Me," and arrange their bulletins within possible limits. They have
also extenuated the defeat at Zyrzyn, July 31, which they admit. Their detachment was 900 strong, and they lost 200 in killed and wounded, 100 prisoners, and two cannon. On the other hand, the amount of money captured has been exaggerated. It was not 3,000,000 francs, as the Dibats was informed, but 200,000 roubles, or 800,000 francs, and out of this 60,000 roubles were looted by the men. The Russian prisoners were presented with a few florins and set at liberty ; they plundered an inn on their way back. After this battle, Kruk, the Polish military governor of the palati- nate, broke up his force into three divisions. One, under him- self, went to the north-east of Lublin ; one, under Cwick, (tressed the Vistula near Opole for a few days; the third, under Rudski and Wagner, was last heard of near Krasnik. At present there are about 8,000 Poles in arms in the palati- nate of Lublin. Their permanent organization under General Kruk is—Colonel Wierzbieki (now recovered of a wound) and Major Wagner in the district of Krasnik ; Colonel Cwick and Major Eminswitz in Zamosc ; Colonel Rudski in Chelm ; Colonel Grzymata and Majors Litynski and LOwenhardt in Lublin Proper; Colonel Krysinski in Siedke ; and Colonel Tankowski and Major Zielinski in Lukow. About 8,000 more men, under leaders whom it would be imprudent to mention, are expected in the next fortnight ; and it is said that 3,000 peasants have been enrolled quite recently. The Russians only hold the towns and make razzias into the country. It is possible to travel four days in the very seat of war without seeing a single Russian soldier. The custom-houses are barely occupied. The Russians are said to be losing heart, and the Cossacks are so demoralized that they often now ask for food and brandy as a favour instead of taking them by force. Unhappily, the Austrians are now all but openly taking part with the Russians. Galicia swarms with troops, and no proprietor can go twenty miles from home without a passport. Munitions and arms are rigorously searched for and confiscated. There have even been instances where persons who had got 100 yards beyond the frontier- line have been fired at by the Austrian patrol, in open disre- gard of all international law. Cracow is under martial law in all but name. A man was shot down in the streets quite recently for not stopping when a soldier called to him. In Kalisch the insurgents were victorious in cavalry engagements at Debra on the 21st, and at Gluchow on the 23rd.
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