty wagons laiden with leather and wax. have
arrived here. The Russian eagles on the
arr,\en Here. . ne uussian eagles on me empty parade of a few additional gnus upon
frontiers have been every where taken down the Castle of Lisbon, could not ry-assure him,
and broken to pieces and the Polish eagle set aildi bcfore the expiration of the allotted time,
iifi instead. Many Russians have concealed
themselves in our forests, near Radziwillow ;
on the other hand, detachments of our hus-
I)on Miguel surrendered at discretion. This
is a great triumph for English interests in I’or-
, , , , . tugal, but, unfortunately, nothing for the ge-
sar , s aml infantry have been ordered thither.— neral cause of humanity and liberty. Had the
miscreant been more strongly advised tn resist,
All Brody is in motion---the victory of the
Poles has caused extraordinary joy. The h is obstinacy and his usurpation might have
wounded 1 oltsh soldiers are kindly assisted met „itha common punishment; but, as tlie
here. In every house at ._okal there is an hos- ma tter now stands there is too much reason to
RUSSIAN 0 ACCUUNT OF THF RFTR.F \T ,0ar that h ' 3 C0 ' Vi,rtil >’ f ea T orizin S wil1 8crcen
n ..riii him a little time longer from a well-merited re-
I he Prussian fetate Gazette of May Gth, * i . j u-' . n * 1 .•«. t
ti c 1, » r *1 1 J !. tnbution. ana subject Portugal still to his do-
eivcs the following account of the advance of • • a • » u
h «,• , c . 1 r * r minion. Something may, however, be expect-
th»‘ir troops upon Minsk,—of the defeat of , i r . 4 . 4 J i x? i J ~
♦i n ‘ . r „ . ed from the American and French squadrons,
the Poles there—-and of the subsequent .etro- lwhioh 8ti „ their account8 l0 8 ^, e (vith
f0r Want 01 a “ e " emy t0 h " hr ’ him, and which are hovering about the mouth
and food to eat : —
"We have news front the Russian head
quarters at Minsk of 28th April, one day later
than the preceding. These accounts relate
of the Tagus. With respect to ourselves, this
victory can excite no exultation, for there is
no honor in triumphing over a coward; but it
necessarily provokes feelings of surprise, in-
I • , e I I i* , Ilt/Ucoouiilj Ull/tlMVUS 1YCUIIL3 Ul 9UI Dllol | »»»
he particulars of the advance of the army digna ti on , and disgust, that an abominable rule,
from S.edlec, in which little of importance oc- w fc ch js 8hakcn f hUs easi , Bhou , d be guffcr .
rnrrpfl. ixP'.ir \lm<au hnu'PBrir thi>i*r» vtrnu n vovu ... ....
curred. Near Minsk however, there was a very cd b the t0rtU0U8 pH , itics J 0 ’ f Admill is.ra.
sharp action between the Russian vanguard tU3n V ncquire such a consistence as that of
and the rear of the Polish army, in which the
Poles are said to have lost several hundred
killed, besides wounded and prisoners; the
loss of the Russians was 20 killed, and, at the
most, 100 wounded. Among the latter is Ge
neral Skobelew, commander of the second di
vision of the 1st corps, who had an arm car
ried off' by a cannon ball.
“The enemy retreated towards Staniala-
wow. The Russian van-guard pushed for
ward towards Dembe Wilkie. Gen* Uminski
‘..as also retreated froth- the vicinity of Wen-
grow.
“Among the Polish prisoners arc some hun
dreds laboring under, the cholera. The dis
order appears to abate in violence, although
there arc some cases where death is very sud
den. Many patients soon recover, and there are
several divisions of troops in which there were
some patients, but the disorder has not been
propagated by infection. The report concludes
as follows: ‘As the army of the rebels has
every where shown but little inclination to ac
cept the battle which was offered to it; and
the whole country, in which the Russian army
is now, has already been the theatre of war,
and is so entirely exhausted, that even a little
straw is scarcely to be had. the Russian army
will return to its former positions, and in the
sequel, when its subsistence has been secured
for a long time, will find incans to compe) the
rebels to a battle which will decide the fate of
their country.
“The advance of the Russian army must
have convinced the Poles that their advantages
obtained in the beginning of this month are
not so decisive as the enthusiastic reports of
their Journals represented them.
DEFEAT AND FLIGHT OF DWERNICKI.
The London Times of the 16th, publishes
a postscript dated at 4 o'clock in the morning,
announcing tho receipt by an express from
Paris, of the pape.rs of the preceding day, viz;
the 15th. These are the latest advices. The
deft < ■ Dwernicki, and his ret:c-;t into Av.s-
Don Miguel has done.
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Nkw-York, June 1C.
From Pernambuco.—The barque Gov. Von
Scholten, at Baltimore, sailed from Pernam
buco the 13th May. Capt. Pullen reports
that great confusion prevailed there a few days
before his sailing, and the business of the
place was completely at a stand. The mer
chants met as customary at the place where
business is usually done, but only to discuss
the news of the day, to enquire the names of
such as had been massacred the previous
night, and to learu whut new officers had been
appointed to fill the stations of those who had
taken the precaution to secret themselves.— 1
For three or four days nearly all the shops
were shut, and the doors barricaded....when
Capt. P. left, however, the people were begin
ning to open their shops again. A constitu
tional President and officers had been appoint
ed, and had entered upon the duties of their
'offices, and things began to be a little more
quiet.-— Jt. Y. Mer. Ado.
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New-Youk, June 13-
Mexico All the recent accounts from
Mexico, represent the affairs of that Republic
in a much more favorable light than had hi
therto been exhibited. The present adminis
tration appears to have adopted a liberal poli
cy in regard to its internal affairs, which will
tend greatly to conciliate the intestine divisi
ons which nave so long agitated the country t
and are now establishing commercial regulati
ons which will promote a more extended inter
course with foreign nations.—-Mer. Adv.
In the Jamacai House of Assembly, a mo
tion being made for leave to bring in a bill t®
prevent the frauds of wharfingers, Mr P sU ’
Pliilipo, member for St. Andrew, rose and satdi
" Mr. Speaker, I second the motion ; t ”
wharfingers are to a ttrau. a set of rogue- ; 1
know it veil; J w:$ one- myself for ten t