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LONDON. THtfttSDAr, WAY 12. THE French papers of Tuesday contain some in- teresting details in relation to the military operations in Poland, but nothing-as to late in- telligence much beyond what was previously known. We, however, generally gather that General Skrzynecki has taken care to secure his rear, and has put the capital in a state of defence, on the same prin- ciple as the Spaniards did Saragossa, by undermining town, in order t&at in the event of one part being hlowu tip, the other may remain unaffected; & in that event a victorious army could only undertake the seige of it from Kaluszyn to; the Tete de Fonte of Praga, Vfhich are strongly fortified. Thousands of combatants proceed to the provinces to ioin the Polish army, and doable reserves have been already formed. The chole- ra morbus is still extending, bnt the deaths are not so numerous as at first, as most of those who were attacked ty it were taken off in a few hours. The Polish Commander in Chief has issued a power- ful address to the Polish army, in which he describes the results of the campaign, and points out the dan- gers and hardships of the future struggle without dis- guise or reserve. At-the commencement of the revo- lution, according to his statement, the kingdom of Po- land had not more than 30,000 troops, and the jealousy of its Russian masters bad neither allowed it to have gunpowder mills, cannon founderies, nor the other ne- cessary establishments for war. With unequal forces, Poland had to sustain the shock of a winter campaign against an enemy not less confident in the superiority artheir numbers than proud of their past victories. Yet in the sH&fBfiUce of three months all the projects of the Russian General have been defeated—he had lost 30,000 men, 16,000 of whom were now prisoners in W ursaw-several regiments have been entirely destroy- ed, or had laid down their arms—the sixth corps had heen completely annihilated—eleven standards had Ven taken—between 15,000 and 16,000 stand of arms, •and-30 pieces of artillery, had become trophies of Po- lish success, besides immense quantities of munitions of vrar and baggage. FheAorthern Bee, a St. Petersburg!) journal, states that a conspiracy has been discovered at Wilna, the object of which was to raise an insurrection against Ille Russian Government, similar to that of Warsaw; but, on being detected by the Governor, four of the conspIrators. named Kuaruwitscb, Priheiiieki, Bitscilin- *ki, Finka-Sawicha, were arrested, tried by a court Partial, condemned to death, and shot at five o'clock in the morning of April 8, in front of the prison at Wilna. Titic TOMB OF BOLIVAR.-On the 17th of January tbe obsequies of Bolivar were celebrated in the Cathe-j dral Churehflf Cartbagena with the greatest pomp a ad- magnificence. A cenotaph, 45 feet high, composed of a base 21 feet wide a pedestal, 7 feet high, with relief pilasters; and an obelisk, adorned with military tro- phies, has been erected for his tomb. On the front of the base are inscribed, in letters of gold on u ground of jasper, an affectionate epitaph to his memory, and on the front of the pedestal is a portrait of the Liberator, supported by Liberty and Independence, with the bro- ken chains, crown, sceptre, and the Lion of Spain at his feet. The portrait rests upon the map of America and the Columbian fasces, and over is the torch of im- mortality. On the extreme right of the pedestal is pla- ced America in the garb of a native, reclining on the trUnk of a tree; and on the left, Religion, resting on a c°lunjn, and holding a cross in its hand, both inclining towards the portrait in an attitude of mourning.-Ame- rican Paper. The Galatea, 42, Capt. Napier, C B., arrived at Portsmouth, on Friday, in 49 days, from the Havannah, "'ith 100,000 dollars oil board, on merchants' account. We are sorry to say that Mr. Carrington, midshipman, and four men, were drowned by the upsetting, of a boat on the bar of Tampico. The illustrious sister of the Queen, accompanied by her family, is expected to arrive on a visit to their Ma- jesties in the course of next week. Capt. Pitzclarence, R. N. was expected to leave town last night to bring orer the party in one of the royal yachts, taking- with nim a portion of her Majesty's household to attend on the illustrious visitors. The Captain proceeds to Ant- werp to take the party on board.

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